Atlas Mountains Tours
The mountain wall behind Marrakech: crossed by road at the Tizi n'Tichka pass on most desert trips, and trekked from Imlil on the way to Mount Toubkal.
The High Atlas rises directly behind Marrakech and separates it from the Sahara. You meet it on nearly every desert trip, and it is also a place to walk.
By road
The standard route from Marrakech to Ouarzazate and the Draa Valley climbs the Tizi n’Tichka pass, at 2,260 m, with long views and Berber villages on the slopes. Our desert tours cross it on day 1, and some return through Telouet.
Trekking and hiking in the Atlas
Trekkers and hikers start from Imlil at the foot of Mount Toubkal (4,167 m), the highest peak in North Africa. We run guided Toubkal treks of two to five days, compared on Mount Toubkal trekking; Imlil and Toubkal describes the base.
To cross the range by a different route, describe it on the Customized Trips page.
Tours
Atlas Mountains Tours: itineraries that stop here
3 Day Berber Villages Trek: Imnane and Imlil Valleys
From €350 per person
Three days and two nights on quiet trails between the Imnane and Imlil valleys: two passes, forests, village guest houses, a mountain cook and a finish…
2 Day Toubkal Trek from Imlil
From €150 per person
The shortest way up North Africa's highest peak: a night in the mountains at about 3,200 m, the 4,167 m summit on day two and the…
3 Day Toubkal Trek from Imlil
The direct guided ascent: Imlil to the refuge on day 1, the 4,167 m summit on day 2, and the return on day 3.
3 Day Toubkal Trek with an Acclimatisation Day
From €195 per person
Three days to the summit with a built-in warm-up: a hike over Isk (2,700 m) to a guest house in Aroumd, a night at the Toubkal…
4 Day Berber Villages and Toubkal Trek from Imlil
From €300 per person
Four days in the High Atlas: a high pass at 3,600 m, a night at the Toubkal refuge, the 4,167 m summit, then a night and…
4 Day Toubkal Trek from Imlil
A slower approach to Toubkal: over the Tizi Mzik pass into the quiet Azzaden Valley, a night in a gite, the refuge on day 2 and…