Imilchil/Gorges of M'goun - 15 days

Day 1 : Arrival at Fes or Marrakech
Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2 :Transfer > Lake Tislit (2300 m)
- From FES: 04hours road. Departur at 08:00 towards Tounfite and Imilchil, via Ifrane, Azrou and Boumia.

- From MARRAKECH: 07 hours road.Transfer to Imilchil. A little break in the forest before arriving at Aghbala. The road crosses the plain of Haouz before penetrating in the mountains of the High Atlas. Crossing of Beni Mellal and arrival at the Lake of Tislit. A meeting with the muleteers.

Bivouac next to the lake of Tislit.

Day 3 : Trek > Imilchil (2159 m) > Oudiddi (2100 m)  : 5hours walking
aAway on the heigh plateau to Imlchil. The plateau is surrounded of the high mountains of the Eastern Atlas.

Bivouac

Day 4 and 5 : Trek > Assif Melloul > Batli (1600 m) : 7 hours walking
Two days of descent towards Assif Melloul. Until Oulghazi, the valley remains broad and cultivated but without villages because of the violent moods of the river. The forest is often present and the landscape is increasingly wild. Some sheep-folds next to the path.The day, we will spend it  at the small village of Batli. Passages of fords (according to the period). Attention, according to the climate.

Bivouac at Batli.

Day 6 : Trek > Pass of Dari (1968 m) > Ait Boulmane (1500 m) : 4 hours walking
Small climb to the pass of Dari, beautiful sight on the valley of Anergui. Quiet descent to join Ait Boulmane in Assif Melloul. Free afternoon, a possible bath or  a visit to the village of Ait Boulmane.

Night at the inhabitant home.

Day 7 : Trek > Ait Boulmane/plateau of Anou Ahnad (2300 m) :  6 to 7 hours walking
A rise on the plateau of Ahnad by a very beautiful mule track. Water is very rare on the plateau. Camp at Ait Tous, the only water point, gathering place of the shepherds of Ait Abdi. Bivouac.

Day 8 : Trek > Ahnad (2300 m) > Tighanimine (1600 m  : 7 hours walking
We finish the crossing of the plateau. Descent in the valley of Assif Ahançal. Bivouac upstream of Zahwa Ahançal, at Tighanimine

Day 9 : Trek> A visit the gorges of Taghia (2000 m) :  4 hours walking

A stroll at the entry of the gorges of Taghia. By a small path, we reach the village of the same name. The gorges are impressive...A rest and a bath possible.

Return to the bivouac at Tighanimine.

Day 10 : Trek > Tighanimine /Aqqua Tazaght > Tizi Taghboula (3032 m)  : 7 hours walking

A day in one of the most wild corners of the Atlas. we will discover the splendid limestone canyons. then we reach a plateau perched to 3000 meters and inhabited by the nomads of Ait  Atta .

Bivouac on the heights not far from Tizi Taghboula.

Day 11 : Trek > Bouzgou (3444 m) > Tichki (2196 m)  : 7 hours walking
While following the level lines, in a very stripped landscape, we cross the plate of Bouzgou;a real meneral world! Passage of Tizi' Igourane (3200 m) and of the pass of Bouzgou. Here,some areas are inhabited.

Night at the Bivouac or at the lodging of Tichki.

Day 12 :Trek > Tichki > Tighremt Ait Ahmed (2235 m)  : 6 hours walking
Pleasant crossing of the villages of M'goun valley after these two days spent in the mountains. Very beautiful Berber architecture. Bivouac at Tighrmte Ait Hamed.

Day 13 :Trek > Tighrmte Has Hamed /col of Has Imi (2900m)/Vallée of Has Bougmeuz. 5 to 6 hours walking

We will join the mountain of Ouagoulzat at the pass of Ait IMi (2900m), beautiful sight on the chain of M'goun and the valley Ait Bougmuez, descent towards that beautiful valley.

Night at the lodging at Ait Ziri.


Day 14 :Transfer to Fes (6 hours) or Marrakech :  4 hours walking
After breakfast at the inn? departure in tansport towards Dadés to join the minibus and continue to Ouarzazate and Marrakech.

Night at the hotel. 

Day 15 :Transfer to FES/MARRAKECH airport

N.B: We can envisage one day free at Fès or Marrakech but the visit of the gorges of Taghia (J9) will be cancelled.

Detail and data sheet of the program on request.

Temperature :  15° to 25° Day &  06° to 15° at night.
Period : May to September                
Walking hours : 5 to 6 h                  
Level : Medium

*S.SINGLE : Single room supplement.

N.B: For families:

- Free of charge for children of less than 06 years old (maximum 01 child per family).

- Reduction of 25% for children between 07 and 12 years old (maximum 01 child per family).

THE PRICE INCLUDES:

Transfers between the airport and the hotel (Arrival and departure).

Road Transfers between MARRAKECH and the departure of the Trek.

2 nights in 3* hotel with half-board in MARRAKECH.

3 or 4 nights in lodging at the inhabitant.

Tents and mattresses.

All meals during the Trek.

Services of muleteers, 01 mule for two hikers.

Cooker.

Berber Guide.

DOES NOT INCLUDE:

Ticket flight, meals in the cities and during the transfers, drinks, insurances for repatriation, traditional tips

It is about a Trek without notable technical difficulty. It is necessary to be in a good physical condition and to be able to walk for 5 or 6 hours each day, with a quiet rhythm. There is always a light back bag where you can take the minimum (gourd, food of race, camera...) All the luggage and food are transported by the mules. if a medical problem (distortion for example) is to happen, it is always possible to call upon a mule. However, it should be known that the ground is not flat, that it is necessary sometimes to go up to climb a pass and that you will find certain stages a little long... In short, you will certainly have physical feelings;so, and it is important to have the desire and the spirit of hiking and walking.
The itinerary indicated will be able to undergo modifications imposed by the mean level of the group, or by the climatic conditions.

A sleeping bag, a large bag for clothing, a small back bag for the day, walking shoes, crates, sandals for the bivouac, Kwe, polar, personal drugs, a gourd (1 litter or 2 litters), pastilles of water purification, sun lotion, a pair of sunglasses, cap, camera, a torch (frontal), spare batteries, toilet bag and other personal effects.