A night in a desert camp is the highlight of any Sahara tour — but what is it actually like, and how do you choose? Here is the Best Sahara Tours guide to desert camps at Erg Chebbi.
Standard camps: simple and authentic
Standard Berber camps offer comfortable tents with real beds and shared bathroom facilities. They are cosy, sociable and great value — the traditional way to sleep in the dunes, with dinner and music around a shared campfire.
Luxury camps: comfort in the dunes
Luxury (deluxe) camps feature spacious tents with proper beds, en-suite bathrooms and hot showers, quality linens and elegant dining. They are ideal for honeymooners and anyone who wants comfort without giving up the magic of sleeping among the dunes.
What a night involves
You typically ride camels into the dunes in the late afternoon, watch the sunset from a high dune, enjoy a Berber dinner (often a tagine), gather for drumming and stories around the fire, sleep under the stars, and wake for a spectacular sunrise before riding back.