ATLAS TREK - 3-DAY TOUBKAL CLIMB FROM MARRAKECH IN ATLAS MOUNTAINS

Highlights for Marrakech trekking trip with hotel pick up :

The views from the summit are amazing across the mountains to Marrakech to the north, and the start of the Sahara to the south. All around are the jagged peaks of the High Atlas stretching as far as you can see in every direction.

DAY 1- MARRAKECH - IMLIL - TOUBKAL REFUGE :

Private Tours Morocco travel company organise Marrakech hiking and trekking excursions available every day. You will be picked up from your hotel in Marrakech at around 8:00am. Accompanied by an English-speaking guide, drive south up over gorges and high passes of the upper valleys to the Berber town of Imlil, 5700 feet above sea level (1740m).

Here is where you leave your vehicle to take a welcome glass of mint tea in a staging house prior to setting out for a 2.5 mile (4 km) hike towards several Berber villages. You will stop in the villages of Armed and Sidi Chamharouchin the Assif Ait Maizane Valley for some sight-seeing. The latter is set beside a picturesque waterfall and small stream. Take a break for a picnic within full view of mighty Jbel Toubkal. At over 13,600 feet (4167m), it's the highest peak in the Maghreb. Your last stretch of the day takes you to your overnight accommodations, at the Toubkal Refuge at 10,500 feet (3207m).

DAY 2 : TOUBKAL REFUGE - MT TOUBKAL - REFUGE TOUBKAL

Start your day with a climb up the highest peak in the North Africa, Mt Toubkal, then descend via the south circuit for a straightforward 2-3 hour descent back to the Refuge. In the afternoon, take a gentle hike southeast to the head of the Assif Ait Maizane Valley and Tizi n O'unoums. When ready, you will return to your overnight accommodation, at the Toubkal Refuge.

DAY 3: TOUBKAL REFUGE - IMLIL - MARRAKECH

Today it's back up Mt Toubkal, then back down to camp, where you will have lunch before walking back down to Imlil for the pick upand the drive back to Marrakech. The end of Morocco trekking Atlas tour with professional travel company in Marrakech.