You need to buy your own flight to Morocco and perferably to Marrakech (although it is possible to fly into Fes or even Agadir or Casablanca). From there you catch a bus all the way to Merzouga in the desert where we will meet you on the Sunday evening.
For travel info about Morocco in general check out Wikitravel for starters and see our Morocco travel tips, too.
Budget Flights
You can get a return flight to Morocco for around 100-200 euros from most places in Europe and sometimes cheaper than that.
The easiest way to look for a flight is to use www.skyscanner.net or Google Flights.
If you don’t see a direct cheap flight consider flying via London, Milan or Basel – you’ll probably find a combination of Ryanair, Wizzair and Easyjet solutions. If you really can’t find a cheap flight to Morocco write to us and we’ll see what we can find!
Alternatively you can go overland and catch the ferry from Spain to Morocco and then take trains or buses south to Marrakech.
By When Should You Get to Morocco?
Most of the group travels together by bus with the Supratours company from Marrakech to the desert at on the Sunday morning.
We can reserve your bus tickets for you.
The bus takes about 11 hours and there’s only one a day that leaves at 0800. So to be on time for the retreat you need to arrive in Marrakech on the Saturday before the retreat begins. That means you should arrive by the following dates:
for the January retreat by Saturday 11th January
and
for the February retreat on Saturday the 8th February
When the retreat is over you can catch a night bus back from the desert the following Saturday. It arrives to Marrakech about 07.00-08.00 the next morning. So the earliest you can fly out again is from about 11.00 on the Sunday after the retreat. Thus you could book your return flight for the following dates:
for the January retreat on Sunday 19th January
and
For the February retreat on Sunday 16th February
However, if you fly to Fes (instead of Marrakech) you could instead catch a night bus on the Saturday to Merzouga instead. You could even catch the night bus on the Sunday and catch up with us on the Monday morning before we walk out into the dunes.
[it is also possible to catch a night bus from Marrakech to the desert but it involves a few changes so it’s better to come in the day]
On the Monday morning we’ll put our bags on the camels and then walk out an hour and a half to our camp in the dunes.
And here’s some info about hotels in Marrakech!
[if you can only find a return flight early on Sunday morning it is also possible to take a taxi back to Marrakech on the Saturday afternoon after the retreat and share it with others from the retreat. You would arrive around midnight..]
