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Atlas Mountains 3-Day Valley Trek: Explore Berber Villages and Lush Landscapes

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Marrakech

Embark on a 3-day trek through the stunning Atlas Mountains, exploring Berber villages and lush landscapes. Immerse yourself in the local culture and experience the beauty of the valleys and mountains.

Duration: 3 days

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Transfer to Imlil village and start the trek

Toubkal Guide - Day 1: Pick up at 9:00 am in front of the big post office at the famous Jemaa El Fna square in Marrakech. After a transfer of about 1,5 hour to the village of Imlil, we start our trek. We walk from Imlil (1740m) towards Tinerhourhine, hereby passing by Tamatert. We will have lunch on the col of Tizi ‘n Tamatert (2279m). After lunch continue to Ouanesekra-Tamguist. Later we arrive at Tinerhourhine (1600m) where we will spend the night in a local gite.

Approx. 4 hours walking.

Exploring the berber villages and valleys

Mount Toubkal - Day 2:
We depart from Tinerhourhine along the Imnane Valley, hereby we pass the Berber village Ikkiss (1700m). We then continue to Tizi n’Aguersioual (2000m) and will have our lunch at Matate (2000m). We will spend the night in a local gite in Ait Aissa (1800m).
Approx. 6 to 7 hours walking.

Trek back to Imlil and transfer to Marrakech

Mount Toubkal - Day 3:
We depart from Ait Aissa and walk towards Tizi Oussem (1900m). We pass by Tizi Mzik (2400m), and the village of Mzik before arriving back in Imlil.
Approx. 4 hours walking time. Transfer back to Marrakech where you will be dropped of at the same location where we picked you up.

What's Included

Transport from Marrakech and back to Marrakech
Accommodation
Meals
Mule
Cook
English speaking guide
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast

What's Not Included

Sleeping bags, soft drinks (mineral water, fanta, etc) and tip.
Travel Insurance

Additional Information

Spend 3 days exploring the high peaks of the Atlas Mountains on foot. A hike amidst cool vegetation of juniper and pine trees is a perfect way to rejuvenate your mind and body. Go across deep gorges, gushing river streams and groves of cherry and walnut trees, as your guide takes you on a great walk up and down the beautiful hills.

The valleys are home to tiny hamlets and villages of the ethnic Berbers, a herding and farming community. Visit their homes and interact with them to know more about their traditions and customs. See their terraced fields of corn and barley and get a glimpse of their day to day living.

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Location

Jemaa el-Fna

In front off the big post office at the Jemaa El-Fna square

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Lisa_s

Apr 9, 2024

Authentic, cultural experience. We loved it! - This trek was a major highlight of our 2-week Morocco trip. Our guide, Hassan, was absolutely wonderful. He was from the area and shared so much about the culture and customs. We were in remote villages among locals. We also had a muleteer/cook who made us hot lunches on the mountain tops. Amazing views. We were glad we brought our really good hiking boots as the terrain is rocky much of the time. However, Hassan took good care of us safety-wise. We had the best time. Highly recommend!

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114s_sr

Apr 4, 2024

If you like adventure you have to Try this. - Good guides Hassan and Karim. Feels like family after 3 days together. You Can ask them anything. The food is good and there is enough for everyone. We learned basics of arabic. We learned about buldings, history and culture. The places to sleep are good. If you have special interest In ex. Plants, Stones or animails the guides help you to make the trip more personal. If you want to go on your own at basecamps they tell you good ways to go and How long it takes. I Got a littel afraid because off the heights but the guide helped me with good talk and safety. The Best trip/hollyday we ever did as a couple. Good view nomatter where on the trip. So sweet community In general with people you meet on the Way.

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Stricchia

May 27, 2023

tutto perfetto - we had a guided tour of the Atlas, and everything was perfect. the guide was very kind and showed us all the beauties. the organisation was very accurate, and we really enjoyed our stay

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Lane_k

May 15, 2023

Absolutely great experience hiking the mountains! - Lahcen was phenomenal! Great tour guide and beeautiful people. Food was the best food we had in Morocco (thanks Muhammed!) Everyone was wonderful and well worth the money for the 3 day trip through the valleys surround Imlil. 20/10 Would highly recommend to others.

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Chi

Dec 19, 2022

Enjoyable 3 days hike from Imlil to Setti Fatma - The Impressive Tacheddirt Mountain pass (3172m), the beautiful Berber villages along the trail, yummy tagines from our cook, are absolutely a great hiking experience. Many thanks to our hiking guide HASSAN, the wonderful cook, and the muleteer.

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Robsv9818wh

Nov 21, 2022

Rigorous trekking but fully rewarding - Our guide, Mohamed "Sarcozy", was terrific. He perfectly suited the hiking to our requests and ability. He managed the accommodations and meals very well. Even when we expected a light trail lunch, we were treated to a full, tagine meal. Unbelievable. We really felt that we were digging deep into the culture with a friend. We even met his sister, wife and mother. He was unfailingly polite, helpful, and happy.

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Y4723nxclairef

Sep 2, 2022

Amazing trek in the Atlas Mountains with children - We had a wonderful adventure with Rashid as our guide. He is so knowledgable about the Berber villages, language, culture and the mountains. The food was amazing too! We were trekking with our two daughters (7 and 9) and had an extra mule so they could have a mixture of riding and walking. Rashid was absolutely brilliant with the children- always patient and fun. He helped them on and off the mule, always made sure they were happy- telling stories, singing, making jokes! The trek itself was stunning- 4 mountain passes in 3 days meant we had stunning views of the mountains, the valleys and the villages. We even met his family for tea. We will never forget this incredible trek! It was our favourite part of our 2 weeks in Morocco.

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Heather_mcarthur

Apr 18, 2022

3 day Atlas valley trek - Our family of six adults thoroughly enjoyed this trek lead by our guide Muhammad - he couldn't have been more helpful. Food at both the gites we stayed in and picnics during the day was delicious and plentiful - we particularly enjoyed the picnic on the second day which was laid out on rugs in the shelter of a huge boulder overlooking the valley below. On both nights we were extremely well looked after and it was fascinating to be in the Berber villages and see how people lived there. Great game of football with some young boys on the second night! Would thoroughly recommend Muhammad and Toubkal Guide - they provided everything they promised with great care and efficiency.

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Inspire660515

Mar 17, 2022

Great trip and food - We had a fantastic 3 days walking over 4 cols and 5 valleys, getting to appreciate the fantastic scenery, great food, and friendly people. Brian and Mustafa were great guides and chef (cook doesnt do it justice!). They were always considerate to make sure we enjoyed our trip and were very well looked after. We spent the two nights at Gites in mountain villages, which were all clean and spacious. We had great weather, and had glorious blue skys and light winds, which made the trekking even more enjoyable. The pickup and drop off to Marrakesh were all very comfortable and straight forward

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Pathfinder721106

Mar 6, 2022

perfect trip in the Atlas Mountains with Berber Villages - 3 days in the Atlas Mountins startet from Imlil with the welt best guide Mohamed Sarkozy and the best cook in the Mountains Hassan and the the man for the Mulies Ibrahim. Weather perfect, Tour perfect, meals delicious, Berber people frendly, perfect organization including transfers. We will book next year again our friend Mohamed for a tour.

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