Itinerary

Day 1

Marrakech - Imlil - Sidi chamharouch - toubkal summit refuge. Departure of the hike from little Berber touwn, know as Morocco’s litte Chamonix set in the upper level foothills of the western high atlas mountains, a main trailhead with mule paths branching out in all directions .towards the south up the Berber villages of Aroumd, Taourirt, down the stark slopes, the magnifificent western high atlas peaks of the toubkal massif immediately before us. We shall stop at around to visit this rather singular village in the imlil valley, built seemingly house upon house on large moraine spur, overlooking ancient irrigated terraced fields of fruit trees and vegetables.we thence carry on for a further 8 km .to the equally-quaint village (shrine) of sidi chamharouch, a berber village set beside a waterfall and small stream, again with the its pisé homes seemingly built somewhat chaotically one into another. This village is a place of pilgrimage for the devout Moslems and it is where there is a mar about shrine-forbidden to non Moslems and said to be a relic of pre-Islamic religious cult. We take a break for a picnic, within full view of jbel toubkal summit, at 4165m the highest peakin North Africa, prior to setting off up to the toubkal peak refuge for our dinner, bivouac or overnight accommodation in the refuge (3207m). (5 hours ).

Day 2

Toubkal refuge - summit – all way back to imlil: out at around 5 /6in the morning to attain, after 3 hour steep climb, the highest peak in the maghreb.the panorama from the summit is simply stunning.this remarkable climb and view is really worth the effort. Whenever you are ready, we shall descent via the ihibi sud- or south circuit- for a straightforward 2to 3 hours descent back to the refuge and our picnic. This afternoon we shall take the way down hill back to imlil (allow 3 and half hours) 8 hours in total.