the splendour of the Roses Valley

The valley of roses trek, Morocco is a fantastic holiday which not only visits splendid roses gardens of the region but also journeys along and through the waters of L'Oued M'Goun and deep gorges....

Itinerary!

DAY 1: Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Valley of roses « Ait Ihia » : Transfer by road via Tizi n’ Tichka (2260 meters) to Ouarzazate, the Moroccan Hollywood, driving through spectacular landscapes and different colors of the High Atlas Mountains. Then continuation to roses valley, we arrive at the village of Ait Ihia (1400m), meeting point with the muleteers and starting point of our hike, after loading our luggage, we go through this great village and a vast plateau towards M’goun. Dinner and Overnight in the Camp at Timkkit (1500 meters).

DAY 2: Timkkit 1500m – Akka n’asskar – Timassinine 1800m: After half an hour walk on the flat, we climb to the pass of « Tifidy » at 1823m, then we descend slightly to do Aasskar Akka, lunch on the waterfront in the shade of oleander. Afternoon, we cross a desert landscape passing by few small gardens. Dinner and Overnight in the Camp at Timassinine.

DAY 3: Timassinine 1800m – Gorges Agouti – Lhout 1700m: We cross the Djbel « Anchouch », then we descend on the small valley of Ait Hamd passing by amazing villages of Imzil and Rbat, lunch at the entrance to the Agouti gorges, then we walk along the river to reach the beautiful villages of agouti and Lhout with its kasbah ( to cross the gorges you need a hiking sandals). Dinner and Overnight in the Camp near the Lhout village.

DAY 4: Lhout 1700 m – 1500 m Boutaghrar: We continue our hiking, through the gardens and villages of Ait Hamd valley, to reach the M’goun’s river ( a hiking sandals is badly needed also for this step), we follow the valley until the large village of Boutaghrar, have lunch, afternoon is optional, we can go up a hillside to enjoy nice views of the village and mgoun valley. Dinner and Overnight in a lodge.

DAY 5: Boutaghrar 1500 m – Hdida – Taberkachte 1400 m: We follow the Mgoun valley where we meet some villagers working in their fields, passing also by the beautiful villages of interesting architecture, lunch in Hdida village, then walk along irrigation canals and between the gardens to the village of Tabarkachte. Dinner and Overnight in Gite.

DAY 6: Tabarkachte – Ouarzazate – Kasbah Talouat – Marrakech: We leave roses valley to Ait benhaddou via Ouarzazate, then we continue along the beautiful valley of ounila with its Berber villages, stop for lunch in Telouat village, Visit the famous Kasbah of Glawi , then we reach Marrakesh by Tizi n’ Tichka. Overnight at the Hotel or Riad.

A fantastic day trip where you truly got value for money. Having seen other group tours on the day, we certainly appreciated the experience of the one on one attention. Hamed was a great guide and answered all questions. It was great that he personalised the tour and gave several options at each stage and was extremely flexible.

Noni WG

A fantastic day trip where you truly got value for money. Having seen other group tours on the day, we certainly appreciated the experience of the one on one attention. Hamed was a great guide and answered all questions. It was great that he personalised the tour and gave several options at each stage and was extremely flexible.

Noni WG