Gambi Camp

The five-star desert camp on the Hassilabied fringe of Merzouga, Gambi Camp positions guests at the edge of Erg Chebbi's dune field — the tallest sand ridges in Morocco, some cresting above 150 metres — making it a natural base for sunrise camel treks and sandboarding without a transfer drive.

Family rooms accommodate multi-generational groups, and the kitchen runs a well-regarded breakfast alongside full room service and a restaurant drawing on regional Tafilalet cooking traditions. Free parking suits travellers who cross the Ziz Valley by car from Errachidia, roughly 55 kilometres northwest.

Check-in opens at 15:00, timed so guests settle before the late-afternoon dune light peaks — the hour most guides recommend for first walks into the erg.