Marrakech Trip Overview
This 3 day trek around Berber villages is worth doing. You will be visiting some old Berber villages as well as crossing high passes in the high Atlas mountains.
Additional Info
* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Hiking & Camping
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
This 3 day trek around Berber villages is worth doing. You will be visiting some old Berber villages as well as crossing high passes in the high Atlas mountains.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech – Imlil – Tizi n’Tamatert pass – Tachedirt – Tinghrine.
Stop At: Imlil, Imlil, Marrakech-Safi
Imlil valley is a favourite placet for mountain trekkers, Imlil is just a five-hour hike from the base of Jebel Toubkal, and in spring you won’t want to miss waking up in these flowering High Atlas foothills.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Tacheddirt, Tacheddirt, Marrakech-Safi
Tacheddirt (also Tachdirt) is a small village high up (2314m) in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It is the highest settlement in the Rhirhaia valley, about 2.5 miles further up than Ikkiss.
The village is populated by about 200 or 300 people. It has no road or track, but rather a winding footpath.
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a berber lodge in Tinghrine village
Day 2: Tinghrine – Tizi n’Auguersioual pass – Aguersioual – Matat – Tizi Oudid pass – Ait Aissa village
Pass By: Atlas Mountains
It has several peaks over 4,000 m (2.5 mi), including the highest summit in North Africa, Toubkal (4,167 m (13,671 ft)) and further east Ighil m’Goun (4,071 m (13,356 ft)) the second major summit of the range. At the Atlantic and to the southwest, the range drops abruptly and makes a transition to the coast and the Anti-Atlas range. To the north, in the direction of Marrakesh, the range descends less abruptly. On the heights of Ouarzazate the massif is cut through by the Draa Valley which opens southward. It is mainly inhabited by Berber people, who live in small villages and cultivate the high plains of the Ourika Valley.
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a berber lodge in Ait Aissa village
Day 3: Ait Aissa – Tizi Oussem village – Tizi Mzik pass – Imlil -Marrakech
Pass By: Tizi Oussem, Tizi Oussem, Marrakech-Safi
It is a nice village in the Azzaden valley in the high atlas mountains.
Stop At: Imlil, Imlil, Marrakech-Safi
Imlil valley is a favourite placet for mountain trekkers, Imlil is just a five-hour hike from the base of Jebel Toubkal, and in spring you won’t want to miss waking up in these flowering High Atlas foothills.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
