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Specialist Tour
Operators
Adam Travel
5146 Leesburgh Pike,
Alexandria, VA 22302, USA.
Tel 1-703 379 2428.
Backroads
801 Cedar Street, Berkeley,
CA 94710-1800, USA.
Tel 1-800 462 2848.
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Four-wheel-drive vehicles, essential for negotiating rough tracks Discover
Timbers, Oxted Road,
Popular Routes
Many camel treks take place Godstone, Surrey RH9 8AD, UK.
The main regions of Morocco southwest of Zagora, their Tel 01883 744 392.
that are most suitable for ultimate destination being ∑ kasbahdutoubkal.com
trekking and hiking are the Mhamid and Iriki, where the
Atlantic coast; the Middle Atlas, first dunes of the immense Exodus
High Atlas and Atlantic slopes Sahara can be seen. 9 Weir Road, London ONE,
of the Atlas; Jbel Sirwa and Jbel Further east, towards Erfoud UK. Tel 020 8772 3942.
Sarhro; the valleys of Wadi Draa, (see p284), the spectacular ∑ exodus.co.uk
Wadi Dadès and Wadi Tafilalet; Merzouga dunes (see p285) Overseas Adventure Travel
and the Saharan provinces offer many possibilities for 625 Mount Auburn Street,
of the South. hikes and camel rides through Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
In the High Atlas, Jbel unforgettable scenery.
Toubkal, which reaches a height Tel 1-800 955 1925.
of 4,167 m (13,676 ft), is the Ramblers Holidays
highest point in North Africa Marathon des Sables Lemsford Mill, Lemsford Village,
(see p253). The mountain offers This long-distance race takes Welwyn Garden City, Herts,
great scope for hikes. The place in the Ouarzazate region AL8 7TR UK.
summit can be reached in every year. About 700 competitors Tel 01707 331 133.
two days and climbing it does from all over the world take ∑ ramblersholidays.co.uk
not require a high level of part. The route covers 230 km
experience as a mountaineer. (143 miles) and the race lasts Sherpa Expeditions
The only disad vantage is the seven days. Each competitor 81 Craven Gardens, Wimbledon,
fact that this is where most carries his or her own food and London SW19 8LU, UK.
hikers come in the high season, equipment. The Marathon des Tel 020 8577 2717.
so you will not be alone. The Sables is considered to be the ∑ sherpaexpeditions.com
Club Alpin Français manages most demanding race of its
five refuges on Jbel Toubkal. kind in the world. Agencies in Morocco
In the central High Atlas,
the Aït Bouguemez valley Atlas Sahara Trek
(see pp258–61) offers a very 101 Assif C, Marrakech.
fine itinerary. The route is not Tel (0524) 31 39 01.
very demanding and passes Club Alpin Français
through a striking variety of 50 Sidi Abderrahmane,
different landscapes. This Casablanca.
expedition to the deep heart Tel (0522) 99 01 41.
of Berber country takes five to
six days, and the starting point Sport Travel
is Demnate, four hours’ drive 154 Avenue Mohammed V,
from Marrakech. Gueliz, Marrakech.
On the other side of the Tel (0524) 43 63 69.
Atlas, there are hikes that ∑ sporttravel-maroc.com
combine Jbel Sarhro, the
foothills at the edge of Wilderness Wheels
the Sahara, and the sublime 61 Hay Al-Qods, Ouarzazate.
Dadès gorge (see p277), one Tel (0524) 88 81 28 (Ouarzazate).
of the great attractions of Jbel Toubkal, to which large numbers of ∑ wildernesswheels.com
the Moroccan South. hikers are drawn

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