The local host is very professional and kind. The trip was great and matched my expectations

The trip was amazing and will remain a fab memory for a lifetime. Mt Toubkal, whilst steep and challenging after the base camp and on the way down it was definitely sweeter after difficulty and I loved it My highlight was riding the camel in the desert Ibrahim our guide and Hassan our driver were incredible at their job and amazing company

Superb trip, well organised, fantastic guides, great challenge. Well done MBA!!

It was an amazing feeling to see so much and explore Morocco in one week. The trip was great, being able to explore a large proportion of Morocco, from Marrakech to climbing the highest point in North Africa, and camping in the desert was incredible!

The trip was overall an experience we will remember, made of nice and less nice bits. My girlfriend and I were very happy MBA would cater for vegans but we found out that was not really the case. Hosts often didn't know what 'vegan' means. They were however generally very kind and made their best to drop ingredients which would not fit the diet. However this translated into suboptimal outcomes and very little variety - ie on most cases bread and jam for breakfast & veggies and couscous for lunch/dinner. MBA should ensure that hosts are informed of guests' dietary requirements and prepared accordingly. With respect to the first part of the trip worth mentioning is the ascent to Toubkal which felt quite dangerous in some parts. We walked in the dark on some long iced slippery ridges and some of us didn't even have walking poles - these should be mandatory if snow/ice is still around and crampons are deemed unnecessary. Following the first three days in the mountains we headed to the desert on a small bus. This was not a nice experience as we spent most of the time on the bus on a very tight schedule, with no time to enjoy nice places we would see or stay overnight. Bottomline we got to see quite many places in a few days which was definitely nice. However, as mentioned above, there are many aspects that should be improved to make the overall experience more pleasant.

We got unlucky with the weather, but the guide was great and the group was great fun.

I have mixed feelings about this trip. The first part of the trip, climbing mount Toubkal, is amazing and easily exceeded my expectations. It's tough but it's doable and totally worth it. The beauty of the Atlas mountains really blew me away. The second part of the trip is quite different and involves lots and lots of driving (not only on the way back to Marrakech, but also the 2 days before that). I know the driving is mentioned in the trip's description but the emphasis is very much on the sights and activities. In reality however you will spend a large portion of the day in the van only to briefly get out to see a sight and take a picture. Especially the last part of trip (camel ride in the desert and staying in a Berber camp) felt a bit like an all-inclusive bus tour to me. It's a long drive there, and when you get there you realise you're not really in the wilderness as there are many other camel tours and camps which are purely built for mass-tourism. After the camel ride you'll have dinner and go to bed. Only to get up very early and drive all the way back to Marrakech. Personally I'd have rather skipped this part to have more time for relaxation, sights and outdoor activities in the mountains. To summarise: I'm happy I did the trip. The hiking part is absolutely amazing but the part going to the desert not so much because it was too much driving and felt like mass-tourism. All in all the trip was a good introduction to Morocco for me. 3/5

This trip itinerary is not programmed well at all. Roughly half of the group got altitude sickness/food poisoning and the entire group was exhausted for most of the trip. The hike should be split into three days (Which is was when I booked and then later changed to two days). Day two is getting up at 3am to start hiking, given no food on the 8 hours ascent and return to camp. Then having a late lunch and having to quickly pack before doing a further 5 hours ascent back to town. We then have been hiking for 13 hours in the hot sun, given no additional water at lunch so a lot of people ran out of water during the second leg. Get to the rooms which aren’t ready, so we are waiting around for 45 minutes while everyone is exhausted and thirsty. That night a lot of the group started vomiting and were sick the rest of the trip. Then there is no down time and the rest of the trip is spent sitting in a car. There’s no real time to enjoy anything as we spend 90% of the day in a car, 5% in an identical restaurant for lunch and then the other 5% briefly seeing a sight. I wouldn’t recommend this trip and everyone else seemed to be equally disappointed in it. My recommendation would be to have the hike over three days, then the remaining days of the trip could be spent on shorter drives and then doing small hikes around the other sites such as a the gorge.

Ibrahim our guide was fantastic. The trip itinerary needs reviewing, far too much driving.

Overall a fantastic trip which I would highly recommend. It includes time in the city time in the mountains and time in the desert which proved a great introduction to this wonderful country. The climb to Mount Toubkal is tough and a good level of fitness is required. After the summit you walk all the way back down to Imlil which makes for a very long day. The visit to the desert is also incredible. There is a lot of driving to get there but it is well interspersed with interesting stops along the way. Overall a very memorable trip