Can I visit nomad families near Merzouga?

Yes — 4x4 excursions visit Amazigh nomad families in the stony desert for tea in a wool tent; bring respect, and gifts of staples rather than money.

A handful of families still move seasonally with their herds between wells around the erg. Tea in a khaima with a guide translating is a humbling, genuine exchange — nothing about it is staged.