The Loaded Trunk - Autumn 2020 - Marrakesh

INSPIRED BY NATURE Roughly the size of the United States and straddling several countries in North Africa, the Sahara Desert is an incredible place to experience the largest hot desert in the world.

2.5 million people inhabit the Sahara (about 1 person per square mile). There are several places throughout Morocco where you can take a desert safari, riding camels or driving in 4x4’s to desert camps. These points of entry are several hours outside Marrakesh, but well worth the effort to get there. When our family visited, our guide told us his grandmother lived a nomadic life in the desert. He and his family would receive word on occasion, from people returning to his town from the desert, on her current whereabouts. It is quite amazing to stand among these undulating dunes that stretch much further than the eye can see, in this patch of Africa.