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Live 7 Days in the Moroccan Desert Like a True Local

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The experience

Live 7 days in the Moroccan Sahara with our local nomad family. Help a little, learn a lot. All meals, stay, and a desert tour to Erg Chegaga included. Cook in the wild, visit nomads, explore oases, join our market day, and capture the stars. A real experience—no tourist filters. DM us for questions, we’ll guide you all the way.

What you offer

2 hours of help per day

Video Making: Create, edit and publish digital videos.

Social Media: Maintain and update social media channels.

Photography: Take, edit and provide amazing photos.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Additional fee required

Amount: € 300 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: Yes, we ask for a small contribution, but it’s for a full desert experience—stay, meals, tea, and a journey to the wild dunes of Erg Chegaga. You’ll live local, visit nomads, explore oases, cook in the wild, join our souk, and even learn Berber or Arabic. DM me anytime if you have questions—I’m here to help with all the details!

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent French and Fluent English

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteers will stay in our family home at the edge of the Moroccan Sahara, supporting with light daily tasks (hospitality, cultural exchange, simple help) while experiencing real local life. The program includes accommodation, daily meals, and a guided tour to Erg Chegaga dunes. Volunteers are immersed in Berber culture, with opportunities to learn Arabic/Berber, join market visits, cook with nomads, and explore oases. This is a cultural exchange, not a job, and we offer a full experience in return for your support.

Activities & Shift

Volunteers help 3–4 hours per day and become part of our slow desert rhythm. Activities include:
• Welcoming guests into Dar Nomad
• Helping with meals, tea time, and market shopping
• Supporting our eco-building project: working with mud, straw, and traditional desert materials
• Creating content (photo/video) to share our journey
• Joining cultural tours and helping guide guests
• Participating in desert cooking, fire-making, or nomad-style picnics
• Organizing spaces and assisting during travel days
• Helping with Arabic/Berber language exchange
• Exploring with us to oases, kasbahs, dunes, and nomad camps

Our home is hand-built with mud, hay, and wood volunteers become part of the way we build, live, and share our story with others. Every day is different, and every task is connected to something meaningful.

Rules

• Just respect the space, the people, and yourself
• No need to filter—be real, be kind, be you
• We all come from different paths, but here we meet in peace
• Keep things clean and help where you can—it’s a shared home, not a hotel

• Show up with good energy, and the desert will meet you halfway

We don’t expect perfection, just presence.