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Hiking around Tafraout: Ait Mansour gorges, Adrar M'qorn and the Ameln valley
- Duration
- 6 days
- On foot
- 79.4 km
- Max altitude
- 1,552 m
- Total ascent
- 999 m↑
- Best season
- Oct–Apr
A six-day loop from Tafraout: the painted rocks, the Tasseriret plateau, the Ait Mansour gorges, the Tizerkine oasis, the foot of Adrar M'qorn (2,400 m) and the Ameln valley with its rock carvings. Nights in camp or with local families.
100% adjustable. This itinerary is a base — Anti-Atlas Aventures adjusts, adds and removes any part of it for you.
The route
Day by day
Day 1
Tafraout – painted rocks – Tasseriret plateau
- Distance
- 11.8 km
- Total ascent
- 600 m
- Walking
- 6 h
- Max altitude
- 1,300 m
Leave Tafraout past the painted rocks and climb onto the Tasseriret plateau. Picnic lunch, camp on the plateau.
Night: BivouacMeals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2
Tasseriret plateau – Ait Mansour gorges – Gdouret
- Distance
- 18.3 km
- Total ascent
- 150 m
- Walking
- 5 h
- Max altitude
- 1,299 m
Down into the Ait Mansour gorges, picnic in the palm grove and an evening of Berber music around the fire. Night in camp.
Night: BivouacMeals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3
Gdouret – Tiwadou – Tizerkine
- Distance
- 10.5 km
- Total ascent
- 150 m
- Walking
- 6 h
- Max altitude
- 901 m
Via Tiwadou to the Tizerkine oasis. Night in camp in the oasis or with a local family.
Night: HomestayMeals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4
Tizerkine – Astir – Tigmiret
- Distance
- 16.5 km
- Total ascent
- 600 m
- Walking
- 5.5 h
- Max altitude
- 1,551 m
Climb via Astir to Tigmiret at the foot of Jebel Tafraoute (2,400 m). Option: a full day for the Adrar M'qoren summit.
Night: HomestayMeals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5
Tigmiret – Ameln valley
- Distance
- 17.1 km
- Total ascent
- 50 m
- Walking
- 5 h
- Max altitude
- 1,552 m
Down to the Ameln valley: rock carvings, a traditional house and the Berber museum.
Night: HomestayMeals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6
Ameln valley – Tafraout
- Distance
- 5.2 km
- Total ascent
- 300 m
- Walking
- 3.5 h
- Max altitude
- 1,201 m
Walk back to Tafraout, lunch and a visit of the town.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Included in this price
- Moroccan guide and support team for all 6 days
- Full board from day 1 to day 6: breakfasts, picnic lunches and hot dinners
- 5 nights in camp in 2-person dome tents, or a gîte depending on the stage
- Mess tent and toilet tent set up at each of the 5 nights
- Drinking and mineral water provided for all 6 walking days
- Luggage moved by vehicle between the 6 stages
- Return minibus transfers to the start and from the finish (2 transfers)
To plan for
- A warm sleeping bag for the 5 nights
- Personal hiking clothes and gear, daypack
- Energy snacks for the walk
- Travel insurance and repatriation cover
- Tips for the guide and team
International flights are never included — you book those yourself
When to go
- January: recommended season
- February: recommended season
- March: recommended season
- April: recommended season
- May: off season
- June: off season
- July: off season
- August: off season
- September: off season
- October: recommended season
- November: recommended season
- December: recommended season
Recommended seasonOff seasonIt is November: this is the season.
On the trail
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- Based in
- Tafraout
- Terrain
- Anti-Atlas, Toubkal, Sahara, Coast, Other
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Hiking around Tafraout: Ait Mansour gorges, Adrar M'qorn and the Ameln valley
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