Duration: Approx. 1 Hour

Location: Erg Chebbi Dunes, Merzouga

Our sandboarding in Merzouga program offers an exciting opportunity to discover the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi while enjoying one of the most popular adventure activities in the Moroccan Sahara. Your experience begins in Merzouga, where you will meet our friendly local team and receive your sandboard. Before entering the dunes, your guide will explain how to use the equipment and share simple safety instructions, making this activity suitable for beginners, couples, families, groups, and experienced adventure travellers.

After the introduction, you will walk towards the beautiful Erg Chebbi dunes and select slopes adapted to your experience and confidence level. Your guide will show you how to position your feet, maintain your balance, and control your speed while descending the soft sand. You can enjoy the activity standing on the board like snowboarding, or slide while sitting or lying down. You will have several opportunities to climb the dunes and repeat the experience at your own pace while admiring the spectacular landscape of the Merzouga Sahara Desert.

During your Merzouga sandboarding experience, you will also have time to relax, explore the dunes, and capture memorable photographs of the surrounding desert. The colours and atmosphere are especially beautiful around sunrise and sunset, when the golden sand creates an unforgettable natural setting. Our local team will help you find suitable viewpoints where you can appreciate the silence, beauty, and vastness of the Sahara.

This sandboarding program in Merzouga can be booked as a separate desert activity or combined with other experiences offered by Sahara Safari Adventure. You can add sandboarding to a quad biking tour, buggy ride, camel trek, or 4×4 excursion around the Merzouga desert. Combining several activities is an excellent way to explore the different landscapes of Erg Chebbi and create a complete Sahara adventure.

At the end of the activity, you will return to the meeting point in Merzouga with unforgettable memories of riding across the golden dunes. Whether you are visiting the Sahara for the first time or looking for a new desert challenge, sandboarding provides a fun, active, and unique way to experience one of Morocco’s most impressive destinations.

Sandboarding in Merzouga Program

1. Meet our local team at the agreed meeting point in Merzouga.
2. Receive your sandboard and listen to the safety instructions.
3. Walk with your guide towards the Erg Chebbi dunes.
4. Learn the basic sandboarding techniques on a smaller dune.
5. Continue towards larger slopes depending on your comfort level.
6. Enjoy several sandboarding descents at your own pace.
7. Stop for photographs and panoramic views of the Sahara Desert.
8. Return to the original meeting point in Merzouga.

Highlights

• Experience sandboarding on the famous Erg Chebbi dunes
• Receive equipment and assistance from a local team
• Suitable for beginners, families, couples, and groups
• Enjoy several rides on soft golden desert sand
• Take beautiful photographs of the Merzouga landscape
• Choose a sunrise or sunset sandboarding experience
• Combine sandboarding with a quad, buggy, camel, or 4×4 tour