Desert Stories. Slow travel in Morocco

Desert Stories. Slow travel in Morocco Slow travel in Morocco

We’ve been working on our new website recently, which meant going through years and years of old photos.And somehow, we ...
14/08/2026

We’ve been working on our new website recently, which meant going through years and years of old photos.

And somehow, we ended up right back at the beginning :)

Two little huts in the desert, a tiny kitchen. Our first guests. Long evenings by the fire. The first groups and workshops. Looking through it all made us realise just how much has changed, and that perhaps after 11 years, it’s finally time to properly introduce ourselves to those of you who have joined us here along the way :)

We are Agata and Moha. We met in 2015, when Moha was my guide on my first journey into the Sahara. I came back two months later. And then again. The third time, I stayed for the whole winter.

Back then, we lived in one little hut and welcomed guests in the other. More people came, so we built another. And another. Without ever really planning it, the camp grew with the people who came here.

Today, Desert Stories has grown far beyond those first two huts, and our journeys have taken us far beyond the Sahara. But looking back reminded us how much of those beginnings is still with us: the space, the people, the curiosity, and the joy of sharing the places we love.

We’ve put the whole story together on our blog.

Read our story 👇
https://desert-stories.com/living-in-morocco/how-desert-stories-began/

13/08/2026

Moving forward with purpose and wonder 🤍

After years of taking you deep into the Sahara Desert, we’re expanding our journeys to another of our favourite wild corners of Morocco - the High Atlas Mountains.

Our Morocco trekking adventures take you beyond the usual routes: through remote Berber villages, wild mountain valleys and spectacular High Atlas trails, far from the crowds.

The landscape changes, but our way of travelling stays the same: small groups, local knowledge, meaningful encounters and plenty of time to experience the nature and culture around us.

Motocyklem Po Kuchni Bartek Gosk

12/08/2026

New ideas and new horizons for Desert Stories 💚

The desert is our home, and always will be. But slowly, we’re venturing further - into the High Atlas Mountains too.

The landscapes may change, but the way we want to show them to you doesn’t: off the beaten track, close to people and nature, in places few travellers ever reach.

This autumn, Desert Stories is taking you trekking in the wild, rarely visited corners of the High Atlas - with Agata Orowiecka-Khidouma leading the treks together with our local mountain team.

And the first journeys are already happening:

20–27 September - women’s slow trekking | last 2 places
27 September–4 October - private group | fully booked
4–11 October - group tour | fully booked

New horizons. Same way of travelling 🤍

“We want the desert, the mountains and the ocean. You just do what you always do to keep everyone in seventh heaven.”♥️🧡...
18/06/2026

“We want the desert, the mountains and the ocean. You just do what you always do to keep everyone in seventh heaven.”

♥️🧡💛

Planning group travel programmes together is the moment when I get to know your ideas, needs and dreams. It is when I learn what matters to you and why you keep coming back to Morocco.

In Ewa’s case, I had to push a little harder for the details 🙃 We got there in the end, and the programme is starting to take shape.

Getting to understand the purpose of your journey and translating it into the realities of Morocco is, alongside the journey itself, my favourite part of this work. This is how our group retreats, workshops and tailor-made programmes come to life.

And as for being in seventh heaven? Well, just take a look at this photo. Mustapha and Ahmed have it all figured out ☺️

Many thanks to Michał Paćko for capturing this moment and sharing the pic 🙏

Our desert camp at the sunrise and its surroundings at the sunset. Pics taken and shared by our guest and dear friend, E...
23/05/2026

Our desert camp at the sunrise and its surroundings at the sunset.

Pics taken and shared by our guest and dear friend, Ewa. Thank you! 🤍

Yesterday night in the desert ✨ Erg Chigaga rules 😌
17/05/2026

Yesterday night in the desert ✨ Erg Chigaga rules 😌

14/05/2026

Beautiful mrs Hera with her tea and teapots 🤍

A woman who's been born and lived her entire life deep in the desert, taking care of her animals: chickens, goats and camels. Strong, yet soft at heart. Powerful, yet deeply modest. Like all nomads brought up in the desert, she carries freedom within.

She opened her nomadic home - tents built around a majestic acacia tree - for visits and invites travellers for tea, home made bread and meals. With time, her settlement became quite busy and she became like a local celebrity. And yet, she remained the same stunningly humble person.

We stop at her home on our tours to Erg Chigaga dunes.

03/05/2026

Since we have a little desert garden, we cook meals at Camp Chraika with our own greenpeas, broadbean and corriander 🌱

If you feel like joining us, we offer simple tagine cooking classes in the Moroccan desert — slow meals, shared together at our desert camp.

Moha Mohamed Khidouma doesn't just accept the desert as it is, but keeps planting and watering the dry soil, patiently turning the idea of a green desert into something real. Next step: tomatoes, carrots and onions 🤗

21/04/2026

A place to stay, a vibe to share 💛

thank you for capturing it ☺️

All softness… until the teeth come out 😌On the way to Erg Chigaga, we stop for tea with a nomadic family we’ve known for...
18/04/2026

All softness… until the teeth come out 😌

On the way to Erg Chigaga, we stop for tea with a nomadic family we’ve known for years, living near the oasis.

Baby goats look like little teddy bears. Everyone wants to hold them, take a photo, keep them forever.

I got one placed in my arms… and forgot to check if it had teeth.

Bartek .po.kuchni captured the exact moment just before things got bloody 😆

This is desert life: slow, sweet, and sometimes with tiny teeth involved.

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