You'll stay in a mixed dorm in a mountain refuge en-route to the top of Mount Toubkal. Facilities are basic, however, there is a fun, social area where you can meet other climbers from all around the world.

Toubkal refuge

The Atlas Mountains

You'll stay in a twin room in small but comfortable hotels with unique decor and ensuite bathrooms.

Imlil and the Dades Valley

You'll stay in a traditional Berber camp in the desert in permanent, carpeted tents with full beds, or, if you prefer, blankets for sleeping under the stars.

The Sahara

You'll stay in a mixed dorm in a mountain refuge en-route to the top of Mount Toubkal. Facilities are basic, however, there is a fun, social area where you can meet other climbers from all around the world.

You'll stay in a twin room in small but comfortable hotels with unique decor and ensuite bathrooms.

You'll stay in a traditional Berber camp in the desert in permanent, carpeted tents with full beds, or, if you prefer, blankets for sleeping under the stars.


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No technical experience required, but a very good level of physical condition and fitness is needed

Moroccan food is a unique blend of sweet and savoury flavours. Local specialities include tajines (a stew cooked in an earthenware pot), couscous, and pastilles (flaky pastries stuffed with meat and dusted with cinnamon and sugar). Food is often spiced with cumin, turmeric and ginger.
Meals on the trek are fresh, healthy and cooked by your Berber muleteers. Breakfast will usually feature bread, jam, cookies, fruit, juice, coffee and milk, while lunch will feature salad, tomatoes, carrots, lentils, beans, rice or pasta, fish (sardines, tuna) and seasonal fruit. Dinner meanwhile, will usually include soup, a classic Moroccan tajine, couscous, olives, nuts and fruit.
Most dietary requirements can be catered for, just let your host know in advance.

Tea, Atlas mountains, Morocco

Tagine, Morocco

Sahara

Toubkal summit in Summer

Sunrise camel trek, Morocco

Todra gorge, Morocco

Toubkal from Imlil, Morocco

You'll picked up on arrival or from your accommodation in Marrakech and dropped off in time for departure or back to the city centre if preferred. You are free to book any flight home that departs after 20:00.

Local, professional, English-speaking guide

Guides

1 night in a mountain refuge, 2 nights in hotels and 1 night in a Berber camp

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All meals in the mountains and breakfast and dinners in the desert

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To and from the airport and everything in-between

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Mules and muleteers to carry your overnight luggage during your climb

Porterage

Local, professional, English-speaking guide

1 night in a mountain refuge, 2 nights in hotels and 1 night in a Berber camp

All meals in the mountains and breakfast and dinners in the desert

To and from the airport and everything in-between

Mules and muleteers to carry your overnight luggage during your climb

Wake up early and drive through the foothills of the Atlas Mountains to Imlil, where you'll meet your support crew and start your trek. Ascend the dramatic Mizane Valley, passing Berber farming villages and stop for lunch on the trail. In the afternoon you’ll arrive at the refuge where you can settle in, meet other hikers and refuel with a well-earned dinner cooked by your support crew. Sleep well before your summit attempt tomorrow.

2 hikers on the trail in the Atlas Mountains

Atlas Mountains Trail, Climb Mount Toubkal 

Starry sky

Hike to the Toubkal Refuge

Day 1

Wake while it’s still dark and begin your ascent. Reach the final ridge and finish the climb to the top (4167m) in time to watch the sunrise over the mountains and the distant Sahara. Rest up and then begin the descent back to Imlil where you’ll sleep soundly in a comfortable hotel.

Toubkal summit

Vista of trek to the summit of Mt Toubkal 

Trek to Toubkal Summit, Climb Mount Toubkal 

toubkal guide

Summit Mount Toubkal

Day 2

Take a scenic drive over the Atlas Mountains and descend toward the unworldly landscape of the Sahara Desert, passing Kasbahs (fortified homes) and oases. You'll also have the option to stop at the Ouarzazate Film Studios and Ait Benhaddou, famous as the filming location for movies and TV shows including Gladiator and Game of Thrones. Arrive in the Dades Valley and take a hike to explore it or just relax back at your hotel.

Dades valley, Morocco

Kasbah, Morocco

Road trip to the Dades Valley

Day 3

Drive through Todra Gorge, an impressive canyon with sheer, 160m cliff walls and then take a short hike to a date palm oasis. Rendevous with your camels in Merzouga, gear up and ride into the desert. Arrive at a traditional Berber camp surrounded by dramatic dunes and enjoy dinner around the fire before sleeping under the stars or in a comfortable, carpeted Berber tent.

Guide, Morocco

Desert night, Morocco

Camping in the desert, Morocco

Sahara Desert camp, Morocco

Road trip to Todra Gorge and camel trek to the Berber camp

Day 4

Wake early and enjoy a sunrise camel trek back to Merzouga. Eat breakfast, shower off the desert and then drive back to Marrakech, stopping along the way for photos, exploration and food.

Camel ride, Morocco

Sunrise camel trek and road trip back to Marrakech

Day 5

Wake up early and drive through the foothills of the Atlas Mountains to Imlil, where you'll meet your support crew and start your trek. Ascend the dramatic Mizane Valley, passing Berber farming villages and stop for lunch on the trail. In the afternoon you’ll arrive at the refuge where you can settle in, meet other hikers and refuel with a well-earned dinner cooked by your support crew. Sleep well before your summit attempt tomorrow. 


Wake while it’s still dark and begin your ascent. Reach the final ridge and finish the climb to the top (4167m) in time to watch the sunrise over the mountains and the distant Sahara. Rest up and then begin the descent back to Imlil where you’ll sleep soundly in a comfortable hotel.

Take a scenic drive over the Atlas Mountains and descend toward the unworldly landscape of the Sahara Desert, passing Kasbahs (fortified homes) and oases. You'll also have the option to stop at the Ouarzazate Film Studios and Ait Benhaddou, famous as the filming location for movies and TV shows including Gladiator and Game of Thrones. Arrive in the Dades Valley and take a hike to explore it or just relax back at your hotel.


Drive through Todra Gorge, an impressive canyon with sheer, 160m cliff walls and then take a short hike to a date palm oasis. Rendevous with your camels in Merzouga, gear up and ride into the desert. Arrive at a traditional Berber camp surrounded by dramatic dunes and enjoy dinner around the fire before sleeping under the stars or in a comfortable, carpeted Berber tent.


Wake early and enjoy a sunrise camel trek back to Merzouga. Eat breakfast, shower off the desert and then drive back to Marrakech, stopping along the way for photos, exploration and food.


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Trek across the beautiful Atlas Mountains to North Africa's highest peak (4167m) and sleep in the desert

Climb Mount Toubkal and Sleep in the Sahara (2020, archived)

Experience the best of Morocco - from the highest point in North Africa, to the wild scenery of the northern Sahara

Climb to the summit of Mount Toubkal and be rewarded with the sunrise of a lifetime

Take a road trip to the desert and trek by camel to a Berber village to sleep surrounded by rolling sand dunes

Experience the best of Morocco - from the highest point in North Africa, to the wild scenery of the northern Sahara

Climb to the summit of Mount Toubkal and be rewarded with the sunrise of a lifetime

Take a road trip to the desert and trek by camel to a Berber village to sleep surrounded by rolling sand dunes

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