7 Day M’goun Gorges Trekking
7 Day M’goun Gorges Trekking
7 Day M’goun Gorges Trekking
- Duration: 7 Day
- Tour Type : Private
- Pickup : Personalized
- – Supervision: all tours are supervised by a qualified mountain guide.
- – Transport: by minibus or 4X4 vehicle depending on the circuits.
- – bivouac and kitchen equipment
- – Accommodation: depending on the tours, in a 3-star hotel, in a lodge, bivouac (2-person
tent with mattress), at the inhabitant’s. - – Meals: they are prepared by a cook during the stay.
- – Carrying of luggage: your luggage is carried by pack animals (mule or dromedary). Bring
a small backpack for your daily things. - -mineral water lay the stay
- – Accommodation in (Marrakech)
- – Repatriation insurance
- – Meals in Marrakech
- – The drinks
- – Tips
- – NB: Repatriation insurance can be granted to you by the company that insures your
property (automobile, accommodation, civil liability, etc.) or through your credit card.
Check it out! If this is not the case, take out repatriation insurance.
1. What is included in the trek price?
We provide a comprehensive package to ensure a worry-free adventure:
Transport: Round-trip tourist transport from Marrakech (minibus or 4×4), including a stop at Ouzoud Waterfalls and transfer to Azilal/Ait Bougmez.
Staff: A qualified mountain guide, a professional Berber cook, and a team of muleteers.
Accommodation: 4 nights in bivouac (camping) and 2 nights in local gites/inhabitant houses (with showers/toilets available).
Meals: All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) prepared by the cook during the trek.
Luggage: Mules to carry your heavy luggage and camping equipment.
Equipment: Bivouac gear (2-person tents with mattresses) and kitchen equipment.
Hydration: Mineral water is provided for the duration of the trek.
2. What is NOT included?
Accommodation and meals in Marrakech.
Travel and Repatriation Insurance (Mandatory).
Soft drinks and personal purchases.
Tips for the staff.
3. Is this trek difficult?
This is a challenging trek suitable for fit walkers.
Summit Day: Day 3 involves an ascent to 4,068m and can take up to 8 hours. However, there is an option to skip the summit and take a mule path if you are feeling tired.
Water Trekking: Day 5 involves walking in the river; water shoes or sandals are recommended.
4. Do I need travel insurance?
Yes, it is mandatory. You must have repatriation insurance. Check if your credit card or auto/home insurance covers this (civil liability/repatriation). If not, you must purchase a specific travel insurance policy before the trip.
5. What should I carry during the hike?
You only need to carry a small daypack with your daily essentials (camera, sunscreen, water bottle, windbreaker). Your main luggage and camping gear will be transported by mules from camp to camp.
6. When is the best time to go?
This trek is best enjoyed from late spring to early autumn.
Summer: The passage through the gorges (Day 5) is particularly refreshing.
May: You may coincide with the Rose Festival in Kelaa M’Gouna on the return journey.
Overview
Located in the heart of the central High Atlas mountains, the Aït Bougmez, or “Happy Valley,” offers a stunning hiking experience. This valley, overlooked by the towering M’Goun range, is home to a rich Berber culture and thirty beautiful villages situated between 1800 and 2100 meters. As you trek through this fertile land, you’ll see vast cultivated terraces, groves of walnut trees, and villages with unique flat-roofed architecture. The landscape is a vibrant mosaic of green fields, dry stone walls, and rocky outcrops, where you can even find dinosaur footprints. The trek, which includes a comfortable stay in a traditional house-inn and a peaceful journey by mule, is a fantastic opportunity to meet the local population and discover highlights like the Ouzoud waterfalls, the collective attic of Sidi Moussa, and the dramatic gorges of Magun.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech - The happy valley of A Bougmez - Azibs N’Ikkis (2300m)
Transfer to Azilal, the last town before taking a small road to the deep valleys of the central
High Atlas, the Aït Abbas valley and the happy valley of Aït Bougmez through its first village,
Agouti, we meet with the team of mule drivers. Our trek to M’goun begins with crossing the
beautiful Berber villages of the Arous valley with typical adobe architecture. Nui after the
sheepfolds of Arous at 2,500 m 3 hours of walking. 700m ascent .. Night with the locals
Day 2: Azibs n’Ikkis (2300m) - Col de Tarkeddit (3400m) - plateau de Tarkeddit (2900m)
We go up by the mule track which brings us to the Au Tizi n’Oughri pass (3400 m).
Panoramic view over the vast northern slope of M’Goun, on the Tarkeddit plateau and the
surrounding peaks. Then a descent of 1h30 to our camp near the sources of Tassaout
(2900 m). In the afternoon, rest. Night in tents Duration: 5h30 walking. Elevation: 1050m
ascent and 500m descent.
Day 3: Tarkeddit plateau - The ascent of M’goun (4068 m) - Oulilimt (2700m).
Wake up around 4 a.m., departure around 5 a.m. to join the long crest line of the Ighil
M’Goun, which we will follow to the top of M’goun (4068 m). A beautiful view over all the
mountains of the central High Atlas and, to the south, over the Dades valley, the Massif
Sarhro. After descent by the path in a corridor, to reach the camp near the sheepfolds of
Oulilimt (2700 m. 8 hours of walk. 1168 m of ascent and 1368 m of descent. NB: for those
who do not wish to climb from M’goun, possibility of following the path with the mule Night in
tents
Day 4: Oulilimte - The Ouzighimt valley - Imin Irkt
This day is limited to the descent of the Ouzighimt valley; a wonderful valley to cross, hike
between the small villages and meet the nomads of the Atlas population especially the
women are always in full activity: the work in the fields, collecting wood for the fire … our
walk will be all along the river, which links several villages. Lunch will be at the edge of the
wadi in Taghraft. Then we continue our crossing to Imi N’Irkt village. The duration 5h30 of
walking. Elevation: 500m descent. Night with the locals.
Day 5: Imi N’Irkt - Tiranimine- Agrd zga
A stage of several passages in the water. at a time when the gorges are narrow, we always
stay in the water, often cold and refreshing in summer. A break for a hot tea and lunch near
the Ifasfas spring. The camp will be in Tighanimine village. Duration 5 hours of walking.
Elevation: 500m descent. Night with the locals.
Day 6: Tighanimine - agrd zga Boutaghrar - night with the locals
This stage begins with a stroll through the heart of crops and fruit trees: fig trees, walnut
trees, apple trees under a good sun which makes the climate much hotter than the regions
previously seen. Before arriving in Boutghrar, our lunch will be scheduled near the village of
Tamgalouna. The duration 5h30 of walking. Elevation: 400m descent. Night with the locals.
Day 7: Boutghrar - Ouarzazate - Col de Tichka - Marrakech
Departure around 8 am towards the city of Kelaa M’Gouna, renowned for its roses on a
world scale where a large rose festival is organized every first week of May. After 90km, we
will arrive in Ouarzazate. Break at a local restaurant. The resumption of the road towards
Marrakech will be by the famous Tichka pass where we will have lunch. 320km of road.Elevation: 500m descent. Night with the locals.Departure around 8 am towards the city of Kelaa M’Gouna, renowned for its roses on a
world scale where a large rose festival is organized every first week of May. After 90km, we
will arrive in Ouarzazate. Break at a local restaurant. The resumption of the road towards