Trekking to morocco

Lucky Dave, as well as being Luma's owner and a member of the band that our Dave is in, also runs an organisation called Granada Hiking. He's been running organised hikes around Southern Spain for several years now with great success, and also runs a locally based rambling group. Not content with this, he's made contact with a colleague in North Africa and has now organised three new trekking holidays in morocco.

The first holiday, which has no hiking and is therefore ideal for someone like us, is a ten day tour of Marrakech and the Sahara desert. As well as visiting Kasbahs (which I always though were arab markets but turn out to be Berber castles), you also get to visit the famous Todhra gorge and spent a few nights in the desert along with Berber tribes people. You get to ride on a camel amongst the sand dunes, and learn about their ways (the Berber people, not the camels!) which has remained the same for centuries. The all inclusive price for this is just 600 euros.

The second and third holidays involves a bit of hiking, and are intended for the fitter amongst us! One holiday involves hiking through the Atlas mountains for nine days and living amongst Berber tribes people, enjoying their food, music and culture. The other involves 10 days hiking around the mountains of Marrakech, visiting the 100 foot high waterfalls at Ouzoud, and once again enjoying the culture of the Berber tribes people. Both of these trips are around 450 euros each and include everything but your flight from the UK and your own travel insurance. Dave's contact details are on his web site - www.granada-hiking.com

If you do get in touch, tell him Dave and Jeni sent you.