BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SUR-walks, hiking Andalucia//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2 .30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:d1b8cf00-8747-423c-89c8-885b4dc377d2 X-WR-CALNAME:iCagenda X-WR-CALDESC:Event Management Extension for Joomla! X-WR-RELCALID:3E26604A-50F4-4449-8B3E-E4F4932D05B5 X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bf539357-5093-416c-8f94-7871f7aa96cc DTSTAMP:20260603T180117Z CATEGORIES:HIKING HOLIDAY CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION;ALTREP="CID:": From Blue to Blue - Hiking tour in the Rif Mountains of Morocco \;\n5 days of hiking from the 'Blue City' Chefchaouen to the blue Mediterranean coast\nOur hiking tour begins in the charming blue town of Chefchaouen\, a t the foot of the Morocco Rif mountain range\, with its crystal-clear rive rs flowing through the middle of the city. \;\nWe walk across meadows and fields\, through small mountain villages\, rocky mountain paths\, thro ugh forests\, over mountain peaks to waterfalls and finally down to the Me diterranean coast.\nIn the town of Chefchaouen and in Tetuán we stay in be autiful Riad Hotels (first and last night)\, within the National Park in s imple guest houses\, in the style of mountain huts.\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\nChefcha ouen 'The Blue City'\nTalassemtane National Park\nPinsapo Forest\nAkchour Waterfall\nThe God's Bridge\nGreat food\n\nA challenging but unforgettable mountain tour through the Talasemmtane National Park.\nPROGRAMME \;\n Day 1\, getting there\n\nTRANSFER MARBELLA TO CHEFCHAOUEN\nTransfer from M arbella to the port of Algeciras\, Ferry to Tanger Med (about 90 minutes)\ , from there we travel by mini-bus to Chefchaouen. Our local hiking-guide will welcome us and take us on a little city tour around his beautiful hom e town.\nDinner and accommodation at a charming Hotel in Chefchaouen\n\n&n bsp\;\nDay 2 - 1st hiking day\n \;\nCHEFCHAOUEN - ZAOUIYA HABTENNE\nEa rly in the morning we start our trek to Talassemtane Park accompanied by g uide\, the hike lasts 4 hours. Along the rocky path of Tissouka Mountain\, you will have a broad view of Chefchaouen city and the beginning of the O ued Laou valley with its typical agricultural landscapes. You will see the traditional dwellings of the Rif’s villages. We arrive at the Mechkralla village and finally to Gite Talassemtane guesthouse at the end of the trek . Half board accommodation in Talassemtane guesthouse\n \;\nDifficulty \n \;easy- 4 hours\, 12 km\nElevations\n↑461 \; ↓348m\n\n \;\n Day 3 - 2nd day of hiking \;\n \;\nGITE TALASSEMANE-JBEL LAKRAA-GI TE GITETALASSEMTANE\nAfter a traditional breakfast we start the trek to th e highest Summit of Chefchaouen province. On the way\, we come cross caves and Talassemtane magnificent fir trees. We stop for lunch at Cave Baroud\ , an ancient cave that used to be a refuge during the war of the Rif .We c ontinue the expedition up to the Summit\, and then we go down towards Plaç a d’espagne\, a wonderful place full of Moroccan fir\, an endemic species that is found only in this part of Africa. Transfer on a land rover back t o Zaouia guesthouse where we will spend the night\nDifficulty\n \;diff icult- 7 hours\, 15 km\nElevations\n↑1259m \; ↓462m\n\n \;\nDay 4 - 3rd day of hiking\nGITE TALASSEMTANE-TESSOUKA VILLAGE- AFASKA- GITE AZIL ANE\nWe leave Zaouia after breakfast\, overlooking fir trees (Abies marocc ana). You continue to cross Valley of tissouka maintain. Down to Afaska vi llage. After 6 hours of hike we reach Azilane where we spend the night in half board accommodation in Gite Azilane.\nDifficulty\n \;medium/high- 6 hours\, 16 km\nElevations\n↑800↓500m\n\n \;\nDay 5 - 4th day of hik ing\n \;\nGITE AZILANE – GOD BRIDGE - AKCHOUR\nWe leave after breakfas t\, overlooking fir trees (Abies maroccana) Jbel Tissouka and JbelLakraa. You continue towards Imizzar village and cross Ain Danou source which come s outof Oued Farda. It is a major resurgence of water that comprises the e ntry of a cave of the samename. Oued Farda is a small torrential stream ch aracteristic of the Rif that creates refreshingwater excursions.We finally find God’s Bridge\, a true natural and spiritual curiosity. The bridge of God is ahuge natural arch shaped over time by Oued Farda. We will take ou r lunch at the bridge ofGod\, and then we continue towards Douar Ouslaf wh ere you can discover the traditionalsurroundings. Finally we reach Akchour where we spend the night in half boardaccommodation in a refuge.