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Tour summary
Private day tour with mule trekking from Marrakech to visit the unspoilt Ouirgane Valley in the foothills of the High Atlas Mountains. Travelling in private 4x4 and then either trekking on foot or by mule you will cross through spectacular mountain scenery to reach a remote Berber village for lunch. This unusual day tour from Marrakech takes you well off-the beaten track and away from other tourist and is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. Group size from 2-6 people sharing. English-speaking trekking guide and private 4x4 vehicle.
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Please note: All our Morocco tours can be customised to allow extra days for shorter daily car journeys, extra activities, relaxation days, exploration days etc. We can also adapt tours to connect with different start/end locations in Morocco. Let us know your wishes and we will build your perfect Morocco tour itinerary.
Price: Contact us for a personalised quotation.
Prices will vary according to number of people travelling in vehicle, number of days, time of year, category of accommodation chosen and activities requested.
NB Our Morocco tours are private tours organised upon request.
Day tour itinerary
Day 1
Marrakech - Asni - Ouirgane - Marrakech
You depart in private 4x4 from your hotel in Marrakech at around 9.00 a.m. You head out into the foothills of the High Atlas for a magnificent active day excursion in the Ouirgane Valley. On Saturdays there is a lively local souk/market in the town of Asni (you will stop here for about half an hour on route if time permits). After about an hour’s drive, you meet your English-speaking trekking guide and muleteers in the village of Marigha. In this region salt is mined from huge wells of brine. The brine is left for the water to evaporate on salt pans before it is gathered and carried on donkeys to the neighboring villages to be sold. The day trek starts from here and passes through Toubkal National Park through a landscape of wild flowers with panoramic views of the entire valley. Along the way you may encounter the indigenous horned Barbary sheep before reaching woodland and a glimpse of the highest mountain in North Africa - Jbel Toubkal - glistening in the distance. Following the river valley then passes across hillsides with open forest and through isolated Berber hamlets towards the village of Torord. In this village you will see the ancient stone oil presses that still use the traditional grinding mill powered by donkeys or mules. The trek continues through olive groves to the formerly Jewish village of Anraz; here you will be served a traditional Berber meal by a local family. After lunch we set off towards the south along mule tracks we trek alongside scattered fields of maize, seasonal wild flowers, olive trees. You return to the vehicle/driver and reaching your hotel in Marrakech after an exhilarating day tour and mountain trek into the High Atlas Mountains.
Stay: N/A
Meal plan:
- Daily departures 0900 hrs - return approx 1800 hrs.