Mount Toubkal Climb & Sahara Desert Tour: 5-Day Adventure from Marrakech
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Embark on a thrilling 5-day adventure from Marrakech, climbing Mount Toubkal and exploring the Sahara Desert. Experience camel riding, breathtaking views, and the magic of Morocco's landscapes.
Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Marrakech –Imlil 1740m-Toubkal Refuge 3207m

High Atlas Mountains - After a transfer to the small village of Imlil you begin your trek. Heading along the Mizane valley, you first cross the village of Armed then you join the shrine of Sidi Chamharouch. Here you will have your first break for lunch, before you continue following mule trucks going up into to Toubkal refuge 3207m for overnight and get ready for the following day.

Aprox 6 hours walk

What's Included
  • English-speaking guide for Mount Toubkal ascent
  • Meals included: Lunch, Dinner, and Breakfast
  • English-speaking driver for a 3-day Sahara excursion
What's Not Included
  • tips
  • 3 lunchs to Sahara
  • Soft Drinks
Additional Information

Ascend to Toubkal Peak, 4167 meters & Traverse the Sahara over 5 days

  • Journey from Marrakech through the Atlas range & venture into the desert on a camel.
  • Total Time & Availability: 5 consecutive days, accessible throughout the year.

Mount Toubkal soars to a height of 4,167 meters, crowning it the tallest peak in the region of North Africa. The journey to its crest isn’t overly onerous, it demands no prior experience in mountaineering, and rewards climbers with breathtaking, extensive views that make any exertion seem negligible.

