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New Year's Eve in the Desert : Celebrate the Nouvel An under the Stars of the Sahara
A New Year's Eve in the Sahara from Marrakech costs between £350 and £650 per person in an all-inclusive package (29 December 2026 to 2 January 2027). Riad Vendôme organises New Year's Eve in a bivouac in Merzouga or Zagora: festive dinner under a nomad tent, Gnaoua music, campfire and sunrise over the dunes to start the new year.
What if this year, your countdown happened with your feet in the sand, gazing up at the Milky Way? Forget packed restaurant halls and fireworks from a balcony. The Sahara offers the most beautiful show of all: an immense silence, a sky loaded with thousands of stars and a crackling campfire while Gnaoua drums mark the final seconds of the year. Riad Vendôme organises your New Year's Eve in the desert from Marrakech, all-inclusive from £350 per person. Merzouga or Zagora: two settings, one magic.
This that home attend the night of the 31 December
In the late afternoon, you climb aboard a camel towards the bivouac set up in the heart of the dunes. The sun plunges behind the horizon in an explosion of orange and crimson. Around the campfire, mint tea is shared like a ritual. Then comes dinner: a generous Moroccan feast — slow-roasted mechyes, lamb tagine with prunes, royal couscous, fruit baskets and honey pastries. A group of Gnaoua musicians (traditional Moroccan music, UNESCO-listed) sets up their drums, the rhythms build, hypnotic. An oriental dancer enchants the guests in the flickering firelight. At midnight, look up: your fireworks are the stars of the Sahara. They've never been so close.
Merzouga or Zagora : quel desert for your New Year's Eve ?
| Package | Duration | L'atmosphere | This that rend this circuit unique | From |
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| Zagora & Chigaga | 5 days / 4 nights | Intimate & wild | The dunes the most isolated in Morocco — alones au monde | 350 £ |
| Merzouga & Erg Chebbi | 6j / 5n | Grandiose & festive | The highest dunes in Morocco (150 m) — a decor de cinema | 450 £ |
| Grand Tour of the 2 deserts | 7j / 6n | Epic & complete | Merzouga + Zagora + Djebel Saghro — deux bivouacs, deux atmospheres | 650 £ |
(*) Price per person all included : stay at Riad Vendôme, transport, full board, bivouac, evening of the New Year's Eve with music and animations.
Your programme jour per day (Merzouga — 6 days/5 nights)
29 December — Arrival in Marrakech. We pick you up from the airport. The riad welcomes you with mint tea on the rooftop and a first candlelit dinner in the patio. The adventure begins gently.
30 December — The grand departure. The road climbs towards the Tichka Pass at 2,260 metres. On the other side of the Atlas, the landscape changes dramatically: ochre earth, rammed-earth kasbahs, and the silhouette of Ait Benhaddou (UNESCO) emerging like a film set. Night in the Dades Valley.
31 December — The most beautiful day. Todra Gorges in morning, the palm grove road in the afternoon, and as the day ends, the first golden dunes of the Erg Chebbi. Camel ride to the bivouac. The celebration begins: sumptuous buffet under a Berber tent, Gnaoua music, drums, songs, oriental dancers, campfire. Midnight arrives before you know it.
1 January — The first morning of the year. The sun rises slowly over the dunes, painting the sand pink, orange, then gold. This suspended moment — you'll never forget it. Breakfast at the bivouac, then return to Marrakech.
2 janvier — Le repos deserved. Day at the riad. Hammam traditional, argan oil massage, heated jacuzzi — parce than after the desert, your body deserves this cadeau. Strolling in the souks. Airport transfer.
This that is included in each package
Airport transfer, stay at Riad Vendôme with breakfasts, air-conditioned transport, full board during the circuit, bivouac with New Year's Eve entertainment (festive buffet, Gnaoua musicians (traditional Moroccan music, UNESCO-listed), campfire), camel rides, guided visits. Optional : 4×4 private, quad in the dunes, bivouac luxury, hammam on return.
Envie de vivre ce New Year's Eve ?
The bivouacs of the Saint-Sylvestre affichent complete from novembre. Contact Eric by WhatsApp at +212 600 608 608 — il organises your programme tailor-made.
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This that our travellers en disent
« A experience unforgettable. Le bivouac under the stars, the Gnaoua music, the sunrise on the dunes… Eric a organised each detail with treatment. On recommande to 100%. »
« The New Year's Eve in the desert of Merzouga restera our more beau souvenir de voyage. Le meal was delicious, the magical atmosphere, and the silence of the Sahara to minight… indescriptible. Thank you Eric ! »
« Circuit Zagora as a couple — 3 days de pur bonheur. The riad is sublime, the desert grandiose, and Eric is a host exceptionnel. Rapport quality-prices imbattable. On reviendra for the Nouvel An ! »
« We have done the Grand Tour Merzouga + Zagora with family (2 enfants). The enfants have loved the camels and the bivouac. The journey is long but the landscapes are to couper the souffle. The riad is a real cocon on return. »
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost a New Year's Eve in the desert of the Sahara ?
The packages all included range from £350 (Zagora 5 days/4 nights) to £650 (Grand Tour 7 days/6 nights). Tout is included : accommodation at Riad Vendôme, transport, meal, bivouac and evening of the New Year's Eve with Gnaoua music.
Fait-il froid in the desert in the evening of the Nouvel An ?
The nights de fin December range between 5 and 10°C. Plan a pull chaud, a veste and a bonnet. Le feu de camp warms the evening and the bivouacs fournissent of the couvertures thick. En full day : 18-22°C.
The New Year's Eve in the desert is it adapted for children ?
The enfants adorent : camels, bivouac, feu de camp, music. For families, the circuit Zagora (5 days) is ideal because more court.
When do you need to book ?
Le more early possible. The bivouacs of the 31 December have a capacity limited. Book at least 2 mois in advance.
Can you personnaliser the circuit ?
Eric adapts each circuit : departure anticipated, quad, sandboarding, bivouac luxury. Contact-le via WhatsApp for a programme tailor-made.
Le Riad Vendôme is classified by the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism.