Family Day Trip
Explore Tours
Explore the Atlas mountains with a short family friendly hike and mule ride. Suitable for children aged 7 and over.
For Atlas Trekking you need to prepare as you would for walking in any mountain region; it can be warm and sunny during the day but the weather in the mountains can quickly change from sunshine to snow and cold winds (autumn through late spring). Please do not leave any rubbish behind you; carry out what you carry in.
Included
- Local,
- experienced,
- English speaking guide (see about Omar)
- Transfers to and from Marakech
Tour Plan
Ascend along a piste track towards Angour before running parallel to this most impressive mountain, to rise at a steady gradient towards the first and highest pass you will cross on this holiday, the Tizi ‘n Addi. Enjoy views of the Atlas Mountains and across the valley below. Continue up on a Berber trail to Tacheddirt, the highest permanently occupied Berber village in the whole of North Africa.
Descend down valley on a piste track passing tiny villages along the way to Tinerhourhine. You will then ascend up a zig-zagging mule trail to reach the Tizi ‘n Tamatert where there are stunning views. Descend to Tamatert village where you will spend the night.
