Trek In Ait Bougmez Valley
Adventurers looking for a destination that is truly off the beaten track will find Ait Bougmez Valley in Morocco to be the perfect choice. Located in the central High Atlas Mountains, around 200 kilometers east of Marrakech, Ait Bougmez Valley is unspoiled nature at its best. It has been compared to the majesty of the Himalayan Mountains, its lush orchards and green pastures surrounded by snow-capped mountains being quite different from the usual images of barren beauty readily associated with Morocco.
The small towns with their mud brick houses scattered throughout the valley enhance its unspoiled atmosphere. To truly appreciate all that Ait Bougmez Valley has to offer, trekking should be done at a somewhat leisurely pace. Each day reveals another treasure as you come across charming villages and picturesque towns where the inhabitants continue to live in the way that their ancestors have before them, untouched by the stresses of the modern world.
Ait Bougmez Valley is also referred to as the Valley of Happiness, and if you enjoy the simpler things in life you may want to add this lesser known treasure of Morocco to your list of places to explore. hiking tours in Ait Bougmez valley with its wonderful green fields of apples and walnuts. during your 5 day Ait Bougmez valley hike, you will meet berber people who still live such traditional life in the valley;
Programme :
Day 1: Arrival day into Marrakech city:
Pickup from Marrakech Menara airport, drop off at your accommodation Hotel for an overnight. Breakfast is included.
Day2: Marrakech / Ait Bougmez valley
meet your guide and driver at your accommodation in Marrakech then set off on driving Journey through plains of alhaouz then passing by mountainous towns such as Azilal town, Ait Mohamed and overnight in Berber guest house at the village of Ait Ouchi 4h30 of drive including some stops along the way for photos and lunch.
Day 3: Ait Ouchi 1800m/ Ifrane village2000m:
breakfast is served at the guesthouse,then your hiking journey begins along the valley and visiting Loft of Sidi Moussa located on top of hill. This granary was built over there by local tribes, a place to store food, grains and it was also also kind of watch tower. The hike continues to arrive Ifrane village where you have night over at berber guesthouse.4h of hike.
Day 4: Ifrane village2000m/Izoughar Lake 2600m/ Igalouane village:
Start your morning with nice breakfast, then hike across several apple Orcherds and hike uphill to Izoughar pastures and lake and then enjoy your picnic in such fabulous wild area, then come back to spend night in Igaliuane village at guest house. Dar Ait Boguemez
6h of hike
Day 5: Igalouane village2000/ Adazen pass2200m/ Ait Imi village:
after breakfast ,you set off on Wonderful trekking journey uphill via Addazen mountain pass 2000m where you get to enjoy lots views over the green fields of the entire valley and M’goun massif, then you follow the trail downhill across Ibaqliouen village 1860, and you carry on the hike to get your guesthouse at Ait Imi village.4 hours of trek
Day 6: Ait Imi village/ Ouzoud falls/Marrakech:
lovely day walking across fabulous apple Orcherds, walnut. You actually get to meet local people working in their feilds. Then you stop at Tabant. Tabant where you enjoy cup of tea before you meet the driver to travel throughout Azilal town in which you have lunch and then carry on to Ouzoud waterfalls for the visit before you arrive your final destination Marrakech in which your adventure with us is finished. 5h of drive.
THE PRICE:
Two people : 850€ per person
Four people: 750 € per person
Five people: 660 € per person
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
– English speaking mountain guide
– Accommodation for first night, last night in Marrakech, 4nights in guesthouse)
– Transport from Arrival day till departure day.
– Food during days of the hike (breakfasts, lunches, dinners)
– Water during the days of hike.
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:
– Travel insurance
– flights
– Tipping for local team (guide, driver, Muleteers) which is part of Moroccan culture. It is expected by everyone serves you.
