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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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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 Ouirgan

March 8, 2017March 23, 2017 Webmaster Excursions Atlas, Berber, Imlil, Ouirgan, trekking

Ouirgan valley -by kloniwotski on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/kloniwotski/

On this excursion you will trek to Ouirgan village and spend time exploring wild forests and joining the Berbers in their traditional activities with our guide.

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Day Excursion to Ourika

March 8, 2017March 23, 2017 Webmaster Excursions Atlas, day excursion, Ourika, trekking

This day is one of the most important day trips in which you go through the fascinating Berber village of Ourika and discover the 7 waterfalls of Setti Fatma.

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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.