Riad Desert Camel

I came in May, when the weather wasn’t too hot or too cold. If you want a luxurious room with a desert view, this probably isn’t the hotel for you. I valued the more authentic experience, the excellent service, the comfortable and well-kept amenities, and the well-connected package deals. The desert trip should have cost three times as much somewhere else. Whether you’re here alone, with family, or with 50 friends, you’ll have a blast. There’s 4G LTE from Maroc Telecom in town, on top of most dunes, and in some parts of camp. Orange and Inwi had no signal. Vegetarian food was readily available when requested. They have a well and also offer bottled water. Some activities cost extra, unlike with other companies, which is one reason the trip was so much cheaper. We went sandboarding, though I would have asked them to find a company with better equipment for dune buggies. There are lots of online descriptions of the usual activities around here, so I won’t go into those. The friendly staff speak French, Spanish, English, some Italian, Arabic, and local forms of Amaziri. Like most people here, they’ve hosted tourists for years. Get up early for the sunrise, climb a dune for sunset, and take some quiet time under the starry night sky. I haven’t tried other places or companies in Merzouga, but didn’t feel I needed to. I don’t write many reviews, but I really enjoyed myself here and hope you get the chance to as well.