Camp Jamal Camping
4x4 & camel tours into Sahara
Welcome on our legendar World
Arriving in a place where you simply find yourself fascinated… Or better to say, where you lose yourself on fascination. Did you ever experience this?
When I started living in Morocco, that feeling was deep on me. I didn´t express it, because I use to don´t show my deep feelings. But one of those days, on the street, I cross an old German family. It amazed me what they told: “43 year ago, we come in Morocco for a short trip. Since then we saw many countries but if one year we are in late to take our portion of Morocco, we get unhappy. So, for 43 years, each year we return here, to “breath” Morocco.” If you will descend down, down, at the bottom of Morocco, you will meet Sahara, the infinite desert, populated by primitive, happy people. M´hamid is the last step, from where you get into the sands. And here, Erg Chegaga dunes will overwhelm your imagination. Exactly at the border between M’hamid and Sahara, at 4 km from M´hamid, you can find us, a place called “Camp Jamal”. Is no luxury. All is preserved, to express the autochthon life. But so, so many tourists told us: “your place has something magic on it.” Few meters behind Camp Jamal camping, is the old Sahara Historic Fortress, build by Jamal´s grand, grandfather, the marabou-martyr Sidi Khalil Sbai. On Camp Jamal you can sleep in a big, or a small tent. Or get a parking place for your caravane. There is a kitchen, shower, and toilets. But I repeat; no luxury. The desertic wind, impregnated all things with sand and make it look old. All over in Sahara, the sand is impregnated in all things, creating an image of old ruins. Beside the camping, our main activity is doing 4x4 and camels tours into desert. Since Jamal was nine, his “magnet” is wandering on desert. He used to run away from home, wandering on desert. After few dramatic escapes, his parents ended by allowing him to live there and pasture his grandparents camels, donkeys and goats. They wandered from place to place, installing the tent all over. So many nights, Jamal was sleeping alone, on dunes, near camels, donkeys and goats! And dangerous snakes would come and sleep in peace near him. Once, when Jamal was 11, on village, some tourists give him candy. Jamal was so surprised by their act than he began talking to them by signs, inviting them with him on the desert. He wanted to show them the dessert just to thanks them for candy. Real guides come to convince the tourists that they are professional, but the tourists chose Jamal. This was the beginning. Since then thousands of tourists have discovered the desert and the Bedouin's life through Jamal. . |
Bienvenue dans notre mythique monde.
Arriver dans en endroit ou simplement tu te trouve fascine. Ou, mieux dire, ou tu t´abandone au fascination. As-tu jamais senti ca? Quand j´ai commence vivre au Maroc, cette fascination etait fort en moi. Je ne laissait pas se voir, car je cache les sentiments qui me sont vraiment chers. Mais dans un de ces jours, j´ai rencontre dans la rue, une vielle famille allemande. M´a boulverse ce qu´ils ont dit: „Il y a 43 ans nous sommes venus au Maroc pour un court voyage. Depuis la nous avons vu bien des pays, mais si un an on retard de venir au Maroc, on devient malheureux. Voila comment, depuis 43 ans, chaque an, nous venons ici pour „respirer” Maroc.” Si vous descendez tout en bas de Maroc, vous aller rencontrer Sahara, le desert infini, habite par des gens primitifs et heureux. M´hamid est le dernier endroit, d´ou on entre dans les sables. Ici, les dunes Erg Chegaga vont vous accabler par leur baute,au dessus de l´imagination. Exactement au frontiere entre M´hamid et Sahara, a 4 kilometres de M´hamid, vous pouvez nous trouver, dans le place nome « Camp Jamal ». C´est pas du luxe chez nous. Tout est conserve exactement pareil comme dans la vie autohtone. Mais tant des tourists nous ont dit : « Cet endroit a quelque chose de magique ! » Quelque metres derrier le camping se trouve la vieille Sahara Historic Fortress, battue… par le marabou- martyr Sidi Khalil Sbaai. Au Camp Jamal vous pouvez dormir dans un grand tente, ou dans des petits tentes. Ou avoir un place pour votre caravane. Il ya a une cuisine, douche et toilettes. Mais je repette, pas de luxe. Le vent du desert a impregne tout les choses en sable et ca le fait parraitre vieux. En Sahara le sable est impregne en tout, en creant une image de vieux ruines. A cote du camping, notre principale activite est de faire des excursions en 4x4 et en dromader. Depuis que Jamal etait 9 ans, son “magnet” est de …flanner hoinari en desert. Apres quelque dramatiques evadations, quand ils a couru de la maison de ses parents, pour aller en desert, ses parents ont fini par le laisser vivre au ses grands parents, qui etaient Bedouins au desert. La il prennait soin des dromaders, des aines et des chevres de ses grands parents. Tant des fois il a dormi seul, dans les dunes, a cote des dromaderes, aines et chevres! Et des dangereux serpents venaient dormir en paix a cote de lui. Une fois, quand Jamal etait 11, au village, quelques tourists lui ont donne des bonbons. Surpris par leur gest, en les faisant des signes, Jamal les a invite voir le desert. Que pour les remercier pour les bonbons. Des guides professionaux sont venus, convaincre les tourists qu´ils sont les vrais guides. Mais les tourists ont choisi Jamal. Depuis la, des miliers des tourists ont decouvert le desert et la vie des beduins, par Jamal. |
Bun venit in lumea noastra legendara
Sa ajungi intr-un loc unde pur si simplu te simti fascinat ... Sau mai bine zis, unde sa te abandonezi fascinatiei. Ai trait vreodata asta?
