PARAGLIDING IN MOROCCO WITH OLIVER

Introduction

My name is Oliver Guenay and I was born in Munich, Germany. I have started Paragliding in the early days by the end of 86 as a fanatic mountaineer, ready to chance for a new vision of things.
I was part of an exploring PG group into Morocco by april,1990 and I saw the potential and risks of our adventurous sport in this country. In the following 4 years I begun to explore places and to find out as much about the weather pattern of this country as I could,the „when“ and „where to fly“, and, if it was worth to prepare a place carefully.
Based upon a solid knowledge I then started offering guided tours for european PG pilots by 94.
Until now (end of 2007) I have guided over 80 PG tours without a mentionable accident since the beginnings.

Our usual tours goes for a week starting in Marrakech or Agadir and turning across the Atlas mountains into the Anti-Atlas, a picturesque area, and down to the Atlantic coast at Sidi Ifni and back north to Agadir or Marrakech thus presenting you 3 different flying areas with 8 to 10 flying sites, depending on season and conditions. The average of participants is kept small with 4-5 pilots plus our driver and me.
You can rely on our experience and even book different individual routes after consulting us! I also offer 2 week tours into the Sahara region of Erg Chebbi. Plus combined outdoor action (trekking and climbing on demand) tours. Ask for it!

And one more word: Morocco is, with 2 exceptions (Agergour and Legzira) merely not a place for beginners, but for the regular pilot capable of reverse launches in strong wind conditions (15-20kms/h average) on a scree slope - as it can have these situation any time of the flying season between the end of september and beginning of may!
We always try to avoid the risk for you but it is also a question of each one‘s self-discipline and team cooperation, not to launch when ist too strong or you not fit enough! Therefor our tours are not only a PG trip with waitings for the good wind but include culture and countryside in a perfect arrangement to make your holiday a memorable one!
May the winds be your friend,the sands a solid ground and stars light your way!

OUR SELECTED PARAGLIDING TOUR IN MOROCCO

Our 1 week itinerary starts from Marrakech or Agadir – see proposal:

Day 1:
Transfer from the airport to Aznag‘s Countryhouse, a typical berber guesthouse near the taek off at Agergour, the easiest place and main flying site near Marrakech, 1h from the city. We face the colours of Morocco and the friendship and tradition of the local people. Flying here is mostly easy with stronger winds around midday and afternoon and season from the end of september until the beginning of may. Briefing at the take off. In a usual group of 4-5 we are in a Landrover with driver. The driver does pickups and retrievals from the landing areas. The fresh mountain air of the high plateau at Agergour makes sleeping very comfortable. The sight is very beautiful with the snowy heights of the atlas central range and ist 12000 feet peaks behind.

Day 2:
We fly at Agergour in the morning, then land and continue from the landing area to the flying site of Tassourt,an amazing ridge of 8kms (1 h drive) east of Marrkech near the Ourika valley. We have a 35 minutes walk to the gate of paradise. The take off is more difficult than Aguergour (a steep, short slope in a wind compression). So we have to prepare on the leeward side and move ready to launch to the take off slope. You will be helped to launch and get briefed on details. The reward for all your action is an amazing up and down along the ridge and, in good conditions, catch up with cloudbase and tunrarounds into the flatlands. After the flying we drive into Marrakech for a sightseeing of the old center around the Place „Jama al Fna“ – „Meeting of the deaths“ enjoy the lively Souks and have a buffet dinner at Hotel Faucould (price per person around 130 DH; 1 US $ = 7.8 moroccan Dirham). We spend the night at Eva’s House Dar Yamna in Marrakech. Eva is a nice, old swiss lady.

