Trip highlights:

• Itinerary offering breathtaking sceneries.
• Walking across berbers villages and terraced fields.
• The ascent of the highest peak in North Africa.
• Excellent and healthy food.

Brief Itinerary :

Day 1- Arrival at Marrakech: arrival at Marrakesh airport, welcome by your tour guide and transfer to the hotel or riad for your overnight stay. If you arrive early enough you can visit some of Marrakesh’s beautiful monuments, the colorful Jamaa Lafena square and strolling in the boisterous markets of the Medina.

Day 2 to Day 3- Hiking in the Atlas mountains: six full days walking will take you into the high Atlas mountains, where you can experience a sense of wilderness and breathe clean air of the peaceful green valleys, surrounded by colorful foothills and high mountain ranges. During the hike, we will discover the daily life and the culture of the friendly berbers. We will cross remote villages with traditional architecture, terraced fields built at the foot of high mountains and magnificent panoramas over the massif of Toubkal and the surroundings mountains and plains. A wide range of sublime views to enjoy during this journey. The trek will end by climbing Jbel Toubkal summit, the highlight of this trip.
Stages duration : 3 to 6 hours walking per day
Gained Altitudes : from 300 to 1100 meters per day

Day 8- Marrakesh Departure: according to your flight times you will be transferred to the airport by your guide, who will also assist you with the paperwork formalities before you board your flight out. Fly back home with sweet memories of Morocco.

Trip detailed program: the described trip is only a brief summary. A full day by day itinerary is available on simple request. For further information please, feel free to write us if there is anything you would like to inquire about. info@asa-maroc.com

The trip rates : the cost of this trip is subject to change depending on the number of persons in the group, the accommodation category, the number of days…

The Package includes :

• Airport arrival and departure transfers.
• All transfers on the ground by air-conditioned and very comfortable vehicles.
• Accommodation in comfortable hotels or authentic riads, 3 or 4 stars.
• Professional and certified English speaking guide.
• Full board during the trip.
• Spacious igloo tents, 2 persons per tent except individual one.
• Foam matress, 5 cm thickness, per person.
• Mules to carry your luggages during the hike.
• Services of the accompanying staff: guides, cooks, muleteers…
• A first aid kit with standard equipment.
• The necessary logistic for the trip.
• The beverages include are: mineral bottled water, coffees, Moroccan mint tea…

The Package excludes :

• Plane Ticket.
• Travel insurance.
• Miscellaneous personal expenses.
• Tips.

About this Journey – ASA 055		Prices from
Trek Fitness Level	Trek requiring a previous experience	2 Persons	$ 626
Trip Duration	8	3 to 4 Persons	$ 542
Accommodation	Hotel 4 stars and standard camping	5 to 6 Persons	$ 502
Activity	Hiking and Climbing	7 to 9 Persons	$ 478
Next Departures	From 5 to 12 May 2011	10 to 12 Persons	$ 435

GENERAL DEPARTURE TRIP NOTES :

Recommended Saison: from April to October are the suitable months of the year to do this trek, the days are usually sunny. May through late September is the ideal season, the temperatures are pleasants and the views are excellent.

Trip grading: the ascent of Toubkal summit requires you to have a previous experience and to be in excellent health and top physical condition. The daily climb is from 500 to 1100 meters. The trail to Toubkal has no particular danger, only some small tricky passages during the climbing day.

City Accommodation: during your stay in cities, we offer a good choice of carefully selected accommodations. You will stay in comfortable hotels or riads of good category 3 or 4 stars which we have chosen for their comfort and cleanliness as well as for their charm, welcoming quality, tranquility and security of the place.

Outdoor Accommodation: during the trek, the overnight stay will be in bivouac. Camping is the most practical option to discover some of the Morocco’s authentic areas. With us you will camp in comfort, spacious igloo tents with foam mattress provided. We also provide shower and toilet tents, all crockery and cutlery.

Staying in camping, under tent allows you to enjoy nights out in the open air with moments of real pleasure to discover the stars.

Trip Escorting: the accompaniment of our journeys is entrusted to a competent staff with human high qualities. Atlas Sahara Aventure provides you with professional people, lovers of the adventure, respectful for the nature and human beings.

The success of your trip is our main objective. The accompanying team devotes its energy and resources to make you holidays an unforgettable experience and help you discover just as much about the landscape as to the lifestyle of the locals, traditions and customs alongside current everyday life… We make sure your trip is peaceful and secure.

Necessary Logistic: when we go hiking in high Atlas mountains, we usually hire mules to carry your luggages, food supplies and necessary logistic to install the camp. Your bags are transported by the mules. Therefore, all you need to take with you are the essential items for the walking day: water bottle, sun cream, camera and a warm fleece…

Itinerary and Breaks: the stages of this trek are well calculated in order to permit you taking pauses and picture breaks. You will have enough time to discover beautiful sites, meet the locals, taking the pictures and admiring the landscapes.

Trip notes: we have prepared a specific trip dossier which contains full details and practical information you need to know about your journey. Once you have booked then the trip notes will be communicated to you. For any information you may need, please click on Informations utiles to browse the general trip notes on our website.