What is there to see around Merzouga besides the dunes?

Khamlia’s Gnawa musicians, Lake Dayet Srji, the Mifis mines, Rissani’s souk, the Hassi Labied oasis and the black hammada — all within an easy excursion.

The classic 4x4 circuit strings most of these into one half-day loop. Rissani’s Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday souk — donkeys, dates and blacksmiths — is the region’s great cultural spectacle.