Morocco:

Morocco  is a country that has much to offer. But for the more adventurous and for those who love nature and local cultures, the course of roads and slopes of mountains will be the best choice.
The Moroccan mountains have always fascinated visitors who feel almost as part of this ecosystem, which remains unchanged by humans.
The Moroccan mountains have always fascinated visitors who feel almost as part of this ecosystem, which remains unchanged by humans.
Trekking-hiking in the mountains - Ski - VTT
LAHOUCEINE offers its customers several good services with regard to the Moroccan mountains. It will guide you to the Far North and the South, can you bring to ski, but also trekking and hiking: beginner, intermediate level, advanced level, Far.
THIS GUIDE will make you know and understand how do nomadic Berber mountain live. As you will discover Nature, you certainly come across herds of camels( in desert), sheep and goats,(mountains) but you'll also get a knowledge of local people from remote villages lost in the mountains.

 1-Natural Environment:

The country covers a total area of 706 550 km2, including the Western Sahara is 266 779 km2. It is in Morocco that we find the plains the largest and highest mountains in North Africa. The topography of the country is marked by four major systems: the Rif, the Middle Atlas, the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas.
The Mediterranean shores are dominated by the Rif, a low mountain range, 1 000 m on average, but 2450 m at Jebel Tidirhine, recovering from east to west
In the south, a depression, between the Rif a chain folded, the Middle Atlas, which exceeds 3 000 m, while a central plateau realizes the transition with rich coastal plains that are home settlement.
We meet in the west of the reliefs with karst dolines, which sometimes form lakes. The former volcanic activity has given birth to lakes craters as the Sidi Ali.
  The High Atlas, which also extends to Algeria, culminates at 4 165 m in the Jebel Toubkal, south of Marrakech, he succeeded in the Middle Atlas according to an alignment north-east south-west and extends to the Atlantic , Where it connects to the Anti Atlas, the southernmost mountain Moroccan by the massive volcanic origin of Jebel If roua (3 300 m).
This rugged ridge, formed by young mountains, plateaus and separates the green and fertile plains of the Sahara wadis drained and dry

3 - Climate:

Morocco is subject to the contrasting influences of the Mediterranean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sahara on reliefs whose western part receives rain ocean, while summits act as barriers. The coastal plains are the same latitude as oases in the Algerian Sahara; rich and fertile in the North, they are influenced by the desert in their southern part from Essaouira (Mogador) and especially Agadir.

In the North, the climate is Mediterranean-type tempered by the influence of the sea with cold winters in altitude and rainfall of 800 mm surrounding the annual North Atlantic side. In Essaouira, annual mean temperatures range from 16.4 degrees in January and 22.5 degrees in August. Within the land, the winters are cool and summers hotter. Thus, in Fez, temperatures range from 10 degrees C in January to 26.9 degrees in August. In the Atlas, it is not uncommon to find winter temperatures below - 17.8 ° C, and snowy peaks are almost all year.

The rainy season is the winter months. Precipitation is important in the North-West and lowest in East and South, especially on the eastern foothills of the Atlas. The average annual rainfall ranging from 860 mm to 430 mm Tangier and Casablanca, Essaouira 280 mm and 130 mm in the Sahara.

4-Flora and fauna:

Morocco is the country most wooded Maghreb. The mountainous regions oriented Atlantic are covered with forests (9.8 per 100 of the territory), including large tracts of cork oaks, oaks, juniper, cedar, fir and pine trees that benefit from rains of autumn and winter, but droughts, more and longer in the South, this fragile vegetation subjected to fire, cutting and soil erosion. The farmland occupy almost all the plains; Moreover, the maquis predominates.
In the plain of Sub, near the southern border, there is a vast forest arganiers, thorny endemic to North Africa. The vegetation in the valleys Wadi présahariens is identical to that of the arid region, in the oasis, vegetable crops and fruit trees thrive in the shade of date palms
Morocco, at the crossroads of Europe and Africa, has a diverse wildlife. The Roman mosaics of Volubilis testify to the presence of elephants, now missing, and lions, whose last specimens were still living in the Atlas in the nineteenth century. There are still some species such as foxes, rabbits, otters and squirrels, but the gazelle, warthogs, the panther, baboons and horned viper

