Atlas Mountains Wildlife, Landscapes and Nature Tours 2023/2024

“We went in Feb so the desert was definitely colder but the experience was grand. Highly enjoyed the tour and wouldn't have been able to have the same experience had we gone on our own. Our tour guides, khalil and Hamada, were phenomenal- helpful every step of the way, multilingual, and very knowledgeable. We had lots of stops and great tour guides at the sites - esp Abdulkarim who offered so much history. Amenities were great, I would have preferred more history - the tours are very apolitical but skirt the glaring reality of the people before you. The desert camp and camel rides were the highlight, but alas, only one night is spent there. I would've stayed there for a week if that were an option.”

“The Anti Atlas Mountains are somewhere to visit if you, like me, have a yearning for real and intoxicating wilderness. The harsh but beautiful terrain in this region, with it's scattered villages clinging like patches of lichen to the unforgiving landscape, brings to mind the Old Testament, and the area is characterised by dramatic valleys, harsh red rock desserts, craggy mountain ridges and distant peaks fading into the desert haze. This is a truly awesome, remote area hike and the tour company and its ground crew in Morocco present it beautifully to their clients. It is a strenuous hike with most days being around 8 hours walking. It's rocky, very rocky indeed, with lots of steep up and downs -walking poles are almost essential. According to our guide it was unseasonably hot for our trek towards the end of October, with most days being over 30 degrees ( one almost 40!) there isn't any shade protection so high factor sunscreen and appropriate light clothing are important. And plenty of water! Our guide was Abdullah, a wonderful, caring gentleman who had grown up in Berber villages. He was very well supported by his crew - cook, camp and mule men. Meals were nothing short of spectacular and each day we'd arrive into to our lunch camp to find an amazing spread of hot and cold dishes, salads and fresh fruit. I was the only one in our group of 16 to fall ill with a stomach bug but I'm absolutely certain it had nothing to do with the quality of the food. ( on that note, make sure you have more than enough tissues, toilet paper etc to get you through a couple of days 'on the run' just in case!!). Camping gear was good quality and I was thrilled to see thick foam mattresses in our tents. Being classed a wild camp, there were no toilet facilities other than our toilet tent - which was the discussion of much humorous laughter almost daily. Water for washing is also scarce (a bowl at the end if each day) so bring plenty of wet wipes.”

“On behalf of the group that attended 15-17th Feb, we would like to show gratitude to our tour company for delivering an excellent experience for us all. We were lucky to have an exceptional tour guide (Deji) who made the trip more uplifting and enjoyable. He became more of a friend near the end, and he was professional throughout the tour, and he adapted well to our humour and told some classic stories. Despite the rainy weather, we all collectively enjoyed the trip and would recommend this tour to absolutely anyone. Big thanks to Moha, for driving us a long way but staying in good spirits the whole trip. Another thank you to Deji for sorting out taxis for us even after the tour, to make sure we reached the airport safely. We will be visiting again for sure, and hope to see khalil and Deji again!”