Jbel Sahro - Escorted Walking

On the northern edge of the great tracts of the Sahara rises a range of jagged peaks and rocky plateaux tableland with deep canyons sheltering dry river beds, springs and palm shaded pools of clear water. This is a semi-desert mountain landscape, though not the vast sands of popular imagination. It supports a far lower density of population than the areas of the High Atlas, but there are still a surprising number of sedentary and nomadic people around. In many cases a well supports just one family with almond trees shading their crops. The occasional oasis supports a Berber village and nomadic Berbers come down from the Atlas Mountains to seek winter grazing for their flocks. The nomads have simple tent arrangements with dark cloth and are normally keen to offer mint tea! This is a wild and desolate region with the occasional green haven where we make our camp or have lunch and makes an interesting winter alternative to our two high mountain Moroccan itineraries.