Challenging · High Atlas
Nine days around the massif from the east, over the Likemt pass and past Lake Ifni, then two summits over 4,000 m: Ouanoukrim and Toubkal, 4,167 m.
9 days
From and back to Marrakech
6 to 8 hours' walking
on some days, Challenging level
Two summits over 4,000 m
SAC scale T2 to T3
Gîtes, bivouac, refuge
kasbah at the start and the end
The tour of the massif first, the summits after: by the time you reach the refuge, you know the mountain.
Rather than heading straight up Toubkal, this high route circles the massif from the east, away from the busiest trails: the Likemt pass, the villages of Amsouzart and Lake Ifni, the only lake in the massif, beneath great rock walls.
The Ouanoums pass then leads to the Toubkal refuge, from where you climb Ouanoukrim, then Toubkal at daybreak. Mules and a cook accompany the trek; a mountain kasbah awaits you at the start and the end.
The programme
Indicative programme, being finalised with our partners on the ground: each stage, the walking times and the accommodation will be confirmed.
Day 1 · Marrakech · Imlil
Drive from Marrakech to Imlil. Night in a mountain kasbah.
Day 2 · Tizi n'Tamatert · Tacheddirt
Set off on foot with the mules, over the Tamatert pass to the village of Tacheddirt. Night in a gîte.
Day 3 · Tizi Likemt · Azib Likemt
Cross the Likemt pass and descend to Azib Likemt, a high summer pasture settlement. Night at the bivouac.
Day 4 · Amsouzart
Descend to the villages of Amsouzart, on the southern side of the massif. Night in a gîte.
Day 5 · Lake Ifni
Climb to Lake Ifni, the only lake in the massif, beneath great rock walls. Night at the bivouac by the lake.
Day 6 · Tizi n'Ouanoums · Toubkal refuge
A long climb to the Ouanoums pass, then down to the Toubkal refuge. Night at the refuge.
Day 7 · Ouanoukrim
Climb Ouanoukrim, one of the massif's summits over 4,000 m, and return to the refuge.
Day 8 · Toubkal, 4,167 m · Imlil
Leave before dawn for the summit of Toubkal, 4,167 m, then a long descent to Imlil. Night in a kasbah.
Day 9 · Imlil · Marrakech
Return to Marrakech.
At the refuge
Two nights at the Toubkal refuge, at the foot of the highest summits in North Africa.
What's planned
Our partners on the ground
Licensed travel agencies in Morocco
Rando Maroc works with licensed travel agencies in Morocco, chosen for their reliability and their knowledge of the terrain. On the ground, you are accompanied by qualified guides and experienced local teams: muleteers, camel handlers, cooks. Rando Maroc advises you, answers your questions and remains your point of contact, from your first enquiry until departure.
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