Atlas Mountains & Berber Villages 3-Day Trek from Marrakech

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Atlas Mountains & Berber Villages 3-Day Trek from Marrakech

Berber villages trek: a three-day hike through Berber communities and three Atlas mountain valleys. A native guide will take you on a tour of Berber life and magnificent landscapes. Three days of walking in Ouirgane National Park's Atlas Valley trek: Three days of easy to medium hard trekking through the Berber settlement and valley of Imlil to Azzaden await you. Meet the Berber people and learn about their way of life. The path itself is comfortable when riding mules or strolling, making it suitable for families with children as well as the elderly. Cross magnificent mountain passes and villages while taking in the scenery of a typical and authentic valley. These days can be extended for travelers to cover additional ground and climb side peaks along the journey.

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Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech - Imi Oughlad - Tinzert

You will leave the van on the road leading up to Imlil at Imi Oughlad (1400m), where you will meet a Berber muleteer and guide. Your first day will consist of an easy acclimatization hike in Ouirgane National Park. The landscape is softer here, with green soil and juniper trees. You will spend the night in a gîte in Tinzert, a little rustic Berber town that takes around 4 hours to walk to.

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Day 2: Tinzert - Azzaden Valley (Ait Aissa)

After breakfast, you'll climb out of the valley and make your way to the breathtaking Azzaden Valley. The views will show you a mountain stream flanked by thick walnut forests that leads up to Toubkal. After around 6 hours of trekking, you will spend the night in the gite at Ait Aissa Village.

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Day 3: Ait Aissa - Tizi-n-Mzik - Imlil - Marrakech

A wonderful ascent out of the valley Azzaden awaits you on this day. You will leave the valley and travel to Tizi Oussem, from where you will ascend to the Tizi-n-Mzik (2489m) pass before descending to Imlil. After lunch in Imlil, you will be driven back to Marrakech; you will have plenty of time in the evening to explore the city, which will take roughly 5 hours of strolling.

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FAQs

  • Pick-up and drop-off at hotels
  • Transportation is provided by a comfortable air-conditioned minivan or 4WD with an English-speaking driver/guide.
  • Mountain hiking guide with extensive experience (Waterfalls area)
  • Lunch in a Berber family's home (Soup, fresh salad, Berber tajine, couscous, fruits, Moroccan mint tea, and mineral water)
  • Drinks.
  • Visit to the weekly market (Certain days)
  • All admission costs are included in the small-group tour.
  • Local levies
  • Fuel

On a 3-day trip from Marrakech, explore the Berber settlements of the High Atlas Mountains and travel deep into a terrain of lush valleys and barren peaks. Load your belongings onto mules and enjoy an unhurried trip from Imlil across a succession of high passes that provide a vivid insight of life in secluded Berber towns. Sip tea with a local family and learn about the intriguing traditional culture of the region; relax in a steaming hammam and sleep in one of the mountain refuges that have housed generations of mountain visitors.

Your head guide is Brahim

All trips on Skyhook are run by small, hand-picked local guiding companies. For this trip you'll be led by Brahim and the guiding team based in Imlil.

By booking through Skyhook you'll be joining a small-group trip. This can make it nice and sociable (you'll be added to a group chat after booking), and guarantees great value for money!

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