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An 8-Day Combined Tour Between Mount Toubkal Summit and a Desert Tour from Marrakech
Explore the High Atlas Mountains and the Sahara Desert for 8 days, starting from Marrakech back to Marrakech.
Are you traveling to Morocco, hoping to climb Mount Toubkal and visit the Sahara Desert, staying at a Berber camp overnight with camel rides and dinners under the stars in romantic weather? This trip is the best choice for your adventures in Morocco.
On this trip, you will have a chance to visit Marrakech City and stay in a beautiful Riad, trek in the Atlas Mountains, climb Toubkal Mountain, and end your adventure with a visit to the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, Toudra Gorges, and Merzouga desert town, with camel rides to and from the dunes.
Enjoy the views of the Atlas Mountains, meet with locals, and discover the way of life in the mountains and deserts.
Book this tour with us for a fun adventure. Click the Itinerary button below for more details.
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Itineraries
Day 1
MARRAKECH
Transfer from the airport to your hotel/riad in Marrakech. Walk around Marrakech.
Day 2
Marrakech – Imlil Valley 1740m -Azib Tamsoult 2250m
⦁ Transfer from Marrakech to Imlil, where you will meet your team (guide, cook, and mule riders), then start your trek. Firstly, you will pass via Mzik Village to go up to Tizi Mzik (2290m) for a nice view of Imlil Valley. You will have lunch under the juniper trees, followed by a walk to Tamsoult (2100m) for an overnight stay. Here, you will enjoy the fantastic views around Azzaden Valley, warm quarters, and a hot shower.
Approx 5 hours of walking
Day 3
Refuge Tamsoult – Aguelzim Pass 3600m – Refuge Toubkal 3207m
After breakfast, you will hike up to the Gorges of Aghrghiz, cross waterfalls, and go up to Tizi Nglzim (3600m), where you will enjoy a fantastic view of the Atlas Mountains and Toubkal Massif. After a short break and picnic lunch, you will go down to the Refuge of Toubkal for the night. Here, too, you have the chance to have a hot shower. At night, you can also stargaze all you want.
Approx 7 hours walking
Day 4
Refuge du Toubkal 3207m – Toubkal Summit 4167m – Imlil 1740m
Early in the morning, we make our attempt at the summit of Jebel Toukbal, the highest peak in Northern Africa. Our route takes us up the south cirque, crossing the stream above the refuge. The walking is relatively straightforward, but the scree and the altitude will make the going quite difficult in parts. The views along the way make the journey more than worthwhile. When you reach the summit, you will see that the vistas across the surrounding landscape are quite breathtaking. From here, there are unrestricted views in every direction, from the Marrakesh Plain to the High Atlas in the north and as far south as the Anti-Atlas and the Sahara. We will retrace our steps down the mountain and head back to Imlil for the night.
Approx 10 hours of walking
Day 5
Imlil Valley – Ait Benhhadou – Ourzazate - Gorge Dades
From Imlil to Dades Gorges via Tichka Pass. After your breakfast in Imlil, our driver will pick you up. From there, you will drive to Dades Gorges via Tahnouat, Ait Ourir. Tichka Pass is the highest pass in Morocco; after 45 minutes of driving from this pass, you will arrive at Ait Benhaddou for lunch. After that, you will drive to the Valley of Roses, with beautiful views of the Dades Valley, where you will stay the night.
Day 6
Gorge Dades – Merzouga Dunes (night at Berber camp in Sahara)
After breakfast, you drive to Todra Gorge. After a short stop, you will drive on to “Auberge Palais des dunes” at the dunes of Erg Chebbi. You will arrive there around 4 p.m. and, after a short break, ride on camels into the dunes, where you will spend the night in Berber tents. After seeing a beautiful sunset, you will enjoy a fantastic dinner
Day 7
Merzouga – Marrakech City
After viewing the most beautiful sunrise and having breakfast at the campsite, you will ride the camels back to the auberge. From there, it will be a long day driving back to Marrakech, again via Tichka Pass.
Day 8
Depart
Depart at any time you like.
- Transfer from the airport to your Riad in Marrakesh
- Two nights in the Riad in Marrakesh on B/B (Riad Chamali or similar)
- Transfer to the Atlas Mountains
- 3 nights on full board while you are hiking (breakfasts, lunches, and dinners)
- One night at the hotel on half board when you are traveling south to Sahara (breakfast and dinner
- included)
- One night at the Berber camp with camel riding
- Private, comfortable van for 3 days to the desert after hiking
- English-speaking guide
- International flights
- Sleeping bags
- Travel insurance
- Tips
- Entrance fees
- Drinks and items of a personal nature
- Visit Marrakech city
- Trek the magnificent High Atlas Mountains
- Climb the summit of Mt Toubkal
- Explore the Sahara and south of Morocco for 8 days
- Meet locals
- Taste local homemade meals
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