Mid Atlas
High Atlas trails FACTFILE
Tour type Walking Comfort Active
Minimum Age: 8 years
Accommodation and Meals: 8 nights hotels, 3 nights camping, 3 nights village houses. 14 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 7 dinners are included.
Swimming: Available in Fes and Marrakech.
Transport: Bus.
Tour Staff: Explore Tour Leader, drivers, cook, mule-handlers. Group Size: Generally 10 to 16.
TOUR DATES Ref: FMB £1156 adult from
*child from £1089
Discover medieval Fes El Bati
Hike in the middle High Atlas
Berber villages and wild camping
2012 Sat 28 Jul - Sat 11 Aug Sat 18 Aug - Sat 01 Sep TOUR DATES
Sat 23 Mar - Sat 06 Apr Sat 20 Jul - Sat 03 Aug
Bougmez 2013 Sat 10 Aug - Sat 24 Aug
TOUR ONLY – 15 DAYS Tour price without flights from £779
Please go online for our tour only child price. * Aged 8-11 years on date of departure. These are guide prices, see p92 for details.
For detailed information visit
www.explore.co.uk/tours/fmb
Marrakech and its mad medina
MIDDLE ATLAS TREK AND MARRAKECH 15 DAYS – IMPERIAL CITIES AND ACTIVE ADVENTURES
This activity holiday takes us into Morocco’s Atlas Mountains to experience the nomadic lifestyle of the local Berber people. We search for Barbary apes, discover dinosaur footprints and camp under the stars in vast, unspoilt landscapes. We also visit the ancient cities of Fes and Marrakech and even try our hand at some traditional berber games and sports
ITINERARY
Day 1 Fly to Fes. Days 2/3 Fes Exploring the world’s most complete Islamic medieval city. Visit the nearby lakes and cedar forests, home to Barbary apes. Days 4/6 Middle Atlas Trek Drive into the mountains to the village of Afourar. Start the 3-day mule-supported trek, exploring remote rural landscapes, camping under the stars and meeting semi-nomadic local families. Days 7/8 Happy Valley Walk to Bougmez, known as the ‘Happy Valley’ for its friendly locals, where there is time to visit the
souk and see dinosaur footprints left in the rock. Days 9/10 High Atlas Continue south through the High Atlas, passing waterfalls and rock pools. Descend to Marrakech, one of Morocco’s most famous cities. Days 11/12 Marrakech Spend two days exploring the medina and souks. Experience the open-air circus in the renowned Djemma El Fna Square with its snake-charmers, musicians and story- tellers. Days 13/14 Berber sports Practise some traditional berber pastimes including bowling and shot put. Day 15 Fly to the UK.
Middle Atlas & Marrakech Ref FMB
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Lake hike & picnic
MOROCCO
Beni Mellal
Ouzoud Falls
MARRAKECH DEMNATE
TAHANAOUT Activities
& nomad camp or call our experts on 0844 499 0603
AFOURAR SREMT
WILD CAMP Imi n’Ifri BOUGMEZ
Mule-assisted hike
km 0150 47
Medieval city Ifrane
FES
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
MOROCCO
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