A kasbah at the edge of the dunes
Earth walls, a pool, and the sand beginning where the garden ends.
A kasbah hotel pool at the edge of the dunes
A kasbah at the edge of the dunes, The Sahara gateway
The kasbahs of the south are fortified houses built of rammed earth, and several near the dunes are now small hotels with gardens and pools. A kasbah hotel can hold a small wedding, an anniversary dinner or a family evening, with the desert a short way beyond the walls. We shortlist kasbah hotels that suit your date and your party, check each with you in writing, and never name a place until it has agreed to host you. Any ceremony is symbolic, in your own words: the legal part is done at home.
What the evening could be
Afternoon
An afternoon by the pool, or a camel ride out into the sand.
Back before the light goes.
A caravan on the Erg Chebbi dunes at golden hour, Merzouga
Sunset
The dunes turn red beyond the garden wall.
The last light runs long and low across the earth walls.
Sunset over the Erg Chebbi dunes Photo: Thomas Fuhrmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized)
Evening
A tagine in the courtyard, or dinner on the roof under the stars.
Mint tea and sweets to end the night.
A vegetable tagine, Morocco Photo: 16:9clue, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized)
Who it suits
Best for the two of you or a small party. These are the occasions it suits best; tell us yours if it is not here.
- A wedding celebration
- An anniversary
- A honeymoon with one evening to remember
- A birthday or family celebration
What we arrange here
One planner, start to finish
One planner who holds the whole plan, and one written plan everyone works from.
Finding the setting
We shortlist places that fit your date, your numbers and your style, and check each one with you in writing.
A symbolic ceremony
Your words, a celebrant if you want one, music for the walk. Symbolic only: the legal part is done at home.
Flowers and design
Damask roses in season, bougainvillea, orange blossom; carpets, brass and low tables, designed around the place.
Dinner and the feast
A private chef or a Moroccan feast, tasted and chosen with you, set for two or for everyone.
Stays for you and your guests
Riads, kasbahs and camps held for your party, with your own room chosen first.
A camel line on a dune ridge in late light
Add it to a trip
Any private trip can carry one evening like this, planned by the same team as the rest of your days.
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From an idea to the evening
Tell us the idea
A few lines is enough: the occasion, roughly when, roughly how many, and what you picture.
A conversation with your planner
We talk it through, ask what matters most, and suggest settings that fit.
A written proposal
Settings, stays, the shape of the days and an itemised quote. Change anything.
Design and detail
Flowers, music, food and the order of the evening, decided with you step by step.
On the day
You arrive to the evening you agreed, already set. You only have to be there.
Picture it here? Start with the designer.
Choose the occasion, the season and what matters most; the setting is already filled in. A planner writes back with a written proposal and an itemised quote.
A kasbah hotel pool at the edge of the dunes