Day 1 (Thu 29 Jan 2026):

• Meet in Berrechid, drive to Khouribga – visit private collections, museum, and phosphate successions; Ouled Abdoun Basin: Cretaceous to Cenozoic vertebrates;

• Drive to Bin El Ouidane – visit M'goun Geopark dinosaur tracksites (theropods & sauropods);

• Drive to Azilal – stay at Atlas Day Hotel;

Day 2 (Fri 30 Jan 2026):

• Visit M’goun Geopark Museum;

• Ouzoud waterfalls (touristic stop);

• Drive to Demnate – dinosaur tracks, rock engravings;

• Stay near Demnate/Marrakech;

Day 3 (Sat 31 Jan 2026):

• Drive to Agadir – tourism, visit Anza Museum, Anza tracksite if tide is low, stay in Agadir;

Day 4 (Sun 1 Feb 2026):

• Cambrian archaeocyathids and trilobites near Taroudant, stay at Hotel Dar Tourkia;

Day 5 (Mon 2 Feb 2026):

• Souss Basin: Carboniferous tetrapods;

• Argana Basin: Permian traces, Triassic metoposaurids, and dinosaur traces;

• Stay in Imintanoute/Marrakech;

Day 6 (Tue 3 Feb 2026):

• Tourism in Marrakech;

• Drive back to Berrechid, end of field trip.

Day 1 (Mon 9 Feb 2026):

• Telouet (touristic stop);

• Ait Benhaddou (touristic stop);

• Stay at Hôtel Riad Dar Daïf in Ouarzazate;

Day 2 (Tue 10 Feb 2026):

• Latest Ediacaran stromatolites near Agdz;

• Ordovician Fezouata Formation;

• Stay at Kasbah Hôtel Saïd;

Day 3 (Wed 11 Feb 2026):

• Devonian of Hamar Laghdad;

• Stay at Kasbah Hôtel Saïd;

Day 4 (Thu 12 Feb 2026):

• Devonian of Taouz and Filon 12;

• Famennian of Oum El Jerane

• Stay at Auberge El Mharech;

Day 5 (Fri 13 Feb 2026):

• Famennian Thylacocephalan Layer;

• Stay at Riad Rihana Dades;

Day 6 (Sat 14 Feb 2026):

• Drive back to Marrakesh, end of field trip.

• Small daypack;

• Geological hammer;

• Hand lens, x10;

• Sample bags (such as sturdy freezer bags), bring some old newspaper, maybe from the airport, to wrap fossils;

• Camera or cell phone with reasonable camera;

• Sunscreen, also for your lips;

• Hat (shesh, i.e. head scarves, can be bought in the markets);

• Sunglasses;

• Light clothes, average 25°C during the day, please do not bring super-short trousers or skirts;

• Warm clothes, average 5°C at night, windbreaker and rain jackets may come in handy;

• 1 small headlamp (it gets dark early, occasional power breakdowns);

• Sturdy, but not too heavy boots. This depends on your ankles, but if you bring heavy boots, your feet might get hot. Regular running shoes get their soles eroded by the sharp-edged rock;

• Bathing suit (swimming pool at several hotels);

• 1-2 small towels.