Saghro is situated between the High Atlas mountains and the Sahara desert, presaharan mountain with its magnificent scenery of plateaus, peaks, canyons, forests of peaks, and mineral chaos cache reduced to a few small houses surrounded by palm trees and a small villages. You will meet with Ait Atta nomads.
Trip Highlights :
- Cross Djebel Saghrou mountains.
- Diversity of landscapes…
- Local mountain guide english speaking.
Accommodation :
- 2 nights hotel / Riad in a double room B & B in Marrakech.
- 4 nights in tent igloo.
- 1 night in guest house.
- A small tent for the kitchen and a large one with carpet for meals.
Day 1: Transfer from the airport to your hotel in Marrakech.
Day 2: Marrakech ----- Ouarzazate ----- Tagdilte.
After breakfast, drive over the Tizi-N-Tichka pass towards Ouarzazate. Visit world heritage site ‘ait ben haddou’. Continue via the rose valley to get Tagdilte village 1600m. Overnight in gite.
5 hours drive.
Day 3 : Tagdilte ----- Almou-n-Ouarg.
Ascent to the pass Tizi (2450m). At the top we enjoy our first nice view of the hight Atlas Massif before a long downhill descent to the village of Azib Almou n Ouarg(2200m), where we set up our camp for the night.
6 hours walk.
Ascent: 850m.
Descent : 250m.
Day 4 : Almou-n-Ouarg ----- Igli.
We begin with a nice climb to the top of Kouaouch (2600 m). A climb that requires no technical means. And then down to Igli village (1700m). Overnight near Oasis.
6 hours walk.
Ascent: 700m.
Descent: 900m.
Day 5 : Igli ----- Ighazoune.
Our way towards to Afourare valley arcoss the gorges and forest needles Bab n Ali (two large rocky outcrops separated) Continuing along a beautiful trail that leads to the oasis of Ighazoune (1300m). Succession of villages settled nomads. Overnight at Ighazoune-n-Imlasse
6 hours walk.
Ascent: 100m.
Descent:200 0m.
Day 6: Ighazoune ----- Tifrite.
Step quiet, we go through the village of Ighazoune which is a village surrounding fields of almond and palm trees, we descend to the village of Wadi Tifrite (1200m) on a desert plateau. Overnight guest house.
5 hours walk
Ascent: 0m.
Descent: 150m.
Day 7: Tifrite ----- Ouarzazate ----- Marrakech.
Return to Marrakech by road, stopping in Ouarzazate for who wants to buy the products of roses. Lunch just after the Col de Tichka 2260m (Taddert). Overnight hotel in Marrakech.
06 hours drive.
Day 8 : Departure from Marrakech.