toubkal ascent from Marrakech 2 Days

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Marrakech, Morocco

2 days (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Climb the highest mountain in Morocco, Mt Toubkal in this two day guided excursion. You’ll cross high passes and oasis-like valleys and have wonderful views of the Atlas Mountains. This is a tough walk to the 13,671ft (4167m) peak, so be prepared. You’ll sleep in a refuge on the mountain, and all of your meals will be prepared for you. Your guide and team will be with you to ensure your safety and wellbeing, too. And to help take summit photos.

You can rent poles, sleeping bags, crampons, and ice axes if needed
Your guide and team will be with you the entire way
You’ll be collected and dropped off at your hotel or riad in Marrakech
Day two is summit day, and that same day you return to the starting point

What's Included

English - French speaking mountain guides
1 night in toubkal refuge
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Dinner
Breakfast
Coffee and/or Tea
2 lunches

rental equipment such as crampons (Winter), (Winter), sleeping bags, walking poles...

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

• You will be picked up from your accommodation in Marrakech city, many riads does not have access by car so the driver will park nearby and come to get you. • You will be droped off at the nearest point to your riad/hotel , our driver can call your riad to meet you if needed.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Toubkal

16 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Imlil

20 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level
Not available to 1 person
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

JamesD

We absolutely loved the trek and wholeheartedly recommend the experience. Our guide Hassan was wonderful. He made a huge amount of effort to ensure that our trek was safe, comfortable and most of all memorable. We summited in slightly tricky conditions and his expertise was crucial in ensuring that we achieved our objective. He did all of this with a smile on his face and is clearly somebody who is passionate about what he does. Prior to the trek he was extremely responsive to all of my questions. I can’t imagine you could have a better experience with any other tour guide!

Reviews

5.0

based on 56 reviews

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All round incredible trekking experience

Laura_M, Mar 2024

The communication from the team was impeccable, from pick up to drop off and throughout the entire hike, we had an amazingly comforting time. Hassan was our guide and he was hilarious and inclusive. He made the trip really enjoyable considering how difficult the summit is. Such a giving, welcoming and supportive man. (I do warn however be prepared for the trek, you will need poles and a head torch as well as necessary gear, it is a difficult journey but well worth it) We are very grateful for our trip and couldn't more highly recommend a service and experience

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Hello Laura, We are very happy to hear hear that you liked the trip with us, thank you so mush for your visiting us here in atlas mountain and we hope to see you another time to share with you another awesome experience Best regards Abdo

Amazong trip and experience, well worth it!

Trevor_J, Jan 2024

This was an amazing trip! The Atlas Mountains are stunning and our guide timed it perfect (summit at sunrise - just wow!) Well organised, collected on time, friendly, safe & comfortable drive out, great guide, awesome food, much better refuge than many other countries I've visited. It's a challenging walk, but well worth it. Definately reccomend these guys and would use their services again.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

hello my friend Trevor, thank you once again for your lovly feedback best regards abdo

A wonderful Toubkal experience!

JamesD, Nov 2023

Great adventure we will always remember

Bridget_E, Oct 2023

Our guide Mohamed looked after us well and guided us to the top in the dark, he knew the path very well. He sang along the way and gave us hot tea at the top! The refuge was very clean and everyone was friendly, lots of food was provided we especially liked the lunches.

Would recommend!

Lamis_S, Jun 2023

Wonderful experience with a knowledgable, patient and experienced guide (Hassan) and a friendly chauffeur from Marrakech to Imlil too (Abdellatif)! Would highly recommend this guided trek. The views are stunning and worth the climb! We were a group of three of varied physical capabilities but Hassan was patient and encouraging and made the experience fun. We were able to rent jackets and trekking sticks because we underestimated the cold and difficulty and these were readily available in Imlil. We were lodged at the Refuge de Toubkal and it was a very basic place to rest our heads but did the job. Would 100% recommend this trek.

Very memorable hike

Ronan_D, Mar 2023

This was really great trip and would fully recommend for anyone with a decent level of fitness and a passion for outdoors/mountaineering. Hassan was a great guide and provided us with everything we needed. There's no need to bring clothing/equipment as it can all be rented in imlil. Similarly, we were given plenty of food with 2 Lunches and dinner provided. Accommodation in the refuge was surprisingly comfortable as well.

Tour operator very...

Bogdan_P, Mar 2023

Tour operator very responsive, trustworthy, careful at details. We trekked with a nice guide, Ibrahim..."the grandpa of toubkal" 💪I bet he know every inch square of national park...and reached summit more than a "barbie" went to the shopping mall.😁 So yeah...book and conquer this summit...the experience is worth it.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Hello Mr Bogdan, Thank you so mush for those lovely words and I’m very happy to hear that’s you liked your experience with us. Best regards Abderrahim

Exceptional experience

Jason_T, Oct 2022

Everything about this tour was memorable in its own way but the most truly amazing part for me was when I was at my absolute lowest point and my guide encouraged me to keep going. Toubkal in 2 days is a very big ask, contact this company about the 3 day option. This is a serious mountain but I couldn't have wished for a better company, the organisation, the professionalism and the encouragement to keep going - I would book again without hesitation.

Wonderful experience, perfect service.

Felix_D, Aug 2022

Absolutely wonderful and stunning experience. Very kind and friendly driver, guide and everyone who was involved. Perfect service and absolutely great trip.

Great tour

Theresa_E, Aug 2022

Our guide Abdurrahim was amazing!! He was really kind and showed us all the cool places there were to explore. He set the pace according to our groups pace and watched over everyone. The tour was amazing stunning view and nice people everywhere.

