Marrakech Trip Overview
Travel from Marrakech through many little hamlets and Berber villages to the magnificent Western High Atlas Mountains. Trek past the villages of imlil and Mzik. Visit a village in the Assif N’ait Mizane, overlooking ancient irrigated terraced fields of fruits trees and vegetables. Get over Tizi M’zik mountain (2479m). And descent through juniper trees.
We organize trekking, Atlas Mountains – Hike off the beaten track through the highest and most scenic mountain range in North Africa; Moroccan villages.
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* Duration: 2 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Transfers & Ground Transport >> Private Drivers
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Travel from Marrakech through many little hamlets and Berber villages to the magnificent Western High Atlas Mountains. Trek past the villages of imlil and Mzik. Visit a village in the Assif N’ait Mizane, overlooking ancient irrigated terraced fields of fruits trees and vegetables. Get over Tizi M’zik mountain (2479m). And descent through juniper trees.
We organize trekking, Atlas Mountains – Hike off the beaten track through the highest and most scenic mountain range in North Africa; Moroccan villages.
DAY 1, Marrakech – Imlil – Tizi M’zik – Tamsoult Waterfalls – Tizi Oussem.
After breakfast in Marrakech, we travel to Imlil with a 1h30m drive passing by Tahnout, Moulay Brahim and Asni. Here, you will meet your guide and mules crew. When you stuff are loaded, we will start our trail ascending up to Tizi Mzik (2500m) which provides a faboulous scenerey of Imlil and Azzaden valleys. Here, you will have lunch under junipers’ shade with surprising views of the Atlas Mountains. After lunch time, we descend down to visit the highest waterfalls in the region. We then retrace the same way down to meet the road that goes over Tizi Mzik down through juniper trees till we arrive to the village of Tizi Oussem (1850m). Here, you will have a photo break to capture some of the lifetime memories of Berber terrain and customs. The day’s trek is 7 hours walking. Overnight at the Berber guest house.
DAY 2, Tizi Oussem – Id Issa – Tizi Oudid – Mattat – Marrakech.
Today’s trek will take us from Tizi Oussem down, along the valley till we arrive to the village of Id Aissa (1800m), join the way eastward that goes over Tizi Oudid pass (2010m) which allows you to take time to appreciate the view of the Imlil, Azzaden Valleys and Berber villages built into mountainsides in every direction. We trek on along for another hour passing by Mattat Village until we arrive to a place near the river of Agersioual Village (1600m) where you will get lunch under walnut trees and at relax nearby river. On the afternoon, the transport will be provided to take you back to Marrakech. Today’s trek is 5 hours walk.
