Atlas Mountains to the Desert - 8 Days

 

Day 1: Transfer from Marrakech to Imlil Acclimatisation day around the Imlil Valley. One option is to trek to a col at 2660m. / 8727ft. in the nearby Mezzik Valley. Return to Tamatert Guest house.

Day 2: Ascend to the shrine at Sidi Chamharouch. Continue ascent to reach the Neltner Refuge (3207m. / 10,521ft.) our accommodation for the next 3 nights.

Day 3: Leave the refuge to make the day-climb of Ouanoukrim (4089m./ 13,415ft.). Time to rest and relax during the late afternoon. Refuge.

Day 4: Today we make the steep ascent to the summit of Jebel Toubkal (4167m. / 13,672ft.) After time to enjoy the panoramic views we return to the Neltner Refuge. Refuge.

Day 5: Leave the refuge and return down the Aroumd Valley, via Sid Chamharouch to our gite in Tamatert. Overnight at gite.

Day 6: We leave our guest house after breakfast by our car to desert,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 Valley of the Roses, with beautiful views of the Dades valley, valley of a thousand kasbahs. Overnight in Dades.

Day 7: After breakfast we drive to Todra Gorge and after a short stop there we drive on to "Auberge du Sud" 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.

Day 8: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.