8 Day Yoga, Desert, and Coast Trekking Holiday in Chtouka Ait Baha, Morocco: Discover Your Vision
Morocco Yoga Holiday
This activity holiday will take place in the national park of South Morocco, where you will enjoy wonderful endless beaches and stay in a small luxury hotel, Tiger Lounge, with all rooms with a sea view, excellent meals, a yoga teacher with 30 years of teaching practice, trekking, sightseeing, surfing, laughing, talking, singing mantras, and playing drums!
The language of instruction will be English and / or German.
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Highlights
- 3 trekking tours (on the beach, in the dunes of the small Sahara, and on a river)
- Vision walk
- Qigong, Qiwalk, and mandala on the beach
- Walk along the river with a birdwatching tour
- 2 daily yoga sessions, breathing exercises, and meditation sessions
- Daily half-board meals provided
- 7 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Marrakesh Menara Airport (US$ 150 per person)
Accommodation
Throughout the retreat, you will stay at a very beautiful oriental hotel, the Tiger Lounge, a five-minute walk to the beach and gardens. There is a second hotel if the first one is full, where you will also enjoy the sea view. All the programs, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, will be provided in the first hotel.
The rooms will be given in order of bookings. All the rooms have sea views. There are three terraces, a sauna, and many places to relax in the big garden with palms. Also, there is a restaurant and a yoga shala.
If all rooms in the Tiger Lounge (five rooms) are full, there is a second private villa with a sea view where you can stay. Please ask in which location you'll be at - Yogitrip will have a place!
Program
You will observe the diverse wildlife of the national park and do a guided tour with birdwatching, travel to Agadir for one day, and visit cave houses and traditional villages. Daily yoga practices will take place on the stunning terrace looking over the sea, on the beach, or in the yoga place.
If you are interested, you can learn how to cook traditional Moroccan meals. Surf equipment, like overalls and boards, can be used for free. On days two to seven, there will be daily yoga practice, meditation, and breathing exercises in the morning and evening.
Day 1: Arrival
- Transfer from the airport to the hotel in the National Park of Souss Massa, then check-in at the hotel
- Free time to arrive and get to know the surroundings and each other
- 19:30 Dinner
Day 2: Trekking tour - National Park of Souss Massa
- 07:30 Yogaflow and meditation
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 18:00 Vinyasa yoga and meditation
- 19:30 Dinner
After breakfast, you will hike through the national park to the lagoon through eucalyptus forests along a river, and back to the wonderful beach. There, you will be able to observe many different bird species. In the afternoon, there will be a henna tattoo workshop, or you can enjoy some free time at the beach.
Day 3: Excursion to Agadir (optional; 35 EUR)
- 07:30 Yoga and meditation
- 18:00 Power yoga and meditation
- 19:30 Dinner
You will have a wonderful breakfast on the terrace and drive to Agadir to get to know the city, the bazaar, the market for vegetables and spices, the carpet shop, and the marina.
The excursion to Agadir will be 50 kilometers from the hotel. It will take about 50 minutes. There, you will eat fresh fish at a modern restaurant in the port. You will also take a walk on the six-kilometer-long beach. When traveling back in the late afternoon, there will be an option to visit the pottery.
Day 4: Trekking tour - Moroccan Sahara
- 07:30 Yoga and meditation
- 18:00 Yoga and meditation
- 19:30 Dinner
The trekking tour will take about four hours. You can expect a stunning landscape with flocks of sheep, goats, and tents of nomads. You will hike through an impressive dune landscape behind a romantic fishing village.
At noon, everyone will eat fresh fish at a restaurant directly from the beach. If you want, you can ride a dromedary along the beach or through the dunes.
Day 5: Excursion to Marrakesh (optional)
- 18:00 Yogaflow and meditation
- 19:30 Dinner
There will be no yoga in the morning on this day. You can either sleep in or join an excursion to Marrakesh, which is optional and is not included in the price. You can also go surfing, bodyboarding, or relaxing.
Day 6: Trekking tour - Beaches and bays, fishing village
- 07:30 Yoga and meditation
- 18:00 Yoga and meditation
- 19:30 Dinner
On this day, you will hike from bay to bay above the cliffs until you get to a small fishing village. The hike will take about three hours. You can expect secluded bays with shell sand and multifaceted coastlines. You will visit the cave houses of the fishermen, collect shells, and create mandalas. Then, you will be able to relax in the afternoon.
