Mount Toubkal Weekend Trek
4 days, Marrakech to Marrakech
When arranging your transportation, such as flights, please take into consideration the below time restrictions for joining and departing from your group. With these times, we have taken into account travel time to/from the airport in the given destination and required time for check-in or baggage collection/immigration.
Itinerary
Day 1Marrakech/Imlil
Arrival Day. Please arrive at the meeting point no later than 2:30PM before your departure to Imlil.
Enjoy a brief welcome meeting with the group before transferring by bus to Imlil, our base for the trek and a major trekking hub in the High Atlas. Following a one-hour hike to your accommodation, the team cooks will prepare a delicious meal for dinner.
Please arrive at the meeting point no later than 2:30PM in your hiking outfit.
Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting
The adventure begins tonight. Feel free to explore before your welcome meeting, but make sure you’re back in time to meet the group. Check for the meeting time on the welcome note at the hotel. After introductions, your CEO will review the details of your tour. Please note that normal check-in times apply at our start hotels, but you can usually store your luggage for the day if you arrive early.
Private Vehicle
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Accommodation
Below is an example of the hotel we may use in this city. For the actual hotel your specific departure will be using, please check your voucher.
Auberge Tafraout Armed (or similar)
Meals included:
DinnerDay 2Trek from Imlil to Toubkal Refuge
Head into the craggy peaks and valleys of Toubkal massif today on foot. The trek will take around five to six hours and the altitude will make it feel a little bit hard, but the trip up will be worth it for the captivating views of the Moroccan countryside.
You’ll be able to see the small villages clinging to the surrounding hills and the valley of the Oued Rhirhaia seeming to fold out forever towards the horizon. You’ll begin the trek at 1740m and climb to the camp at 3206m. Food tonight will be provided by Berber cooks before we set up our tents and camp at the base of Toubkal with beautiful views of the valley.
Trek Mount Toubkal Day 1
Today trek from Imlil to Toubkal Refuge (sometimes called the Neltner Refuge) with our mules and muleteers will be a six hour trek, 11 kilometres total. You will gain 1,460 metres in elevation. Start the climb in the foothills of the Massif and take in the views of the Oued Rhirhaia valley below. Pass through the village of Aremd and the shrine of Sidi Chamarouch. Continue climbing steadily upward to the snowline and where camp will be for the night at 3206m.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 3Summit of Mount Toubkal - Imlil
The group will make the attempt to summit Mount Toubkal starting early this morning after a hearty breakfast. The peak sits at 4167m and will take between three and five hours to complete. As challenging as the climb will be you will be rewarded with some of the most breathtaking scenery in all of Morocco displayed below you. This is the highest peak in Northern Africa, you’ll be able to see the Marrakech Plain all the way to the High Atlas in the north and the Sahara in the south. After the climb, descend all the way back down to Imlil for the night.
Travel back to the town of Imlil for a total hike of 19km. While it will be easier to hike down the whole hike will take between 11 and 12 hours making for a very long day. When you arrive to Imlil enjoy free time to grab a delicious meal before getting some well deserved rest.
Trek Mount Toubkal Day 2
Hike to the summit of Mount Toubkal during today’s trek. Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in Northern Africa sitting at 4167m. Start the hike at the refuge and begin on the south cirque. Travel across scree fields navigating your way through endless boulders and rocks. After reaching the ridgeline you will continue the trek on the plateau arriving at the summit a short distance later. You made it! Enjoy the 360 degree views of Moroccos, mountains and plains can be seen in the distance and it’s easy to understand why the difficulty of the trek was worth it. Travel back to the town of Imlil for a total hike of 19km. It should take between 11 and 12 hours to complete. With 967m of ascent and over 2,000m of descent completing this trek is quite the accomplishment.
Accommodation
Auberge Tafraout Armed (or similar)
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 4Imlil/Marrakech
After breakfast transfer back to Marrakech, arriving around 12pm. The tour ends on arrival to the airport or at the Marrakech hotel for those have booked post-tour nights.
Please do not book onwards travel before 2 PM.
Private Vehicle
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.