Dunes & Family

A private camp turns the Sahara into a family adventure without the crowds, sandboarding and camels by day and a shared fire at night. Reserved for your party alone, the dunes become a safe and boundless playground with the whole sky as its ceiling.

Pack both sun cover and warm layers, because desert days and nights sit at opposite extremes. Even in the best months, warm, clear days give way to crisp nights. Bring headlamps for the little ones too, since children will want to explore the camp after dark. Everything else, from the private camp to the guides, is arranged by your Forest Travel advisor.

Keep the active hours to morning and late afternoon, and rest through the midday heat. Mornings go to the dunes, perhaps sandboarding the great dunes of Erg Chebbi. Midday is for rest in the shade. As the light softens, there is a second burst of energy for a sunset camel ride and the shared fire. The days are simple, physical and shared.

Evenings begin with a camel ride in a small caravan at sunset, the little ones swaying at the front of the line. Then the family gathers around a shared fire on the sand, with family tents grouped around it. After dark, a guide leads star-gazing beneath the open desert sky. Because the camp is reserved for your party alone, children can explore with headlamps.

We suggest 4-6 days for Dunes & Family, enough to enjoy the desert without rushing. Those days follow a simple rhythm. Mornings are active on the dunes, including sandboarding down the great dunes of Erg Chebbi. Midday is for rest in the shade, away from the heat. As the light softens there is a sunset camel ride, then a shared fire and guided star-gazing at a private camp reserved for your family. Your advisor tunes the length to your calendar and pace.

As a private, tailored journey it starts from roughly US$10,000 per traveler (double occupancy) and scales with your dates, party and level of privacy — a starting point, never a fixed package price. Your advisor confirms the figure once the itinerary is tailored.

The best time is March to May and September to November. In those months the days are warm and the light is clear, ideal for morning sandboarding on Erg Chebbi and golden-hour camel rides. The desert nights turn crisp rather than cold, so evenings around the camp fire and star-gazing with a guide stay comfortable for every generation. Warm layers are still wise after dark. Your Forest Travel advisor times the trip to the light, the crowds and your calendar.

Yes. Sandboarding down the great dunes of Erg Chebbi is one of the highlights of Dunes & Family, a private Sahara journey in Morocco. It is arranged privately and shaped to your family, ideally in a golden hour when the light is soft, with laughter carrying across the crests. Active time on the dunes is best kept to the morning and late afternoon, with rest in the shade through the midday heat.

The Sahara holds a family well, all wonder and open space, which is why Dunes & Family is built around a camp that holds every generation. Days are simple, physical and shared, with nothing to compete for anyone's attention. Family tents are grouped around a shared fire on the sand, and a camp reserved for exclusive use lets the children roam the near dunes freely while the grown-ups rest.

The Sahara is part of a country that moves effortlessly from imperial medinas to snow-touched mountains to the immense silence of the desert, all within a few hours' drive. That makes Morocco unusually varied for a single journey. A Forest Travel advisor designs Dunes & Family end to end, privately and tailored to you, so the desert days can be shaped around your own calendar.