Itinerary

1. Day 1: Marrakesh - Agersioual - Tizi Oudit (2200m) - Tizi Oussem (1850m):

   • Pick up from Marrakesh and drive towards the destination. You will leave the vehicle on the road up towards Imlil at Agrersioual village (1,650m), where you will meet your Berber muleteer and guide.
   • Your first day will be an easier acclimatization trek in the Ouirgane National Park. The terrain here is gentler, with copper-green soil and juniper trees. Overnight in Gite in Tizi Oussem, a small rustic Berber Village. Approx. 5 hrs of walking time.

2. Day 2: Tizi oussem (1850m) - Tizi Mezzik (2500m) - imlil (1740m)

   • Today involves a fantastic climb out of the Azzadene Valley. You’ll head up the valley towards Tamsoult, from where you’ll head up towards the pass at Tizi n Mzik (2489m), where you will have lunch. 
   • Descend to Imlil, where you will spend a night in the guesthouse. Approx. 4-5 hours walking.

3. Day 3: imlil - Tizi -n-Tichka - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - Dades Valley/Gorges

   • We will pick you up from your guesthouse, and we will start our journey from Imlil to Dades Gorges. Across the Tizi-n-Tichka Atlas pass, with far-reaching views across the mountains, to the traditional High Atlas Berber village of Telouet.
   • We continue to Ait Benhaddou to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Benhaddou, a spectacular fortified village (Ksour). You’ll take your lunch at Ait Benhaddou or Ouarzazate and continue to Dades Valley. We will spend the night in a riad/hotel in Dades Gorge.

4. Day 4: Dades Gorges - Tenghir - Todra Gorges -- Erfoud - Rissani - Merzouga

   • After breakfast, we go from DADES to Toudra Gorges, Tinghir, and the Sahara desert of Merzouga. Berber villages are scattered along the way.
   • We’ll pass through Tinjdad, Jorf and Erfoud in which we’ll feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet.
   • We will continue to Merzouga, Camel Ride & Night in Desert.

5. Day 5: back to Merzouga - Agdz - Ouarzazate –Marrakech trough Tizi-n-Tichka

   • After seeing the sunrise in the desert, we go back on the camels to Merzouga after breakfast and take a shower in a hotel, then start our journey to Ouarzazate through the Berber villages of the Atlas mountains (Tinjdad, Tenghir Todra gorges, Boumalene-du-Dades).
   • Cross the High Atlas Mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco Tizni Tichka, 2260m high, offering impressive views of valleys, mountains and many Berber villages nearby.
   • Arrive at Marrakesh in the evening.