The Sahara

A private camp in the Sahara's Erg Chebbi dunes sits deep among the sand, with your own staff and nothing on the horizon but sand and sky. Forest Travel holds these private luxury camps, so the silence of the great desert is kept for you alone. The Desert Camp journey is built around this: days in the dunes, a private camp and the stillness of the Sahara.

Crossing the Sahara's dunes by camel at dawn is one of the journey's signature moments. You set out at first light, when the sand is still cool and rose-colored and the silence is total. Forest Travel arranges the camels at dawn as part of a private desert journey, alongside the private camps in the Erg Chebbi dunes and dinners on the dunes.

Yes. Dinner under the stars is a signature moment of a private Sahara journey: a table set on a dune at dusk, a fire, and the Milky Way overhead. Forest Travel holds the dune tables along with the private camps in Erg Chebbi, so the evening unfolds beneath a sky with no edge, away from anyone else.

Yes. The Camels & Kasbahs journey, a 6–8 day starting point, joins the Sahara's dunes with the old caravan routes and the kasbahs of the south, blending heritage with adventure. Like every Forest Travel journey, it is a point of departure rather than a package: your advisor reshapes it entirely around you and weaves the desert into a single, seamless trip.

The Sahara suits a honeymoon built on privacy and silence. The Desert Honeymoon, a 3–4 day starting point, offers a dune suite, a private dinner and a sky of stars for two. It draws on the same moments that define a private Sahara journey: a luxury camp deep in the Erg Chebbi dunes, camels at first light and a table on a dune at dusk.

The best time to visit the Sahara is from October to April. Camels cross the Erg Chebbi dunes at first light, when the sand is cool and rose and the silence is total. Dinner is set on a dune at dusk, with a fire and the Milky Way overhead. Your Forest Travel advisor builds the journey around these moments and reshapes it entirely around you.

Sahara journeys start at 3–4 days. The Desert Camp and The Desert Honeymoon each run 3–4 days. Camels & Kasbahs runs 6–8 days to add the old caravan routes and the kasbahs of the south. Dunes & Family spans 3–5 days. These lengths are points of departure, not packages, and your Forest Travel advisor reshapes them entirely around you.

Yes. Forest Travel designs every Sahara journey privately. It holds the private luxury camps deep in the Erg Chebbi dunes, with your own staff, as well as the camels at dawn and the dune tables for dinner under the stars. Each journey is a point of departure, not a package. Your advisor reshapes it entirely around you and weaves the great desert into a seamless journey.

A private Sahara journey with Forest Travel is estimated from around US$1,100 per person per night, so three nights start from around US$3,300 per person and five nights, enough for Camels & Kasbahs with the old caravan routes, from around US$5,500. That is a private camp deep in the Erg Chebbi dunes with your own staff, not a shared tour. Forest Travel's planning fee is US$250 per itinerary.