Cand am inceput sa traiesc in Maroc, acest sentiment era profund in mine. N-am lasat sa se vada, pentru ca ma feresc sa-mi arat sentimentele adanci. Dar in una din acele zile, pe strada, am intalnit o familie de nemti in varsta. M-a socat ce mi-au zis : "Acum 43 de ani, am venit in Maroc pentru cateva zile. De atunci am vazut multe tari, dar daca intr-un an intarziem sa ne luam portia de Maroc, devenim nefericiti. Asa ca de 43 de ani, in fiecare an revenim aici, pentru a "respira" Maroc. " Daca cobarati , in partea cea mai de jos a Marocului, o sa va intalniti cu Sahara, desertul infinit populat de oameni primitivi si fericiti. M'hamid este ultimul popas, de unde intri intre nisipuri. Aici, dunele Erg Chegaga va vor coplesi prin frumusetea lor inimaginabila. Exact la granita dintre M'hamid si Sahara, la 4 km de M'hamid, ne puteti gasi in locul numit "Camp Jamal". Nu e lux la noi. Totul e pastrat asa cum e viata autohtona. Dar atat de multi turisti ne-au spus: "Locul asta are ceva magic in el !". La cativa metri in spatele campingului, e vechea Sahara Historic Fortress, construita de strabunicul lui Jamal Sbaai, voievodul martir Sidi Khalil Sbai. In Camp Jamal puteti dormi intr-un cort mare sau mic. Sau sa aveti un loc de parcare pentru caravana. Exista bucatarie, dus si toalete. Dar repet, nu e lux. Vantul desertului, a impregnat toate lucrurile cu nisip si asta face sa para toate vechi. In Sahara, nisipul e impregnat in toate lucrurile, creind o imagine de vechi ruine. Pe langa camping, activitatea noastra principala este sa facem excursii cu 4x4 si camila. De cand Jamal avea 9 ani, “magnetul” lui e sa hoinareasca prin desert. Avea obiceiul sa fuga de-acasa, sa se plimbe prin desert. Dupa cateva dramatice evadari, pana la urma parintii lui i-au dat voie sa traiasca la bunicii lui, in desert, unde pastea camilele, magarii si caprele bunicilor lui. Mergeau instalindu-si cortul din loc in loc. Deseori Jamal dormea noaptea singur, cu camilele, magarii si caprele, printre dunele de nisip. Si serpi periculosi veneau si dormeau in pace langa el. Odata, cand Jamal avea 11 ani, in sat, niste turisti i-au dat bomboane. Jamal a fost asa surprins de gestul lor, si vorbind prin semne, i-a chemat sa le arate desertul. Voia doar sa le multumeasca pentru bomboane. Ghizi profesionisti au venit sa convinga turistii ca ei sunt adevaratii ghizi, dar turistii l-au ales pe Jamal. Asa a fost inceputul. De atunci turisti fara numar au descoperit desertul si viata de beduin prin Jamal. |
D E S T I N A T I O N SKashah Ait Ben Haddou
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S M A R T TOURS INTO THE SAHARAN DESERT
WHY WOULD YOU EXPLORE WITH US?
We organize camel tours into the Saharan desert for 21 years and we know exactly what you want to see. Book with us and make enjoy a perfect tour.
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We make everything perfect. Whether you want camel trekking or 4x4 rides, we can accommodate you and turn your visit into an experience to remember!
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If what you want is a getaway into the Saharan desert that will be both enjoyable and affordable, get in touch. Custom tours are available upon request.
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T E S T I M O N I A L S
Happy People
After spending two hectic days in Marrakech, this was a welcome change of pace. My husband and I took the 4 day/3 night tour from Marrakech to Fez and were paired up with a very pleasant mother and daughter. The tour guides were great! We had Essalah for the first few hours, then we had Dave. Alright, his name wasn't really Dave, but he gave us all Berber names, so we decided to call him Dave. You'll know him by his love of Celine Dion. 
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Cristiine Suzzane