Mount Toubkal, the highest mountain in North Africa at 4,167ms, is one of the attractive peaks that gets a great deal of travelers from everywhere throughout the world. Even though the hike to the summit is very testing, it doesn’t require any genuine mountaineering experience. The panoramic view from the summit makes the diligent work beneficial. An ideal visit includes 4 days 3 evenings trek on the western High Atlas, beginning by visiting numerous Berber villages and hiking over high Mountain passes to get used to the altitude before reaching the summit on day 4.
National Park-Tizian we transfer from Marrakech to Agersioual, where we meet our group including the guide, the cook and the muleteers. From here, we set off for the Ouirgane National Park. The landscape here is a land with copper green soil and juniper trees. Walking around 5 hrs, we get to Tizian Village where we spend the night in a Berber gite.
It is a difficult day trek that takes 7 hours to eventually arrive at the gite where we spend the night. From here of having had our morning meal, we navigate over to the appealing Azzaden Valley. The views open up with a rushing mountain stream surrounded by rich walnut groves leading up towards Toubkal and her sister peaks at the head of the Valley.
Today’s trek is if the second day’s trek. It involves quite a difficult hike move out of the Azzadene Valley to Toubkal Refuge at 3,200m. Lunch will be taken with beautiful views over the Atlas Mountain Range. We spend the night in Toubkal Refuge where we’ll likely be sharing a bunk room with different trekkers ready for hiking Toubkal mountain.
Compared with previous days, this is the longest day with 8-9 hours of walking. After an early breakfast, we begin our trek, walking in a regular rhythm. When we get to the summit, we’ll have magnificent views over the Atlas Range and the Sahara Desert, which will make us forget about all the hard effort made during the entire trek. From that point forward, we walk down back to Imlil, from where we return to Marrakech.
Note: Itinerary is just a guideline and is subject to change to suit local condition.
