600 €, 8 Days
Climb the roof of North Africa, experience Morocco! The Moroccan Atlas is a range of exceptional beauty and cultural interest and will reveal to you the unison in which local Berber people and nature live here. Experience the extraordinary hospitality of the local Berber people, the rich texture of North African life and the exotic allure of Marrakech, and you will find out why a growing number of trekkers are choosing this great range, which the ancient Greeks thought to be the home of Atlas! Here the original sheep herders - the Berber tribes, have remained mainly ungovernable, retaining their own culture, language, traditions and music. On this trip we make a circle trek around the highest part of Atlas – Toubkal masiff, explore numerous Berber villages and valleys, climb 3000 m high mouintain passes, spend a night at the pristine Ifni lake and climb the top of North Africa – Toubkal peak (4167m).
Highlights:
♦ High Atlas mountains are a rocky range over 500 kilometres long, creating a great diversity of climates and landscapes in Morocco.
♦ Mount Toubkal with its 4167 meter it is the highest peak in The Atlas mountains and North Africa.
♦ Marrakech meaning “The land of God” and known also as “The red city” is a charming and colourful city with lots to explore. A must see is the historic Jamal Efna square - a Unesco World Heritage site, where musicans, snake charmers and magicans gather to enchant people's minds and spirit.
Itinerary:
Day 1. Arrival
Arrive to Marrakech airport and stay in Riad Hotel.
Day 2. Marrakech – Imlil – Tachddirt (2300 m)
We will meet our team and once all our baggage is loaded we will start walking along the valley towards Tacheddirt. Soon the trail begins to rise as we climb up to the pass at Tizi n'Tamatert (2279 m). Then we will descend to the pretty village of Ouaneskra and continue, for a further half-hour or so to Tacheddirt (2300 m), where we generally camp near the river or stay in local lodge.
Duration: 5 hours walking / +560 m
Day 3. Tacheddirt – Azib Likemt (3555 m)
After early breakfast we will start our first hard day, when we will go all the way up to one of the highest passes in Toubkal area, called Tizi Likemt (3555 m), some nuts will be served on the top and trek down to the shelters of Likemnt, where we will set our camp.
Duration: 6 to 7 hours walking / +1255 // - 800 m
Day 4. Azib Likemt – Tizi n'Ourai – Amsouzert (3100 m)
We will walk along the Ourain river until the Ourain Pass (3100 m), there is a very nice view over the villages of Amsouzert and also the Toubkal peak from the south face. We will trek down to Amsouzert, where we will stay overnight in a local house.
Duration: 6 to 7 hours walking / +400 // -1400 m
Day 5. Amsouzert – Ifni Lake (2500 m)
Today will be quite a short walk of 4 hours. Passing by many villages on the way we will to get to the beautiful lake that is surrounded by rocky mountains, we will be there by lunch time and spend the afternoon on a board on the lake. Night in the camp.
Duration: 4 hours walking / +400 m
Day 6. Ifni Lake – Nelter Hut (3207 m)
Today everyone should be ready early in the morning to start trekking uphill to the highest peak in Toubkal area (3660 m) and then get down to the base camp of Toubkal peak (3207 m). Night in refuge or tents.
Duration: 7 hours walking / +1560 // -453 m
Day 7. Mt. Toubkal Summit – Refuge (4167 m)
We will leave very early in the morning at about 5:30 or 6:00 a.m., to get to the highest peak in North Africa (4167 m). There a very nice view over the Atlas mountain chain and its Berber village will form right in front of our eyes. Slowly we will trek down to refuge. After lunch we will trek down for another 3 hours or so to Imlil and transfer back to Marrakech.
Duration: 6 to 7 hours walking / +960m // -960 m
Day 8. Departure
Transfer to the airport for departure
Luggage transport: During the trekk your main luggage will be transported on mules. Maximum luggage weight per person – 20 kg. All you have to carry during the day is a daypack, with daytime essentials such as water bottle, camera, waterproof gear etc.
Necessary equipment: rucksacks (a bigger one, ranging 70-80 l, will be carried on a mule) and a daypack (25-35 l); sleeping bag - lightweight 1-3 season sleeping bag for the refuges and gites; waterproof clothes, hiking boots, sunglasses, sun hat, sun protection cremes.
Recommended period of travel: end of May until the end October 2025
Price Includes:
Double room in Riads with private facilities (days 1 & 7)
Rest of the days: tent camps (days 2-6)
5 days on full board (days 2-6)
1 day on HB (breakfast and lunch & day 7) and 1 day on BB (day 8)
All ground transportation including airport transfers
Berber English speaking mountain guide
Mules for luggage transportation
Private cook and muleteer team
Camping equipment (excluding sleeping bag)
Not Included:
Flight tickets
Travel insurance
Sleeping bag
Water and other drinks (can be bought on spot at the villages)
Additional food not included in the meal-plan
Tips
Any other personal expenses
Gallery
Currency fluctuations might cause correction of price at any time.
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Moderate - Difficult
Good physical condition and moderate trekking experience is required. The maximum altitude attained on this trek is not great and we spend only one night at just above 3000 metres / 10,000 feet. This means that altitude acclimatisation is not usually a problem. However this trek does involve some days with a good deal of ascent and descent and one or two of the days are quite long, although broken with leisurely lunches in the shade.
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