Slow Down — Find Your Wild
Eight days to slow down: from Tangier or Fez to Chefchaouen, Talassemtane National Park and the Akchour waterfalls, with our house at 1,500 metres as a base. Two ways in, one experience.
Running now
- Length
- 8 days
- The Farm's altitude
- 1,500 m
- Ways in
- Tangier or Fez
- Season
- Jul – Sep
- Meals, transport, guides
- All included
Where you're actually going
Two ways in and a single destination: the high plateaus of the Rif, inside Talassemtane National Park. The approach changes with the arrival city; from the first day in the mountains it's the same for everyone.
From Tangier · to Chefchaouen
A transfer from the airport with lunch on the way; in the evening, the blue medina. The climb to the Farm comes the next day.
From Fez · heading north
A night in a riad, departure the next morning, a lunch stop on the way and a short pause in Chefchaouen.
The last hour · inside the park
The road crosses the forests of Talassemtane, home to Barbary macaques — the only ones in North Africa.
To the camp · 3 hours on foot
On day four you leave the Farm and walk to Yallah Camping. You sleep under canvas.
The Akchour waterfalls · by Land Rover
On day six, water-carved gorges and natural pools in the heart of the park.
The Farm and the camp are marked approximately: they're a private house and a forest bivouac.
Day by day
Two ways in, one Slow Down experience: you land in Tangier or in Fez, and the way up into the mountains changes with the city. From the Farm onwards the journey is the same.
The lanes of the medina, on the first evening.© Yallah Expeditions Day 1 — ArrivalTwo ways in
You land in Tangier or in Fez, and the mountains are already close
From Tangier
You land in Tangier and transfer south, with lunch on the way. In the afternoon, check-in at Chefchaouen, the blue pearl of the Rif: in the evening a visit to the medina and dinner in town.
From Fez
You land in Fez, the kingdom's oldest city, and transfer to a riad. Dinner and overnight. Outside the door, a thousand years of workshops, courtyards and trades.
Two different cities, the same mountains: from tomorrow the path is the same.
Chefchaouen, from the window of a blue house.© Yallah Expeditions Day 2The climb to the Farm
Chefchaouen · Talassemtane National Park · the Farm
From Tangier
Breakfast in Chefchaouen, then the road to the Farm by private transport.
From Fez
Breakfast at the riad and the drive north, with a lunch stop on the way and a short pause in Chefchaouen. Then a change of vehicle: the last stretch is done in a Land Rover.
Towards the Farm
The last hour of road crosses Talassemtane National Park, through silent forests and landscapes that stop you mid-sentence, with everyone scanning the trees for Barbary macaques — found nowhere else in North Africa. On arrival: lunch, settling in and tea, then a first walk through the paths and fields around the house. In the evening, the welcome dinner and the terrace under the stars.
The track up to the Farm, at sunset.© Yallah Expeditions 
Fields and villages, stitched into the slopes of the Rif.© Yallah Expeditions Day 3Inside Rif culture
A day inside the farming world that has shaped these valleys for centuries
Morning
Breakfast is taken facing the fields, with the sounds of the valley for company. The morning is given to the crops that have shaped this region's landscape and economy for generations: alongside local growers you watch and you learn — the gestures, the tools, the timings of knowledge handed from father to son — and you see traditional harvest processing, natural methods done entirely by hand, exactly as they were centuries ago. Not a performance staged for visitors: a trade, watched respectfully where it actually happens.
Afternoon and evening
After lunch the afternoon has no schedule: you stay in the Farm's gardens or walk out into the nature around it, as you prefer. In the evening: dinner, the terrace, and a sky of stars that feels closer than it should.
On the way© Yallah Expeditions Day 4Into the Wild
Trekking to Yallah Camping
After breakfast we set off on foot: a guided trek of around three hours, at an easy pace, through the untouched forests around the Farm. Time to switch off, breathe, and get back to essentials.
We reach Yallah Camping around lunchtime, and mark it properly: a barbecue among the trees. Then the tents go up — this is where you sleep.
The campfire, the music, the voices around the flames and, above all of it, a sky of stars you don't forget.
The camp© Yallah Expeditions 
The fire© Yallah Expeditions 
The valley in the morning, with no clock.© Yallah Expeditions Day 5Slow Life
Back to the Farm
You wake in the tent, with light coming through the trees. Breakfast with no clock, then an unhurried return to the Farm.
The previous days will have left their mark — which is exactly why this one is given over to rest: free time, long views, a book on the terrace, and laundry service included so you set off light again. If you'd rather keep moving, optional activities can be arranged.
Stopping is part of the journey too. Here, it might be the best part of it.
The morning after the night under canvas.© Yallah Expeditions 
The gorges of Akchour, carved by water.© Yallah Expeditions Day 6The Akchour waterfalls
The natural wonder of the Rif
A slightly earlier start; breakfast, the one you know well by now. Then into the Land Rovers, heading for the Akchour waterfalls in the heart of Talassemtane National Park.
The day unfolds between water-carved gorges, paths cut into the rock and clear natural pools that, with a little agility, you can reach for a swim you'll remember. Lunch is eaten inside the park, with the river for company.
In the late afternoon, back to the Farm: the last hours in the wildest part of Morocco.