4-Marrakech

The Souk: It is very large and we believe in a large maze. You should visit all parts of this great souk. (...)
The Marehé of Mellah bab: On the one hand fruits and vegetables, meat, olives and other products preserved in jars, on the other hand, (...)
The El Badii Palace: Pass through the walls of the palace el Badii the "palace of the Incomparable" built at the end of the XVI century .
The Ben Youssef Medersa:
It is the work of the Saadiens Abdallah Sultan Al Ghâlib who completed the construction in 1564-65, as evidenced by an inscription on the wooden lintel above the door. The Medersa was during more than four centuries a foster home for students thirst for knowledge in various sciences, including (...)
The Museum of Marrakech:
The museum organizes Marrakesh only temporary exhibitions around 2 main areas: Contemporary art invests the old kitchens and the hammam with solo and group exhibitions of painting, sculpture and photography. The arts heritage occupy the patio and lounges around.
The Museum dar if Said:
The Museum is worth a visit so there are beautiful things to see: such as carpets, jewelry, daggers, poufs, chests, different leather crafts. But most importantly, decorations wooden ceilings worked superbly, those walls covered with mosaics varied and imposing wooden doors which are very (...)
El Bahia Palace:
Built in the late nineteenth century by Si Moussa, grand vizier of the sultan for his personal use, this palace would bear the name of one of his wives. Here, the harem, which includes a large courtyard decorated with a central basin and surrounded by rooms for concubines. Preferably take a guide to circumnavigate the palace otherwise (...)
The Mellah:
The Mellah of Marrakesh was built in 1558 during the reign of Moulay Abdallah. To embellish his town, Sultan saâdien knew how to take advantage of the talent of the Jewish population which had fled Spain. In return, they could find a relative safety inside the new area partitioned in the shadow of the royal palace. (...)
The Saadian Tombs
The tombs deserve that it casts an eye. The first mausoleum consists of 3 rooms: the first has a rich Mihrab, the second central hall, houses the tomb of Moulay Ahmed El Mansour died of plague in 1603 and based surrounded by his son in a gilded dome of cedar 12 columns that support of Carrara marble. The third, (...)

4-The Koutoubia:

The Koutoubia is regarded as one of the most beautiful sights of north Africa. Built by the Almohads at the end of the XII th century, the Koutoubia mosque is the most impressive Marrakesh by its minaret (70 m high) seen more than 50 km. This is one of the three minarets constructed under this dynasty and better (...)
Place Djemâa El Fna:
It with life day and night. From snake charmer to the teller through sellers of spices, fresh orange juice pressed not to mention the mysterious women who you tatouent henna .... This place is rich in events, is magical by the multiplicity of meaning it develops: odours
La Fontaine Cherb O chouf:
As illustrated in its name that means "Wood and Admire," saadienne this fountain is one of the most beautiful in the Medina. Raised under Ahmed El Mansour (1578-1603), its facade protected by a canopy carved cedar married at the time of zelliges polychrome and coufiques or cursive inscriptions carved in wood. For a city like (...)
 
Walls:
The walls surround the Medina (old town). Since its foundation, Marrakech was protected by sturdy walls flanked by forts. If their plot has not changed much since the Almoravids, they were expanded to the south by the Almohads and the North by the Saadian the sixteenth century. Feature 19 Km, these mud walls.

6-ASNI:

Asni is the center of the region, it is located between all Douars and is poised to reach any travellers passing to Taroudant or to Agadir by Tizi N'test or who want to go to Asselda or Tamassit, Tamgounssi and other villages.
Asni is composed of several douars such qe douar the arab, Tamgounssi douar, douar Taourirt, Douar Tagadirt and Timzra, Tansghart douar, Douar Tamassit and Asselda, he is between the chain and Toubkal plateau Kik is a varied to visit known by agriculture mainly apples, pears and many other kinds of fruit in general and it is centered at Oued Righaghya we see on the image below.
Asni is also the weekly souk in the region, is or merchants from all regions come to sell their product vegetable and fruit season, The souk we recommend you visit is just centre 'Asni, to see these doors on the photo at the top just to give you an idea.
In winter, Asni is changed by time in a white flowers admired by all, you really council to visit or spend a little higher to Imlil if you are a fun ski, you can change the route or to Oukeimden where we can  find the ski resort.

7-IMLIL:

In 60 Minute Marrakesh via the foot of Mount Toubkal (4167m). To find the most beautiful douar visit by tourists and the second before mounting a Toubkal via Armed zone of greenery and calame and freshness that makes your stay more pleasant.