Journey Beyond Travel

Morocco Walking Tour in High Atlas


This itinerary for trekking in the High Atlas Mountains is a lovely extension of our Hidden Peaks itinerary. Due to the demand for more days of trekking, we added this itinerary for viewing to show another of the various possibilities available with our wonderful Moroccan trekking guides!

Day 1 - Marrakech to the Tezian Village
The walk begins at Imi Ourlad and continues up the valley to the Tizi Ntacht (2200 meters). You would then have lunch in Imi Nifri and continue onward to the Tezian Village with a stay in a mountain lodge / guest house. The walk today would be around four to five hours.

Day 2 - Tezian Tizi Ntawtilte
You continue upward steadily to 2400 meters and a follow with a nice slope down to Asakka. Following lunch in Cantuny Azib, you will be heading down to Issllan Thkent, a quaint Berber Village. Today’s walking time would be around five hours.

Day 3 - Thkent Azib Assoull / Tizi Oussem
The walk to Tizi Tagdalt at 3000 meters gives you a breathtaking view of the entire valley. And, the walk today is a little longer at around six hours total. However, you end in the humble village of Tizi Oussem. Here, the refuge / lodge has a wonderful hammam (small spa room) that you can use to freshen up and enliven yourself for the trekking ahead.

Day 4 - Tizi Oussem / Azib Tamssoult
Today, we will go by a waterfall and enjoy lunch overlooking the scenic valley. In the spring, it is a valley full of terraced farms, and in the fall it is more dry and golden. We will continue a few hours to Refuge Lepiny, a small guest house at 3000 meters that where the lights of Marrakesh appear under a blanket of stars. The total walking time today is four hours.

Day 5 - Refuge Lepiny / Tizi Aglzim (3950 meters)
Today will be a great climb! You will walk a few hours and enjoy lunch in Agny Cantuny and continue over the peak of Tizi Aglzim to the famed Refuge Neltner at 3207 meters, the baseamp for Mount Toubkal. The total walking time is from five to six hours today.

Day 6 - Refuge Neltner (3208 meters)
Today, you will be able to wake up early, in between four and five in the morning and prepare for your summit of Mount Toubkal. Getting to the summit takes about three to four hours. The last part of the hike has some scree, but in winter the walking is actually easier as the snow is packed (until mid-June) and makes for easier walking. Once at the peak, snacks can be had before heading back down to the Nelter Basecamp. Following, you will walk by Sidi Chamarouch all the way to Armed. Here, the guest house has a hammam and comfortable beds. The walking time today varies. It tends to be around seven hours, but could last nearly ten depending upon factors such as weather and fitness levels.

Day 7 - Armed / Tamatert Tizi n’ Tamatert (2279 meters)
You will be able to take the route from Targa Imoulla to Tamatert this morning and enjoy lunch by the Cantuny river. Following, you will be able to continue to tachdirt, a village guest house. The total trekking time today is around five hours.

Day 8 - Tachdirt / Marrakesh
You will be able to head down to the Imnan Valley and to the village of Ownskera, Tamguest, and Tinghrin and through the Ikkis Tizi for lunch near the village of Agrssiwal before getting tranportation back to Marrakech.