Day 3:
After breakfast we get on the road. This is our longest driving day and we cross the Atlas towards Agadir but cut left before reaching this harbour town. Our destination is the Ammel valley in the heart of the Anti-Atlas, which I would call the „Dolomites“ of Morocco, a breathtaking mountain area with picturesque berber villages settled amidst rock crags and canyons. We climb higher after aving crossed the Souss plains and enter the canyons of the Anti-Atlas with a stop at Talborjit, a small valleywind flying site, or, in case we are fast and the conditions allow it, we head directly to Idikel,the main flying place. During the drive we visit the restored Agadir (fortified village) of Tizourgane with a tea break. Ending the day with a sunset flight at Idikel gives us another highlight. Idikel is an open saddle above a wide valley so you can really turn around once getting airborne but reverse launch is strongly recommended. After pickup from landing we have another 20 minutes to our guesthouse in the berber village of Oumesnate, an amzing open air museum at the bottom of huge rock walls. Dinner at the guesthouse. Prepare 80 Dirham for a typical moroccan Tagine dinner. (a tagine is mixed vegetables with lamb, chicken or beef, cooked in spices in a ceramic pot on charcoal and you will love it!).

Day 4:
Morning excursion to Tafraout and the Painted Rocks, a plateau of eroded monoliths ( a smaller monument valley, indeed) where we have a stroll for fotos and some contemplation. Then on, we visit the „Maison Touareg“ in Tafraout, the main town of the area. These people are famous for their friendly hospitality and trade with authentic berber, nomad and touareg hanbals, carpets from families of the mountains or the desert. You’ll have a detailed introduction into the art and meaning of the berber hanbal or kelim. And may, of course, if you like, negotiate on that occasion a nice piece of Morocco for at home.
In the afternoon after a midday braek we prepare for our flying as the flying sites have mostly west directions. If not yet tried out we will visit Idikel (following wind conditions), or, with stronger winds, go to Doussdirm, a lower flying place for evening soarings. We spend the night again at Oumesnate Guesthouse – this time maybe having Couscous for dinner!

Day 5:
We leave early as this is a day to the coast with 3-4hrs driving. We follow along a very curved and tiny road winding across the rugged Kest mountains. If good conditions prevail, we take a visit to the newly arranged flying site of Aguerd Mimoun, where long and high flights are possible and continue to the village of Anezi and further on to Tiznit (break) where we reach the plains. From there it is a fast ride on a steady road and, last but least downsouth along the coast. Legzira, our stay, cannot be seen from the road. The coastline seems uninhabited and rough but that appearance is deceiving us. This time we reach our sleeping place by air, we fly to it! Straight drive up to the take off and here we go, if the breeze is still on: beautiful view and late afternoon soaring 1200 feet above the coastline with ist cliffs and rockarches, broken by sandbeaches!!!! Landing at Legzira beach in front of our Guesthouse „Chez Abdul“!
The evening awaits us with tasty, grilled fish, fresh salad and chips!

Day 6:
This is holiday! You enjoy soaring, thermalling and swimming (following season, of course – the mighty Atlantic has a very cold current!). We will visit the town of Sidi ifni, once a spanish place named „Santa Cruz“ and Africa’s only art Deco town so far. It’s a sleepy place in ist somehow rundown melancholy but nevertheless something special, away from the trodden roads! We spend the night again at Abduls guesthouse.

Day 7:
Time to prepare for the road north! After a midday flight in smooth thermals we leave towards Agadir (3hrs) where we spend the night in Hotel Aferni, a comfortable small 2star place with pool in a calm area. Farewell dinner in town.

Day 8:
Transfer to Agadir airport or Marrakech airport following your departure schedules! If you have an early departure from Marrakech you will stay the last night at Eva’s Guesthouse, Marrakech, instead of Hotel Aferni, Agadir.
We wish you a safe return and, hopefully, hear again from you in a nother flying holiday! Shukran!

Mes prix

À partir de 2 personnes guidées en Renault Kangoo incl.
Guide, Hebergement + Petit Dej, Transfer de / à l’aéroport

A partir de 4 personnes guidées avec chauffeur en landrover Defender 110
Guide, Hebergement + Petit déj., Transfers de/ à l’aéroport600 Euro / personne/ semainemaximum: 5 personnes
Prix special pour des groupes á partir de 5 personnes!

Contact

Oliver Guenay : www.parapenteaumaroc.com
En Allemagne: Tel. + 49-8363-94443

ou bien, Omni Tours, mon partenaire au Maroc,
Tél : 00 212 28 24 11 11

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