Overview
About this adventure
Embark on an unforgettable 6-day adventure through Morocco’s spectacular High Atlas Mountains and conquer Mount Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa. This trek combines breathtaking mountain scenery, authentic Berber culture, charming villages, lush valleys, and the thrill of reaching the summit at 4,167 meters. Accompanied by an experienced local mountain guide, you’ll experience the true beauty of the Atlas Mountains while enjoying traditional Moroccan hospitality.
DestinationMarrakech, Morocco
Duration
6 days
Style
Cultural Tours
Starting from
Marrakech
Group size
1 to 12
From
$1,500.00
In the price
What’s Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Marrakech
- Round-trip transportation
- Professional licensed mountain guide
- Mule team and luggage transport
- Accommodation (guesthouses and mountain refuge)
- Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners as indicated
- Trekking as described in the itinerary
Day by day
Tour Itinerary
1
Day 1
Day 1: Marrakech – Imlil – Aremd – Sidi Chamharouch
Driving Time: Approximately 1.5 hours
Walking Time: 4–5 hours
Your adventure begins with an early morning pick-up from your accommodation in Marrakech. Leaving the bustling city behind, you’ll travel south towards the High Atlas Mountains, passing olive groves, small villages, and scenic mountain landscapes before arriving in the charming village of Imlil (1,740 m), the gateway to Mount Toubkal.
Meet your local mountain guide, mule team, and cook before beginning your trek. Follow beautiful trails through walnut orchards and traditional Berber villages, where you’ll experience the warm hospitality of the local people and admire centuries-old stone houses built into the mountainside.
Continue towards the sacred village of Sidi Chamharouch, an important pilgrimage site surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery. Enjoy a freshly prepared lunch along the route before reaching your guesthouse or mountain lodge.
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Walking Time: 4–5 hours
Your adventure begins with an early morning pick-up from your accommodation in Marrakech. Leaving the bustling city behind, you’ll travel south towards the High Atlas Mountains, passing olive groves, small villages, and scenic mountain landscapes before arriving in the charming village of Imlil (1,740 m), the gateway to Mount Toubkal.
Meet your local mountain guide, mule team, and cook before beginning your trek. Follow beautiful trails through walnut orchards and traditional Berber villages, where you’ll experience the warm hospitality of the local people and admire centuries-old stone houses built into the mountainside.
Continue towards the sacred village of Sidi Chamharouch, an important pilgrimage site surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery. Enjoy a freshly prepared lunch along the route before reaching your guesthouse or mountain lodge.
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
2
Day 2
Day 2: Sidi Chamharouch – Toubkal Refuge
Walking Time: 5–6 hours
After breakfast, continue your ascent deeper into Toubkal National Park. Today’s trail gradually climbs through dramatic rocky valleys, alpine landscapes, and mountain streams as the vegetation slowly disappears and the scenery becomes increasingly rugged.
Take plenty of breaks to enjoy the incredible views while your guide shares stories about the local wildlife, geology, and Berber mountain traditions.
Arrive at the Toubkal Refuge (approximately 3,200 m), your base camp for the summit attempt. Spend the afternoon relaxing, acclimatizing to the altitude, and preparing your equipment for the early morning climb.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, continue your ascent deeper into Toubkal National Park. Today’s trail gradually climbs through dramatic rocky valleys, alpine landscapes, and mountain streams as the vegetation slowly disappears and the scenery becomes increasingly rugged.
Take plenty of breaks to enjoy the incredible views while your guide shares stories about the local wildlife, geology, and Berber mountain traditions.
Arrive at the Toubkal Refuge (approximately 3,200 m), your base camp for the summit attempt. Spend the afternoon relaxing, acclimatizing to the altitude, and preparing your equipment for the early morning climb.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
3
Day 3
Day 3: Summit Mount Toubkal (4,167 m) – Return to Refuge
Walking Time: 7–9 hours
Today is the highlight of your adventure.
