General Informations

Information
All these trips may be submitted to changes due to several reasons such as weather conditions (droughts, floods, and so on..) and may vary according to the stamina and wishes of the holiday-makers. There are other trekking offers in the mountains for visiting engravings on the rocks and other interesting sites.
The daily distance to be covered is about 25 kilometers long, which corresponds to about five hours of walking; but this also depends on the resistance of the trekkers, the camel-riders or the available wells.
Depending on special wishes of holiday-makers, everything can be discussed and everybody can then take part in the organisation.

Food
Food is Moroccan style, simple, varied and freshly prepared evey day.
Breakfast usually consists of bread and jam, butter,cheese, eggs, tea, coffee and milk.
A rich salad with fruits, fish, cheese is served for lunch preceded by tea and dried fruits.
Dinner is varied; tagine with meat and vegetables (stew), couscous with meat and vegatables,traditional moroccan rice ,omlet, or pasta.. always with soup as "hors d'oeuvre" served with mint tea and biscuits. herb tea or coffeefor dessert.

Equipment needed
A pair of good walking boots.
Protection from the sun : Hat, turban (large traditional scarf worn by the nomads) is more efficent, long-sleeved shirt, light trousers, sunglasses, sunbathing lotion or creams...
Sleeping bag, warm jacket or other warm cloths,anorak.(rain-coat)., electric torch, a cigarette lighter to burn used toilet paper, flask, some simple and useful medications like aspirin, antidiarrhetics, disinfectant, sticking plasters as well as waterpurifying tablets (micro pur) and personal washing gear.

Some ethic advice about trekkings
The desert is a source of wonder for everybody and nothing must be left behind apart footprints. The camping-place must be left unspoilt, without any graffiti or lasting marks.Water is rare and precious and must not be wasted. We must respect it as well as fauna and flora.
Traditions, culture and religion of local villagers and nomads must also be respected; please refrain from taking photos or films without previous authorization, giving out medicins without first refering to the guides, handing out any money to young children. However quality service can be rewarded by a tip.
The trips are organized in small groups of 2 to 12 people aiming at listening to the songs of the earth and the sounds of silence away from any noise.
Time goes by with the camels leading you into the fascinating world of the nomads and their country.
Then come and discover their deserts, mountains, isolated ksours and villages and their daily life. Come and share withthem your love for adventure, simplicity and wild spaces with them

Insurance
Even though all precautions for your security are being taken, we don't have the possibility to subscribe to a special insurance for camel treks ( which is the case for most local cameltreks organizers) so all the rides and walks are done under your own responsability.

Accommodation (on demand) :
Before and after the cameltrek you can stay in in a "maison d'hôte" a grand, traditional, pisé (clay-built) house built on the edge of the palm-grove, where you may discover and savour the “magic” of living in harmony with your self and in unison with the environment. Thanks to the pisé house – the harmony and serenity that emanate from it – spirituality and sensuality come together, and the exterior and interior are reconciled.
This old family house, within the heart of our village Amezrou, has been sympathetically renovated by local artisans, offering comfortable bedrooms (some with private terrace) and access to a range of commonl interior, open-air or shaded spaces, such as a courtyard, salons, patios and terraces, situated on three different levels, and whose use varies according to the season.
Integrated into the local neighbourhood,this house is at the same time an island of calm, an oasis of freshness and serenity at the bottom of the Zagora mountain, in the vicinity of the ancient Kasbah (fortified village), within walking distance of the palm-grove.
The accommodation at this house includes nine bedrooms, terraces and inner coursives, and a top terrace from which to gaze at the village, the qsar, the djebel Zagora, and the wonderful sunsets over the palm-grove. There is also a yard with arcades; a convivial lounge with games, magazines, books, chimney, and a “culture lounge”, with an exhibition of local works of art and books on the society and culture of South Morocco. Info request

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