Morocco's mountains ranges are
the Atlas and the Rif chains. Above 1000 meters.
The third of the country's area is mountainous
and nearly a quarter of the population lives
there.
These superb mountains are wild and enchanting.
They offer a complete infinite variety of
relief and landscapes. In this rare and exotic
selting, an original pastoral society has
developed, remaining alive in a changing country.
Beyond the mountains lie the eastern steppes
of the south and the western sahara desert. |
Summer
time is for long, relaxed walking expeditions,
along the streambeds and high valleys ( High
& middle Atlas, the Rif and the Anti-Atlas.)
In winter it's
time for long distance, cross-country expeditions
on ski up in the airy stillness ( Middle Atlas,
high Atlas). Or walking in the Saghro &
Sirwa - " Pick and granite mountains
in the south " -
We arrange also exciting itineraries with
camel in the desert.( Zagor / Chgaga, Merzouga
/ Erg Chebbi, Laayoune / Oued Chbika )
When spring comes
the weather is ideal for mixed expeditions
on foot ( High & middle Atlas, the Rif
and the anti-Atlas) |
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| 1-The
high central Atlas : |
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In brieve : |
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the more large and most massive of the Atlantic,
most elevated chain as general otherwise,
vast of the big mountainous wholes of Morocco.
The H.C.A conceals the natural treasures and
the unsuspected human treasures, it culminates
to the Mgoun 4068 meters of altitude. The
society of the Atlas is pure berber. |
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Ambiance : |
| In the high central Atlas the climate evolves
toward the continental type less even moderate
by effects of the winds of the west sector
(NNN to SSW). It can snow inclusively above
of November to May of 1500 ms. The Mediterranean
flora of general character associated to a
typically Moroccan vegetation. |
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| * Better season : Of June
to September. |
| * Portage : Mules. |
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| High Atlas villages,
valleys and tops |
(15d/1dr) |
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| Crossing Tabant -
Q.Mgouna. |
(10d/7dr) |
Marrakech |
| Buckle Tabant - Tabant
East |
(12d/9dr) |
Casablanca |
| Crossing Z.Ahensal-
Q.Mgouna. |
(10d/6dr) |
Ouarzazate |
| Buckle of Canyons
of the East to West. |
(8d/4dc) |
Agadir |
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| 2-The
high western Atlas / H.Atlas of Marrakech
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 Particularly
isolated and difficult of access. The (H.W.A)
seduces by its arid trays surrounded of tops
atteignants 3800m. Vast valleys shelter a
Berber population especially living of the
culture the long of a Oued, the high grazings
are occupied by nomads that drive their herds
of sheep and goats, they get settled the summer
in altitude with their camels and their dark
tents woven. In certain valleys, an abundant
vegetation contrasts marvelously with the
surrounding landscape chesseresse, forests
seem green oak and cedar bordering, on big
distances, pouring it North of the massif. |
| * Better season
: April to october. |
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| The Toubkal massif |
(12d/9dr) |
Marrakech |
| Tour of Toubkal "valleys
& tops" |
(15d/12dr) |
Agadir |
| Toubkal villages,
valleys & tops |
(8d/6dr) |
Ouarzazate |
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| 4-The
anti-Atlas of Agadir : (Atlantic coastline)
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In brieve : |
| Parallel to the Atlantic beaches, the anti-Atlas
of Agadir rises to meadows of 200m and propose
landscapes surprising, ancient reliefs granitics
vestiges. |
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| The detail of the massif consists in these
chaos of balls stacked, covered of an original
vegetation. Cactuses, amandierses, pink laurels
and palms. |
| * Better season : End October to end February |
| * Portage : mules |
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| Voyage in the Anti-Atlas. |
(8d/5dr) |
Agadir |
| Trek in the Anti
-Atlas. |
(8d/5dr) |
Marrakech |
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In brieve : |
 To
the north, the middle Atlas receives precipitations
further. One finds a landscape therefore unexpected
of forests of green oaks and cedars of the
Atlas and astonishing geological formations:
will lap up, combed damsels, so many lakes,
cascades and sources, of which the famous
forty sources of the Oum Rbia river, one of
the big streams of Morocco. Greatly snow-covered
the winter, it is a rich and wild mountain,
sheltering a more numerous fauna that elsewhere
and notably the deer of barbarism, the boar
and an endemic monkey called pile of barbarism. |
* Better season
: End October to end February.