- Land Rover
- Natural pools
- Lunch in the park
The Land Rovers, ready for the park© Yallah Expeditions 
Back to the city, from a terrace above the medina.© Yallah Expeditions Day 7Last hours in the wild
Goodbye to the Farm
After breakfast the bags go in and you say goodbye to the people who, for these few days, made this feel like home. From here the road turns back towards the city you arrived in.
Towards Tangier
A transfer to Chefchaouen for a short visit and lunch. Then a change of vehicle and the road to Tangier: check-in at the guesthouse, free time and dinner in town.
Towards Fez
A short visit of Chefchaouen and lunch on the way. Then the transfer to Fez: check-in at the riad, free time and dinner in the city.
Fez, the profile of the medina and its minarets.© Yallah Expeditions Day 8 — DepartureGoodbye, Morocco
The last day has the double step of anyone leaving: missing home, wanting to stay
From Tangier
An early packed breakfast, check-out and transfer to the airport — or to the station, for anyone leaving overland.
From Fez
Breakfast at the riad, then the morning is given to the old Medina of Fez, a UNESCO World Heritage site: more than two thousand labyrinthine lanes, workshops, courtyards and a thousand years of history. Back to the riad to check out, then the transfer to the airport.
You leave with a slightly heavier suitcase — and with something inside that wasn't there before.
Eight days, one place
That's the journey. When do we go?
Tell us the date you have in mind and how many of you there are: a real person answers, usually the same day.
What's included
A journey thought through in every detail, from arrival to departure.
- Accommodation
- Riads and guesthouses in the cities, the Farm on the plateau, and a night under canvas at Yallah Camping.
- Meals
- Breakfasts, lunches and dinners with local produce, most of it grown on site.
- Internal transport
- Private transfers, vehicles built for the mountains, and Land Rovers for the excursions.
- Activities
- Guided trekking, the Akchour waterfalls, a night camping, and walks through the medinas.
- Local guides
- People from this land, who live it every day.
- Experiences
- Immersion in rural life and the traditions of the Rif, alongside the people who keep them.
- Welcome gift
- A welcome gift from the Farm, on arrival.
Laundry service at the Farm is included too: you head home light.
What's not included
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses and optional activities not listed
- Tips for guides and drivers (recommended)
- Alcoholic beverages, unless included with meals
- Medical or emergency costs outside on-site support
Our house at 1,500 metres
Set on the high plateaus of the Rif, at fifteen hundred metres, the Farm is the heart of the journey: a simple, well-kept house surrounded by fields, where daily life follows the rhythm of the mountain.
Days open with breakfast facing the valleys and close on the terrace, under a sky that hardly exists anywhere else now. In between: work in the fields, voices from the village, the smell of bread.
There is Wi-Fi, for anyone who needs it. Everything else is silence.
- 1,500 m
- Silence
- Star-filled sky
- Wi-Fi
Local flavours, food from the land
Cooking is one of the languages the Rif tells itself in. At the Farm you eat what the land gives: vegetables from the garden, warm bread, oil, spices, slow-cooked tagines, fruit in season.
Almost everything is grown right here: zero-kilometre cooking in the most literal sense, where every dish has a face and a place behind it.
Every meal is prepared with care, cleanliness and precision, with close attention to intolerances, allergies and dietary needs — just tell us before you travel.
Living the Rif
What you do, and what stays with you.
Trekking
Old paths, between ridgelines and quiet forests.
Nature
Talassemtane National Park, intact and wild.
Barbecue
Fire, embers, and everyone gathered around the flames.
Nights under canvas
A night under the stars, at Yallah Camping.
Mountains
Views at 1,500 metres, where the eye keeps going.
Local cooking
Tagine, bread straight from the oven, mint tea poured from a height.
Rural life
The real rhythm of the villages and their seasons.
«Yallah»
In Arabic it means "let's go". It's an invitation before it's a name.
Practical information
A few things, the right ones.
Airports
There are two ways in: Tangier and Fez. The approach changes with the arrival city; from the Farm onwards the itinerary is the same. The eight days include the evening of arrival.
Climate and altitude
The Farm sits at around 1,500 metres: mild, bright days and cool evenings in every season. A warm layer for the evening is always a good idea.
Connectivity
There's Wi-Fi at the Farm; mobile coverage in the mountains can be patchy. Treat it as an invitation.
What to wear
Dress in layers: comfortable clothes, walking boots you've already broken in, a jacket for the evening, and a swimsuit for the natural pools at Akchour.
What to bring
Day pack, water bottle, torch or head lamp, towel, sun cream, hat, power bank and any personal medication.
Dietary needs
The kitchen is careful and precise: intolerances, allergies and particular diets are handled properly. Just let us know when you book.
Request the brochure
We'll send you the full programme, day by day, with all the practical details. Every request gets a real reply from a real person.
The brochure is currently available in Italian only — write to us in English and we'll answer in English.
Prefer to write directly?
Pick a date, and we're already walking
Tell us when you'd like to leave and how many of you there are. The summary goes straight to WhatsApp and a real person answers, usually the same day.
- July
- € 530per person
- August
- € 580per person
- September
- € 540per person
Departures run July to September, in small groups. There are few of them by design: dates are confirmed as bookings come in, together.
July 2027
Dates are indicative: we need at least 21 days' notice to arrange flights and transfers. We'll settle the final departure together.
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