Overview
Lake Iriki was once a shallow inland lake fed by the Draa; today it is a dry plain of cracked ground, fossil beds and scattered acacia west of Erg Chegaga.
The day crosses it by 4×4, stopping at herding encampments along the way, and returns by the northern piste, which makes it a loop rather than a there-and-back.
Trip Highlights
- The dry bed of Lake Iriki, a former inland lake
- Fossil ground and acacia stands on the old shoreline
- Encampments of families who still move with their herds
- Wide open driving with no track to follow
- A loop route with a different piste on the return
