We decided to get out of Marrakesh for a few days (we needed the break) so we took a three day trip to the Sahara… The three day trip is really the shortest trip you should ever consider to go to the desert. They don’t leave a lot of spare time on these tours, which means if you’re just a little late for something on the day you arrive in the Sahara, you’ll arrive at night, in darkness, which would be a real shame.
Given the money and time, we’d have stayed for a week, but the 12 hours we have would have to suffice for now. We were ushered into the desert on camels at sunset, which was spectacular, then a well needed chicken dinner, and a camel ride back out of the Sahara at dawn.
If this sounds a little chaotic and rushed, its because it was. The desert is spectacular, and vast, and deserves more than a fleeting photo call. we vow to return one day.
Our guide for the three day trip was Abraham, who drove us in a Land Rover Defender (110). It made me wish I was still in my treasured M
On our way out of the desert, whilst speeding by in our Land Rover, I managed to get this wonderful shot of the dunes, reflected in the standing water from the recent rains. Not bad for a shot from a moving vehicle!
