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Exclusive edition
La Vallée des Roses

A more intimate trek in the footsteps of Berber civilization.
A Trek signature by Gazelles by Mélanie.

INVITATION TO TRAVEL

Welcome to Ouarzazate
for an exclusive edition for the Valley of Roses

Roses valley

T rek des Gazelles by Mélanie takes you to the lands of the southern Piedmont of Moroccan Haut-Atlas, rich in colors and landscapes, an ocher and red festival from Ouarzazate to reach the foothills of these majestic mountains.

It is at the foot of Mount M'goun that the expedition begins, to reach the mysterious valley, as we can in our dreams imagine it, that where the culture of Damascus rose is ancestral. From village to village, from Kasbah to Kasbah, this trekking invites you to discover the most beautiful adobe architectures in Morocco, drowned in the lush vegetation of the Atlas gardens.

An exceptional trip ladies in the footsteps of Berber civilization.

DESTINATION

The Region

  • The doors of the desert
  • The movie sets
  • The middle mountain
  • Berber culture
  • The diversity of landscapes
  • Lush vegetation
  • Mountain nomads
  • The shepherds crossed on the way
  • Ancestral architecture
  • Kasbahs built in adobe
  • The flowers of private gardens
  • The culture of Damascus rose

The experience in pictures

Watch the Roses 2023 valley

DAY 1

Meeting. in Ouarzazate

* OPTION: FULL BUS BUSE FOR OUARZAZATE
10H-PICK-UP in Marrakech (Koutoubia parking)
Picnic on the way (meal basket)

 

Start of the adventure 

2 p.m. - Welcome to a hotel in Ouarzazate
RDV with the organization
Installation in rooms

4 p.m. - Welcome word
briefing sportsman

8 p.m. - Moroccan dinner and overnight at the hotel

DAY 2

Trek & Bivouac 1

6 a.m. - Breakfast at the hotel
7 a.m. - Bus departure

8 am - Arrival at the starting site of the Trek
Top Start for the TDG adventure

Picnic lunch

5 p.m. - Arrival on the
mint tea bivouac and
toilet toilet, meditation & camp lights

8 p.m. - Moroccan buffet dinner
night under tents

DAY 3

Trek & Bivouac 2

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 on the
mint tea bivouac and
toilet toilet, meditation & camp lights

8 p.m. - Moroccan buffet dinner
night under tents

DAY 4

Trek & 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 on the
mint tea bivouac and
toilet toilet, meditation & camp lights

8 p.m. - Moroccan buffet dinner
night under tents

DAY 5

Trek & 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 on the
mint tea bivouac and
toilet toilet, meditation & camp lights

8 p.m. - Moroccan buffet dinner
night under tents

DAY 6

Back to Ouarzazate

7 a.m. – Breakfast at the camp

8 a.m. - Bus departure for Ouarzazate

12 p.m.-Drop-off at the Ouarzazate hotel

End of the adventure 

 

* Option: Return bus transfer for Marrakech
1 p.m.-Departure for Marrakech
Picnic on the way (Basket-Repas)
6 p.m.-Drop off in Marrakech (Koutoubia parking)

REGISTRATION

REGISTER

FIRST STEP

  • Log in to the website
  • Click on register for the private trip valley of roses
  • Accept the settlement and conditions of the trip
  • Enter your identity and contact details
  • Accept the terms of the corporeal accident agreement and the table of guarantees of insurance taken out by the organizer
  • Subscribe or refuse the optional cancellation insurance as an option by the organizer
  • Accept the program and what it includes
  • Pay registration fees
  • Pay by bank card a deposit of 50% of the registration fees (+5% invoiced speaks manager of the online file)

MEDICAL RECORD

As soon as the deposit is validated

The organization transmits by email a health questionnaire to be duly fulfilled and signed by the referring doctor.

A period of one month is granted to refer the health questionnaire to the doctor of the organization (the only person capable of consulting any medical file according to the regulations of the order of doctors)

FINALIZE YOUR REGISTRATION

SECOND STEP

  • 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 (identity card for Moroccan nationals)
  • 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)

STEP THREE

Insertion of 2 supporting documents on the online file:

  • A medical certificate dated less than 6 months before the trip, duly established by the referring doctor.
  • The copy of the passport will also be required (identity card for Moroccan nationals)

COURSE

A mountain medium course

  • Itinerant trek of about 75 km over 4 days, an average of 18km traveled in 6 to 8 hours of daily walking.
  • Land: pebbles, rocks, small strains, wadis, gardens,
  • Altitude: between 1500 and 2000 meters
  • Soft elevation: + / - 700 meters on the entire trek
  • Average temperatures: daily between 0 ° and 30 ° degrees and nocturnal between -5 ° and 5 °.

LEVEL

“SPORTS” LEVEL

  •  6 to 8 hours of walking per day (excluding lunches)
  • + or - 20km traveled every day
  • route off the beaten track and on damaged field
  • Total positive drop + or - 1000 meters 
  • Altitude from 1500 to + 2000 meters
  • Some passes of passes
  • Good physical condition required
  • regular practice of a necessary endurance sport 

SPORT

ACCESSIBILITY AND PREPARATION

No team, no competition, a caravan of women!

 

Trek trips by Gazelles by Mélanie are accessible to all women in good physical condition and practicing regular physical and sporting activity.

 

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

A trek in the mountains necessarily requires a preparation and a training to be able to bear the effort at altitude and over long distances, and thus appreciate the walking over the duration of the trip.

MANAGEMENT 

A PROFESSIONAL AND PASSIONATE TEAM

  • Experienced organizers and managers
  • Qualified guides and passionate guides
  • Logisticians and trek artisans
  • Doctor, nurse and ambulancer
  • Security officer
  • Hatha yoga teacher 
  • Drivers, carriers and muleters

REGISTRATION FEES INCLUDE

BEFORE THE TREK

  • Team availability
  • Monitoring your online registration file
  • Access to the destination digital travel diary

The wink Trek Des Gazelles By Mélanie

1 month before the trek: the organization sends a postcard by mail to each of the participants

In Ouarzazate

  • Organization Trek Des Gazelles By Mélanie
  • Home & accommodation in Ouarzazate
  • Sports briefing
  • Dinner at the hotel 
  • 1 night in shared double room 
  • Ouarzazate bus transfer / Trek departure location
  • Bus transfer Bivouac 4 / Ouarzazate

During the trek

  • Supervision Trek Des Gazelles By Mélanie
  • 4 days of trek
  • 4 nights in bivouac
  • Full board
  • Mineral water
  • Hatha yoga and meditation sessions
  • Transportation of mules back luggage
  • Medical assistance
  • Repatriation insurance
  • 1 short sleeve t-shirt with the image of the Gazelles trek
  • 1 Long sleeve t-shirt with the image of the Gazelles trek

OPTIONS

On your online registration file

For more serenity, the organization will offer you the following options :

  • Travel cancellation insurance
  • Marrakech / Ouarzazate / Marrakech bus transfers
  • Single room at the Hôtel de Ouarzazate
  • Extensions stay in Ouarzazate

TRAVEL DIARY

As soon as your deposit is validated

The organization will give you access to your digital travel book so that you can consult all the advice and useful information:

  • Program
  • Dates to remember
  • Preparation
  • Equipment
  • Travel bag
  • Backpack
  • Practical information
  • Morocco
  • Contacts
  • Shop

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)
Trek des Gazelles Edition Montagne, L Vallée des Roses and the Casbah
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