3-Day Trek in Atlas Mountains and Berber villages & Valleys from Marrakech

Day 1 Day 1 : Marrakech –Imlil –Tizi n'tmatert –Ttinagherin

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   Marrakech

   ​Early in the morning you will be picked up in Marrakech (from your hotel or airport) by our driver. Leaving behind the urban area you pass small towns like Asni and on the small road arrive to Imi Oughlad a traditional village and also one of the departure places to Toubkal National Parks. After introduction to the accompanying local support team we start our trek in north-west direction, pass cornfields and woods of pine and junipers.

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   Imlil

   We climb to the Tiz n'tachete (2000m), where we shall stop for a while to look back down on the Imlil village and Oussaden valleys. Then carry on for another half hour to Imi n'ifri where we take our picnic lunch. After enjoying the well-deserved refreshment we walk for about 2,5 hours down on a rural path to Assif n' ait oussaden and to the red colour terraced village of Tinagherin ( 1750 m ). Here we stop and spent the night in a local refuge or alternatively in a tent camp if this is agreed before.This track is a great alternative to the mountaineering oriented Toubkal tracks as it focus more on the village life and rural area. Most of the time we will hike in altitude of approx. 2000 m. However avoiding Jebel Toubkal does not mean avoiding beautiful panorama and views. On the contrary, we will climb up to several passes, walk the valleys, have a rest at river banks and admire waterfalls…
   Approx 5-6 hours walking.

Day 2 Day 2 : Tinagherin – Tizi n'ogarsioual – Matat Village – Ait Aissa

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   Matat

   After breakfast we set off on our hike up and along the Assif n'ait emnan valley, pass through the walnut oases, up to Tizi n'ogarisoual (1995m) and on the comfortable track we arrive at Assaka spring. Here in the middle of beautiful countryside we enjoy our picnic lunch and listen to silence disturbed only by wind and birds. The afternoon's hike takes us down along the shadow giving forests until we reach the Berber village of Ait Aissa (1870m) or agouns n Assoul where we will have our dinner and spent the night in a refuge or alternatively in tent if agreed before.
   Approx 5-6 hours walking.

Day 3 Day 3: Ait Aissa - Ighoulden Waterfalls - Tizi M'zzik -Imlil

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   Marrakech

   We start our last day with a hike to a beautiful waterfall at Azib Tamsoulte and return to cross the Tizi 'n Mzik pass (2,500m). There we are already in the main Toubkal valley, so walk through it to a busy and colourful village of Imlil (1,900m) one of the central places for departures to Jebel Toubkal. We have a lunch before saying goodbye to accompanying staff and you are driven back to Marrakech.
   Approx 5-6 hours walking.