Overview
Itinerary
After breakfast, you'll leave the city hubbub behind. Today you'll venture into the Atlas Mountains and start to climb Mount Toubkal, North Africa's highest peak. You'll drive to Imlil first, a gathering point for mountaineers, before setting off on foot for around an hour to reach Arroumd for lunch. After some essential carb-loading, you'll follow winding mule tracks for another five hours.
As you climb, the scenery gets seriously impressive, and you'll pass through Berber communities and learn about their way of life. There's a short stop at the shrine of Marabout of Sidi Chamharouch for some cultural insight (and a well-deserved breather). Then you'll continue to Toubkal Base Camp for some much-needed sustenance and as much sleep as you can manage at a lofty 3,207m.
You'll start at 4 am this morning (early by anyone's standards), clambering over rocky paths as vegetation thins out with the ever-increasing altitude. There are long sections of scree, and the climb becomes challenging because of the loose rock. Once you pass the 4,000m point, there are magnificent panoramic views across the valleys and lower summits of the High Atlas Range. The feeling of achievement you'll get at the top is monumental.
To the north, you'll see the fertile plains of the Magreb and Marrakech, and to the south, the wild landscape of the pre-Sahara. After savouring that victorious feeling for a moment longer (and testing that panorama feature on your camera phone out), it's time for the descent. Eventually, you'll be met by a transfer bus to whisk you to Gite Armed in Arroumd for a celebratory evening.
Trip Inclusions
- Victoriously climb the highest mountain in North Africa
- Experience a traditional Hammam in Marrakech
- Rooftop dinner with fantastic views of the surrounding Medina
- Two nights in Riads with en suite rooms, one night mountain camp with shared facilities, one night hotel
- Three days point-to-point walking with full porterage, so your luggage is where it needs to be
- Free transfers to meet any flight
- All breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners included
- All accommodation
- Transfer by private minibus
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