Exclusive Edition Trek Des Gazelles
Adventure travel in Morocco Trek Des Gazelles

MEHAREE EXCLUSIVE EDITION

A legendary trek reserved for a few pioneers passionate about the Sahara.
A legendary crossing of the desert in the footsteps of the caravaniers of yesteryear.

A Trek signature by Gazelles by Mélanie.

Meharated south, it was from February 1 to 8, 2025

INVITATION TO TRAVEL

MÉHAREE TOWARDS THE SOUTH

meharated in the desert

In 2025, Trek Des Gazelles By Mélanie invites you for a legendary crossing escorted by its caravan of camels. An exclusive version in the desert and reserved for a small group of passionate women.

The doors to the great south open from Ouarzazate. Here begins the journey to the Sahara .

In the wake of Lawrence of Arabia and former camel caravans, the trek begins with the ascent of Jebel Bani, continues with the discovery of the Rhoul and Chegaga ergs to reach the banks of Lake Iriki after 5 days of walking.

Accompanied by a camel and an experienced organizing team, the event promises a timeless stay.

Registration

DESTINATION

The Region

  • The Great South
  • The Drâa Valley
  • Iriqui National Park
  • Jebel Bani
  • Desert and the dunes to infinity
  • The camel trip spirit
  • Tuareg life
  • The legend of the caravans
  • Starry skies
  • Desert flora and fauna
  • Wild camels

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The experience in pictures

  • The Sahara desert
  • A big 8 -day trip
  • The heart of the dunes
  • 50 wonderful women
  • The ascent of the mountain
  • Unique bivouacs
  • An exclusive course
  • Berber cuisine
  • Sand bread
  • Nomadic culture
  • Meetings and emotions
  • Exceptional moments

PROGRAM

It was from February 1 to 8, 2025

DAY 1

* Option: Bus transfer to Ouarzazate
11am – pick-up in Marrakech Koutoubia
4 to 5 hours journey and packed lunch included

Appointment. in the region of Ouarzazate
Start of the adventure

2 p.m. – Welcome in a 4**** Ksar
Check with the organization team
Installation in rooms

5 p.m. – Sports briefing
Welcome cocktail

8 p.m. – Moroccan dinner
Night at the hotel

DAY 2

Journey & Bivouac 1
Hatha yoga at sunrise
7 a.m. – Breakfast at the hotel

8 a.m. – Bus ride to Zagora

12 p.m. – Arrival at the bivouac 1
Picnic lunch

2 p.m. – Installation in tent
A moment for yourself or hiking

5 p.m. – Mint tea and snack
Toilet and meditation session

8 p.m. – Moroccan buffet dinner
Campfires and Berber herbal tea
Night under tents

DAY 3

Trek 1 & Bivouac 2
Hatha yoga at sunrise
7 a.m. – Breakfast at the camp

8 a.m. – Start for the adventure

Picnic lunch

5 p.m. – Arrival at the bivouac
Mint tea and snack
Toilet and meditation

8 p.m. – Moroccan buffet dinner
Campfires and Berber herbal tea
Night under tents

DAY 4

Trek 2 & Bivouac 3
Hatha yoga at sunrise
7 a.m. – Breakfast at the camp

8 a.m. – Day briefing
Start start for the trek

Picnic lunch

5 p.m. – Arrival at the bivouac
Mint tea and snack
Toilet and meditation

8 p.m. – Moroccan buffet dinner
Campfires and Berber herbal tea
Night under tent

DAY 5

Trek 3 & Bivouac 4
Hatha yoga at sunrise
7 a.m. – Breakfast at the camp

8 a.m. – Day briefing
Start start for the trek

Picnic lunch

5 p.m. – Arrival at the bivouac
Mint tea and snack
Toilet and meditation

8 p.m. – Moroccan buffet dinner
Campfires and Berber herbal tea
Night under tent

DAY 6

Trek 4 & Bivouac 5
Hatha yoga at sunrise
7 a.m. – Breakfast at the camp

8 a.m. – Day briefing
Start start for the trek

Picnic lunch

5 p.m. – Arrival at the bivouac
Mint tea and snack
Toilet and meditation

8 p.m. – Moroccan buffet dinner
Campfires and Berber herbal tea
Night under tent

DAY 7

Trek 5 & Bivouac 6
Hatha yoga at sunrise
7 a.m. – Breakfast at the camp

8 a.m. – Day briefing
Start start for the trek

Picnic lunch

5 p.m. – Arrival at the bivouac
Mint tea and snack
Toilet and meditation

8 p.m. – Moroccan buffet dinner
Campfires and Berber herbal tea
Night under tent

DAY 8

Return to Ouarzazate
7am – Breakfast at the camp

8 a.m. – Departure for Ouarzazate
(5 hours of track and road)

12 p.m. – Drop-off in Ouarzazate

End of the adventure

* Option: Marrakech bus transfer
1 p.m. – departure for the airport or Koutoubia
4 to 5 hours journey and packed lunch included

*Option : Ouarzazate stay extensions

REGISTRATION

Registration

FIRST STEP

  • Log in to the website
  • Select Exclusive Edition
  • Click on register
  • Accept the rules and conditions of the event
  • Enter your identity and contact details
  • Accept the terms of the personal accident agreement and the table of insurance guarantees taken out by the organizer
  • Take out or refuse the optional cancellation insurance offered 
  • Accept the program and what it includes
  • Pay registration fees
  • Pay by credit card a deposit of 50% of the registration fees (+5% invoiced by the online file manager)

MEDICAL FILE

SECOND STEP

The organization transmits the information necessary to compile the medical file.

