Day 1:
_Marrakech-Azilal-Central high atlas-Timit(1800m),pick up at the hotel in Marrakech this morning and drive to Azilal town for lunch in one of local restaurant, this town is the gate of central high atlas situated at the base of Middle atlas and high atlas mountains, you will have free time to explore the city, and then another 2 hours drive to Timit Berber village at happy valley of Morocco, rest of the day to explore the valley and walk up to one of the old granaries used long time for storage cereals,food,dates….,dinner and night in guest house.5 hours drive
Day 2:
_Timit(1800m)-Aguerd Ouzrou-Arous(1900m)-Azib n’Ikis(2200m),today is the first day of our Mgoun trek,we start walk from Timit,visit Aguerd Ouzrou village to see one of the high lights of central high atlas is the dinosaur footprint aged around 180 million years, after walk the long left side of the valley till Arous village, then another 2 hours walk to arrive summer grazing pastures of Ait Bougumez villages for the night in tents,5 hours walk.
Day 3:
_Azib n’Ikis(2200m)-Aghouri pass(3400m)-Tarkedit refuge(2900m),adventure walking day from Ikis to the first pass which about 2900m high, after we will continue to the next pass 3400m,from here is an amazing view to the whole ridge of M’goun mountain, after enjoying the views here we will walk down to the vast plateau of Tarkedit where we will spend overnight, It is the place for nomads during summer months we meet lots nomads with their goats and camels, night in tents 8 hours walking.
Day 4:
_Tarkedit(2900m)-Mgoun summit(4068m)-Oulilimt(2300m),an early morning is excpecting today to walk up to the second highest mountain in Morocco which is Mgoun about 4068m high above sea level,it will be long uphill to reach the ridge of Mgoun mountain,it is rich in geology,frm the edge you will be between Anti atlas and vast plateau to the south and more high peaks to the north,we will follow the ridge to the top,after we will walk dow to Oulilimt valley for the night,8 hours walking.
Day 5:
_Oulilimt(2300m)-Tizi n’Ait Imi(2900m)-Timit(1800m),the last day of our hike leaving Oulilimt valley to Tizi n’Ait Imi pass which is about 299m high where we will enjoy good views to the whole directions, in the way we will meet some nomads living in caves and in small shelters in the mountains, after the pass it is long downhill to happy valley ,will stop for lunch at Ait Imi Village then continue to Timit for night in guest house,6 to 7 hours walk.
Day 6:
_Timit-Abachkou-Ait Blal-Demnat-Marrakech,after breakfast driver will pick us up back to Marrakech, will stop at Iwariden dinosaur site for visit, and at natural bridge of Imi N’ifri for sightseeing and for lunch, arrive Marrakech in the afternoon, night in the hotel.
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