Most of the time, I am a bicycle person. But every once in a while I like to get off my bike and travel on foot and few of my walking adventures have compared to the 3 trips I’ve taken through the Sahara desert in Morocco.
To experience the solitude of this empty landscape, spending days crossing stony plains and great dunes, is as much a meditative experience as it is a chance to learn about a different culture and landscape.
If you too are tempted by a tour in the Moroccan desert, read my practical guide to trekking in Morocco, written for Transitions Abroad.