Saghro Massive Traverse
Saghro Massive Traverse
This remote region is a real treat for the trekker who has done it all. Guided trek with mules, in volcanic monoliths, hidden springs and canyon oasis between the High Atlas mountains and the Sahara.
- Duration of 7 Days
- Starts at 08.00 am
- Finishes at 06.00 pm
- Phone: 21262461598
- (hotels)

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Itinerary
Day 1
Drive: Marrakech to Tagdilt
Meet your guide, depart Marrakech and drive over the Tizi nTichka pass towards Ouarzazate. Visit Ait Benhaddou World Heritage site. Have lunch and depart for the desert. Enjoy a traditional tajine dinner and overnight in a mud-walled desert ghite dtape (with hot showers), before the foothills of Saghro massive.
Day 2
Trek: Tagdilt / Amda-n-Oughyoul. (5 H walk) After a wake up call, have breakfast, meet the mulers who will load the mules and begin trekking. Easy walking over rocky ground into the foothills of Jbel Saghro. Well gain 2 passes, traverse a plateau and descend into a remote valley. Wild camp*.
Day 3
Trek: Amda-n-Oughyoul / Igli (2200 m altitude) (4 H walk). Ascend the Kouaouch pass (2500m), then descend through sheer conglomerate eroded cliffs, elegant mesas, and waterfalls, to an open plateau and the Berber village of Igli. Stay in ghite dtape with showers.
Day 4
Trek: Igli /Bab-n-Ali (2000 m) (5 to 6 H walk) Ascend along a high ridge, with grand views of the surrounding peaks. Our trail takes us to a verdant valley and the Berber village Boulouze. Well follow the river, then camp at the foot of Bab-n-Ali. Wild camp*.
Day 5
Trek: Bab-n-Ali / Assaka (1800 m). Today well walk over the shoulder of Bab nAli and descend for most of the day walking through a gorge to fantastic rock formations. Arrive at the village Assaka. Continuation to Ighazoune nOumlas by the river of Taoudachte and wild camp. (5 H walk).
Day 6
Trek: Ighazoune-n-Oumlas/Nkoub Crossing many Berber villages along the river, arrive near Nkoub. (5 H walk). Stay in ghite dtape with showers.
Day 7
Drive: Depart Nkoub. Well follow the old Salt Road caravan route through the date palm oasis of Draa valley over the Tinifift pass, toward the High Atlas mountains. Well stop for lunch in Ouarzazate, and head down the Tizi nTichka back to Marrakech. Morocco Explored can book a Marrakech hotel this night with extra cost.
General Information
- Duration:
- 7 Days
- Location Start:
- Marrakech
- Location Finish:
- Marrakech
- Payment Types:
- Payment Transfer
- We Speak:
- English, French
Extra Information
- Inclusions -
- English speaking guide
- Exclusions -
- Marrakech hotels
- Extras -
- Treks run with 2 or more trekkers.
Transport costs are shared to and from the trailhead and are calculated according to distance.
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