Morocco Mount Toubkal
Overview
| Time of year: | April/May or Sept/Oct |
| Duration: | 7 days (incl. travel) |
| On mountain: | 5 days |
| Max group size: | 15 participants approx |
| Fees: | €1,490pp/£1,350pp approx |
| Additional costs: | Flights + travel insurance |
Highlights
- Explore the Atlas Mountains
- Climb North Africa’s Highest Peak
- Mount Toubkal: 4,000m+
- Explore Marrakesh markets
What`s included
- All bus transfers in-country
- Accommodation
- Specialist equipment hire
- Zoom briefing in advance
- All meals
- Expert tuition / guiding
Morocco Mount Toubkal
A weeklong challenge of contrasts from the Medinas, Riads and Souks of Marrakech to the snow-capped summit of Djebel Toubkal Morocco.
Mount Toubkal stands at a lofty 4,176m in the high Atlas Mountains. Peaks of this height require planning, acclimatisation and professional guiding, three skills we are highly experienced in.
Our first night is spent in Marrakesh as the group congregate for their first briefing. The next day an early pickup brings us by coach to the mountain village of Imlil. That afternoon we start the acclimatisation process with a short hike into the surrounding hills.
Our challenge lays ahead of as Mount Toubkal towers over the mountain range. It takes a day of hard trekking to reach our high camp at a mountain refuge where we’ll spend the next 3 nights camping in the valley.
Before we make our bid for the summit we spend a day acclimatising on nearby peaks to ensure we are ready for our big day. Summit day is an early start as we aim to reach the summit by noon before our descent to high camp and a well-earned dinner!
The group will be led by highly qualified and experienced International Mountain Leaders who love to share their passion for the mountains.
Morocco Mount Toubkal: Who’s it for?
Fit outdoors people who love the sense of adventure. Fitness is important as we’ll be spending 5 days in the high mountains.
We also include a Zoom briefing for all participants in advance along with ongoing support and assistance.
There are no hidden extras – all specialist equipment hire is included: technical kit, in-country transport, catering etc.
Morocco Mount Toubkal: Accommodation
Our first night will be spent in a hotel in Marrakesh. We then transfer to Imlil for a night in a traditional mountain homestay gite. In the high mountains, we camp (this is 3 person tents with 2 people per tent). Our final night in Marrakesh is spent in a traditional Riad.
We will provide you with all the specialist equipment as follows:
- Sleeping bag liner for use in the huts
- Camping equipment
- Rental of technical equipment
We’ll provide you with a full kit list. All participant receive a 15% discount on purchases in our store in advance of departure.
Mount Toubkal FAQs
This expedition is 7 Days in duration. This gives us 2 days travelling and 5 days in the mountains.
No, but they do need a good level of fitness. The five days in the mountains are hard and sometimes long.
We’ll provide a full kit list in advance. Each participant will need boots, rainwear, warm jacket, gloves, hat etc. We’ll provide the technical kit.
We have space for 15 participants on our Mount Toubkal trip.
There is one charity place available. You pay flights.
The expedition fees are €1,490pp/£1,350pp. This includes:
> All in-country transport
> Accommodation
> Catering
> Any technical equipment
> Local tips and mule hire
> PL insurance
> Expert guiding and highly skilled & qualified guides
> All fees are approximate and depend on final numbers.
As we’ll be climbing high, 4,000m it will be cool and exposed to the wind at times. Participants will need to be equipped for this and we’ll cover this in our Zoom briefing. Nighttime temperatures can be cold. We sometimes get snow on the summit.
Yes, it certainly is and we plan our routes accordingly. We also take other preventative measures like keeping hydrated, climbing high/sleep low and other steps. There is no need for the use of preventative medications. Even with all the steps above some people still feel the effects but these generally wear off after a couple of days.
No, we may be passing some snow patches but the mountains are generally clear of snow at this time of year. In winter months Toubkal gets significant amounts of snow but we’ll be avoiding that time of year.
High camp will be located next to a high mountain refuge where we have access to basic toilet and shower facilities. We will be in a sheltered valley but the nights will still be cool.
Flights, you can have your travel agent arrange these or we can have ours look after all flight logistics for you.
The extra kit as per the kit list. If you’re missing anything, we can advise on how to best purchase.
Any extra tours that participants choose to take.
Each participant will require specific travel insurance, see below.
It is essential that all participants take out additional travel insurance for the trip. This should cover repatriation to UK/Ireland and rescue fees. Your insurance must list Morocco as a destination and have trekking as an activity. Let us know if you need details on insurance companies. We also advise that you apply for your EHIC (formally E11): Irish residents. UK residents.