To embark on the climb, a mere 90-minute drive from Marrakech is necessary to reach Imlil, which is located at 1,740 meters above sea level. Imlil, a quaint hamlet nestled amid the lofty High Atlas Mountains, serves as your gateway to ascent. Here, your climbing party will convene, commencing your trek. The climb to the pinnacle and return can be accomplished in a span of two days, which is then followed by a thrilling 3-day excursion into the vast Sahara to explore the enigmatic expanse of the Moroccan desert.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Jamesmi3639os
Feb 19, 2024
I would recommend everyone to do a trip to the Sahara desert with Omar. Life changing experience - Omar and his crew were excellent from start to finish, it was a mind-blowing experience I could not recommend this trip enough, best adventure I was ever on.
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Tim
Jul 29, 2023
Outstanding service, fab food, great accommodation, wonderful guides! - Highlights: Outstanding service, fab food, great accommodation, wonderful guides! I booked a five day mountain/desert trip for my family (two teenagers), my wife and I having seen these excellent reviews on TripAdvisor. However, we were still nervous – firstly about the location itself (heat, standards of cleanliness, potential upset stomachs …) and secondly what we could expect from local guides. Looking back, this was actually the highlight of our entire 12 day Morocco holiday, with NONE of those concerns being an issue. Shortly before leaving we had to ask Omar if we could abandon the Mount Toubkal walk and do two day walks instead (health reasons) – he very quickly replied and was able to organise a different riad and different walks. Excellent service! The two walks were led by Lahcen who obviously knew the area inside out, was at pains to go at our (very slow!) speed to ensure we got the best of the walks, supported us all, laughing and joking, throughout. Thank you *so* much Lahcen. Each walk was punctuated by a “lunch stop” – where Ibrahim (I think) had arrived earlier, set up mini-camp with fresh food and a burner, then cooked a three course meal for us, under the trees in the countryside! WOW! We were also very pleased with the two riad’s we stayed in, in Imlil: they were very clean and welcoming, had everything we needed (including aircon!!! 😊) and the food was excellent. During this time, Omar came to see us, to check that all was OK and see if there was anything more we wanted. Again, fabulous service. The three day tour to the Sahara was carried out in a big MPV, drive and guided by Mohammed, lots of space for us and our luggage. It felt slightly awkward asking for the aircon to be put on each time, but I think that’s the difference between living there (and not noticing) and visiting. It’s a long 3 days, with lots of traveling, but the sights while driving and then at each stop make it well worth while. The teenagers found the driving slightly less interesting – one stuck on his downloaded Netflix (bring a portable phone charger!!!) and one sleeping for most of it. At the different stops there was little in the way of “hard sell” tours that we’ve had elsewhere. When we did visit the occasional shop, we could easily have walked away without buying – though we didn’t!! One stop in particular was fantastic – we’d asked about local rugs so Mohammed took us to a non-signposted, totally invisible family manufacturers. It was lovely sharing tea with the family and whilst it was a *slightly* hard sell, again we could have left without buying anything. Unfortunately (?) my wife fell in love with a rug … The final bit before the long drive home was visiting the Sahara. This was incredible – riding across the desert on the camels, seeing the sunset (and rise again the next morning), the different colours of the sand as the light changed, struggling to stay on the camel (and feeling muscles you didn’t know existed …), the SUV drive back the next morning for those whose posteriors were suffering ... It was also the slight weakness of the tour. This is NOT Omar’s (or Mohamed’s) fault so has no impact on our review – it’s just for information. And none of it would stop us doing it again … Once we arrived at the “luxury” camp, there was no suggestion of organisation at all. Mint tea was provided (as everywhere) but no notice when dinner would be. Dinner itself was “OK”, but no better. No offer of drinks, no suggestion drinks were available – but they were if you asked. No wifi available and certainly no aircon (both explicitly mentioned on the organising hotel’s own website). We were hurried to finish our tea and head to a camp area for a “party” – but when we’d all got there we sat around waiting, not knowing what was going on, for about 30 minutes before anyone arrived. We were also told we had to be up for sunrise at 6.26 – but when we got up, there was no-one there suggesting where best we could go to see the sunrise. All of these should have been *much* better for a “luxury” camp – but wouldn’t take much to get them there! Hindsight: we’d definitely recommend the entirety of this tour and have no doubts in recommending Omar’s company.
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U4527okemilym
Jul 25, 2023
Well organized getaway by awesome local guide - Omar is the best! Very well informed local guide, super helpful, funny and friendly. I had an amazing time and didn’t have to worry about any aspect of the organization and planing of the trip.
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Oliviafidd
Jul 10, 2023
Excellent - Very fun trip, enjoyed exploring, Omar was very good at communicating. Could have been better communication from guides throughout the day, however did not ruin the experience and would recommend.
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Stuchaffe
May 15, 2023
Explore Morocco with Omar! - This is our second trip to Morocco and we wouldn't want to see it with anybody but Omar. The whole experience was so well organised and made fun and insightful by Omar and his guides, the food was INCREDIBLE and the tour exceeded expectations. We'll be back... again!!
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Jamescn4686az
May 9, 2023
Amazing tour with a bit of everything - Excellent tour, fully of culture & adventure. Food was fantastic throughout, couldn’t have been healthier, all fresh tasty ingredients. Omar was full of knowledge & insight. Highly recommended trip!
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Y7873khlukef
Mar 21, 2023
Fantastic adventure - Mount toubkhal was wpic, got stuck in a blizzard and snow. An amazing experience. Really enjoy the rest, had a really friendly driver and a great time in the desert. Omar is a very helpful guy too.
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Amal
Nov 20, 2022
An incredible experience, not to be missed! - Incredible doesn’t even do it justice. We absolutely loved our custom hike that was perfectly planned by Omar and carried out by our constantly-smiling guide Mr Hassan. Highly recommend it to anyone interested in exploring the spectacular mountain-flanked desert valleys, centuries-old terraced fields / red-clay cliffside villages, and lush gnarled juniper / pine forests of the High Atlas Mt Berber region of Morocco!
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Scott4can
Nov 12, 2022
Great Adventure! - The trip to the Sahara is long but well worth it. A very unique experience while traveling through the Atlas mountains and seeing the all of the oasis. Our tour guide Omar was awesome, he went above and beyond our expectations to make sure we had an unforgettable experience. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for an adventure!
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Christopherkw8344aw
Nov 12, 2022
Great trip across Morocco - Omar organised a great tour to the Atlas Mountains and Sahara. The value was really good and accomodation/travel was far above our expectations throughout. We would have liked more prior communication about gear requirements for Mount Toubkal, but fortunately we had a great guide (Lahcen) who was amazing, friendly and spoke great English - if you're thinking of doing the tour you should definitely request him! The desert was also very enjoyable, with sunrise/sunset camel rides and good accomodation.
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