Flora, consists in these chaos of balls stacked,
covered of an original vegetation. Cactuses,
amandierses, pink laurels and palms. |
| * Portage :
mule of beats |
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| The cedar Forest. |
(12d/8dr) |
Fez |
| Circuit of lakes. |
(10d/6dr) |
Marrakech |
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In brieve : |
 The
Saghro spreads the high Atlas, between valleys
of the Dades, the Draa and the Ziz, whose
waters are going to get lost in the Sahara
all near.
only one track carrossable the crossed, joining
Boumalne of the Dades to Tazarine and Zagora.
This volcanic massif to the austere beauty
is an inextricable labyrinth of throats, trays,
towers and jagged needles. it culminate to
the Amalou n'Mansour 2714 ms of altitude.
trees are little numerous is besides the Alfa,
one finds some populations of red junipers
or thurifereses. Of small oases or push palms,
amandierses, figuierses and laurels bring
here or there, a key of greenery. |
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| Of the Sahara, rough and continental character.
Nights are cold in winter, and the summer
is burning. It rarely rains but with abundance
and snow can episodically cover the highest
tops. |
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| the Saghro is all whole the territory of
the famous tribe of Ait Atta, omnipresent
in all the history of Morocco. The Ait Atta
are semi-nomadic tribe that die the spring,
leave the Saghro with herds and camels of
packsaddles. |
| * Better season : fall &
winter. |
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| Tour of the Saghro. |
(15d/11dr) |
Marrakech |
| The volcanic masssif
of the Saghro. |
(8d/5dr) |
Ouarzazate |
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| Oriental extremity of the anti-Atlas, chain
of link with the massif of the Toubkal. The
Djbel Sirwa forms a small massif well differentiated
to paces of ancient volcano even though its
land reveals granites further that of basalte
(summit 3305m). |
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| The tortured dark rock ressautses, of desert
pegs and lavas petrified with big grassy and
in bloom extents to the spring, forming magnificent
grazings that share the Berber of Ait Ouawzguite.
These last let their traditional villages
of piemont, their beautiful attics and their
fields of saffron to occupy to the spring
the Azibs (sheepfolds) scattered on alpages
dominated by the strangely eroded reliefs. |
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The climate : |
| Being more meadows of the Atlantic,
this small massif to the cashed valleys is
watered more, and it can have a lot of snow
in summer, as well as of the big cold weathers. |
| * Better season:
mi-October to mi-November. |
| * Ideal season:
winter & Fall |
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| Trekking to Djbel
Sirwa. |
(15d/11dr) |
Agadir |
| Hike in the Massif
of Sirwa |
(8d/6dr) |
Marrakech |
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In brieve : |
 Rich
in vestige and testify a history that begins
with the Pheniciens. The chain of the Rif
is a superb Mediterranean site remained completely
wild. Cut up on its pouring maritime by buttresses
that dive to magpie until the sea and that
finish between circuses and beach. Of villages
of shepherds hung in a mountain all Mediterranean,
of stone villages, cultures in terrace, forests
of eucalyptus pines and sometimes of cedar
and the small secret beaches of the Mediterranean.
The mountain lets an impression of high relief
with difficulty penetrable. Valleys are there
very deep and often end in inaccessible throats;
tops are covered with forests of cedars, pines
and green oaks, relatively low altitude. The
Rifains, everywhere sedentary, cultivate,
on the minuscule fields or on the replat of
hills, tobacco, raising is only a resource
of balance. |
| * Ideal season
: Spring & Summer. |
| * Portage :
Mules |
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