TOP REASONS: WHY TRAVELLERS LIKE TO VISIT MOROCCO

Explore the best tourist attractions in Morocco and experience the true flavor of the destination.

Morocco is one of the most attractive tourist destinations that are explored by a substantial amount of travel enthusiasts throughout the year. The North African nations surround the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea due to which it possesses the most magnificent scenic views, shores and coastal borders of all times. The place is famous for many other aspects that have been a significant reason for drawing the attention of tourists across the nation and beyond. It is known for its exclusive ceramics, leather goods, jewelry and many more.

The Sahara Desert

Needless to mention that the Sahara desert is one of the most significant attractions for tourists across the world.  It is a name that people have often come across in the subject geography and is the largest desert in the entire world People often visits it to cherish the high peaks of sand dunes, the blending horizons and the exciting safari activities that are available in the destination.  Other than that, there are ample activities to explore that include the camel ride, quad biking and also Hiking in Morocco.

Trekking and Hiking in Morocco From Local Morocco Tours is quite popular and is one of the top options picked by the travelers. It leverages visitors to explore several places and cherish the real flavor of the place. Some of the places that you can look forward to in the place if you are looking forward to hiking include the mount Toubkal, Jbelsaghro, and M’goun massif. There are also many other magnificent places for hiking that you can randomly drill down to as per your convenience.

The dynamic cultural festival

It is best known for its cultural festivals and occasions that reflect tradition and art in the finest ways. It is one of the most colorful countries that treasure the tits and bits of nature and native culture in a dynamic way. The festivals of the destination are extremely fascinating and engaging.  Tourists and professional photographers often visit the place especially for its festivals that are literally world famous. Some of the significant festivals that deserve mention include the Sufi cultural festivals, Imilchil marriage festival Timitar festival, Fes festival, the Gnaoua music festival and more.

The cluster of the royal cities

It is the hub for the imperial cities in the nation. The churches, museums, mosques and the fascinating monuments take you back to the long lost history of Morocco. The cities are admired for their infrastructural style and the overall ambiance they reflect. It is one of the most visited nations by photographers for its royal infrastructural style, scenic beauty, landscape views and many more.

Other than that, the food specialties of the place include the stews and couscous, lamb, chicken, raised fish, etc. The food culture of the place is also enriched with unique spices and herbs that are rarely available at any other part of the world. This is one of the places that treasure several interesting assets to suffice the preferences of all types of tourists.

trekking in morocco

trekking in morocco in  the High Atlas mountains jbel saghro

This volcanic mountain region does not experience true winter snows like the High Atlas making it perfect for winter hiking. The Saghro is situated between the High Atlas mountains and the Sahara desert and makes a nice link to also camel trek overnight and explore the Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga. You’ll completely traverse the Saghro Massif walking. High uplands and volcanic monoliths resemble the U.S. southwest with soaring mesas, sparse vegetated plateaus, hidden springs and canyon oasis where you can freely ramble. You’ll meet and have tea with Ait Atta nomads living in this harsh and remote landscape. Jackal, fox, wolf, toads, frogs, wild sheep, gazelle, vulture, Buzzard and the rare Bonelli-eagle survive here. Trees include date palms, acacia, tamarisk and oleander.

Itinerary

Day 1
Transfer from Marrakech to Nekob in the Saghromountains, a journey of 300 kms including the Tichka Pass and the town of Ouarzazate. We load the mules and set off for a short walk to our first night’s accommodation in a Berber house (gite).

Day 2
Oasis Tifdassine – Irhazzounen’Imlass This is a day of easy walking – about 5 hours in total – including the oasis of Tifdassine (1210m) to arrive at our camp near Irhazzounen’Imlass.

Day 3
Amguis Valley – Bab n’Ili – Ousdidene Today’s route is along the Amguis Valley through the village of Amguis (1400m) and on past interesting rock formations to arrive, after about 6 hours, at Boilouz where we camp at the oasis.

Day 4
Boilouz – Afourar Valley – Igli Oasis – Tassigdelt Over the course of the day we climb 700m to Tassigdelt, passing the small village if Igli on the way. We camp at Tassigdelt after a walk of about 6 hours.

Day 5
Tassigdelt – Kouaouch – Almoun’Ouarg Today we reach the summit of Kouaouch (2600m) before descending to our camp site at 2300m. A total of 6 hours walking..

Day 6
Iferd – Allili – Plateau de Tagdiite – Dades Valley – Ouarzazte – Marrakech Today we walk down to the Dades Valley, crossing Iferd (2450m) on the way, before picking up our transport for the 6 to 7 hour journey back to Marrakech.

Includes

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

Bivouac & Kitchen Materiel.

ATLAS TREKKING-10 DAYS FROM MARRAKECH TREK MOUNT & MGOUN GORGES

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The M’Goun is located in the central part of the High Atlas . From an administrative point of view, it belongs to the province of Ouarzazate .The Assif Mgoun, a tributary of the Dades, rises at the foot of the mountains and waters the rural town of Ighil not Oumgoun up Kalaat M’gouna where it flows into the assif Dades .

The summit Mgoun consists of a long ridge that approach or exceed the 4000 meters over a distance of ten kilometers. In fact this is a ridge anticline . The rock to the surface, is a limestone disk. Its northern side has been sculpted by glaciers during the ice ages of theQuaternary so that today there are fourteen valleys aligned perpendicular to the ridge.