The Moroccan Sahara is the area formerly known as the Spanish Sahara, and we have included the towns of Guelmim and Assa in this geographical category. There are a few regions of Southern Morocco that border the Sahara and this is one that sees the fewest visitors on account of its remoteness, and certainly far fewer than the Erg Chebbi and Erg Chegaga regions. If you get the chance to get down there from Agadir and the Anti-Atlas Mountains it can be rewarding and refreshing as the impact of tourism is minimal and it remains authentic and traditional. 

Closer to Guelmim is the Tighmert Oasis which is a picture-postcard-pretty palm oasis where there is a scattering of basic but very charming places to stay. Here the pace of life is slow, the people are very friendly, and it’s easy to wile away the hours strolling through the oasis where very little goes on, save the odd goat and sheep traffic jam. There is a Berber artifacts museum in the oasis and it is possible to easily visit Guelmim from here.