Sahara Desert

The southern road from Zagora to Merzouga runs east along the south side of the Jbel Saghro, through Tansikht, N’Kob,

The desert piste from Erg Chigaga to Foum Zguid is the western way out of the Erg Chigaga dunes, and

The Drâa Valley (often written Draa Valley) is the long ribbon of palm groves that follows the Drâa River south

The Ziz Valley carries the N13 south from the mountains towards the Sahara: through the Ziz gorges, past the regional

East of Ouarzazate, the N10 runs through two oases that many travellers only see from the window: the palm grove

The road from Marrakech to Ouarzazate crosses the High Atlas on the N9 and the Tizi n’Tichka pass, at 2,260

Ifrane and Midelt are the two Middle Atlas towns on the road from Fes to Merzouga. Ifrane sits at about

The Dadès Gorges (often written Dades Gorges) are a chain of red-rock canyons cut by the Dadès River north of

A Fes to Merzouga desert tour is the one-way Sahara crossing that links Morocco’s imperial north with the golden dunes

Here is the short answer: to reach the real Sahara — the towering sand dunes of Erg Chebbi at Merzouga