An immersion into nomadic life for a walking discovery in the Moroccan desert. An 8-day trek in a spectacular environment.
An immersion into nomadic life for a walking discovery in the Moroccan desert. An 8-day trek in a spectacular environment.
Meet in Ouarzazate
Meeting with our local assistance at your hotel in Ouarzazate. Check-in and overnight stay. Possible transfer from Marrakech with a supplement.
Dinner at your own leisure.
Overnight in Ouarzazate.
Departure for Amrad
In the morning, meet with your team, guide, cook, driver, and depart from Ouarzazate by minibus along the road that crosses the Jebel Saghro. From Agdz, you follow the ribbon of greenery of the Draa Valley oases. You reach Tazzarine in the early afternoon.
Picnic lunch in the shade of an acacia tree near the village of Amrad.
Meet with the camel team for the loading of the logistics and you begin the hike from the village of Amrad for a short walk.
3h30 of travel and approx. 1h30 of walking.
Night in a bivouac in the middle of the desert.
Oued Taghbalt
You go from village to village along the Taghbalt wadi: palm oases, gardens, shaded paths and fortified ksar. The landscapes are magnificent. Setting up the bivouac in the heart of the oasis, in its soothing coolness.
Approx. 5 hours of walking.
Night in a bivouac in the heart of the Oasis.
Toubkal Plateau
Leaving the oasis of Taghbalt, you reach the desert plateau of Toukal. You hike along a sandy ridge before reaching the spectacular dune massif of Foum Tizza. Setting up tents in the hollows of the dunes.
Approx. 4 hours of walking.
Night in a tent in the heart of the dunes.
Jbel Amgharfi
You cross the Foum Tizza gorge and make a short climb to reach the ridge of the Jebel Amgharfi, a massif very characteristic for its sand-filled canyons. At the summit, a panorama over the whole region of Tazzarine and the Jebel Saghro to the north-west. Descent towards the north in the direction of the ruined village of Mchilou.
4h30 of walking.
Night in a bivouac.
Direction Isk N’Brahim
Crossing the vast Saharan spaces and the lunar plateau, heading towards Isk N’Brahim, and its rocky peaks very rich in fossils. Bivouac in the shade of palm trees.
Approx. 5 hours of walking.
Night in a bivouac.
Jebel Saghdrar
In the morning, final hike with a view of the blue peaks of the Djebel Saghdrar. You meet the vehicle near the village of Timganine and you return to Ouarzazate. On the way, you have lunch in a small restaurant. You arrive in Ouarzazate at the end of the day. Check-in and overnight at the hotel. Dinner at your own expense.
Approx. 2 hours of walking and 3 hours of travel.
Overnight in Ouarzazate.
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time. Transfer to the airport.
Round-trip ground transfer
Airport - hotel - airport transfers
5 nights in a bivouac (double igloo tent)
2 nights in a 3*** hotel in Ouarzazate, double room with breakfasts
1 picnic on the road on the way out
1 lunch at a restaurant on the return
Camels for carrying logistics and luggage
1 accompanying guide during the hike
1 cook for the hiking portion
Full board in the field whilst hiking, based on fresh produce
Bivouac equipment: double igloo tent, foam mattresses with covers, mess tent for meals, simple toilet tent, kitchen utensils
International flights to Morocco
Supplementary travel insurance, not compulsory
Meals in Ouarzazate
Sleeping bag. Rental possible upon request
Tips and any extras
You can consult health and police formalities for your trip: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/conseils-aux-voyageurs/
Duration: 12 days.
Duration: 5 days.