| Berber villages & Ascent of Mt Toubkal
Day1: Transfer from Marrakech to Agersioual, meet the team ; guide,
cook and muleteers then set off on first day which will be an
acclimatisation trek in the Ouirgane National Park. The terrain here
is gentler with copper green soil and juniper trees. Overnight in
Gite in a Berber Village of Tizian. Aprox. 4-5 hrs walking time.
(B,L,D)
Day2: After breakfast you’ll head up and out of the valley and
traverse over to the stunning Azzaden Valley. The views open up with
a rushing mountan stream surrounded by lush walnut groves leading up
towards Toubkal and her sister peaks at the head of the Valley.
Overnight in a village Gite or camping. Aprox. 7 hours walking.
(B,L,D)
Day3: Today involves a fairly stiff climb out of the Azzadene Valley
to the Toubkal Refuge past the the Ighouliden waterfalls and over
the Aguelzim Mountain pass at 3,560m. Lunch will be taken with
spectacular views over the Atlas Mountain Range. Overnight in the
Toubkal Refuge (Niltner Hut) at 3,200m where you’ll likely be
sharing a bunk room with other trekkers tackling Toubkal early the
next morning. Aprox. 7 hours walking. (B,L,D)
Day4: Up early for the climb up Toubkal (4,167m) from where, clouds
allowing, you’ll have wonderful views over the Atlas Range and the
Sahara Desert then a long way back down past the refuge and the
well-worn path back to Imlil. This is a fairly long day with 8-9
hours of trekking, involving 900m up then almost 2,500m back down to
Imlil Prior to transfer back to Marrakech.
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