March to October
Dates
8 / 10
Physicality
12 days
Duration
16+
Age
Morocco
Location

Love trekking? No crowds? Uniqueness? This is for you and your friends! 

Gather your family! Challenge your friends! Invite your work colleagues!

Flexible travel dates! Choose the best time for you to travel!

The Djebel Ayachi (3737 meters) is the highest point of the eastern High Atlas, it is a massif that extends over 45km and offers stunning views!

This trip starts in Fes, the Atlas Mountains, the Sahara Desert, Ait Ben Haddou and finish in Marrakesh!

A 12 days Trip – with me – Norberto! and I’ll be with you the whole time, from start to end!


Please, know this before you go: this trekking experience is a totally out of the box lifetime experience, not touristy at all and where your presence has a major impact in the small little community right in the heart of the Atlas Mountains! Check the photo gallery! 


We’ll visit some of the most fantastic places in Morocco!

Morocco is a country with a rich culture, breathtaking landscapes, extraordinary architecture, colorful handcrafts, fabulous food and, most importantly, an extremely affable and friendly people!

From North to South, from East to West, the country scenery changes at every single kilometer. Mountains, valleys, oasis, desert! It is amazing to witness such great changes in landscape while in the same country. The climax of this trip will certainly to reach the top of the Atlas Mountains and  the arrival in the Sahara Desert where we will enjoy the warm sand of the Sahara, the colors of the dunes, the sunset, the sunrise and a fantastic Glamping experience – a night at the LUXURY TENTS at the desert camp under the most beautiful stars!

Join me on this unbeaten track!

PICK UP/DROP OFF Fes Airport | Marrakech Airport
START AT / END Fes | Marrakech
INCLUDED
Transport, fuel, toll fees and Trekking Guide

11 Breakfasts, 3 lunches and 9 dinners

7 nights at the Auberge/Homestay/Hotels and 4 nights Camping

Mules, local guides and cook

Camping and trekking material carried up

NOT INCLUDED
Personal expenses/Souvenirs
Single Room Supplement (if requested)

Flight Tickets

Unspecified drinks, snacks, meals or any service that is not clearly specified in the program

Itinerary – Short description

Day 1: Arrival at Fes Airport. Meet you guide at the arrival door!

Day 2: Fes – Discover the Old Town

Day 3: Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Sidi Hamza (village)

Day 4: Depart from the village auberge and start trekking up to Le Djebel Ayachi (3737 meters)

Day 5: Trekking down from Le Djebel Ayachi (3737 meters) to Ait Yacoub – a Berber Village

Day 6: Hike along the Valley towards Sidi Hamza village

Day 7: Atlas Mountains – Ziz Valley – Merzouga (Sahara Desert)

Day 8: Merzouga (Sahara Desert)

Day 9: Merzouga – Tinghir – Todra Gorges – Skoura

Day 10: Skoura –  Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakesh

Day 11: Marrakesh

Day 12: Marrakesh – Marrakesh Airport (return flight)


FAQ`s

We are a group of friends. Can this be organized just for us? And can we choose the date? 

  • Yes, it can. Just let us know the number of people and the time of traveling pretended. We will let you know about availability and get it done!.

Is there there a local trekking guide with us?

  • Yes! We have our local guide – he will be the head trekking guide and he is also with a team who will prepare meals and carry all the material up and down!

How will our camping/trekking gears be carried up?

  • By trekking team! No worries! They will organize everything for you. Just bring your prosomal equipment and they will do the rest!

Tips:

  • Invite a few friends and do it as a group!
  • Bring some second hand clothes or shoes to offer to the children of the village.
  • Don`t forget your own trekking gears!
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Day 1 - Arrival in Fes

Fes Airport -> Hotel in Fes

  • Arrive at Fes Airport, greet your guide and your driver at the arrival door and enjoy a short drive to your hotel in the city center. (early check-in may be possible depending on availability)
  • Depending on your arrival time, in the afternoon, we’ll stroll around the Medina for the first impressions about the local history, culture, traditions and way of living. This walk is optional! If you prefer to stay at the hotel resting, that is absolutely fine.
  • Time for a welcome dinner! You will enjoy a relax dinner with the rest of the group so we get to know everyone! Short walk back to our hotel after dinner.

