4-Day Marrakesh, High Atlas & Berber Experience on a Budget
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Trip Overview
Taking some gentle hiking in Morocco allows you to become totally immersed in the richness and warmth of the Berber communities that live in the High Atlas Mountains.
Beginning in Marrakesh, you first explore the colourful and clamorous city, enjoying a selection of cultural and historical places of interest that can be tailored to suit your particular interests through having a City Guide included.
Then, even though it is only a short drive away, your two days/one night in the High Atlas will feel like a total world away from the frantic hustle and bustle of Marrakesh. The scenery is simply magnificent with many towering peaks and deep water cut valleys.
Staying with a local Berber family and eating with them in their home, you'll have a most authentic Moroccan experience. You will be amongst the most welcoming of people, their friendliness and their smiles being instantly captivating. You’ll meet the family and learn so much about their lives, their joys and their challenges.
On two days you will hike between and through traditional villages, observing the Berber’s daily life activities. A Countryside Guide will accompany you each day. Hopefully many “happenstance opportunities” will come your way; unexpected encounters and experiences of everyday life as you meet friendly locals who will be eager to engage with you. You may find yourselves being invited into a Berber salon, drinking refreshing tea and eating some local produce, out of the blue!
The hiking pace is as leisurely/demanding as you wish, allowing you plenty time to enjoy the scenery, the nature and, most importantly, to stop, to look, to photograph and to let all your senses take it in. Return to Marrakech in the late afternoon of Day 3.
Depending on your flight’s departure time on Day 4, you may be able to have some informal city time in the morning/afternoon in Marrakech. NOTE: you may wish to add extra days on to this 4 Day Hiking Tour; this can be discussed at the bespoke itinerary planning stage of your personal tour.
This wonderful and wide ranging tour is costed using very pleasant 3* accommodations. However, if wished, the tour can be costed using 4* and/or 5* accommodations if you wish (for either the whole of the tour of for parts of it
Day 1: Arrive in Marrakesh; rest of the day with a City Guide; o’night Marrakech
Day 2: Into the High Atlas: Hiking with Countryside Guide; o’night in a Berber home
Day 3: Hiking with Countryside Guide amongst Berber Communities; o’night Marrakech
Day 4: Departure day (or, as an option, add extra days at your tour’s planning stage)
Beginning in Marrakesh, you first explore the colourful and clamorous city, enjoying a selection of cultural and historical places of interest that can be tailored to suit your particular interests through having a City Guide included.
Then, even though it is only a short drive away, your two days/one night in the High Atlas will feel like a total world away from the frantic hustle and bustle of Marrakesh. The scenery is simply magnificent with many towering peaks and deep water cut valleys.
Staying with a local Berber family and eating with them in their home, you'll have a most authentic Moroccan experience. You will be amongst the most welcoming of people, their friendliness and their smiles being instantly captivating. You’ll meet the family and learn so much about their lives, their joys and their challenges.
On two days you will hike between and through traditional villages, observing the Berber’s daily life activities. A Countryside Guide will accompany you each day. Hopefully many “happenstance opportunities” will come your way; unexpected encounters and experiences of everyday life as you meet friendly locals who will be eager to engage with you. You may find yourselves being invited into a Berber salon, drinking refreshing tea and eating some local produce, out of the blue!
The hiking pace is as leisurely/demanding as you wish, allowing you plenty time to enjoy the scenery, the nature and, most importantly, to stop, to look, to photograph and to let all your senses take it in. Return to Marrakech in the late afternoon of Day 3.
Depending on your flight’s departure time on Day 4, you may be able to have some informal city time in the morning/afternoon in Marrakech. NOTE: you may wish to add extra days on to this 4 Day Hiking Tour; this can be discussed at the bespoke itinerary planning stage of your personal tour.
This wonderful and wide ranging tour is costed using very pleasant 3* accommodations. However, if wished, the tour can be costed using 4* and/or 5* accommodations if you wish (for either the whole of the tour of for parts of it
Day 1: Arrive in Marrakesh; rest of the day with a City Guide; o’night Marrakech
Day 2: Into the High Atlas: Hiking with Countryside Guide; o’night in a Berber home
Day 3: Hiking with Countryside Guide amongst Berber Communities; o’night Marrakech
Day 4: Departure day (or, as an option, add extra days at your tour’s planning stage)
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Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Marrakesh
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Upon arrival in Marrakesh, you will be collected by a private driver from the airport and taken to your accommodation. Depending on the time of your arrival, you may wish to spend some leisure time in the city's Old Medina; there are so many interesting things happening there. Marrakesh is a city that overwhelms the senses from the smells of the spices in the medina to the bustle of the souks!
Accommodation
Riad Louaya★3 star
Activities
A Day in Marrakesh
Koutoubia Mosque
Ben Youssef Madrasa
Jardin Majorelle
Jemaa el-Fna
Transportations
Private Driver from Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK), Marrakesh, Morocco to Marrakesh, Morocco
Meals
Dinner
Destinations
Marrakesh
Day 2
Into the High Atlas: Your Hike Begins!
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After breakfast, a short drive in private transport with driver will take you to Amizmiz, a small rural market town in the foothills of the High Atlas, just an hour from the city. Here, you will meet your countryside guide who will be with you for the two days that you are trekking in Morocco. You'll have a discussion to ensure that your hike is of the correct nature and style to suit your needs and then you'll begin this wonderful Berber experience!
Accommodation
Berber Home in Azro o Folous Village★2 star
Activities
Amizmiz Hike
Restaurants
Lunch in a Berber Home
Transportations
Private Driver from Marrakesh, Morocco to Amizmiz
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Destinations
Marrakesh
Amizmiz
Day 3
Hiking Amongst Berber Communities
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Your immersion in Berber culture continues today as you hike through several Berber villages, passing by local farmlands. It may be today that you visit a traditional potter. There will be much to wonder at and absorb on your hike. Invitations in for tea are likely too so be open. Being amongst real life is very much the aim of your hiking in the High Atlas; the lifestyle will be so very different from your own. In the late afternoon, you'll return to Marrakesh.
Accommodation
Riad Louaya★3 star
Activities
Hike Back to Amizmiz
High Atlas Mountain Hike
Restaurants
Lunch in a Berber Home
Transportations
Taxi from Amizmiz to Marrakesh
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Destinations
Amizmiz
Marrakesh
Day 4
Departure Day
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Depending on your flight's departure time, you may have some additional relaxation time in Marrakesh. You will be collected from your accommodation and be taken by private transport and driver to Marrakesh Menara Airport.
Transportations
Private Driver from Marrakesh to Marrakesh Menara Airport
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Marrakesh
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What’s included?
- 3 nights accommodation
- 8 activities
- 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 3 dinners
- Airport transfer
- Ground transportation
- Licensed English speaking guides
What’s not included?
- Alcohol beverages
- Domestic flights
- Entrance fees
- Entry visas / airport departure tax
- Gratuities
- International flights
- Laundry
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Trekking permits
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Benefits of this trip
Morocco in 4 days
3-star, 2-star accommodation
24/7 in-destination support from your local designer
Unique local experiences you can’t find elsewhere
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