Day 7: Beach, sun, and ocean
- 07:30 Yoga and meditation
- 19:30 Dinner
You will have a free day for relaxation, walks at the beach, a Turkish bath, wellness, swimming, and many other options. There will also be no yoga in the evening.
Day 8: Departure
The group will bid goodbye to each other. There will be free time until you go off to the airport on your own.
Included excursions
On this trip, you will have three trekking tours, where you can observe the diverse wildlife of the national park, as well as visit cave houses and traditional villages. Furthermore, the hikes will be along endless beaches and secluded bays, a visit to a fishing village, and the majestic dunes of Tifnite.
Instructors
Marion Bachinger
Mag.art. Marion Bachinger is a registered, certified yoga teacher E-RYT® 500 Yoga Alliance, Qigong Teacher, enrgetic coach, tour guide, trekking guide and artist. She has been teaching since 1986. Teacher Trainings and Workshops: Power Yoga (Bryan Kest), Prana Flow Yoga (Shiva Rea), Anusara Yoga (Barbara Noh), Jivamukti Yoga (Jordan Bloom), Luna Yoga (Adelheid Ohlig), Hormone Yoga (Dinah Rotriges), Iyengar Yoga and Yoga Therapy (Nikki Knoff), Triyoga, Yin Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Tao Yoga.
Location
This retreat will take place at the National Park of Souss Massa, Morocco. There, you will enjoy endless beaches. Directly in front of the hotel, you can walk in all directions endlessly on the beaches. In front of the hotel, there are no buildings - just a sea view! You will also be able to watch 245 different birds in the National Park, and the last population worldwide of ibis.
It is really a unique place in a small fishing village far away from tourism - very quiet and in the middle of nature!
Distances
- Agadir, 50 kilometers - 50 minutes' drive
Food
For the retreat, breakfast is included and will be served at the respective hotel. You will have lunch at very nice traditional restaurants while on the road. The food in Morocco is very varied and good. There is a strong French influence, remaining from the colonial era. Fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms will also be available in the local markets.
The dinner will always be served outside of the hotel. It will be in a cave, a private fisherman's house, with nomads, at another hotel, or at a private villa. The traditional dish is tajine, a dish cooked in a clay pot over the fire - vegetarian if desired - with lamb, chicken, fish, or beef, mixed with vegetables, dried fruits, pickled lemons and olives, and wonderful spices.
There will also be patisserie with almonds, lemons, dates, and dessert. The national drink is the "thé à la menthe," a green tea with mint leaves and fresh sugar.
Please let Yogitrip know in advance if you are vegetarian or vegan or suffer from food intolerances.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
During your free time, you will have options to book different types of activities like:
- Bodyboarding
- Pilates
- Surf
- Camel trekking
- Day trip to Marrakech
Treatments
- Massage
- Sauna
Spa treatments
- Massage
What's included
- Daily yoga sessions in the morning and evening
- Qigong and qiwalk®
- Silent walk
- Daily meditation sessions
- Daily breathing exercises
- Sand mandala
- NaturCoaching
- Cooking classes
- 3 trekking tours
- 7 nights accommodation
- Daily half-board meals
- Pick-up from Agadir airport (AGA)
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfer back to Agadir airport (AGA)
- Transfers from and to Marrakesh airport (RAK)
- Day trip to Marrakesh (six people - 70 EUR per person)
- Surf course, standup paddling (SUP)
- Travel insurance covering medical expenses and repatriation
- Yoga mat - 15 EUR
- Excursion to Agadir - 35 EUR
- Excursion to Massa - 20 EUR
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Agadir–Al Massira Airport
31 km
Transfer included
Marrakesh Menara Airport
224 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 150 per person
Arrival by plane
Please book your flight to arrive at Agadir–Al Massira Airport (AGA) or Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK). Transfer from Agadir is include din the price.
Yogitrip organizes collective transfers from Marrakech at an additional cost because there are much more cheap flights available. They can also organize some more nights before and after the trip.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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