THE RIDE OF MOGADOR

MOROCCO ON HORSEBACK: Horse trek from Tamri, 50 km north of Agadir to Essaouira.

Duration: 8 days/7 nights - 6-day horse trek

Day 1: Welcome at Agadir airport. Night in hotel.
Days 2 - 7: Transfer to Tamri. Circuit on horseback. 5 nights in bivouac. Arrival in Essaouira in the early afternoon. Sightseeing and night in hotel.
Day 8: Transfer to Agadir airport and return flight.

DESCRIPTION

The Atlantic coast along the foothills of the Atlas is a unique region in Morocco which offers magnificient natural and wild spaces.

Leaving from Tamri, riding horse in this part of Morocco makes you discover a beautiful coastline, creeks of sand, coves, ragged cliffs, endless beaches and marabout houses shining with whiteness on a dry but warm ground.

Horse trekking in Morocco along the Atlantic coast also means meeting Berber tribes who live in tinny fishermen's villages hidden in coves or on rocky uplands scattered with Argan trees producing the famous Argan oil which is very appreciated in cooking and in cosmetic.

And in the end, free time left to discover the charming town of Essaouira, fortified as shown by its walls. It is also a quiet city which artists and sailors fall in love with. Exploring the haven, the narrow streets of Essaouira, the medina and kasbah of previously called Mogador is unforgettable.

PROGRAM

Day 1: Flight to Agadir and welcome at the airport. Transfer and night in hotel.

Day 2: Tamri - Tildi
Meeting at hotel reception at 10. In the morning.Transfer by taxi or minibus to Tamri (45 minutes), starting point of our horse trek. Meeting with horses and the logistic team and allocation of horses according to the horse riding level of the different riders. Departure from the mouth of wadi Tamri then continuation along the coast in a landscape of sand and rocks of pink stoneware. Bivouac near the coast in Tildi.

Day 3: Tildi - Id Laasri
We are pursuing our ride to Assaka along the gorges of a narrow wadi then the track leads us through a forest of Argan trees to hills scattered with fields and small villages. Bivouac near Id Laasri.

Day 4: Id Laasri - Tafdna
After breakfast we are taking the track of the legionaries up on the top of the cliffs which overhang the ocean and can enjoy a wonderful panorama on a wild rocky coast. In the late afternoon we are riding down Tafdna dunes to a desert beach enabling us an exhilarating galopp and then reach a fisher village, our bivouac place at the bottom of the dunes.

Day 5: Tafdna - Sidi Ahmed Saih
Start of our riding across fields and argan plantations and through several Berber villages. We are having our lunch picnic next to the marabout house of Sidi Ahmed Saih. In the afternoon,the ride is short but ends by a galopp on Iftane beach. Bivouac over the beach with view on the ocean.

Day 6: Sidi Ahmed Saih - Sidi Kaouki
We are heading to the interior among villages and cornfields. Picnic stop near the waterfalls of sisi M'Barek marabout house. Our horse trek is going on by endless beaches which are frequented only by seabirds and enable some fantastic galopps to Sidi Kaouki.

Day 7: Sidi Kaouki - Essaouira
All the day is a continuous ride on deserted beaches and through fishermen's villages such as Taguenza, the first one we see. Leaving the cape of Sim and its dune cordon behind us, we reach the large beach preceding Essaouira, end of our trek.
Arrival in the early afternoon at Ksoub wadi, 3 km south of Essaouira. Transfer in the town and free time to visit the medina.
Night in Essaouira or Agadir depending on return flight.

Day 8: Transfer to Agadir airport and return flight.

Please note: All itineraries are given for your guidance only and it may be altered on the ground and in accordance with the prevailing conditions by the organising team.

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