Amazir Cheval
Horseback riding in south of Morocco
" To dare to travel in this period is to allow a project,
to animals and families to continue to live...! "
Coastal Hike
Berber ride from Agadir to Essaouira
The wild Atlantic coast, between Atlas mountains, palm groves, desert dunes, cliffs and wild beaches, discovering the Berbers, their villages and their argan oil... does that speak to you?
A video that summarizes the coastal hike in the Essaouira direction towards Agadir (until Teldi, day 2 and 3 of our program are missing in this video)
Tasty meals that will thrill your taste buds!
Summary program:
Duration: 8 days and 7 nights, including 6 days on horseback;
Day 1 : Arrival at Agadir airport, transfer and night at our place.
Day 2-7:6 day hike from Agadir to Essaouira
(or in the opposite direction, from Essaouira to Agadir)with 5 nights in bivouac
Day 8: transfer to Essaouira airport and departure.
from790 euros pp
Dream bivouac, 1000 stars!
Detailed program with prices:
1st day: Agadir Airport - TAGHAZOUT / IMI OUADDAR:
Arrival at Agadir airport (or Essaouira or Marrakech)
Optional : Taxi transfer to our house near the ocean, in Imi Ouaddar.
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Via Agadir airport: €40/taxi, 1 hour drive.
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Via Essaouira airport: €80/taxi, 2h30 drive
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Via Marrakech airport: €120/taxi, 3h45 drive
We will try to group the participants in the taxesis in order to share transfer costs.
Optional : Welcome, evening meal in a small restaurant and night in an apartment next to our house, breakfast at home the next morning and transfer to the stable (55€ pp).
2nd day: TAGHAZOUT (stable) - TAMRI:30 km
Breakfast on our terrace and transfer to the stable, starting point of the hike. Allocation of horses, saddling. Day in the hinterland, big mountain to cross in the morning, crossing of oases, palm groves. Night in bivouac in the hinterland in Tamri, next to a cultivated palm grove.
3rd day: TAMRI - TELDI: 26 km
Morning in the mountains, the hinterland. We follow Wadi Tamri. Afternoon in the desert of dunes dotted with tamarisk and pink sandstone rocks. Then we go back up along the coast on cliffs. Night at the bivouac on the edge of a cliff with a view of the ocean, in Tildi
4th day: TELDI - IMERDIDSEN:28km
We cross Berber villages and fields bordered by stone walls.
Crossing an argan forest, hills with fields and small villages.
Afternoon along the cliffs with a view of the ocean. Night in bivouac at the edge of the cliffs near the ocean in Imardidsen.
5th day: IMERDIDSEN - TAFDNA: 24 km
Departure from Aftas Imerdidssen. We follow the coast and the cliffs. Very beautiful panoramic views of the wild rocky coast which lead us to Cape Tafelney. At the end of the day, descent towards the dunes of Tafdna, towards a deserted beach, for a long gallop to the fishing village. Night in bivouac in Tafedna on a family agricultural farm.
Note: depending on the tide schedule, it is possible to gallop on the beach in the morning or afternoon.
6th day: TAFDNA - TAKOUCHTE: 32 km
Crossing fields and argan orchards, then Berber villages. Small break at the small waterfalls of Marabout de Sidi M'Barek. The hike ends with a gallop on immense beaches to Takouchte. Night in bivouac on Takouchte beach.
7th day: TAKOUCHTE - ESSAOUIRA - SIDI KAOUKI:25 km
Crossing the caitsurf village, Sidi Kaouki, with its Marabout by the ocean. Deserted beaches and fishing villages, small village, descent into the dunes until you see the city of Essaouira in the distance. Instead of going to the tourist area of Essaouira, we go up the dunes to Cape Sim to take a picnic break in a cave, with our feet in the ocean (possibility of swimming). In the afternoon we go around the track to reach the beach either to the camp in Takouchte or to the hostel in Sidi Kaouki
Optional:
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Night in a riad in the medina of Essaouira€55 per double room, breakfast included + allow approx. 20€ pp in cash for the evening meal + 15€/taxi/6 places.
