4 Day Family Tour of Berber Villages from Marrakech
Highlights
Marrakech
trekking, walking, backpacking
Group Tour
4 Days
Medium
English
Description
Embark on this tour of the Azzaden valley, dubbed as the 'Red Valley' because of the red mountains on either side. Experience the Berber culture and discover how indigenous people live in the mountains. This tour has been tailored to meet the needs of families with children, and the difficulty level has been moderated accordingly.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Marrakech - Imlil - Tamsoult Refuge.
From Imlil (1740 m) to L´azib Tamsoult (2490m): 5-hour walk
- From Imlil centre, we will walk to explore Arghen and Mzikk villages: Berber villages with old houses. Moving forward, we take a path to l´zib n´mzikk (1900m), on to Adrar Adj (3129m).
- Start walking uphill to pass to Tizi n´mzikk (2489m), a place that offers breathtaking views; have lunch here.
- Complete the route by taking a stroll through juniper trees to reach L´azib n´tamsoult, this will take about two hours more. Behold the waterfall Ighouliden. We will spend the night here.
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Day 2: Azib Tamsoult - Tahliouin
From L´azib Tamsoult to Id Aissa: 4-hour walk
- After breakfast at 8:00 AM, we will go to Azaden valley, it’s a berber valley, with friendly and hospitable people, more than 98% of whom are working in agriculture and 2% in tourism. They have nut and apple trees, cherries, corn, as well as vegetables, potatoes, onion and radish in wintertime.
- On this path, we will pass over Tizi Oussem Berber village, and Id Aissa, where we will have lunch. After lunch, we will go to explore Azadn Valley. And then return to Id Aissa for the night.
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Day 3: Tahliouin to Imlil.
From Id Aissa to Aguersioual: 6-hour walk
- From Id Aissa we will climb to Tizi Oudid (2219m). Begin the day at 8:00 AM, go through juniper trees to Tizi Oudid, continue to Matat village after lunch.
- Proceed to the Aguersioual village in Imlil valley, where we will say goodbye to mules and spend the last night.
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Day 4: Imlil to Marrakech
From Aguersioual to Marrakech: 2 hours
- Have lunch at Imlil in nature's lap, proceed to your accommodation in Marrakech.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
Per Person | |
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1 to 4 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 4 | /person |
This is a group tour |