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...Excursions from Imlil or Marrakech...
Imlil is the ideal base for hiking or camping in the Atlas Mountains. If you are coming from Marrakech your first stop will be Asni. Asni is the end of the line for bus and taxis coming from Marrakesh. From here, you can take a pick-up or taxi. The 17 km trip from Asni to Imlil is startling in its natural beauty. As the road begins to climb, the beauty of the valley, river and small villages look more like paintings than reality. The air in Imlil is crisp and clear as the town stands at an altitude of 1740 meters. Although the town has no particular sights it has a relaxed and refreshing atmosphere. Paths and streams are plentiful in the area, if you need to stretch your legs after the trip.

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Armed - Tidli Plateau - Tizin’Tamatert - Imnan Valley - TargaImoula - Armed
Day: 01 after an early breakfast we set off at 9 o’clock from your mountain guest house in armed or imlil or Marrakech, you start with your mountain guide and mule to carry your lunch with chairs and table and Berber carpet up to Tidli Plateau and the Wawfraste Forest in ait souka valley. From Tamatert, a small Berber village with a pine tree forest, we will go to Tizi n’Tamatert ('Tamatert Pass' at 2279m) from this pass we can see all of Imnan Valley with five villages and Oukaimden Ski Mountain. Here we will have a picnic lunch with a good view of Imnan Valley. After lunch we will pass through the villages of Ait Souka, Targa Imoula, and Tagadirt in the Ait Mizan Valley as we make our way back to Armed (2000m) and the guest house. Total trip time: 5 hours.
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Armed - SidiChamarouch - Armed
Day: 02 today also after an early breakfast we will set off at 9 o’clock from your mountain guest house in armed village or imlil or Marrakech. Your mountain guide will meet you in the house to start walking in Toubkal National Park in Toubkal Valley with good views of Adj Mountain (3100m) and Aglzim Mountain (3900m) in front of the highest mountain in North Africa: Mount Toubkal (4167m). We will walk through green fields with apple, walnut, and cherry trees to Sidi Chamarouch (2315m). Sidi Chamarouch is a shrine to a holy man who lived in the Atlas. Besides people climbing and trekking in the Atlas, there are also pilgrims coming here to Sidi Chamharouch and its marabout shrine, most likely with its origin dating back to before Islam. Here you will have your lunch by the river and big water fall with your chef cooking and you sitting on a Berber carpet. After lunch you can take more pictures of the shrine from outside because there is one bridge you cannot cross unless you are Muslim. After this visit then we will head back to armed village (05 hours).
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3rd day : |
Program: Armed - Achain - Azib Bardoun - Tizi n'Mzic - Imlil - Armed Village
Day: 03 after an early breakfast we set off at 9 o’clock from your mountain guest house of armed village or imlil or Marrakech. Today it is a long day as we will start with a trail to Achain Village, Misic, Areen to Azib Bardoun. Azib it the area where shepards sleep with their goats and sheep just outside. From there we will go up to Tizi n'Mzic (2460m). Aman Issiman, a small river in the spring, is where you will have lunch. From here you will be at the top of Azaden Valley with good views of the Tizi Oussem village, it is the last village in the valley and has a great view of the Ouirgane area. Azaden Valley is a valley with different colors of the land. After lunch we will come down to Brdoun (shepard's place) to Imlil Village which is the center of commerce for the surrounding villages, and then to Armed Village (06 hours).
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NB:Cost : Hotel in half pension, camel and carriers for taking your stuff, nights under tents 2 places with soft beds. Meals for the entire treks. Transport from/to Marrakech, mountain guide..

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