8-day Mgoun Sahara combined trip

After breakfast, We start our journey to Ait Bougmez happy valley in the central High Atlas mountains. We will visit and take a great hike around the highest waterfalls of Morocco, Ouzoud. We will have Lunch by the falls; then we will carry on towards the valley, where we will stay for the night in a lovely local Guesthouse. 5 hour’s drive.

After a good breakfast, we set off on our hike up along the Assif n’Ait Bougmez valley, passing through the terraces, up to Tizi n’Ait Imi 2905m. After lunch, we descend to Tighremt N’ait Ahmed on the bank of Assif Mgoun. Six hours walk—overnight in tents.

We continue after breakfast down along the Mgoun Valley and pass through several Berber villages of El Morabitine, Wawchki, and Ighrem Izderne. We will meet the local people of the valley, with the traditional costumes and hairstyles of the Berber women. Overnight in tents. Six h walk.

We will leave the camp early in the morning after breakfast. We cross the stream and enter a narrow gorge walking in water through towering narrow canyons. There is an alternative route to take; if the water is too deep in the canyons, we could make the Tizi n’ Ait Hamed pass. After Lunch at the exit of the gorges, we continue to Aguerzaka. We will spend the night camping in tents in Aguerzaka village. 6 hours trek.

After breakfast, we continue our trek following the Mgoun river, walking in the water to the BouTaghrar Village. Overnight in local Guesthouse. 5 hours trek.

After breakfast, we drive from roses valley to Merzouga. We will visit Todra gorges and then drive to Rissani, Erfoud to arrive at Merzouga dunes. After a short break at the hotel, you will ride camels through the golden Erg Chebbi dunes, and this is an excellent opportunity to take lovely pictures. After feasting on a traditional Moroccan meal, we arrive at the camp, enjoy the sunset, and play drums around the campfire. Overnight in a nomadic-style camp. 5 hours drive.

We get up early to watch the sunrise; then, we ride camels back to the hotel. After an excellent breakfast and taking a hot shower, we drive to Ait Benhaddou Ksar through a different road via Alnif, Tazarine, and N’kob till Ouarzazate where we’ll have Lunch. You will have the opportunity to hike around the Ksar and discover with your guide. Overnight in a hotel. 6 hours drive.

After breakfast, we continue to Marrakech, crossing the Tizi n’Tichka pass (2260m altitude), and admire the landscape of Berber villages with some photo stops. Overnight in Marrakech hotel. 4 hours drive. End of Mgoun Sahara combined trip.