If you are looking for a single day trip, or indeed a trip of several days, we can offer you many wide ranging opportunities to discover the beauty and charm of the High Atlas Mountains. We can introduce you not only to stunning landscapes (some entirely natural, others the result of human activities) but we can also enable communication with the local habitants. Such encounters will allow you to know the cultural heritage, customs and the lifestyle of the Berbers, the “mountain people”.

If you wish to learn more about taking one of our many programs, please contact us and we will promptly send you the full program and the pricing.

OPTION: Visit a Berber Souk

What is a Berber souk? A berber souk is a market (usually held weekly) at which the local rural inhabitants gather to buy and barter goods/livestock whilst enjoying the social interaction that the souk enables. Somme sample souk days are:

Monday: Ourika Souk
Tuesday: Amizmiz souk
Wednesday: Tighadwint Souk
Thursday: Wergane Souk
Saturday: Ben hassoun souk
Sunday: Takerkost souk

We can take you to a Berber souk, lead you around the activities and explain all that is going on. This could take a half day with time in the souk followed by, if wished, either having lunch at the souk or lunch with a Berber family.

Additionally, you can add a half day of gentle walking around the Berber villages and the lower valleys of the High Atlas.

OPTION: A one day hike:

A day-long excursion provides the opportunity to see a few different Berber villages and many panoramic views as you make your way to the home of a Berber family for lunch. The easy scenic walking will give you a better understanding of the geography in which the Berbers of the High Atlas mountains live and the ingenious ways by which they survive. After this day, immersed in the beauty of the foothills of the High Atlas and experiencing the hospitality of some of Morocco's indigenous people, you will feel revitalised and refreshed.

Depending on your level of fitness, we can offer three different levels of one day excursions. The first includes about 5-6 hours of walking, the second includes 3-4 hours of walking, and the third includes very little walking (visiting a local village accessible by taxi). All three options include lunch with a Berber family and the chance to see Berber village life at firsthand. Just please let us know how you wish your day to be formatted and we can provide a tailor made day.

Such a day includes the services of a local guide, all transport to from your hotel (if wished) and lunch.

Our destinations:

• Amizmiz (about 1 hour from Marrakech)
• Ourika (about 45 minutes from Marrakech)
• Wergane (about 1 hour and 1/2 from Marrakech)

OPTION: A two day hike with one overnight:

Those with time to spend a night in the foothills of the High Atlas are given the opportunity to see firsthand the lifestyle of a Berber village and the daily activities of a Berber home. You will be amongst Berber people and be able to ask about their lives, their pleasures and their challenges. With an overnight in a Berber home there is ample time to make some real personal connections with those whom you'll meet and thus the chance to become immersed in the reality of their lives.

With two days of hiking, you also have an excellent introduction to the landscapes and landforms of the High Atlas mountain, natural and human.

The 2 day trip includes the services of a local guide, all transport to from your hotel (if wished), accommodation and all food. The treks can begin from Amizmiz, Ourika or Wergane.

OPTION: A multi day hike:

ATS offers custom 3-5 day excursions for those who want to explore the high Atlas valleys and to be fully immersed in Berber life and culture for an extended time. Every day includes as many hours of walking (graded to your level of fitness) as you wish. You will be rewarded with an unforgettable view of Berber life in the High Atlas mountains. Those who have taken our three, four, or five day excursions have regularly commented that it was the highlight of their time in Morocco.