Before sunrise, enjoy an early breakfast before beginning the ascent under the stars. The climb follows rocky mountain trails and gradually gains elevation until reaching the summit of Mount Toubkal (4,167 m), the highest point in North Africa.
From the summit, enjoy spectacular panoramic views stretching across the High Atlas Mountains, the Anti-Atlas range, vast desert landscapes, and, on exceptionally clear days, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
After celebrating your achievement and taking memorable photographs, descend carefully back to the refuge for a well-deserved lunch and an afternoon of rest.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today is the highlight of your adventure.
Before sunrise, enjoy an early breakfast before beginning the ascent under the stars. The climb follows rocky mountain trails and gradually gains elevation until reaching the summit of Mount Toubkal (4,167 m), the highest point in North Africa.
From the summit, enjoy spectacular panoramic views stretching across the High Atlas Mountains, the Anti-Atlas range, vast desert landscapes, and, on exceptionally clear days, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
After celebrating your achievement and taking memorable photographs, descend carefully back to the refuge for a well-deserved lunch and an afternoon of rest.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
4
Day 4
Day 4: Toubkal Refuge – Azzaden Valley
Walking Time: 6–7 hours
After breakfast, leave the refuge behind and follow mountain trails over a scenic high mountain pass into the beautiful Azzaden Valley.
This less-visited valley offers a completely different landscape, with green terraces, juniper forests, waterfalls, and traditional Berber villages surrounded by towering mountain peaks.
Enjoy lunch surrounded by nature before continuing to a traditional guesthouse where you’ll spend the night.
Relax with a delicious homemade Moroccan dinner while enjoying the peaceful mountain atmosphere.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, leave the refuge behind and follow mountain trails over a scenic high mountain pass into the beautiful Azzaden Valley.
This less-visited valley offers a completely different landscape, with green terraces, juniper forests, waterfalls, and traditional Berber villages surrounded by towering mountain peaks.
Enjoy lunch surrounded by nature before continuing to a traditional guesthouse where you’ll spend the night.
Relax with a delicious homemade Moroccan dinner while enjoying the peaceful mountain atmosphere.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
5
Day 5
Day 5: Azzaden Valley – Berber Villages – Imlil
Walking Time: 5–6 hours
Today’s trek takes you through some of the Atlas Mountains’ most beautiful villages and agricultural terraces.
Walk alongside mountain streams, apple orchards, walnut trees, and traditional irrigation channels while meeting local villagers going about their daily lives.
Enjoy a leisurely picnic lunch before making your final descent back towards Imlil.
Spend your last evening in a comfortable guesthouse, celebrating the completion of your trek with a traditional Moroccan dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today’s trek takes you through some of the Atlas Mountains’ most beautiful villages and agricultural terraces.
Walk alongside mountain streams, apple orchards, walnut trees, and traditional irrigation channels while meeting local villagers going about their daily lives.
Enjoy a leisurely picnic lunch before making your final descent back towards Imlil.
Spend your last evening in a comfortable guesthouse, celebrating the completion of your trek with a traditional Moroccan dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
6
Day 6
Day 6: Imlil – Marrakech
Driving Time: Approximately 1.5 hours
After breakfast, enjoy one last look at the magnificent Atlas Mountains before meeting your driver for the return journey to Marrakech.
Sit back and enjoy the scenic drive through mountain roads and Berber villages before arriving back in Marrakech, where you’ll be dropped off at your accommodation, bringing your unforgettable trekking adventure to an end.
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, enjoy one last look at the magnificent Atlas Mountains before meeting your driver for the return journey to Marrakech.
Sit back and enjoy the scenic drive through mountain roads and Berber villages before arriving back in Marrakech, where you’ll be dropped off at your accommodation, bringing your unforgettable trekking adventure to an end.
Meals: Breakfast
Good to know
Tour Style
Adventure • Trekking • Small Groups • Moderate to Challenging • Berber Culture • Mountain Refuge