Where: City Marrakesch, airport, Ourika valley, Yagour plateau
Who: age 8- 75
When: Marrakesch city pick-up 9am, March till November
What: Trekkings
Hiking levels:
**4-6h, 800m▲ medium
***5-8h, 1400m▲ sporty
Included: Transfer, guid, water, full board, tent, mattress, luggage transport
Not included: drinks, insurance, tip, sleeping bag
Bring: Walking shoes, warm- and rain clothes, camera, sun cream, sun glasses, hat, day bag, bottle of water, personal pharmacy, sleeping bag* (*can be rented)
Breathtaking scenery will capture your heart as you hike to 3600m, explore Amazigh/Berber history and climb into the canyon. This intense and personal tour will leave you wanting more.
*Berber call themselves Amazigh sg. which means "free man".
7 days / 6 nights sportiv hiking
HIKING ATLAS MOUNTAINS - CANYONING SETTI FADMA
Day 1: Departure at 9:00 am from Marrakech towards the Atlas Mountains. After a drive of about 45 minutes through the olive groves, we will reach the village of Tnine Ourika, where a large weekly market is held. If you come on a Monday we can visit this market, otherwise we will drive you to the Berber Museum, which is on our way. We will have lunch in a good restaurant while driving up. Afterwards we continue our journey to our guesthouse in Amlougui. There we will check into our room and have dinner.
Day 2: 6h, 16km, 800m ▲: After breakfast we set out on a moderately difficult hike towards the northwest. First we go up to Tizi Ntalat Namer (1600m), from where we have an unobstructed view of the green Ourika valley. We continue walking through juniper and oak forests and through a variety of soils and rocks (Eon Precambrian sediment). After a short descent to Assif Ntadart, we relax in the shade of a walnut tree and enjoy our lunch. Then we continue via Wiygran (1600 m) and zigzag through small palm groves up to the ridge of Fodrar (1900 m) where we enjoy a spectacular panorama of Ait Oucheg before continuing to the plateau of Yagour (2500 m). At Assif Mloul we pitch our tents, cook and enjoy time around the campfire. (6 hours).
Day 3: 6h, 8km, 1400m ▲1400m ▼: Early breakfast and departure for a challenging hike to the summit of Meldsen (3600 m), from where we will have an unobstructed view in all directions, from the Sahara to the chain of Adrar Ndrn. The silence and beauty of the mountains will remain in our memory forever. After that we will return to our base camp where we will relax and stay for one more night.
Day 4: 4h, 10km, 200m ▲: After breakfast we will start our hike along the rocky path to Iferd Lake and cross the highest part of the plateau (2700). Here we can discover the impressive rock paintings, which are up to 3000 years old. At a nice place we have lunch break before we cross the rest of the plateau. At the cliffs, where we have a wonderful view on the plain of Azib from Aït Tizi (2500m), we pitch our tents again. 4h30
Day 5: 5h, 15km, 1000m ▼: A fortifying breakfast facilitates our descent from the plateau through the rocks. We walk past Aït Oucheg with its agricultural terraces to the river where we prepare and have our lunch. Before returning to Amlougui, we can shower, wash and relax in a local hamam. Dinner at the house of Amlougui.
Day 6: day tour 6h, 300m ▲, 300m ▼: Today, after breakfast, we will drive you to Setti Fadma to dive into the world of the canyon. First we will change our clothes and hike up for 1 hour, passing the first and second and more fare to the fourth waterfall. There we will have a little pick nic. before our instructor will explain everything that is important for your safety. After that we dive into the world called canyoning. An experience of a special kind, pure nature. After about 4 hours we arrive at the foot of the 7 waterfalls, where we change clothes and enjoy lunch by the river. Afterwards we will go back to the house of Amlougui where you will have time to relax and later we will enjoy a fine last dinner.
Day 7: Our last breakfast together, then you will be picked up by our driver and transferred to Marrakech or the airport.
Prices: Climb to the top and flow with the canyon
Inclusive: Transportar, 3x guest house, 4 day trekking full board, 1x day canyoning, canyoning stuff, 6x breakfast, 3x dinner
1 pers. € 880.–
2 pers. each € 680.–
3 pers. each € 580.–
4 pers. each € 520.–
5 pers. each € 480.–
6 pers. each € 420.–
single room € 50.– extra
Our prices are indicative and depend on the time you book, the season, and market