\nDifficu lty\n \;medium- 6 hours\, 14 km\nElevations\n↑505↓1340m\n\n \;\nDa y 6\, 5th day of hiking:\nAKCHOUR-WATERFULL -OUED LAW\nToday’s hike will b e the discovery of the waterfalls of Akchour\, a hidden treasure in the he artof the Rif Mountains. After 4 hours of walk\, we will take lunch on Oue d Farda River’sboards. We return back to Akchour than transfer to Oued law .\n\nDifficulty\n \;medium- 5 hours\, 14 km\nElevations\n↑↓492m\n  \;\n\n \;\nDay 7\, journey back\nTETUÁN - MARBELLA\nMorning in Tetuán. Transfer from Tetuán to Tanger Med\, ferry to Algeciras and transfer back to Marbella.We should arrive to Algeciras at about 16:30. Ferries can hav e a delay\, do not book your flight for the same evening. \;\nTo end o ur beautiful experience together\, we can have a drink or an early dinner at a beach bar on the way back to Marbella. \;\n\nPrice: 920€\nInclude d\nAll transfers in Moroccoo\, transfer from/to Marbella\, Ferries\, 4x4 w ithin the park. \;\nLocal hiking guide and tour guide\nAccomodation wi th breakfast\, half board during the 5 days walk. \;\nNot included\nDi nner in Chefchaouen on the first evening\, and dinner on the last evening in Tetuán.\nSandwiches and packed lunches\, snacks and drinks. \;\n&nb sp\;\nTERMS AND CONDITIONS - REGISTRATION:\n\nTo participate in this tour& nbsp\;it is important to read the full description for each day\nYou need to have a good fitness level\nValid passport (not ID card) valid for at le ast 6 more month at the date of travel.\nHealth insurrance valid in Morocc o\nSpecial health conditions need to be communicated to the tour leader wh en registering\nA detailed packing list will be provided.\nIf you have nev er walked with us\, please send an email with all your details\, full name \, date of birth\, email\, phone number and a short introduction about you rself to: \;johanna@sur-walks.com\n\n \;\nFIND MORE USEFULL INFORM ATION AND A PACKING LIST BELOW\n\nSHARING ROOMS - SINGLE ROOMS:\n \;\n The first and the last night we stay in lovely Hotels in cities (Chefchaou en and Tetuán)\, single rooms are available on request.\nPlease be aware\, within the National Park we stay in mountain guesthouses\, similar to mou ntain huts\, they generally have shared rooms.\nIn most of the guest house s there are also a limited number of single rooms available. You have rese rve them early.\nThe guesthouses are simple\, but quite comfortable\, with hot showers and all have good beds. If you want to book single rooms\, yo u should do it soon\, it's 92€ extra for all together\, except Azilane\, w here it is not possible. \;\nThe Guesthouse in Azilane is the oldest g uesthouse in the Rif\, it is rather primitive and no single rooms availabl e. Though at the end of the tour\, this guesthouse was the most memorable one for everybody\, it has stunning views\, a very friendly owner and good food. \;\n \;\n\nPACKING LIST FOR HIKING WEEK BLUE TO BLUE \;  \;\nGood equipment is important!\, keeping the weight low is just as important\, do not carry anything unnecessary! We have luggage transport\, you only have to carry your day-pack\, but still\, please keep you luggag e small\, you still have to carry it from the car to the accommodation\, e ven if it's only a couple of hundred meters. \; Think about it: what d o I really need? \;\nNecessarily:\n\nTravel documents: IN MOROCCO YOU NEED A PASSPORT (not ID-CARD) VALID FOR AT LEAST TILL THE END OF YOUR JOUR NEY \;\nwaterproof trekking boots (Goretex) with good profile \;\n hard Shell / rain jacket\nrain trousers\nbackpack\, or light travel bag&nb sp\;\nday-pack\nhiking / touring pants / zip-off pants\nfleece sweater / f leece jacket or soft shell jacket\nsport underwear\nhiking socks\nchange o f shirt\nwarm hat / sun hat\nhut shoes\nsports towel\nswimwear\nwater bott les to refill\nsun-cream \;\n\nRecommended:\n\nwalking sticks / trekki ng poles\nrain cover for the backpack\nheadband\nsunglasses\nwaterproof dr y bag for dry laundry in a backpack\nLittle gifts for children (colour pen s)\n\nYour personal first aid box \;(your guides carry a general first aid kit)\n\nblister plaster\nmagnesium helps against muscle spasms\nElect rolyte\nearplugs (if someone snores!)\n DTSTART:20240428T212300Z DTEND:20240504T212400Z GEO:00;0 LOCATION: ORGANIZER: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:From Blue to Blue - Hiking tour in the Rif Mountains of Morocco TRANSP:OPAQUE URL:https://www.sur-walks.com/hiking-holidays/215-from-blue-to-blue END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR