8-Day Mount Tubkal Trek from Marrakech
Highlights
Marrakech, Toubkal, Atlas Mountains, Imlil
Locations Covered
Marrakech, Toubkal, Atlas Mountains, Imlil
mountaineering, trekking, camping
Group Tour
8 Days
Hard
Arabic, Danish, English, French
Languages
Arabic, Danish, English, French
Description
Hike to reach the top of Mount Tubkal (4167m), which is although the highest mountain in North Africa, but it needs no mountaineering experience. Along the way, you will be passing many different landscapes and the enchanting Moroccan sky. Stay in tents, admire the view of the desert below and enjoy your march to Morocco's highest peak in this 8-day trek!
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival at Marrakech
Transfer from the airport to your hotel in Marrakech.
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Day 2 : Marrakech to Tacheddirt
Leave Marrakech after breakfast and drive to Imlil (1740m) via Asni. Imlil is the principal trailhead for walkers.
This is the place where you meet your mule (male donkey) team and once all your gear is loaded, begin walking along the valley towards Tacheddirt, around 8 km from Imlil.
Soon the trail begins to rise as you climb up to the pass at Tizi 'n Tamaterte (2279m) with your Toubkal mountain guide.
Descend to the pretty village of Ouaneskra (2200m) and continue for another half-hour or so, to Tacheddirt (2300m), where you set up camp near the river.
Approx. 4 hours of walking.
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Day 3: Tizi Likem’t to Aazib Likem’t
Begin a long, slow ascent to the pass at Tizi Likem’t (3555m).
At the top, enjoy your first fine view of the Toubkal Massif before a long downhill descent to the village of Aazib Likem’t (2200m), where you set up your camp for the night.
Approx. 5 hours of walking.
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Day 4: Tizi 'n Ououraine to Amssouzert
This will be a long but easy day, passing many different landscapes.
From Tizi 'n Ououraine (3120m), enjoy further views of the Toubkal Massif, including the summit, the east face and the Ifni Dome (3876m).
The trail leads on towards Amssouzert (1700m), one of the most striking villages in the region, where you spend the night in a local gite.
Approx. 6 hours of walking.
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Day 5: Amssouzert to Ifni Lake
West of Amssouzert are several small villages, which you explore as you make your way towards Ifni Lake (2300m), the only lake in the Massif. It is a memorable sight, surrounded by rocky mountains and giant heaps of rubble, and is unusually deep.
Expect to arrive at lunchtime and spend the afternoon relaxing at the shore.
Camp tonight in this area.
Approx. 4 hours of walking.
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Day 6: Tizi N’Ouanoums
By now, you should be both fit and acclimatised and ready to tackle the hardest day of the trek.
Make your way along a steep path that leads up a seemingly endless scree slope.
At length, reach the pass at Tizi N’Ouanoums (3664m), a narrow ledge between two shafts of rock.
From here, it is a long zigzag descent to Nether Refuge (3200m), where you spend the night in tents.
Approx. 6 hours of walking.
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Day 7: Toubkal to Marrakech
Leave before dawn following a well-worn route to the summit of Toubkal (4167m).
If conditions are good, it should take no more than 2-3 hours to reach the summit, where you enjoy beautiful views of the entire Atlas range and the Marrakech plains beyond.
Returning to base, descend fairly rapidly to the villages of Sidi Chamharouch and Armed before following the Mizane River, along a well-forested trail, to the trailhead at Imlil.
Transfer back to Marrakech.
Approx. 9 hours of walking.
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Day 8: Final Departure
Departure from Marrakech.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.