A period of time is granted for the completeness of the medical file and the sending of the documents required by the organization's doctor (the only person able to consult any medical file according to the regulations of the order of doctors)

REQUIRED MEDICAL PARTS

  • A medical certificate dated less than 1 year before the trek, duly established by the referring doctor.
  • An ECG, electrocardiogram – stress test less than 2 years old for participants aged 50 in 2025 and over.

FINALIZE YOUR REGISTRATION

STEP THREE

  • Log in to the online registration form
  • Provide information on your sporting experience and walking pace
  • Enter your emergency contacts
  • Enter your valid passport information (or identity card for Moroccan nationals)
  • Insert a copy of your identity document used for traveling
  • Inform your possible choices of optional services offered
  • Pay the balance of registration fees and options by credit card (+5% charged by the online file manager)

COURSE

A PROGRESSIVE PATHWAY

  • Itinerant trek of approximately 100 km over 5 days, an average of 20 km covered in 6 to 8 hours of daily walking.
  • Terrain: pebbles, rocks, small stumps, earth, sand
  • Altitude: + or – 700 meters
  • Elevation gain: + or – 500 meters on the first day
  • Average temperatures in February: daily between 0° and 20° degrees and nighttime between -5° and 5°.

LEVEL

“SPORTS” LEVEL

  • A daily walking time of 6 to 8 hours (excluding lunch break)
  • A distance traveled each day + or – 20 km
  • An off-the-beaten-track route between mountains and sandy desert
  • A total elevation gain of + or – 500 meters on the first day 
  • A pass on the first day
  • An altitude of + or – 700 meters over the entire
  • Very good physical condition required
  • Mandatory training with weekly practice of an endurance sport 

SPORT

ACCESSIBILITY AND PREPARATION

No team, no competition!

 

Trek Des Gazelles By Mélanie events are accessible to all women in good physical condition who practice regular physical and sporting activity.

All women can register from the age of majority, from 18 years old to 70 years old.

A trek necessarily requires preparation and training to be able to withstand the effort over long distances, and thus enjoy walking throughout the duration of the adventure.

The sports director, accompanied by the organization's doctor, will be the only people capable of forming the walking groups based on each person's usual pace, sporting experience and medical file (which can be consulted in advance by the organization's doctor. ).

MANAGEMENT

A PROFESSIONAL AND PASSIONATE TEAM

  • Experienced organizers and managers
  • Qualified guides
  • Passionate guides
  • Logisticians and trek artisans
  • Doctors, nurses and paramedics
  • Security guards
  • Hatha yoga teacher 
  • Drivers, transporters and camel drivers
  • Communications team 

REGISTRATION FEES INCLUDE

BEFORE THE TREK

  • Availability of the team by telephone
  • Monitoring your online registration file
  • Access to the edition's travel diary (online version)

Exclusive

A few weeks before the event: each participant receives a postal letter from the organization.

HOME IN THE OUARZAZATE REGION

Accessories offered in the image of the Trek Des Gazelles By Mélanie

  • 1 short-sleeved cotton jersey t-shirt 
  • 1 long-sleeved cotton jersey t-shirt 
  • 1 Saharan blue cotton scarf
  • Organization Trek Des Gazelles By Mélanie
  • 1/02: Welcome in the Ouarzazate region
  • 1/02: Accommodation in a 4**** Ksar
  • 1/02: Sports briefing
  • 1/02: Welcome cocktail
  • 1/02: Moroccan dinner  
  • 1/02: 1 night in a double room
  • 2/02: Breakfast at the hotel
  • 2/02: Transfer Ouarzazate / bivouac 1 Zagora
  • 8/02: Transfer Desert bivouac 6 / Ouarzazate

DURING THE DESERT TREK

  • Supervision Trek Des Gazelles By Mélanie
  • 3/02 to 7/02: 5 days of trek
  • 2/02 to 7/02: 6 nights in a traveling bivouac
  • Full board
  • Mineral water
  • Accommodation in 12-person caidal tents
  • Eco-responsible sanitary facilities
  • Daily yoga and meditation sessions
  • Transport of luggage on camel backs
  • Medical assistance (ambulance, doctor, nurse)
  • Repatriation insurance

OPTIONS

On your online registration file

For greater peace of mind, the organization offers the following options :

  • Travel cancellation insurance
  • 1/02: Marrakech / Ouarzazate bus transfer
  • 8/02: Bus transfer Ouarzazate / Marrakech
  • 1/02: Single room at the hotel
  • Extensions stay in Ouarzazate (before and/or after trek)

TRAVEL DIARY

Useful information

  • Morocco
  • Regions
  • Practical information
  • Program
  • Destination
  • Preparation
  • Equipment
  • Travel bag
  • Backpack
  • Contacts

REGISTRATION FEES DO NOT INCLUDE

NOT INCLUDED

  • Air flight
  • Drinks at the hotel
  • Miscellaneous costs
  • Personal equipment
  • Sleeping bag
  • Tips for the Moroccan team
  • File fees (+ 5% charged by the web platform for file management)
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