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Hiking Morocco: The High Atlas Mountains

9 days, Marrakech to Marrakech

9 days

Marrakech to Marrakech

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was $1299
Valid on Oct 13 2025
Trip Code: DCMZ

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Travel Style: Active

Hiking, trekking, biking, rafting, and kayaking adventures all over the world, made for outdoor types.

Service Level: Standard

Comfortable tourist-class accommodations with character; mix of public and private transport.

Physical Rating: 3 - Average

Some tours may include light hiking, biking, rafting, or kayaking in addition to walking.

Trip Type: Small Group

Small group experience; Max 14, avg 10.

Age requirement: 12+

All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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9 days

Marrakech to Marrakech

From$1039USD
was $1299
Valid on Oct 13 2025
Trip Code: DCMZ

Need a flight? We can help.

Call us to book your flights! We'll find you the best option!

Special Offers

Expires on Oct 01, 2025 03:59 UTC
Promo Code G26SDQ020NME02

See how your trip uplifts communities

In a number of impactful ways, your adventure directly benefits the local people and places we visit.

Trees for Days

Help us spread love around the world with Trees for Days. Together with Planeterra, we'll plant one tree in your name for every travel day.

Trees planted for this trip: 9

Ripple Score

Create ripples that change lives. The higher the Ripple Score percentage, the more money stays in the local communities you visit.

Ripple Score for this trip: 100

Map of the route for Hiking Morocco: The High Atlas Mountains

Places visited

Itinerary

Day 1Marrakech

Arrive at any time. Attend a welcome meeting at the joining hotel in the evening before an optional group dinner to get to know your fellow travellers.

Exclusive Inclusions:

Your Welcome Moment Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group

Day 2Marrakech/Tiznit

Travel to Tiznit today, a town on the west coast of Morocco known for its silver jewelry, and mint daggers and sabres. Along the way stop for a visit to Souk EL Had and have lunch there on your own before continuing on. Visit the local silver market upon arrival and the historic medina in Tiznit. Spend the remainder of the day on your own to explore the narrow alleys and enjoy the town's gorgeous natural landscapes surrounded by mountains.

Meals included:

Breakfast

Day 3Tiznit/Icht

Leave Tiznit behind and visit the Granaries of Tigida before travelling to the remote Berber oasis of Amtoudi. Here, the group will have lunch with a local family in the village. Stop by more granaries for a visit en route to Icht, a small town on the edge of the Sahara desert. Enjoy an optional group dinner tonight at the hotel.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch

Day 4Icht/Zagora

Travel to Zagora today and visit Icht Village along the way for your underground tour. Your local guide will lead you on a walk around the area concluding with tea at their home in the village. Enjoy free time for lunch on your own in the town of Tata, and arrive in the desert landscape of Zagora in time to walk with your local guide to the comfortable desert camp. Enjoy welcome tea and pastries while you watch the sunset. Dinner will be served tonight at camp. Make sure you do some night sky gazing in a place with very little light pollution.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Dinner

Day 5Zagora

Witness sunrise in the desert then have breakfast before departing camp via a camel ride through the dunes. Arrive to a local family's oasis and enjoy a traditional welcome before a cooking experience hand in hand with members of the family. Learn about their culture and lifestyle, as the group waits for lunch to be ready. Before heading back to Zagora, the group will visit an old library to learn about ancient books from The Middle East and Africa that are a thousand years old. Then, spend time at a pottery workshop in the village, and discover a unique and preserved way of shaping clay. Return to the dunes nearby for an epic sunset (if the weather allows).

Exclusive Inclusions:

Your Foodie Moment Cooking Demonstration and Lunch

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 6Zagora/Aït Ben Haddou

In the morning begin your travels to Aït Ben Haddou. Stop along the way in Ouarzazate where the Atlas Film Studio is and take some free time for lunch on your own. Arrive at Aït Ben Haddou in the late afternoon and visit the Ksar, a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls. Enjoy the sunset at this spot before having dinner at the hotel with the group.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Dinner

Day 7Aït Ben Haddou/Aït Bouguemez

Transfer to the town of Demnat this morning and embark on a hike from this cultural crossroads to the Imi nifri Waterfalls and impressive natural bridge. Arrive at Aït Bouguemez in the late afternoon and enjoy this beautiful part of Morocco in the High Atlas Mountains with its strong ties to Berber culture and traditions.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Dinner

Day 8Aït Bouguemez

Begin today’s hike around the valley and to the Granary of Tabat in the morning. Then have lunch with a local family before a free evening to enjoy the area on your own. Dinner is included at the hotel tonight.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 9Aït Bouguemez/Marrakech

Head back to Marrakech today stopping by a G for Good project along the way for an introduction to the work being done in the local community. The tour ends upon arrival in Marrakech.

Exclusive Inclusions:

Your G for Good Moment Zarbiat Achbarou Cooperative Visit

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch
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What's Included

  • Your G for Good Moment: Zarbiat Achbarou Cooperative Visit, Morocco
  • Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
  • Your Foodie Moment: Cooking Demonstration and Lunch, Zagora
  • Souk El Had Visit
  • Tiznit Silver Market Visit
  • Hike outside of Icht
  • Icht Locally Guided Underground Village Visit
  • Zagora Desert Stay Experience with Camel Ride
  • Aït Ben Haddou Kasbah Tour
  • Iminifri Natural Bridge Hike
  • Aït Bouguemez Valley Hike & Granaries Visit
  • All transport between destinations and to/from included activities

Accommodations

Hotels (7 nts), Desert Camp (1 nt).

Meals

8 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 5 dinners
Allow USD140-185 for meals not included.

Transportation

Private vehicle, camels, walking

Staff & experts

CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout

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Hiking Morocco: The High Atlas Mountains

| 9 days - Marrakech to Marrakech - from $1039 USD