Desert Tours & Camp Chraika

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Desert Tours & Camp Chraika

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Scored 8.8
Rated excellent

Excellent location!

9.4

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About this property

Essential Facilities: Desert Tours & Camp Chraika in Mhamid offers a sun terrace, garden, restaurant, and free WiFi. Guests can enjoy outdoor fireplaces, an outdoor seating area, and a picnic spot. Comfortable Accommodations: The camping site features family rooms, a lounge, and free on-site private parking. Additional amenities include a coffee shop, bicycle parking, and bike hire. Dining Experience: A family-friendly restaurant serves Moroccan and local cuisines with vegetarian, vegan, and halal options. Breakfast includes local specialties, warm dishes, juice, pancakes, cheese, and fruits. Convenient Location: Located 68 mi from Zagora Airport, the property is highly rated for its nature trip convenience, attentive staff, and convenient location.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Airport shuttle
  • Restaurant
  • Free Wifi
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

    • Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4)

    • Breakfast Info

    • Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal, Gluten-free, Buffet

    • Free Private Parking Available On Site

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Brigitte
    United States United States
    “Camp Chraika is a wonderful place to stay, slightly outside of M'hamid in the desert. Staff is wonderful and super helpful. Agata and Mohammed organized for us a bivouacking trip and a stay at another camp in Erg Chigaga, further in the desert....”
  • Raphael
    Canada Canada
    “The welcoming from the staff the moment we arrived was well-noted. They offered tea, we sat, we talked, we laugh. The rooms offer a nice sensation of the nomad life. Also, whenever it was cold outside, it would be warm inside the room; and when it...”
  • Mariusz
    Poland Poland
    “Great Location! You don't need any special trip to the desert. Easy access by sedan car. Close to M'hamid by walk is 20 minutes. Clean apartments. Nice crew. Good food.”
  • Antje
    Germany Germany
    “Agata and Mohamed took good care of us, and tried everything to make our desert experience as great as possible! When our camel trip to the desert didn't go as expected (which wasn't Agata's and Mohamed's fault!), they let us stay another night in...”
  • Premala
    Malaysia Malaysia
    “Amazing, I wanted a simple and quiet night in the desert and I got this here. Mohammed @ Chraika is very nice, didn't push excursions, he was friendly and helpful. Everything was great, the room, the really comfy bed, the facilities, all the...”
  • Ruth
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “My daughter and I loved our time here so much that we extended another 2 days. The location was perfect for us being able to walk straight out into the dunes every day with our dog and watch the sunrise and sunset right next to our room. The food...”
  • Nikita
    Italy Italy
    “Great place to stay in the desert and, at the same time, close to Mhamid (15 min walking). The camp is neat, clean and authentic, all ammenities are available (hot water, internet, phone charging point). Huts are warm enough even during winter...”
  • Nikolabirkl
    Czech Republic Czech Republic
    “Wonderful place with wonderful atmpshere and amazing people. Quiet environment suitable for relaxation. Great breakfast, comfortable beds, beautiful and clean environment. Thank you!”
  • Sabina
    Poland Poland
    “Desert feeling but accessible with a car (we’re traveling with a 9m baby so it was a great solution). We met Mohammad in MHamid village and followed him to the camp with our car for a few minutes. The huts are very cute, and warm at night. The...”
  • Jakub
    Poland Poland
    “delicious meals, almost luxury accomodation in the desert, very good contact and help before the reservation, best sleep we’ve had in Morocco, adventure to Erg Chigaga, reasonably priced. just lovely”

Managed by Mohamed i Agata Khidouma

Company review score: 9Based on 47 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company info

Mohamed Khidouma - a certified guide to Sahara, owner and manager of Desert Camp Chraika. "I've been running this camp and organizing trips since 2004, with great support of my family. I was born and grew up in the desert, this is my home, and everyone is welcome here". Agata Orowiecka-Khidouma - a cultural anthropologist and traveler, joined Mohamed in 2015, responsible for communication with guests, planning itineraries and general management. Privately Mohamed's wife.

Property info

We are located in the area of small dunes just a 15-minute walk from charming, peaceful village M'hamid. This is where the road ends, and the great sands begin. It's a perfect starting point for any further trips deeper in the Sahara, which we are happy to organize. Desert Camp Chraika is also a superior spot for group retreats. We are happy to host workshops connected with yoga, dance, meditation, couching / self development. We can accommodate up to 20 persons; it is a unique, peaceful space for this kind of events. We provide accommodation in clay-wooden huts with electricity coming fully from the solar energy. Water comes from our own well. Moroccan breakfast is always included in the price. Our property has a big hall that serves as a space for group retreats, a communal fireplace and a lounge where one can relax in a shade while enjoying the view to the sand dunes.

Neighborhood info

Our camp is located in a beautiful, peaceful nature area. Here one can enjoy walking barefoot into the dunes, watching sunsets and the breathtaking Saharan sky every night. There are nice walks to do in the area: - a 15-minute walk to M'hamid village, good for shopping / souvenirs - a 40-minute walk to the old casbah of M'hamid, a traditional, clay village surrounded by strong walls, with 4 entrances. Although it may looks like a skansen, people still live there. Women cooperatives offer local products and handicraft. - a one hour walk to the beautiful palm grove - the very end of the Draa valley, called the longest oasis in North Africa.

Languages Spoken

Arabic,English,French,Polish

Area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
  • Restaurant #1
    • Cuisine
      Moroccan • Local
    • Ambience
      Family-friendly • Traditional • Romantic
    • Dietary options
      Halal • Vegetarian • Vegan • Dairy-free

House rules

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Check-in
From 3:00 PM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
Until 10:00 PM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 9 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed. No extra charges.
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment for this stay on behalf of the property, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Quiet hours
Guests need be quiet between 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Desert Tours & Camp Chraika of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 07:00:00.

License number: 43567XX6785

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