Morocco – Toubkal Outdoor and Sahara Tours

Three Day Desert Trek

March 23, 2017August 15, 2017 Webmaster Excursions Ait Benhaddou, Dades, desert excursion, kasbahs, Morocco, Ourzazate, sahara excursion, Three Day Excursion, Tingher

Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Benhaddou – Ourzazate – Gorge De Dades

Start early morning from Marrakech, crossing Tizi n’Tichka through Ait Benhaddou where you will have lunch. You then carry on to Ourzazate, cross the Valley of Roses where you will stay overnight after visiting the spectacular gorges.

Day 2: Gorge De Dades – Merzouga desert

After breakfast you will pass by Tingher and Arfoud until you get to Merzouga at 4 o’clock, have some tea and then ride camels to your camp. During the ride, you will enjoy the sunset and see the stars.

Day 3: Merzouga – Ourzazate – Marrakech

Get up early to see the sunrise and then ride camels back to the centre of Merzouga. Then transfer back to Marrakech through Anef, Agdez and the Anti-Atlas, arriving in Marrakech at 5 o’clock.

Note: if you want to want to break the journey, we suggest staying in Ourzazate because there are a lot of things to see such as the famous kasbahs.

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Three Day Trek Including Ascent of Jebel Toubkal – Alternate Route

March 9, 2017August 15, 2017 Webmaster Excursions guided, hiking, Imlil, Jebel Toubkal, Morocco, refuge, Three Day Excursion, trekking

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech – Imlil – Toubkal Refuge.

After a transfer Imlil, begin your trek. Heading along the Mizane Valley, first pass the village of Aremd and then onto the shrine of Sidi, which attracts tourists and pilgrims. From here the trail continues to climb steadily, snaking and zigzagging its way up to Toukbal Refuge (3206m) where you will stop for the night.

Day 2: Toubkal Refuge – Toubkal Summit – Toubkal Refuge

Early in the morning you make your attempt on the summit of Jebel Toukbal. The walking is relatively straightforward, but the scree and the altitude will make the going quite difficult in parts. The views along the way make the journey more than worthwhile. When you come back from Toubkal, you sleep again in Toubkal Refuge. 3 or 4 hours up and 3 hours down.

Day 3: Toubkal Refuge – Imlil – Marrakech.

Get up and have breakfast. Then descend and have lunch in Aremd village( the highest village in Imlil valley). Then go down to Imlil centre, where you will meet your driver to take you to Marrakech. 5 hours.

Concerning this alternate route, if you come back to the refuge and you still have time, you can go all the way down to Aremd village, where you will sleep in a guest house. Then on the third day there are many other options; you can walk through Berber villages of Imlil valley or go to the Imnan valley or do another mountain before you go to Marrakech at four or five o’clock.

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Three Day Trek Including Ascent of Jebel Toubkal

March 9, 2017March 23, 2017 Webmaster Excursions Excursion, Imlil, Morocco, refuge, Three Day Excursion, Toubkal, Toubkal ascent, trekking

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech – Imlil – Azzaden Valley – Tamsoult Refuge

After your transfer from Marrakech to Imlil (1,780m), you will set off on a 5 hour trek out of the Imlil Valley and into the Azzaden Valley. Along the way you will pass Tizi n’Mzik at 2,490m; when you get to this pass if you still want to climb, you can do to Tasghimout summit about 2800m. You can see from there both the Imlil and Azzaden valleys. Then you will sleep in the refuge at Azib n’Tansoult at 2250m.

Day 2: Tamsoult Refuge – Aguelzim Pass (3650) – Toubkal Refuge

Today involves a fairly stiff climb out of the Azzaden Valley up to the Toubkal refuge over the Aguelzim mountain pass at 3,560m. Lunch will be taken with spectacular views over the Atlas mountain range. Stay overnight in the Toubkal refuge (Neltner Hut) where you will be sharing a bunk room with other trekkers. Toubkal early the next morning.

Day 3: Toubkal Refuge – Toubkal summit – Imlil – Marrakech

Up early for the climb up Toubkal (4,167m) from where, clouds allowing, you will have wonderful views over the Atlas range. Then a long way back down past the refuge and the well-worn path back to Imlil. This is a fairly long day with about 10 hours of trekking, involving 900m up then almost 2,500m back down to Imlil.

