08 May 2024
Fabulous to go to The Sahara and experience sunrise and sunset however the trip didn’t quite live up to the ‘luxury’ billing. The minibus may have had some air conditioning but we still sweltered in the heat and it was only May. It certainly wasn’t ’off the beaten track’ as we appeared to be in a convoy of multiple mini buses all stopping at the same coffee stops and restaurants with inevitable queues. Day 2 we left the hotel at 7:30am and the first opportunity for anything to eat or drink was 7 hours later, needless to say everyone was a bit hangry!! And we all thought the 3 hours spent walking round some gardens was time wasted when we could have been making good progress towards the Sahara.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment was being told there was wine and beer when we got to the camp only to find my dream of watching the sun set over the Sahara with a cold beer in hand was only a dream and never a reality!