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Atlantic coast hike: Imerdessen to Essaouira in 5 days
- Duration
- 5 days
- On foot
- 63 km
- Max altitude
- 181 m
- Total ascent
- 18 m↑
- Best season
- Mar–Jun, Sept–Nov
Five days along the Atlantic between Agadir and Essaouira: fishing villages, cliffs and wild beaches, the Assif n'Boud dunes, the Sidi M'barek waterfalls, the Sidi Kaouki shrine and finally old Mogador. 4 to 5 hours of walking a day, camps near the beaches.
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The route
Day by day
Day 1
Imerdessen – Tafdena
- Distance
- 9.5 km
- Walking
- 5 h
- Max altitude
- 181 m
Through villages and fields above sometimes inaccessible beaches. Lunch with a local family and an argan oil tasting, camp near the fishing village of Tafdena.
Night: BivouacMeals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2
Tafdena – Ifetan
- Distance
- 13.5 km
- Walking
- 5 h
- Max altitude
- 62 m
Picnic on a beach, swimming possible at your own risk. Camp at Sidi Ahmed Assayh by a well.
Night: BivouacMeals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3
Ifetan – Sidi M'barek
- Distance
- 10.5 km
- Walking
- 4 h
- Max altitude
- 61 m
Along the limestone cliffs to the Assif n'Boud dunes. Free time by the sea in the afternoon, camp near the beach and the Sidi M'barek waterfalls.
Night: BivouacMeals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4
Sidi M'barek – Sidi Kaouki
- Distance
- 10.4 km
- Walking
- 5 h
- Max altitude
- 32 m
Cliffs and wild beaches all the way to Sidi Kaouki.
Night: BivouacMeals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5
Sidi Kaouki – Essaouira
- Distance
- 19.1 km
- Walking
- 4.5 h
- Max altitude
- 22 m
Past the Sidi Kaouki shrine to Essaouira, old Mogador. Berber lunch with the team, swimming possible on the beach.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Included in this price
- Moroccan guide and support team for all 5 days
- Full board from day 1 to day 5: breakfasts, picnic lunches and hot dinners
- 4 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 4 nights
- Drinking and mineral water provided for all 5 walking days
- Luggage moved by vehicle between the 5 stages
- Return minibus transfers to the start and from the finish (2 transfers)
To plan for
- A warm sleeping bag for the 4 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: off season
- February: off season
- March: recommended season
- April: recommended season
- May: recommended season
- June: recommended season
- July: off season
- August: off season
- September: recommended season
- October: recommended season
- November: recommended season
- December: off season
Recommended seasonOff seasonIt is November: this is the season.
On the trail
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Atlantic coast hike: Imerdessen to Essaouira in 5 days
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