De Foum Zguid , nuit à l'auberge Sahara Iriki, trek Erg El Mahzil, bivouac école nomade, trek et bivouac à l'Erg El Ghoul retour Foum Zguid avec visite du douar Sidi Abdenabi: 5jours - 4nuits

Day 1: Foum Zguid trail and night on the dried-up lake of Iriki

Departing from Foum Zguid in the early afternoon in a 4x4, we will enjoy a relaxing photo break at the Laagermia oasis near the source and its palm trees and appreciate the view of the dried-up lake at the foot of Djebel El Madouar. We will cross the lake to reach the inn where you can enjoy a welcome tea, making a stop at the fossil mountain beforehand. Installation and relaxation to enjoy this magnificent environment. The evening comes and after admiring the sunset, it will be time to enjoy the fire before enjoying a delicious dinner while listening to melodies and rhythms of the desert while admiring the sumptuous starry sky.

Day 2: Trekking Erg EL Mahzil and bivouac in the dunes
 

Waking up in the desert is a magical moment to be enjoyed when the sun appears blazing.After your hearty breakfast you will be ready to walk or ride a dromedary to reach the bivouac in the hollow of the dunes crossing a part of the dried-up lake some 4kms from the hostel. The caravan of dromedaries carries all the bivouac equipment. You will rest while enjoying a tea prepared in a traditional way on the campfire. Once lunch made with natural products has been taken, an afternoon of freedom will follow. At your leisure you will explore the dune massif or you will take the time to dream, meditate, read, discuss, sleep.... At sunset the camel driver will accompany you with his desert vessels for a ride on the crest of the dunes where you will be amazed by the flamboyant tones of the sky when the star of fire descends on the horizon. A delicious local dinner will be served to you near the fire. The evening under the starry vault that will delight you will be friendly and animated by nomads with the melodies and rhythms of the desert. You will fall asleep with stars in your eyes and joy in the heart of this unforgettable day.
 

Day 3: Trekking Sahb El Gelta, visit to nomadic school and bivouac at the nomad camp

The authentic desert break continues with a day of hiking full of sensations and encounters. The Sahrawi nomads settled on the edge of the desert raise dromedaries and goats. It is above all a human and cultural encounter that you will have during our visit to the families installed under tents woven with goat or camel hair or living under shelters judiciously built of stones, raw earth and wood. You will feel in contact with them this family spirit, and their hospitality in all simplicity. You will rub shoulders with their authentic way of life, rudimentary close to nature. We will be gathered around a tea prepared on the embers sometimes decorated with desert plants.

Under a large tent set up near their home, their children attend school and, despite the geographical distance, can access learning intended for their age.Humanitarian associations have contributed to a play area with football goals, a swing and a turnstile... We will set up our bivouac in a tent or under the stars near this nomadic camp and in the evening, around a fire while waiting for the meal cooking on the embers, we will listen to their captivating songs.

Day 4: Erg El Ghoul trek and bivouac in the dunes.

Getting a good dose of energy when you wake up by breathing the pure and fresh air of the early morning will be beneficial for the day's hike; it will also be an opportunity to admire the sunrise. Then you will enjoy a hearty lunch and we will dismantle the bivouac. It will be time to put on your walking shoes and start a trekking day with the Erg El Ghoul as your destination 10 km away (4 hours of walking through the immensity of the dunes). We will take a lunch break in the desert then with our camel trekker and their camel driver we will leave for the bivouac destination for the second night.Installation, relaxation, rest, admire the sunset and enjoy sharing another evening out of time with the local people who will tell you about their lives and that of their ancestors traveling these vast expanses with family and herds. Campfire, traditional dinner and festive evening will close this unforgettable day.
 

Day 5: Visit to the douar Sidi Abdenbi and Foum Zguid trail

Once breakfast has been taken and the bivouac uninstalled, we will join in 4x4 for a visit to the douar Zaouia Sidi Abdenabi with its ancient kasbah, the tomb of the saint and the gardens of the oasis. We will take a new track to reach Foum Zguid while enjoying the varied landscapes along the djebel Bani then the rocky or sandy terrain dotted with acacias where we come across dromedaries delighting in their thorns.

Depending on the weather we adapt the programs