{"id":2937,"date":"2025-07-01T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.envidiaviajeradelamala.com\/?p=2937"},"modified":"2026-05-27T07:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:29:21","slug":"dakhla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/envidiaviajeradelamala.com\/en\/dakhla\/","title":{"rendered":"Dakhla (01-08 Jul 25):"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dakhla's history in a few lines:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

Origins:<\/strong><\/h3>

Founded as Villa Cisneros by the Spanish in the 19th century, the area had already been inhabited by Berber tribes and used as a strategic point on Saharan trade routes.<\/p>

Middle Ages:<\/strong><\/h3>

Before European colonization, the region was part of nomadic territories linked to the caravan routes between the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>

20th Century:<\/strong><\/h3>

Under Spanish rule until 1975, Dakhla developed as a fishing port and military base, maintaining an economy linked to the sea.<\/p>

Present:<\/strong><\/h3>

Today it is an emerging destination for adventure tourism, famous for its pristine beaches, water sports such as kitesurfing and its marine biodiversity, combining Saharan tradition with modernity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>General conclusions \u2726\u2726<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

Family trip... we discovered this place by chance. The flights are very cheap and there are plenty of hotels to choose from. We booked everything just a month in advance. There isn't much information online since Ryanair only started this route in January 2025, so here's a summary:<\/p>

Perfect\/absolutely perfect place <\/span>If you like wind sports<\/u>, It's like C\u00e1diz, with easterly winds for 300 days a year. It's the birthplace of kitesurfing.<\/span><\/p>

Choose a hotel near the lagoon, as ours appears right next to it on Maps, but it's actually in the middle of the desert; in other words, it's too quiet a place to do any kind of activity., The Dunes of Dakhla<\/u><\/a>\u00a0It is a hotel dedicated to total disconnection; there is no entertainment like in other hotels.\u00a0<\/u><\/a>They offer a free airport shuttle service; just send a message to the hotel and they'll arrange everything. If you want to break from this isolation, there's a shuttle service available that takes you to the beach at the PK25 hotel in the morning (around 10:00 AM) and picks you up in the afternoon (around 5:00 PM, this is negotiated with the driver, haha). Since the PK25 hotel belongs to the same group, you can use everything except the buffet, which costs \u20ac12.50 per person for members of the group. However, your hotel will prepare a picnic lunch for you to enjoy at the other hotel without any problem.<\/p>

If you choose this hotel (The Dunes of Dakhla<\/u><\/a>):<\/p>

Meal: <\/u>Full board (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) at whatever time you specify. They only serve Moroccan food, which is very tasty, and for dessert, they give you a whole melon. For breakfast, they'll give you a French omelet if you ask for it, although it's embarrassing to do it every day. They don't provide water or napkins; you have to ask for them., It must be because of the culture.<\/u>. They always do everything with great kindness and a smile on their face.<\/p>

Rooms:<\/u>\u00a0You sleep on a very hard bed and very soft pillows. fine.<\/u>\u00a0Some single beds don't come with a bed frame; they're directly on the floor. It's spacious, but the water pressure isn't very strong, and the drain doesn't work well because of hair or whatever else gets stuck in there (it's true they don't clean as well as we do). With the wind we get in this country, it sounds like the roof is going to blow off; it makes a startling noise, but after a few nights, you get so used to it that it becomes like a lullaby.<\/p>

There is a swimming pool with many sun loungers full of sand (you're in the desert, it's logical).<\/p>

Once a week (on Thursdays) they hold an event at this hotel, and people from other hotels attend (the only ones you'll find on days if you don't leave the hotel, as this hotel isn't usually a popular choice for the reasons mentioned earlier). You walk up to the top of a small hill (be careful with your footwear!), are greeted by three locals in traditional dress, a pianist, and enjoy the sunset to the sound of music and tea. Then there's a special dinner (also delicious and plentiful) and a different show each week. We were seated rather far away, almost on the stage, while those from out of town were seated almost directly in front of the stage. We felt this was a bit distasteful, as we were staying there and everyone else was visiting.<\/p>

We were seated at the same table as two people from another hotel who were eating from the communal plate with their hands (because they were locals and that's their culture). It was quite disgusting, even though they were very nice and friendly. We didn't understand why they were seated with us at our family table, because there was plenty of space and they weren't from the same hotel.<\/p><\/div>

The hotels are all very similar; don't expect resorts like we're used to, they're more like campsites. We were left wanting to visit the Attitude<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(unbeatable location and also of the group) and the one at the reception of the PK25<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(which is one of those considered among the best online), confirmed to us that the Attitude<\/u><\/a>\u00a0It was much better.<\/p>

Excursions are a must; you absolutely have to take the full-day tour. We had booked ours from here, and the hotel suggested we do it with them, which was a great idea. We took the tour and added another day to visit the souk. I'll leave the details here in case you're interested. Just so you know, you have to pay in cash, but that was the case with the other tour we booked and all the others we saw. It cost us 1,700 MAD for the group. To get an approximate price, it's best to round up by dividing by 10. (We gave them a tip because everything was fantastic).<\/p>