Between sea and mountains
Tour Plan
Arrival at Agadir al Massira airoport. Welcome and transfer to the hotel. Dinner & accommodation at the hotel in Agadir.
Breakfast and departure to Messguina, in the beginning of the Occidental High Atlas.
On the road, you have a first view of the extent and the variety of the cultures of the plain of the Souss and its forest of Argan trees.
You leave Messguina in the direction of the fishing village of Tifnit via the plain of Souss Massa.
Since Tifnit, with a little luck, you can watch Bald Ibis, one of a rare species and its population here is the highest in the world.
Then, direction Massa to discover its Wadi which is part of the national park of Souss Massa (PNSM) known for its ornithological diversity .
Then head towards the village of Resmouka. On the way, you cross arid landscapes, almost desert. Departure towards the Lake of the dam Youssef Ben Tachafine (panoramic view). Then head towards the small Resmouka desert and dromedary backpacking.
Dinner under the stars in the Resmouka desert.
Overnight in bivouac in the dunes.
Breakfast and departure to Tiznit for visiting its Medina, the walls, the souk, and the Méchouar.
You continue your road lined with Cacti to join Legzira via Grouzim, known for artisanal fishing. The beach and the rollers of the ocean attract many surfers on this spot still preserved.
Continuation to the small town of Sidi Ifni: A small stop in this city for a visiting it, and having an idea about its history.
Return to Legzira for lunch.
There, the foothills of the Anti-Atlas are lost in the ocean. Walk on the beach that opens on cliffs to peak and discover the gigantic natural arches formed by the rocks that flood into the ocean at high tide.
An afternoon at the beach, swimming, fishing, surfing, relaxing
At the end of the day, return to Mirleft for dinner and overnight.
Breakfast and departure to Tafraout in the West Anti Atlas. You take the main road via Larbaa Sahel and the plain of Tiznit. You cross a plateau, then the road leaves the plateau and engages in the western Anti- Atlas until the Kerdous pass, a rocky foothill at 1100 m above sea level and overlooking several villages and meticulously cultivated small fields.
Continue towards Tafraout until a gorge with many almond trees. Arriving at Adai where the palm grove becomes denser, the village of Adaï, clustered around its minaret plastered with pale pink, climbs to the assault of an incredible rocky chaos. Contrast of colors between the green of the palms and the pink of the granite.
After, walk to Tazaka to discover an antelope rock carving dating from archaeologists to 3000 BC. Then head towards the valley of Ammeln, where having lunch.
Departure to Aguerd Oudad and its rocks with extravagant relief in pink granite and mauve (Hike 1⁄2 hour). It is a small village very cute and neat at the foot of the famous rock called "hats of Napoleon". Return to Ameln 6 km from Tafraout for dinner and overnight.
Breakfast and departure to Aghelz stroll, where visiting its source. Continuation in hike towards the village of Annamer which shelters the blue source while admiring the beautiful landscapes of the verdant valley of Ammelne.
Departure by car towards the village of Tazoult for the visit of the Jewish cemetery center of the commune to see the head of the lion a natural sculpture on the Jebel Lekst.
After lunch in Ammelne, Departure towards the museum of Oumesnat, a traditional Berber house which will be the background of explanations of the ways of life of the Berber population of yesteryear, the visit of the house will be animated by the owner of the house who voluntarily offers a drink Of tea accompanied by the Berber music of the region.
Departure to the village Imintizght visit of the Abaraka cooperative and the female home Evening dinner and overnight with local family.
Breakfast and departure by car via Tizi n'Talkatine and its multitude of threshing areas and the village of Sidi Mezal at 1300 m altitude. A few kilometers before arriving at Tizergane Ida or Gnidif, you turn on a secondary road to join the Douar Aït Sahanoun and visit the female cooperative of slippers. Then hiking in the valley and villages of Ida OuGnidif, you admire in particular the Kasbah of Tizergane of Ida OuGnidif which sits on the valley since the 13th century.
Lunch with the inhabitant of Ida OuGnidif.
Direction Ait Baha. Visit of its center and its cooperative of Argan.
A few kilometers (about 3km) at the exit of Ait Baha towards Biougra, you stop to visit the female center of Imchguigueln and its collective attic. After an hour's visit, you gradually leave the Anti-Atlas to enjoy another landscape of the plain.
Then you continue towards Ait Milek while admiring for several kilometers the sand dunes and the Berber villages typical of adobe.
Continue to Tintafoukt, a small village in the Chtouka plain.
Dinner and overnight in TinTafoukt.
Breakfast and departure to Agadir. Lunch at Nomadic Paradise or Atlas Kasbah. Dinner and overnight at Agadir.