Lalla Takerkoust Trip Overview
Experience the beauty of Berber villages and valleys of the Atlas Mountains in the Toubkal region with varied and picturesque scenery, lofty passes, non-technical peaks and the guarantee of a cheerful welcome from the Berber people. Trek through the Berber villages in the Atlas Mountains to discover the berber culture and do an easy walk around Toubkal mountains
Additional Info
* Duration: 4 days
* Starts: Lalla Takerkoust, Morocco
* Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Hiking & Camping
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What to Expect When Visiting Lalla Takerkoust, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Experience the beauty of Berber villages and valleys of the Atlas Mountains in the Toubkal region with varied and picturesque scenery, lofty passes, non-technical peaks and the guarantee of a cheerful welcome from the Berber people. Trek through the Berber villages in the Atlas Mountains to discover the berber culture and do an easy walk around Toubkal mountains
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech – Imi Oughlad – Tizi N’Tachte – Tiziane village
Stop At: Imlil, Imlil, Marrakech-Safi
We start early in the morning from Marrakech for a pleasant drive south, following our way up through the Moulay Brahim Gorge and UpperValleys to arrive at the higher foot hills of the Western High Atlas Mountains. Our path leads to ImiOughlad (1450m) withJbel Toubkal (4167m – the highest peak in North Africa), Aglzim (3650m) and Aksoual (3847m) looming in front of us. Here we will meet the Berber muleteercrew – always a fun part of our treks. We star tour trek up in a northwest direction for a 2 h acclimatisation hike up switch back mule tracks, will pass by some corn fields, pine and juniper forests to Tizi N’Tachte (2000m). Here we will have a stop to look back down on Imlil and Ait OussadenValleys, before continuing for another half an hour to Imi N’Ifri and our picnic place. After the picnic there will be a slow hike for about 2,5 h southwest down along a dirt track to Assif N’Ait Oussaden and the red clay terraced Tiziane village. Here we will spend the night in gite d’etape
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Berber Guest house
Day 2: Tizziane – Tizi N’Taghrhourte – D’knt village
Stop At: Ouirgane, Ouirgane, Marrakech-Safi
After breakfast we will hike up alongAssif N’Ait OussadenValley passing through walnut groves up to Tizi N’Taghrhourte (1995m) to a rare almost flat stretch to arrive to Assakaspring. Here we will have a stop for our field picnic. Our afternoon hike will take down along the edge of the forest until we reach D’knt village (1870m), where we will enjoy our dinner. We will spend the night in a family home.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Berber familly home
Day 3: D’knt – Tizi N’Tagdalte – TiziOussem
Stop At: Tizi Oussem, Morocco
Our 3 hour morning hike goes up through groves of walnut trees, fields of corn and barley. On our way we will meet many sheep and goat herders, as well as women with children carrying heavy loads of dates and dried herbs. Wew illpassTizi N’Tagdalte to descent through juniper trees until we reach a small spring, where we have our picnic. After enjoying some refreshments, we set off down winding tracks of upper slopes for approx. 3 h to arrive to a small river at the beginning of Assif N’Ait Oussaden Valley. Our destination of the day isTiziOussem village (1850m), where we will have our dinner and accommodation in a mountain gite d’etape.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Berber house
Day 4: TiziOussem – Tizi M’Zzik – Imlil – back to Marrakech
Stop At: High Atlas Mountains, 40000 Morocco
After breakfast the path will lead us up through pine and juniper trees to Tizi M’Zzik (2450m) and descent slowly to M’Zzik village, where in the middle of orchards of cherry, apple and nut trees and the surrounding peaks, we will have our picnic. In the afternoon we set off down to Imlil village and the end of your trek. Here the transportation will be provided to bring you back to Marrakech.
Duration: 6 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
