OURIKA VALLEY AND YAGOUR

Off the High Atlas tourist trail, you will experience traditional Berber villages and culture. This trek can be turned into a private trek.

This particular trekking tour in the High Atlas is not frequented by many tourists. The Ourika Valley contains cave paintings and here you can witness the traditional life of the Berbers in their mud-brick villages, working the land with primitive tools and tending to their herds of sheep.

Private Yagour Plateau Treks

A minimum of 2 adults are required for the private trek. Children under 10 years old can join private treks at 50% of the adult price. 1 child aged under 5 years old can participate for free.

3 Day Shared Yagour Plateau Treks

We have a selection of dates for Yagour Plateau Treks. The shared treks are an exciting experience and enable you to join up with another group (and benefit from a reduced group rate). We only operate the shared Yagour Plateau Treks on set days each month. If you don’t find the date that you require, you can ask us to start a new shared trek for the date that suits you.

DAY1 : Ourika – Abdouz-Yahour Plateau
Our trekking tour begins in the village of Tadrart and takes us through Ouigran, through forests of oak and juniper trees and then toward Abdouz (2,100 m ASL).

During the tour you will see ancient cave paintings located in the Ourika Valley and at Oukaimden Plateau. Our tour will also include visiting the Yahour Plateau (2,200 m ASL).

We will camp for the night next to a small, beautiful reservoir in the wilderness.

The day will be around 5-6 hours of trekking.

DAY2 : Yagour Plateau – Ouarzazt – Azgour
While travelling, we’ll come across more cave paintings and more Berber villages. The Moroccan landscape is truly stunning.

We will trek to an old Berber gite where will stay the night. The total number of hours walking will be something like 6 hours.

DAY3 : Azgour – Zat Valley – Tighdwin
After breakfast we’ll follow the dirt road to Tighdwin where we’ll take lunch before starting the return journey to the city of Marrakech (about 4 hours of trekking).