Here’s a gentle, original and fun hike in the heart of the Atlas mountains. Starting in the Aït Bougmez valley, it descends southwards through steep-sided valleys. On the program: walking and swimming, warmth and coolness…
You’ll often be walking with your feet in the water. Gentle walking in arid landscapes will be alternated by walking along the bottom of valleys following the course of a torrent. But never too strenuous, as the average day is 5 hours long.
To sum up :
Easy walking level: around 4 to 6 hours’ walking per day. And the length of the stages can be adapted to the wishes of the participants.
Assistance of a mountain guide
Family-friendly tour.
Region visited during this trip to Morocco: Atlas Mountains & Sahara
N.B.: This trip to Morocco is an individual, tailor-made tour to be personalized with our Morocco specialist advisors.
Étapes 1 & 5
Located in the heart of Morocco, Marrakech, also known as "the red city" because of the color of its buildings, enchants visitors with its many lush gardens, culture, crafts and the famous Jemaa el Fna square, the lively heart of the city.
Étape 2
You will be enchanted by the beautiful scenery, friendly people and traditional architecture of Aït Bouguemez, nicknamed the Happy Valley.
Étape 3
Located to the east of Marrakech and the Toubkal National Park, Mount M'Goun rises to an altitude of 4068m. Once at the summit, an extensive view of the High Atlas and Saharan plains awaits you.
Étape 4
The gateway to the deep south leads to the vast, arid expanses of the Moroccan desert. At the confluence of the Drâa and Dadès rivers, near the Ziz, the landscape becomes a kingdom of palm groves, orchards and gardens, as well as regs and ergs.
Étapes 1 & 5
Located in the heart of Morocco, Marrakech, also known as "the red city" because of the color of its buildings, enchants visitors with its many lush gardens, culture, crafts and the famous Jemaa el Fna square, the lively heart of the city.
Welcome at Marrakech airport, transfer and night at your hotel, lunch on your own.
Night in a 3* hotel in Marrakech.
Meet your guide and driver at the hotel, transfer to the Atlas Mountains by minibus. Passing through Azilal, you continue along a small mountain road towards the Aït Bougmez valley,
Settling into a cottage in the valley, after a welcome tea, departure for a first stroll through the surrounding villages. Return to the cottage for dinner and overnight stay. You’re at 1800 meters, and despite the summer, the temperature is very pleasant.
4h30 drive – 1h30 walk.
Night in the Aït Bougmez valley.
Early in the morning, the muleteers are ready to meet you. Departure for the first full day’s hike, via the 2,900-metre Tizi N’Ait Imi pass: a real natural barrier, it separates the two sides of the range. Descent to Tighremt N’Ait Hamd.
Isolated bivouac near the ruins of an old fortified granary at 2100 m altitude.
6-hour walk.
Night in tents – Bivouac.
Discover the upper M’goun valley. Here, life seems to have remained unchanged for centuries: the wadi weaves its way between the steep walls that isolate these villages in winter.
Hike through the villages of M’Rabtine, Tighrefte. Waouchki, and Imi N’Irkt.
5h walking.
Night in tents – Bivouac.
The most astonishing part of your trip: two whole days, or almost, of walking with your feet in the water: make sure you bring sturdy, water-resistant sandals. Continue through the Achaabou Gorge, characterized by its vertiginous vertical walls and narrowness: only 2m wide in some places!
Set up camp at Tiranimine (1920 m). Then to Isoumer, 1700m.
5h walking per day.
Night in tents – Bivouac.
Last walk to reach the road to Alemdoun. Meeting point with the minibus. Return to Marrakech via the Rose Valley, Kelaa m’gouna, Ouarzazate and the Tichka Pass.
Lunch en route. Arrival in Marrakech at the end of the day. Check-in at your hotel. Dinner on your own.
1h walk – 6h drive.
Night in Marrakech in a 3* hotel.
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the airport.
