Erg

He showed Lawrence to her in the desert that is called Erg, the waste of shifting sand; and in the desert called Chebka, a wilderness of boulders; and in the desert called Hamedan, the bleak plateaux where there are no springs of water; and in the desert called Gaci, the oases, rich with date palms, pomegranates, and oleanders.

Sacrifice Stephen French Whitman

Erg Chigaga Luxury Camp A camel ride in the desert To an obsessive skier accustomed to braving icy cliffs, reckless crowds and subzero temperatures, sandboarding in the sunny, silent Sahara had sounded like a cakewalk.

Bombing Down the Dunes Hannah Karp 2011

Erg Chigaga Luxury Camp Guests now have the option of traveling to Erg Chigaga Luxury Camp by camel, a journey that takes several days and includes more rustic camping along the way.

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Erg Chigaga Luxury Camp A young traveler feeds the wildlife.

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But when we reached Erg Chigaga, an elegant cluster of white tents and red rugs laid over sand, we remembered why we had come.

Bombing Down the Dunes Hannah Karp 2011

When my husband and I heard that Erg Chigaga Luxury Camp, which opened last year near the highest dunes in Morocco, was offering sandboarding in addition to the usual desert activities like stargazing, camel-riding and board games, we immediately decided to take a side trip from our week-long vacation touring Fez and Marrakech.

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Hannah Karp/The Wall Street Journal Some visitors to Erg Chigaga spend their entire stays sandboarding in the dunes.

Bombing Down the Dunes Hannah Karp 2011

Adrian Campbell-Howard/Erg Chigaga Luxury Camp Many travelers prefer exploring the desert at night when the sand has cooled.

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Erg Chigaga Luxury Camp Olives and oranges appear in every meal.

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Staying There: Erg Chigaga Luxury Camp has five sleeping tents in the desert and is all-inclusive €225 per person per night, two-night minimum, desertcampmorocco.com .

Bombing Down the Dunes Hannah Karp 2011