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Berber ride from Agadir to Essaouira

The wild Atlantic coast, between the Atlas mountains, palm groves, desert dunes, cliffs and wild beaches, discovering the Berbers, their villages and their argan oil... does that speak to you?_cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_

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Summary program: 

Duration: 8 days and 7 nights, including 6 days on horseback 

Day 1: Arrival at Agadir airport, transfer and night with us.

Day 2-7: 6-day hike from Agadir to Essaouira (or in the opposite direction, from Essaouira to Agadir) with nights in a bivouac

Day 8: transfer to Essaouira airport and departure.

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Dream bivouac, 1000 stars!

Detailed program :

1st day: Agadir Airport - TAGHAZOUT / IMI OUADDAR:

Arrival at Agadir airport (or Essaouira or Marrakech)

Optional : Transfer by taxi to our house near the ocean, in Imi Ouaddar.

  • Via Agadir airport: €35/taxi, 1 hour drive.  

  • Via Essaouira airport: 75€/taxi, 2h30 drive

  • Via Marrakech airport: 100€/taxi, 3h drive

We will try to group participants in taxis in order to share the transfer costs. 

Optional : Welcome, evening meal in our house and night in a neighboring apartment   (25€ pp).

 

2nd day: AGHROUDE - TAMRI:

Breakfast and transfer to the starting point of the hike in Aghroude. Allocation of horses, putting in the saddle. Day in the hinterland, the mountain, crossing oasis, palm groves. Night in a bivouac in the hinterland in Tamri, next to a cultivated palm grove. 

 

Day 3: TAMRI - TELDI: 

Morning in the mountains, the hinterland. We follow the Tamri wadi. Afternoon in the desert dunes dotted with Tamarisk and pink sandstone rocks. Then we go up along the coast on cliffs. Night at the bivouac on the edge of a cliff with a view of the ocean, in Tildi 

Day 4: TELDI - IMERDIDSEN:

We cross Berber villages and fields bordered by low stone walls. 

Crossing a forest of argan trees, hills with fields and small villages.  

Afternoon along the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Night in bivouac at the edge of the cliffs near the ocean in Imardidsen. 

 

Day 5: IMERDIDSEN - TAFDNA  :

Departure from Aftas Imerdidssen. We follow the coast and the cliffs. Very beautiful panoramic views of the wild rocky coast which lead us to Cap Tafelney. At the end of the day, descent to the dunes of Tafdna, to a deserted beach, for a gallop to the fishing village. Night in bivouac in Tafedna in a family farm.

Note: depending on the tide schedule, it is possible to canter on the beach in the morning or in the afternoon.

 

6th day: TAFDNA - SIDI KAOUKI:  

Crossing fields and argan orchards, then Berber villages. Short break at the small waterfalls of the Marabout of Sidi M'Barek. The hike ends with a gallop on huge beaches to Sidi Kaouki. Night in bivouac on the beach of Sidi Kaouki.

 

7th day: SIDI KAOUKI - ESSAOUIRA - SIDI KAOUKI:  

Deserted beaches and fishing villages, small village, descent into the dunes until you see the city of Essaouira in the distance. Instead of joining the tourist area of Essaouira, we go up the dunes to cap sim to take a picnic break in a cave, feet in the ocean (possibility of swimming). In the afternoon we bypass the track to reach the beach to the hostel.


Optional : Evening meal and night with our team in a hostel with swimming pool in Sidi Kaouki (35€pp)
Optional : possibility of having an evening of traditional Gnawa music (supplement to be expected, contact us)

 

8th day: SIDI KAOUKI - Essaouira Airport:

Breakfast. Free day. Possibility in Sidi Kaouki to surf, caitsurf, quad, camel, ...  Possibility to visit the pleasant medina of Essaouira with its ramparts, its artists, its port, its alleys and enjoy a hammam. Otherwise you stay and enjoy the calm at the hostel's swimming pool.

Optional : Transfer by taxi:  

  • to Essaouira airport: 15€/taxi, 15 minutes drive

  • to Marrakech airport: 75€/taxi, 2h30 drive

  • to Agadir airport: €75/taxi, 3h30 drive.

We will try to group participants in taxis in order to share the transfer costs. 

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Tasty meals that will thrill your taste buds!

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Examples of landscapes during the hike

Customize / modify the program: 

  • Do not hesitate to extend your stay to enjoy Morocco! Our team will be able to advise you on site, otherwise Manon can already offer you some ideas of things to visit. 

  • It is possible to do this  hike in 4 or 5 days, not necessarily in 6 days. The 4-day trek ends in Tafedna and the 5-day trek ends in Sidi Kaouki. 

  • Do not hesitate to contact us to send us your sporting or cultural expectations , if you need special support, souvenirs to take away... We can thus emphasize a particular point and warn future registrants. of the "trend" of this trip. 

​​From Taghazout to Essaouira: 6 dayson horseback, 5 nights in bivouac  :700 euro

750 eurospp for groups of less than 6 participants

800 europp for groups of less than 3 participants

Coastal Hike

Dates
Rando
Durée
Logement
Prix
Statut
Disponibilités
Remarques
16 au 21.11.2024
ZAGORA
6 jours
Bivouac
820€
Validé
2 places
23 au 25.11.2024
ZAGORA confort
3 jours
Ecolodge Luxe
500€
Validé
8 places
27.11 au 02.12.24
ZAGORA
6 jours
Bivouac
820€
Validé
4 places
04 au 12.12.2024
ZAGORA confort
3 jours
Ecolodge Luxe
500€
Validé
6 places
04 au 12.12.2024
ZAGORA
6 jours
Bivouac
820€
En projet
8 places
08 au 13.12.2024
ZAGORA
6 jours
Bivouac
820€
Validé
6 places
14 au 19.12.2024
ZAGORA
6 jours
Bivouac
820€
Validé
5 places
21 au 26.12.2024
ZAGORA
6 jours
Bivouac
820€
En projet
8 places
21 au 26.12.2024
ZAGORA
1-3 jours
Ecolodge Luxe
500€
En projet
8 places
28.12 au 02.01.25
ZAGORA
6 jours
Bivouac
820€
Validé
5 places
04 au 06.01.2025
ZAGORA
3 jours
Ecolodge Luxe
500€
Validé
5 places
10 au 11.01.2025
ZAGORA
2 jours
Ecolodge Luxe
360€
Validé
6 places
01 au 08.02.2025
Boucle Vallées
8 jours
Bivouac
960€
Validé
2 places
11 au 14.02.25
Boucle des Vallées
4 jours
Bivouac
520€
Validé
4 places
21 au 25.02.25
Boucle des Vallées
5 jours
Bivouac
640€
Validé
6 places
30.03 au 05.04.25
Boucle Vallées
7 jours
Bivouac
840€
COMPLET
COMPLET
07 au 14.04.2025
Agadir à Essaouira
6 jours
Bivouac
890€
Validé
8 places
16 au 21.04.2025
Essaouira à Agadir
6 jours
Bivouac
890€
Validé
6 places
25 au 28.04.2025
Boucle des Vallées
4 jours
Bivouac
520€
Validé
2 places
après le 28.04.25
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