DAY 1: MARRAKECH - IMLIL – AROUMD - ACHAYN – Imlil:

Departure by car from Marrakech around 9 in the morning for  2hour drive south up the Moulay Brahim Gorges, Asni weekly market every saturday  then to Imlil (1740m),  set in the upper level foothills of the Western High Atlas mountains, a main trailhead with streams and paths branching out in all directions. Here we shall leave our vehicle to take a welcome glass of mint tea in the village and meet your local guide  prior to setting out for some 4km excursion. towards the south to the Berber village of Aroumd (Aremd) (1843m), passing the hamlets of ait souka, Targa, and Imoula, up and down the stark slopes, the jagged Western High Atlas peaks of the Toubkal Massif before us - Jbels Aguelzim (3547m), Aksouâl (3847m) and the Adrar Adj (3122m) watching us all the way.

   We shall stop at Aroumd to visit this rather singular village in the Assif Aït Mizane Valley, built seemingly house upon house on a large moraine spur, overlooking ancient irrigated terraced fields of barley, corn and vegetables and always surrounded by almond and walnut trees. We thence carry on for another Half an Hour to get to our lunch wish will be served  among a berber familly in the village of achayn prior to setting off back down the other side of the valley back to Imlil  , night in Dar Adrar guesthouse. 

  Day 2  :  IMLIL - TIZI n'TAMATERT - TINERHOURHINE - IKISS - AMSSAKROU - TIZI N'AGUERSSIOUAL - TADDART - AIT SOUKA - IMLIL.

With the mighty Jbel Toubkal - at 4167m the highest peak in the Maghreb - and her sisters Aguelzim (3547m) and Aksouâl (3847m) almost within touching distance, we set off on our private, guided hike towards the east along the Tamatert Valley to turn north after some 50 minutes up into and through the Tizi n’Tamatert (229m) of the Aourirt N’Ouassif (2274m) and down via the Berber village of Tinerhourhine into the Valley of the Oued Imenane.

We follow this Valley north, with the Jbel Oukaïmeden (3268m) to our right, along winding mule trails through almond, walnut and apple groves and terraced Berber hamlets, all seeming to cling precariously to the mountain slopes. The majority of the villages we shall see on our hike are built of pisé, dug from the earth of the surrounding slopes. Our piste takes us on to the village of Ikiss and up to the village of Amssakrou where, after some 3 hours hiking, we’ll stop for our field picnic surrounded by the mountains of the Jbel Oukaïmeden, Tizi n’Ou Arg (2258m) and the Tizi n’Tiratene (2268m).

Once refreshed, we turn towards the west along mule trails and alongside some naked escarpments up into and through the Tizi n’Aguerssiouâl (1767m) and through a couloir of grey and ochre rocks until we reach the main village of Aguerssiouâl in the Assif n’ Aït Mizane Valley (2664m). From here we set off south back up the Ait Mizane valley through the village of Taddart and into our Village of Imlil for the overnight stay in Dar Adrar Guesthouse.

Day3 : IMLIL - AROUMD - SIDI CHAMHAROUCH - IMLIL

 We set off today towards the southwest skirting the Berber town of Imlil (1740m), known as Morocco ’s ‘Little Chamonix’, set, as we are, in the upper level foothills of the Western High Atlas mountains of the Toubkal National Park. With streams and paths branching out in all directions, we traverse the Tamatert Valley until we reach the hamlet of Achelm to strike out for some 4km towards the south towards the Berber village of Aroumd (Aremd) (1843m), passing the hamlets of Taourirt, Targa, and Imoula, up and down the stark slopes, the jagged Western High Atlas peaks of the Jbel Toubkal Massif - at 4167m the highest peak in North Africa - before us, with her awe-inspiring sister peaks the Jbels Aguelzim (3547m), Aksouâl (3847m) and the Adrar Adj (3122m) watching us all the way.
  
  We shall stop at Aroumd to visit this rather singular village in the Assif Aït Mizane Valley , built seemingly house upon house on a large moraine spur overlooking ancient irrigated terraced fields of barley, corn and vegetables and always surrounded by almond and walnut trees. We thence carry on for another 8km.to the equally-quaint village of Sidi Chamharouch, a Berber village set beside a waterfall and small stream, again with its pisé homes seemingly built somewhat chaotically one into another. This village is a place of pilgrimage for devout Moslems and it is where there is a marabout shrine – forbidden to non-Moslems - said to be a relic of a pre-Islamic religious and naturalist cult.
  We take a break for a picnic, within full view of Jbel Toubkal, prior to setting off back down the other side of the valley at a gentle pace back to the delightful Douar  ACHAYN  to take a shower before  the transfer back to Marrakech.

Price

Trek		Price per person  in € / Group size			Grade
Days	Nights	2 to 4	5 to 8	9 to 12
2	1	135	120	110	1 to 2

       1.       Dates & Prices :

·          This trek is available throughout the year. You can start at any date you wish

·          The price changes depending of the season : Winter & Summer

·          The Trekking route is adjusted due to snow condition, flood, …

2.       What is included :

·          Fully escorted: fully escorted by local mountain guide, muleteers and cook.

·          Accommodation in Gites, Mountain hut, Berber homes & Bivouac

·          All Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

·          Mules for luggage  & porters ( winter)

·          Bivouac & Kitchen Materiel.

·      Pick up and drop in Marrakech