Family trek in the happy valley.

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  Arrival in Marrakech

  Welcome by your tour guide and transfer to your hotel with a swimming pool. Free time to discover the Medina, the souks, and the famous Jemaa El Fna square. A large open space where snake charmers enchant their cobras with flutes, and healers present cures and remedies. It is only in the late afternoon that the square really starts to come alive. At dusk, as in France and Spain, people stroll in the early evening (Bab Agnaou street), and the square gradually fills up until it becomes a carnival of storytellers, acrobats, musicians, and artists. To refresh yourself, the stalls offer orange and grapefruit juice, while the nearby carts are filled with dates, dried figs, and almonds. The square becomes a huge open-air dining room, and the air is filled with wonderful smells and plumes of smoke drifting into the night.

• day 2

  Marrakech - Happy Valley of the Aït Bougmez

  Early departure towards the Aït Bougmez valley. The journey of about 6 hours gradually makes us aware of the Moroccan rural world, far from the main roads, with beautiful landscapes along the way. We pass through the municipality of Azilal, capital of the central High Atlas, then, via a winding road, we cross the Tizi N’Oughbar pass and reach the valley as well as the village of Tighza. Meeting with our team of muleteers and first walk to the Tafenfant pastures (2312m).

• day 3

  TAFENFANT - OUMSKIK - AZIB N'IKISS

  We leave the Tafenfant plateau to climb through a juniper forest up to the Oumskik pass (2805m), then descend towards the Aarous sheepfolds where we meet the nomads with their livestock (goats and sheep). Lunch near the Aarous gorges. In the afternoon, we visit the gorges.

• day 4

  Azib N'Ikis - Ibakilouen

  From Aarous, we descend towards the happy valley of the Aït Bougmez through fields and a succession of Berber villages. This last day of hiking allows us to discover the natural heritage, as well as the architectural and cultural riches of the happy valley of the Aït Bougmez. We cross many villages and meet villagers working in their fields, as well as women doing laundry by the river... The houses are built of rammed earth and blend in with the grand landscapes of the Atlas. Then, we climb to the old marabout and fortified granary of Sidi Moussa, which offers a beautiful view of the valley. Night in the village of Ibakliouen.

• day 5

  Ibakliouen - Dinosaur footprints - Village of R'bat

  Quiet day. In the morning, we visit the famous dinosaur footprints of the village. Then, we continue to the neighboring village of R'bat. Lunch with a local family, walk in the fields and discovery of the ancestral lifestyle of the inhabitants. Night in a tent near the Tawaya spring.

• day 6

  Rbat - Adazen Mountain - Zaouit Oulemzi

  Last day of trekking. Departure towards the Adazen mountain, with splendid panoramas of the M'goun peaks and the Ait Bougmez valley. Descent towards the Ait Hkem valley and accommodation in a family guesthouse in the village of Zaouit Oulmzi.

• day 7

  Zaouit Oulemzi - Ouzoud Waterfalls - Marrakech

  After breakfast, transfer towards Azilal via the Tizi N'Tirghist road. Along the way, visit the Ouzoud waterfalls: waterfalls about 110 m high, on three levels, on the Ouzoud wadi, at 1060 m altitude in the Middle Atlas in Morocco. Arrival in Marrakech in the afternoon, free time to stroll in the souks and visit the medina. Dinner at leisure.

• day 8

  Return flight

  Transfer to the airport and return flight.