Overnight in Fes

Included: Airport Pick Up | Dinner | Accommodation

Pick up Service available: Pick up at the arrival Airport with no extra cost. Let us know the expected arrival time and we will sort it!

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Day 2 - Explore Fes

Fes

  • Breakfast at our accommodation
  • Lets discover the ancient Fes! Fes is still the most authentic and live Old Town in whole Morocco. A place that has not changed for centuries.
  • After breakfast, we will drive around the walled city to discover amazing views over the city and the local handcrafted tiles! You will see in loco all the technics about the tiles making and painting!
  • After lunch at a beautiful local restaurant, we will have a local guide taking us inside the labyrinth streets of the Medina.
  • We’ll visit the leather tanneries, the tapestries shops, argon oil shops, bakeries and all the livelihood of this ancient city! You will feel an authentic experience by strolling the tiny streets and hallways of the old Medina. Fes is one of the most authentic and amazing places in Morocco, where locals live the same way for centuries.
  • Check-in at our hotel/riad and traditional dinner.

Overnight in a Hotel

Included: Breakfast |Dinner | Accommodation

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Day 3

Fes -> Ifrane -> Midel -> Atlas Mountains (village)

  • Breakfast at our accommodation
  • Let’s start our journey towards the cedar woods forest and get in touch with the wild primates. The whole drive is very scenic!
  • Stunning driving around the Atlas Mountains with few stops for pictures at amazing viewpoints!
  • Today we are staying at a very special place – our small village in the Atlas Mountains – and it is a day of good action. Here is a special request: you are all invited to bring a piece of clothing. Or two. Or a pair of shoes that you no longer use. They always request children shoes. If you have spare ones, just bring it. Winter is extremely severe and they live far from everything. Toys, books, pencils, etc., are also very welcome! We`ll offer it all to the families in the Atlas mountains. Probably, in exchange, it will be offered a tea. It is a remarkable moment on this journey, not only by the gesture but also by observing the conditions of survival and resistance of some human beings.
  • Afterwards, we will do a relaxed walk through the Atlas village, the small streets, see the houses, the animals, the farming fields and head back to our hotel for a great dinner!
  • Early rest to get energy to climb up the Atlas Mountains next early morning!

Overnight in the Auberge

Included: Breakfast |Dinner | Accommodation

4

Day 4

Sidi Hamza Village -> Atlas Mountains Peak (3737 meters)

  • Early breakfast at the hotel and hike up!
  • Depart from the village auberge and start trekking up to Le Djebel Ayachi (3737 meters)
  • Breakfast and departure towards the mountain of Jebel Ayachi which offers very beautiful hikes. Lunch, in the afternoon continuation of your hike to arrive at the foot of D’jebel Ayachi (3747 m), return to the Palacio Sidi Hamza inn.

  • You will reach a small, sparsely inhabited valley with a very welcoming Berber population from the village of Ait Yacoub with whom we share unforgettable moments during a night at a homestay.

  • Tents, food, backpacks, etc., will all be sorted by our host! You only need the basic hiking gear such hiking shoes, hiking sticks, water.

Overnight in a tent

Included: Breakfast | Lunch |Dinner | Accommodation

5

Day 5

Atlas Mountains Peak (3737 meters) -> Ait Yacoub village

  • Hike Down!
  • Breakfast at the mountains
  • You will reach a small, sparsely inhabited valley with a very welcoming Berber population from the village of Ait Yacoub with whom we share unforgettable moments during a night at a homestay.

Overnight in Ait Yacoub

Included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Accommodation

6

Day 6

Ait Yacoub village -> Sidi Hamza Village

  • Hike back to Sidi Hamza
  • Return to the hotel in Sidi Hamza! You will hike along the valley and arrive to the hotel in the afternoon where a deserved glorious dinner is waiting for you.

Overnight at our Auberge

Included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Accommodation

7

Day 7

Atlas Mountains -> Ziz Valley -> Merzouga (Sahara Desert)

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Finally, the Sahara Desert!
  • Before we reach the desert, we`ll still enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery of travel. The oasis of the valley of Ziz is breathtaking!
  • We have reached the desert!
  • It is the first eye contact with the golden sand of the Sahara. The rest of the day will be to enjoy the pool, just over the dunes, walk on the warm sand and enjoy a unique sunset. In the evening we`ll celebrate the arrival to the desert.
  • Traditional dinner.