2 Day Mount Toubkal Trek

Scott_F, Jul 2022

The 2 Day Mt Toubkal tour exceeded my expectations. The trek wasn’t easy and I feel like you should be a bit more than “moderately fit” to summit Mt Toubkal. The first day I was picked up from my riad in Marrakech and driven to Imlil to meet our guide Abdellah (Abdel) and start our trek. Day 1 was an all uphill climb to the refuge and Day 2 the summit and back. My guide Abdellah was amazing on and off the trail. During the trek he went at a pace that was comfortable for me, taking breaks as needed. We stopped for a lunch break about halfway and had a wonderful meal with spectacular views. The refuge was clean and simple. Abdellah made sure we had everything we needed to be comfortable. Shared dormitory rooms and bathrooms and communal dining. Meals were delicious and plentiful. On Day 2 we woke at 3am for breakfast and on the trail by 3:30. The trail was quite steep with lots of scrambles and loose rock. Abdellah was great letting us know the most stable routes for footing. The views at the summit were spectacular and life changing. After about 15-20 minutes at the summit we made our decent back to the refuge which was just as challenging as the ascent due to the loose rock and scree. We made it back safely, again due to Abdellah’s guidance and knowledge of the mountain. We were pretty exhausted so we were given the option of riding a mule back to Imlil (for a reasonable fee) from the refuge. Not being too proud we took the offer and glad we did! Our driver, also named Abdullah(?) was waiting in town and drove us back to our hotels in Marrakech. He was also very kind and drove safely. This was an experience I will never forget. If you have the opportunity and are up for adventure and a challenge I would definitely recommend this trek-and if you can, choose Abdellah as your guide. You will be in the best hands!

Parfait 🤩

Soraya_M, Jul 2024

Une super expérience! Notre guide Ouassim était juste parfait , à l’écoute et très gentil ! Merci à lui de nous avoir guidé jusqu’au sommet ! L’organisation était au top ! Merci à Abdo pour sa flexibilité 👍 on recommande à fond !

Incredibile. Emozionante. Un’esperienza unica!

Davide_G, Jun 2024

Prima di tutto dobbiamo ringraziare con tutto il cuore la nostra guida Hassan. Senza di lui non avremmo potuto vivere questa esperienza indimenticabile. Lui è la Ferrari del Toubkal, la montagna è casa sua! Gentilissimo, ci ha seguito in ogni momento! Sì prenderà cura di te e non temere a chiedere qualsiasi informazione tu voglia, ti ascolterà sempre col sorriso parlando francese o inglese! Partiamo dall’inizio, giorno 1: Prelevati puntualmente da Marrakech, siamo stati lasciati nel punto più alto dove inizia il sentiero per la cima dove ci aspettava Hassan (10 am). Quota 2000 mt circa. Dopo che ci siamo conosciuti, si è assicurato che avessimo il minimo indispensabile per partire e innanzitutto il passaporto! Dopo la prima mezz’ora di cammino si arriva al controllo della polizia per l’accesso ed è obbligatorio avere la guida (e il passaporto appunto). Dopo un’altra mezz’ora di cammino siamo arrivati in una capanna berbera dove abbiamo cantato e ballato con Hassan prima di continuare. Dopo un’altra oretta si arriva all’ultimo piccolo villaggio di pastori dove si pranza. Ogni pasto è incluso e ci penserà Hassan tutte le volte a servirti a seconda della tue esigenze. (Anche vegetariano nel caso). Dopo di che si riparte per il rifugio Toubkal altezza 3200 mt dove si passa la notte. Dal pranzo al rifugio sono circa 3/4 ore di cammino in base al proprio ritmo, incontrando sulla strada due capanne berbere dove potersi dissetare e rifiatare. Arrivati al rifugio, Hassan si preoccupa di tutto, dalla sistemazione dei letti nella camerata fino al servirti la cena. La sveglia è all’alba, alle 4 per vedere il sorgere del sole in cima. Giorno 2: Sveglia ore 3,45 e si parte per la cima con ancora il buio. Hassan adatterà il ritmo di ascesa in base alla necessità. Noi siamo arrivati sulla cima alle 7 e niente, siamo rimasti senza parole. Ho abbracciato Hassan con le lacrime agli occhi. Il tempo era buono e ci ha concesso di rimanere in cima circa 15 minuti nonostante il vento e il freddo per la quota.. 4167 mt!! Si riparte per la discesa e vedendo che entrambi eravamo esperti e in forma siamo andati giù velocissimo per accorciare i tempi dato le distanze molto lunghe! Tempo di un ottimo the (servito da Hassan quasi ad ogni fermata) al rifugio e si riparte forte fino al villaggio per l’ultimo pranzo assieme! Alle 15 circa eravamo già al punto di partenza. Distrutti, ma col cuore pieno di gioia! Alcuni dati tecnici: -Dalla partenza alla cima e ritorno sono in totale circa 26 km, per un dislivello totale di 2200 mt, circa 1200 il primo giorno e poco meno il secondo -Serve una protezione per il sole che picchia a queste altezze - portatevi contanti e monete per l’acqua che potrete comprare sempre lungo il cammino a poco più di un euro. - il tour non è tecnicamente difficile se non si è esperti di alta montagna ma per farlo in due giorni bisogna avere un ottimo allenamento. - questo viaggio non ha prezzo, quello che spenderai non è nulla in confronto a quello che vivrai. In conclusione è un’esperienza che ci porteremo dentro per tutta la vita come le persone che abbiamo incontrato, prima di tutto mio fratello Hassan. Shukran cuya, we love you. Grazie di tutto!