Morocco Travel Guide

(one porter can carry up to 18kg).

There is usually a standard charge for a mule and muleteer of about Dh100 per day. As with
guides, if you trek a linear route you’ll also be expected to pay for the muleteer’s return journey.

WORDS TO TREK BY

Even    just    a   few words   in  a   foreign language    can make    a   big difference  to  your    experience. The following   words   may be  helpful

on  these   treks.  ‘(A)’   indicates   Arabic, ‘(B)’   indicates   Berber; other   useful  Arabic  and Berber  words   can be  found   in  the Glossary

(Click  here).

adfel   (B) –   snow

adrar   (B) –   mountain    (plural idraren )

afella  (B) –   summit

agdal   (B) –   pasture (also   aougdal )

aghbalu (B) –   water   spring

ain (A) –   water   spring

aman    (B) –   water

anzar   (B) –   rain

argaz   (B) –   man

asserdoun   (B) –   mule

assif   (B) –   watercourse,    river

azaghar (B) –   plane,  plateau (also   izwghar )

azib    (B) –   seasonal    shelter for shepherds

brhel   (A) –   mule

châba   (B) –   ravine

iferd   (B) –   lake

ifri    (B) –   cave

jebel   (A) –   mountain    or  hill

kerkour (B) –   cairn

taddart (B) –   house

talat   (B) –   dried-up    ravine  or  watercourse

tamada  (B) –   lake

tigm    (B) –   house

tizi    (B) –   mountain    pass