Overnight in Merzouga

Included: Breakfast | Dinner | Accommodation

8

Day 8

The Sahara Desert!

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • One night in the desert!
  • The first part of the day will be free. You have time for yourself and to enjoy the desert on your own, and there are activities available such driving a quad on the dunes, off-road 4×4 desert experience, sand-boarding, etc. Up to you. At lunch time there will be opportunity for a short visit the town of Merzouga, to do some sightseeing and have lunch. But this is optional. You can choose to stay at the hotel.
  • At the end of the day, another great moment in this trip: you`ll ride a camel over the Sahara towards our LUXURY NOMADIC TENTS at the nomad camp in the desert! You will sleep in a magnificent tent in the desert. Will you accept the challenge of climbing the dunes and witnessing the sunrise? We can`t say much more. The desert cannot be described, it needs to be lived!
  • Traditional dinner in the desert.

Overnight on a Luxury Camp Tent

Included: Breakfast | Camel ride to the desert | Dinner | Nomadic Camp Night

9

Day 9

Merzouga -> Tinghir -> Todra Gorge -> Skoura

  • Breakfast in the hotel
  • We return to the hotel in the morning, refresh our energies with breakfast and head towards the UNESCO heritage city of Tinghir. It will be amazing to see so much beauty straight in front of our eyes! Then the gorge of Todra! A journey of unparalleled beauty along the 1000 kasbahs route! It’s going to be a day of phenomenal landscapes.
  • We`ll arrive at Skoura at the end of the day, where a Kasbah with swimming pool and a spectacular view of the palm trees oasis will renew our body and soul.
  • Traditional dinner

Overnight in Skoura

Included: Breakfast | Dinner | Accommodation

10

Day 10

Skoura -> Ouarzazate -> Ait Ben Haddou -> Marrakesh

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • After a night in Skoura, we`ll drive through the city of cinema, Ouarzazate,.
  • Visit to the Atlas Cinema Studios where you will discover about the amount of movies that were filmed in Morocco!
  • Afterwards, short drive to meet another great attraction of this trip: the Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO heritage site. Have you watched the movie Gladiator? Do you know where it was filmed? Let’s walk through this Ksar and enjoy the magnificent views of the surrounding area. After the visit, the mountains of the High Atlas will give us stunning views all the way up. The desert was left behind. We`ll set off towards Marrakesh and stop at Tizi n’Tichka at 2260 meters of altitude!
  • Marrakesh! We arrived in Marrakesh!
  • We`ll check in at our Riad and prepare ourselves for a group dinner (optional) to socialize and celebrate the arrival in Marrakesh. We’ll walk around the square to see and feel the pulse in the busiest area of the city. Let’s marvel at the numerous cultural activities that take place there, from traditional songs to snake charmers, the place is filled with magic.

Overnight in Marrakesh.

Included: Breakfast | Accommodation

11

Day 11

Marrakesh

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • You have the morning free to wander around the Marrakesh souk, to discover by foot, to shop or choose souvenirs to take home.
  • In the early afternoon we’ll do a small walk along the streets less common to the tourist. It will be a great opportunity to see other side of the city of Marrakesh.
  • And, finally, once in Marrakesh, it’s time for a “must do”! After so many days on the road, it will feel great to go on a Hammam bath and massage. This is a delightful traditional experience. Your body and your soul will appreciate it! (This activity is optional)
  • Later, dinner will be done in group by the various restaurants that fill the Jemaa El-Fna Square, the mythical square of the city. It`s time to try different kinds of food and live the spirit of the square.

Overnight in Marrakesh.

Included: Breakfast | Accommodation

12

Day 12 - End of the Travel

Marrakech ->Marrakech Airport

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • End of this spectacular experience. It’s time to drop you off at the airport!

Overnight in Marrakech.

Included: Breakfast 

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Required

  • Travel insurance
  • Six months of validity left on your PASSPORT from the date of entry
  • Group spirit, good mood and a camera!
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Extra Info/Tips

Basics: bring sunscreen, sunglasses, hydrating lipstick and a hat!

Travel Group size: min 8 – max 12 people. 

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Questions? Use our email: info@ennetours.com or get in touch directly with Larbi: http://www.palaciosidihamza.com/sidihamza/contact-us/