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Mgoun 4068m Height Valleys-Heights plateaux-Gorges-wonderful Villages-Valley Roses
Period: May to October
Duration 15 DAYS , 12 days walk
about 60 h walking and 175 kms traversed
Denivele positive maximal 1100 m / Denivele negative maximal 1400 m

The valley Ait Bouguemmaz, gorges Mgoun, valley roses, valley of 1000 kesbahs:

We will discover all those beautiful things by this itinerary. we will traverse berber villages, gorges Mgoun, kasbahs till valley roses. We will traverse the Mgoun massif from north to south.

Itinerary:
Day 1. For your arrival in Marrakech, we provide airport transfers to the hotel.
Day 2. Drive to Ouzoud Cascades, lunch by cascades. Continue drive via Azilal to Tabant - the main town in the Ait Bougmez or Happy Valley. Night in the home of a local Berber family.
Day 3. Walk along the fertile valley passing small Berber villages to Ait Saidi for lunch. Then continue to Tafenfent (or Ikiz-n-Arous) depending on the weather. 6 hours walking.
Day 4. Walk over a high ridge, Tarkidit Pass 3300m, to Tilibit-n-Tarkidit a wide valley where we camp or use a small homely refuge in bad weather. 5 hours walking.
Day 5. Ascend Mount Mgoun then down to Tizi Oumsoud camp 2800m. 8 hours walking. The ascent follows good paths up onto a long and airy broad ridge crest which is followed for several kilometres to the summit with magnificent views to the Atlas in the north and the deserts in the south.
Day 6. Descend the beautifully sculptured Oulilimt valley to camp by Aflafal refuge 2230m. 5 hours walking.
Day 7. Follow the Assif Mgoun valley passing several Berber villages to the village of Imi Nirkt, 2000m. 6 hours walking.
Day 8. Continue down Assif Mgoun through narrow gorges with many river crossings to Tiranimine village 1770m. 6 hours walking, camp.
Day 9. Down river valley following gorges to Igherm Aqdim 1720m. 5 hours walking, camp.
Day 10. Drive by 4x4 vehicle down the Rose Valley to Ouarzazate passing several oasis and numerous rose plantations. Here we stay in a comfortable hotel, there is time in the afternoon to swim and relax or visit the city and Kasbah of Taourirt.
Day 11. Drive up the Assif Imini valley passing Berber villages. An unsurfaced road then leads to Amsouzart village 1800m, sleep in a Berber home / guest house.
Day 12. Walk up the valley to Ifni Lakes 2300m. 4 hours. Relax, swim in lake camp.
Day 13. Follow Ouagan Valley to Tizi Ouanoums pass, 3560m, then descend down to the valley and Toubkal Refuge, 3200m, camp. 7hours.
Day 14. Climb Mt Toubkal and return to camp. We start the climb at 5am and reach the summit in about 4 hours. Descend back to the camp for lunch and a rest before walking down the Imlil Valley to Imlil village, 1800m 4hours. Drive to Marrakech (90 minutes) and our comfortalbe hotel. The ascent of Toubkal is non-technical and mainly of reasonable paths.
Day 15. Half day tour of Marrakech. Free time in the town in the afternoon..
Day 16. airport transfer if required.