OVERVIEW:
An amazing combination tour, featuring a 3-day Toubkal trek and a 3-day desert trip, will take you to Imlil town. This is the starting point from which you will hike and explore the Atlas Mountains on the first part of your journey. Subsequently, you'll fulfill your dream of visiting the Sahara Desert dunes with camels in Merzouga.GALLERY:
ITINERARY:
After breakfast, we have 1 hour, 30 minutes of driving to Imlil village, and we will begin the trek. Heading along the Ait Mizane Valley, we first pass Aremd village and then onto the shrine of Sidi Chamarouch. We then continue east, and by crossing the flood plains, our route takes us along mule tracks and up into the high, rocky cliffs above the valley, crossing the river. We eventually come to the pastoral shrine of Sidi Chamarouch, which attracts tourists and pilgrims. From here, the trail continues to climb steadily, snaking and zigzagging its way up to the snowline (in winter) and the Toukbal Refuge (3207m), our stop for the night. It takes approximately 4 to 5 hours to walk. The height difference is 1507m between Imlil and Toubkal huts.
Very early in the morning, you will start to climb this beautiful summit, that is the Toubkal, the highest (4167 m), a grandiose panorama North Africa in the south or Siroua, lies the only mountainous massif in Morocco with the cultivation of saffron, west of M'goun, where the brightness is clear, all the plain of Haouz and all the surrounding After the peak, return back to the refuge for lunch and continue the descent around the village in 1940. Accommodation in the lodge. 9 to 10 hours of walking
First, we cross the spectacular Tizi n’Tichka Pass of the High Atlas Mountains. You will pass through many Berber villages, and once in the desert, riverside oasis and barren hillsides are clustered with Kasbahs. After lunch, we drive further to the Valley of the Roses, with beautiful views of the Dades Valley, the valley of a thousand Kasbahs. Overnight in Dades.
After breakfast, we drive to Todra Gorge and after a short stop there, we drive on to "Auberge" at the dunes of Erg Chebbi We will arrive there around 4, and after a short break, you will ride camels into the dunes, where you will spend the night in Berber tents. After seeing a beautiful sunset, you will enjoy a fantastic dinner.
After viewing the most beautiful sunrise and having breakfast at the camp site, you will ride the camels back to the Auberge. From there, it will be a long day driving back to Marrakech, again via Tichka Pass.
INCLUDED & EXCLUDED
✔ Transport to and from Marrakech
✔ Qualified English French speaking guide
✔ Mules to carry the baggage and food
✔ Accommodation
✔ All food during the trek
✔ Transport for 3 Days to Sahara Desert
✘ Travel insurance.
✘ Soft/alcoholic drinks
✘ Tips and personal expanses