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Berber Villages and Valleys: Three Day Excursion

March 8, 2017August 15, 2017 Webmaster Excursions Berber, Excursion, Morocco

Early morning Berber village, Atlas mountains

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech – Imi Oughlad – Tinzert:

After you arrival to Marrakech, you will be picked up in the early morning from your hotel and we’ll head towards Imi Oughlad, where you will meet your Berber muleteer and guide. Then,you will start your trip to the Ouirgan National Park. You pass through a number of wonderful forests where you will find copper-green soil and juniper trees. You will stay the night in a gite in Tinzert, a small and beautiful Berber village. Approx 6 hours.

Day 2: Tinzert – Azzaden Valley (Ait Aissa):

On this day you will head up and out of the valley to the amazing views of the Azzaden valley. Then you will spend the night in the local gite Ait Aissa (1800m). Approx 6 hours walking.

Day 3: Ait Aissa – Tizi Mzik – Imlil – Marrakech:

After breakfast, you will trek up the valley towards Tizi Oussem from where you will head up through juniper trees to get to the Tizi Mzik pass (2489m). Then we hike down to Imlil (1740m) where you will have lunch before you are transferred back to Marrakech. Approx 5 hours.

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Three Day Toubkal Trek | High Atlas Mountains

March 8, 2017March 23, 2017 Webmaster Excursions Atlas, Excursion, guided excursion, Jebel Toubkal, Morocco, mountain, Toubkal, trekking

Our guide Hassan in front of the Jebel Toubkal

Day 1: Marrakech – Imlil:

After your night in Marrakech, you will be transferred to Imlil. Here you will be able to discover the area where you will spend the night in a guesthouse.

Day 2: Imlil – Toubkal Refuge:

We will start our day from Armed and then arrive at Sidi Chamharouch which is one of the most famous shrines in Morocco. We continue East, climbing and zigzagging our way up to our next stop for the night which is the Toubkal Refuge. Approx 4 to 5 hours walking.

Day 3: Toubkal Refuge – Summit – Imlil:

We get up early and walk upward to Jebel Toubkal, the highest mountain in North Africa, 4167m. The way is straightforward and outside winter and spring, usually achieved without mountaineering experience. The views are utterly magnificent. When you reach the summit, there are unlimited fabulous views in all directions. We will return back down the mountain and back to Imlil. Then transfer back to Marrakech. Approx 9 hours.

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Day Excursion to Ouzoud Waterfalls

March 8, 2017March 23, 2017 Webmaster Excursions Atlas, Berber, day excursion, Morocco, Ouzoud Waterfalls

We leave early from Marrakech to Ouzoud waterfalls which is 160km from Marrakech.

During this day you will see waterfalls of up to 110 meters high, and go deep into a landscape of Berber villages.

We then return back to Marrakech after you enjoy lunch.

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Day Excursion to Aremd Village

March 8, 2017March 23, 2017 Webmaster Excursions Aremd, Aroumd, Atlas, day excursion, hiking, Imlil, itinerary, Morocco

This a good day excursion for those who prefer a less challenging hike.

You will transfer from Marrakech to Imlil in the Atlas region. You then start walking to Aremd (2000m) which is the last and highest village in the valley, from where you will see the whole of the valley and experience the wonderful views of the Toubkal summit.

Afterwards you descend via a different route back to Imlil from you where you transfer back to Marrakech.

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Day Excursion to the Atlas Mountains

March 8, 2017March 23, 2017 Webmaster Excursions Amskere, Atlas, Berber, day excursion, hiking, Imlil, Morocco, Tamatert, trekking

A great way to experience the Atlas Mountains and Berber way of life in only one day.

You will be picked up from Marrakech and taken to Imlil (1740m), then head up to Tizi n’Tamatert (2279m) from where you will see the fabulous views across the whole Toubkal region.

Then, descend a mule track into the Berber villages of Tinerhourine, Ikiss and Amskere. Enjoy lunch in Amskere then return to Imlil by the Agerssioual pass (2260m), then back to Marrakech.