8 DAYS – DISCOVER THE VALLEY OF ROSES HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS

Transfer to hotel/riad in the center of Marrakech. Free afternoon in Marrakech to visit the place of Jamaa El Fna square.

Starting around 8am with your guide by car or minibus. The autonomy of the week is granted by supplies and camping equipment. Continue in the direction of the Tichka 2,260 m; the highest road pass in Morocco, great panoramic views, holm oaks, pines, several beautiful Berber villages perched on cliffs. We then cross the Tichka, to dive in beautiful semi desert landscape of Morocco’s southern side. Then on to Ouarzazate, with a date palm grove, then on to KelaaM’gouna fortress chain M’goun and Dades Valley with its beautiful kasbahs. By late afternoon arrival at the Kasbah of AitYoulDades , night homestay at kasbah – 7 hr drive.

Final preparations for the trek: mule, supplies, and we start our hike at 8:30 through the Dades Valley. We cross several terraced fields, including barley, and rose gardens) along the Dades , the heart of the valley. 40 minutes of walking in this wonderful valley, our carriers will follow by road. After 40 minutes, we leave this beautiful valley for a barren landscape, drier, where water is scarce, provide enough water to drink for three hours walking trail . Arid landscapes for 3 h, then we discover the beautiful green valley of Ouzighimt . Lunch at the edge of the valley to the village Ighrem Do Aqdim and again 1h30 walk to reach the village of Aguerzaka . This time the water is in abundance in the shadow of the gorge. Mandatory wading. Total of 5h30 , overnight in tents at Aguerzaka .

We leave this leafy valley with its beautiful kasbah and gorges, climbing 200m to the pass that leads us through a forest of juniper to Ameskar valley. Again a beautiful village with a hundred houses shaped adobe kasbahs . Lunch in the valley AMESKAR TAHTANI – then continue on a good and great trail through villages until Alemdoune 1,700 m – Camp at the entrance of the gorge AssifQuati to leave the village where the Valley of the Roses begins.

We slowly descend a valley oleander (allow to cross the gorge with sandals). Small but very exotic with its oleanders gorges, and then suddenly the beautiful kasbah village Amejgag . A large city with many beautiful houses, water is still in abundance in this major metropolitan area. Lunch by the river at the Al hot village, we then cross a small ford to camp next to Tamalout – total of 5h .

We are at the heart of the Valley of Roses, we reach the valley where we camped the 3 day ago. Along with Kasbahs there are many fields of roses make appearance around cereal crops (barley , corn, potatoes…. ). There are rose gardens that surround the fields and prevent access to sheep and goats. In recent years the roses are used for the manufacture of ” rose water ” and for the export of rose oil abroad. Descend to Hdidawhere we will have lunch and then continue to Tabarkhacht – Camp.

We leave our carriers and car or mini bus, we take the super highway, the most beautiful of southern Morocco passing through Ouarzazate – Ouarzazate – Tichka – to arrive in Marrakech. Lunch will be provided after the Tichka to Taddert to enjoy Berber tagines and sometimes, grilled meat. Arrival in Marrakech around 17:00 , transfer to hotel/riad.

Today we transfer you to the airport and wish you good trip.