Walking and Excursions on the Atlas Mountains

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day trek from Marrakech
Type:
Walking / Hiking
Price from:
400 MAD /person
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer
Location Start:
Marrakech
Location Finish:
Marrakech
We Speak:
French, English
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Last updated: 03/02/2008

Day trips to the atlas mountains from the city of Marrakech as well as Multi-days treks through berber valleys can be arrange by one of the star guides in the atlas Mountains; Mohamed Aztat.

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day trek from Marrakech

Itinerary

Day 1

DAY 1: MARRAKECH - IMLIL : AROUMD - ACHAYN : MARRAKECH:

Departure by car from Marrakech around 9 in the morning for 2hour drive south up the Moulay Brahim Gorges, Asni weekly market every saturday then to Imlil (1740m), set in the upper level foothills of the Western High Atlas mountains, a main trailhead with streams and paths branching out in all directions. Here we shall leave our vehicle to take a welcome glass of mint tea in the village and meet your local guide prior to setting out for some 4km excursion. towards the south to the Berber village of Aroumd (Aremd) (1843m), passing the hamlets of ait souka, Targa, and Imoula, up and down the stark slopes, the jagged Western High Atlas peaks of the Toubkal Massif before us - Jbels Aguelzim (3547m), Aksouâl (3847m) and the Adrar Adj (3122m) watching us all the way.
We shall stop at Aroumd to visit this rather singular village in the Assif Aït Mizane Valley, built seemingly house upon house on a large moraine spur, overlooking ancient irrigated terraced fields of barley, corn and vegetables and always surrounded by almond and walnut trees. We thence carry on for another Half an Hour to get to our lunch wish will be served among a berber familly in the village of achayn prior to setting off back down the other side of the valley back to Imlil and our return trip to Marrakech.

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Extras -
In Morocco's mountains

There's solitude high up in the Atlas Mountains - only your guide, your mule and a few excited locals will know you're there..."Welcome to the happy valley," said our guide Mohamed Aztat when we stepped out into this arcadian landscape next morning.

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