Erg Chebbi offer camel trips into the dunes, taking tourists on overnight trips to permanent campsites several kilometres into the erg, and out of sight of the hotels. Erg Chebbi's proximity to the tourist center has led to the erg sometimes being referred to as "dunes of Merzouga." During the warmest part of the year, Moroccans come to Erg Chebbi to be buried neck-deep in the hot sand for a few minutes at a time. This is considered to be a treatment for rheumatism. Erg Chebbi Erg Chebbi () is one of Morocco's several ergs – large seas of dunes formed by
Erg (tug) Halifax Harbour and is the greatest loss of life in regards to a shipwreck within these waters. Upon inspection, it was decided that "Erg" was beyond repair and on August 24, 1943, she was taken to her final resting place and sunk for the third and final time. The "Erg" shipwreck site was rediscovered in 2001 in the northern part of the Bedford Basin (near Roach Cove) by the Nova Scotia Exploration Society. The site is a protected heritage site and is visited by many divers. Objects which were recovered from "Erg", such as the ships' whistle and portholes are