COMPLEXE L'OASIS

Four hectares of palm grove buffer Complexe L'Oasis from the Route Rissani, Erfoud's main road toward the Merzouga dunes forty-five minutes south. Rooms sit low around a central courtyard pool rather than stacked in a block, keeping desert dust and road noise at a distance.

The kitchen serves tagines cooked over charcoal rather than gas, timed to arriving 4x4 convoys heading for overnight camps. A gated car park handles the trailers and dune buggies drivers bring for the erg.

Erfoud's Sunday fossil market lies a short drive north, a practical stop before or after desert routes.