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possibility of making a spa/hammam
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possibility of taking a walkcamelat sunset 20€/1 hour
8th day: SIDI KAOUKI - Essaouira Airport:
Breakfast. Free day. Possibility in Sidi Kaouki to go surfing, caitsurfing, quad, dromedary, ... Possibility to visit the medina of Essaouira with its ramparts, its artists, its port, its streets and to enjoy a spa/hammam
Optional: Taxi transfer:
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to Essaouira airport: €15/taxi, 15 minutes drive
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to Marrakech airport: €80/taxi, 2h30 drive
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to Agadir airport: €90/taxi, 3h30 drive.
We will try to bring together the partiescipants in taxesis in order to share transfer costs.
Agadir Dune Desert Day 3 Between Tamri and Teldi
Note that we don't always gallop here.
Video of the coast in the Essaouira direction towards Agadir
Day 3: Tamri - Teldi
The very first ride of Amazir Cheval from Agadir to Essaouira, in 2015! Since then, our routes have evolved.
Customize / modify the program:
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feel free toextend your stay to enjoy Morocco! Our team will be able to advise you on site, otherwise Manon can already suggest some ideas for things to visit.
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Do not hesitate to contact us for send us your expectations sporting, cultural, if you need special support, souvenirs to take away... We will thus be able to emphasize a particular point and warn future registrants of the "trend" of this trip.
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Possibility of taking a 24-hour breakmeet the inhabitant (Mohamed) in the village of Timzguida Oufetas, on the edge of a coastal cliff, near Tamanar: discovery of Berber family life, of the village, introduction to the production of argan oil, cooking classes, walk with goats at sunset. Night at homestay. Allow a supplement of €150 per person.
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It is possible to do this 5 or 6 day hike:
From Taghazout to Kaouki: 5 dayson horseback, 4 nights in bivouac: 690 euros
740 euros pp for groups of less than 5 participants (3 to 4person/hike)
790 euros pp for groupsless than 3 participants (1 to 2 people/hike)
From Taghazout to Essaouira: 6 days on horseback, 5 nights in bivouac:790 euros
840 eurospp for groups of less than 5 participants;
890 euros pp for groups of less than 3 participants
Dates | Rando | Durée | Logement | Prix | Statut | Disponibilités | Remarques |
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02 au 06.09.2024 | Boucle des Vallées | 5 jours | Bivouac | 590€ | Validé | 6 places | |
12 au 14.09.2024 | Ecurie | 3 jours | SurfHouse | 390€ | Validé | 5 places | |
16 au 21.09.2024 | Agadir - Essaouira | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | Validé | 1 place | |
23 au 28.09.2024 | Essaouira - Agadir | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | Validé | 7 places | |
30.09 au 02.10.24 | Ecurie | 3 jours | SurfHouse | 390€ | Validé | 8 places | |
04 au 09.10.2024 | Agadir - Essaouira | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | Validé | 2 places | |
11 au 16.10.2024 | Essaouira-Agadir | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | Validé | 4 places | |
25 au 30.10.2024 | ZAGORA | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | Validé | COMPLET | |
01 au 03.11.2024 | ZAGORA confort | 3 jours | Ecolodge Luxe | 500€ | Validé | 8 places | |
5 au 10.11.2024 | ZAGORA | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | Validé | COMPLET | |
12 au 14.11.2024 | ZAGORA confort | 3 jours | Ecolodge Luxe | 500€ | Validé | 8 places | |
16 au 21.11.2024 | ZAGORA | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | Validé | 5 places | |
23 au 25.11.2024 | ZAGORA confort | 3 jours | Ecolodge Luxe | 500€ | Validé | 8 places | |
27.11 au 02.12.24 | ZAGORA | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | Validé | 4 places | |
04 au 12.12.2024 | ZAGORA confort | 3 jours | Ecolodge Luxe | 500€ | En projet | 8 places | |
04 au 12.12.2024 | ZAGORA | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | En projet | 8 places | |
14 au 19.12.2024 | ZAGORA | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | Validé | 6 places | |
22 au 27.12.2024 | ZAGORA | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | Validé | 7 places | |
après 28.12 | ZAGORA | 6 jours | Bivouac | 790€ | En projet | 8 places | |
après 28.12 | ZAGORA confort | 3 jours | Ecolodge Luxe | 500€ | Validé | 8 places |