Day Trip to the Atlas Mountains – 1 Day
From £160.00 pp
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Your journey will take you past waterfalls and the hamlets of Ait Mizan, Targa imoula village and other villages. You will stop off in Aroumd village and have the opportunity to take in the views of ancient irrigated terraced fields of barley, corn, and vegetables, surrounded by cherry and walnut trees. Your guide will point out things of interest and talk to you about the Berber culture and heritage along the way. You will have the opportunity to have mint tea with a Berber family as you come down through the village and you will then enjoy a traditional Moroccan meal in a Berber family guest house.
On a stunning scenery excursion from Marrakech through small Atlas villages such as Ait Mizan, Targa, and Imoula, explore the Berber settlements of the High Atlas Mountains. Stop in Arghen village, Aroumd village to take in the scenery of the fields and fruit trees. Lunch can be had in a Berber house.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Location
- High Atlas Mountains
- Group Size
- Up to 12 people
- Transport
- Private Vehicle
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best Season
- All year round
Itinerary
- Day 1: Marrakech – Tahnaout – Asni – Imlil Valley 1740m– Aroumd Village 2000m – Possible to hike up to some peak
Departing from Marrakech with Trekking Morocco Mountains Driver and Guide, we take the tarred road towards Imlil. Small villages follow each other in a vast landscape planted with olive trees, separated by a natural border made of prickly pear cactuses.
We will enjoy breathtaking views including the snowy summits of the High Atlas Mountains. We’ll stop in the small mountain village of Aremd. Visiting a traditional Berber Market was one of our highlights,located in Asni & operates on Saturday. Here people come every Saturday to sell their goods and buy their needs.
We continue to Imlil valley (64 km from Marrakech) in the Toubkal Massif ) , the highest in North Africa (Toubkal 4167m). , which is known for its walnuts, apples and cherries. From Imlil village we go on a short trek by foot or mule between some berber villages... We shall stop at Aroumd to visit this rather singular village in the Assif Aït Mizane Valley, built seemingly house upon house, overlooking ancient irrigated terraced fields of barley, corn and vegetables and surrounded by almond and walnut trees