Trekking Tours in north-africa-and-the-middle-east

Toubkal Express

While our two week tour of Mount Toubkal is a classic in its own right, we appreciate that some people don’t have quite as much time on their hands. Our ‘Express’ tour is the perfect antidote for those who want to combine big peaks with shorter holidays.

This is a very compact itinerary which takes you high quickly and includes the ascent of Mount Oukaimeden 3273m, as an acclimatization peak. Next you walk over a couple of high passes and their intervening valleys, where you will stay in the dramatic traditional Berber village of Tacheddirt. You come into the main river valley, the ‘Assif-n-Ighighayene,’ and the tiered village of Aremd, seemingly growing out of the rocks of a terminal moraine. Aremd is the start of the trek up to the Toubkal Hut, also known as The Neltner Hut, after the first known summiteer back in 1923. The ascent route is the normal route up to the South Cwm and then along the North East Ridge. The route is steep but non technical. It takes about 3.5 hours to reach the summit 4167m from where you can look out over extensive areas of the Atlas: Jebel Sirowa, Jebel Mgoun and you will be able to recognise the peak of Oukaimeden where you were earlier. Returning via Aremd once again, you will have at least half a day to explore Marrakech on your return. Enough time to get tired of haggling in the souks etc.

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