At a Glance
This iconic lodge trek takes you amongst the mountain peaks and valleys of the remote High Atlas mountains, staying in comfortable mountain lodges boasting outstanding views over valleys and snow dusted peaks.
Explore the High Atlas Mountains in comfort, walk the village of Imlil along footpaths and mule tracks to other villages. The treks take you through the lush, irrigated terraces, apple orchards and walnut groves. You'll have the opportunity to have a glimpse into a way of life that has barely changed for centuries, and their traditional values and hospitality have been largely unaffected by the outside world.
The tour includes a personal mountain guide who will be with you for the duration of the tour to help you with planning treks. You can choose to walk as little or as ...
Trip Highlights
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What's Included
- 5 nights accommodation, on twin share basis
- All meals and soft drinks are included. 5x Breakfast, 4x Lunch, 5x Dinner
- The services of a qualified guide and muleteer for the duration of your stay in the mountains
- A private Hammam when staying at all accommodation in the mountains
- Private return transfers from/to Marrakech
Itinerary
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Private transfer from Marrakech Menara Airport or your accommodation in Marrakech to Imlil Valley approximately 90 minutes. You will meet your personal mountain guide and have the opportunity to discuss your preferences for walks and treks. We can tailor the walking program to suit your fitness levels. Depending on your arrival time, there will be the option of an introductory walk in the area. Dinner and ensuite accommodation at the Kasbah du Toubkal is included. Kasbah du Toubkal features a stunning rooftop terrace and wonderful warm atmosphere. |
Kasbah du Toubkal
Dinner |
After breakfast, you have a day to relax and enjoy free time in the Imlil area, or a chance to explore the Imlil valley with your personal mountain guide. Imlil is a small village in the high Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It is 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above sea level. You can choose to have morning and afternoon walks OR one full day walk. Alternatively, you may wish to venture further afield to an outlying valley. A picnic lunch will be provided if required or lunch will be served at the Kasbah Lodge. |
Kasbah du ToubkalBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Today, you trek approximately 4 - 5 hours* with your guide, mule and muleteer to the remote trekking lodge in the Azzaden Valley, a beautiful setting barely touched by the modern way of life. Reaching the Tizi Oudid pass (2100m) you’ll enjoy outstanding views across jagged peaks. Stop in the shade of a walnut grove for a delicious picnic lunch en route. Follow the country road past tiny Berber villages such as Matat, passing clouds of juniper trees. Walking Options: 5hrs *Longer walks of 6 hrs (moderate) and 8 hrs (hard) are also available. A picnic lunch, dinner and luxury accommodation at Azzaden Mountain Lodge is included. You may wish to enjoy a relaxing hammam (steam bath) on arrival. |
Azzaden Mountain LodgeBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
After breakfast, a day to explore the stunning Azzaden Valley with your personal mountain guide. There are several treks of varying lengths to choose from. Perhaps opt for a 4 hour moderate circular walk visiting the valley’s Berber villages which cling to the mountain slopes OR a 7 hour circular route passing the Lepiney refuge hut and the Tizi n’Tzikert col at 2930 metres, or indeed anything in between. Other possibilities include a 5 hour walk to the south, through walnut groves of the Assif n’Ouazzaden valley to the hamlet of Tizi oussem (1850m) and the Irhouliden Cascade/Tamsoult Waterfall (2400m). Other options of a similar length include the slightly easier and very beautiful 7 hour circular walk passing the cols Tizi n’Teouti at 2450 metres and Tizin’Tougdalt at 2700 metres. A picnic lunch route will be provided on full day walks. Otherwise lunch will be served at the lodge. |
Azzaden Trekking LodgeBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
After breakfast, depart Azzaden Mountain Lodge and trek back to Imlil via a route of your choice with your personal mountain guide. Walking Options: 5hr and 8hr walking options are available. A picnic lunch en route is included. |
Kasbah du ToubkalBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
After breakfast, depart Imlil and return by private transfer to Marrakech Menara Airport or to your accommodation in Marrakech. |
NoneBreakfastDates & Prices
Depart daily on request from April to October. Outside these times a winter Ascent may be possible subject to relevant experience and weather conditions. Please contact us for more details. Room upgrade to Superior and Deluxe rooms are available on request at an additional cost. Please contact us for group bookings.
More Info
- The departure point is Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK), Morocca
- The finish point is Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK), Morocca
- Major commercial flights provide convenient access to Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK), Morocca
*Note: please refer to the airline websites for scheduling your flight.
Day 1: Imlil Valley, optional introductory walk in the area
Day 2: approx. 4 hours walking options
Day 3: 4-6 hours walking options
Day 4: 4-7 hours walking options
Day 5: approx. 4 hours walking options
Day 6: Depart
In Morocco, the climate is Mediterranean on the coasts, while it's desert in inland areas, and continental in the highest mountains. The best travel time is spring and autumn, in March-April and from October to mid-November. For a beach holiday, you can go on the Atlantic coast from July to September, and on the Mediterranean coast in July and August.
In Casablanca, the average temperature ranges from 13 °C (55.5 °F) in January to 23 °C (73 °F) in July and August.
In Rabat, the capital, the climate is similar to that of Casablanca.
In Marrakesh, the average ranges from 12 °C (53.5 °F) in January to 28 °C (82 °F) in July and August.
Fez is a bit colder and rainier. The average temperature ranges from 9 °C (48 °F) in January to 26 °C (79 °F) in July and August.
In Ifrane, it can snow in winter, even though the snowfalls are more abundant in the mountain peaks. In summer, when the sun dominates, every so often, some showers can occur.
The Atlantic coast enjoys a mild climate, similar to that of the Mediterranean but even milder. On the Mediterranean coast, the climate is typically Mediterranean: winters are mild and moderately rainy, and resemble those of the northern part of the Atlantic coast, while summers are hot and sunny, and they are hotter than on the Atlantic coast. In Al Hoceima, the temperature ranges from 12 °C (53.5 °F) in January to 25 °C (77 °F) in August.
Other Information
Payment Detail
All pricing is in Australian dollars and are quoted on a per person twin share basis. A supplementary price is available (see below). Bookings are not confirmed until full payment and the signed Booking Form has been received by ONLYLUXE CLUB.
Single Supplement
All accommodation is twin share. Single guests will share with someone of the same gender. If a single room is demanded, a supplementary price of will apply. The supplementary price refers to our quotation and needs to be stipulated at the time of booking.
General Cancellation Policies
- Outside of 60 days monies will be refunded less 30% of full fee
- Within 60 days prior to arrival all monies will be forfeited
- No refunds will be given in the event of non-arrival, any unused services or unused nights due to flight or weather disruption
- We strongly recommend guests protect themselves with travel insurance and medical insurance
Please Note: Cancellations must be advised in email and will take effect from the date they are received.
Liability
The participant agrees to indemnify OCT4 PTY LTD, and its servant, tour operator and agents, in relation to any liability, loss and damage which the tour operator, or its servants and/or agents may incur as a result of the participants, negligence or misconduct during the tour.
Smoking is not permitted on the bus, or in tents or in other accommodation being used by tour operator at the time that a trip is being conducted.
Child Policy
Not suited for children under the age of 8.
Changes to Itineraries
Local conditions may necessitate changes to sightseeing, walking and driving routes, camping and accommodation locations. While every effort will be made to provide the services and experiences as offered in our brochure, on our website, and in our trip letters, we reserve the right to vary your itinerary. In the event that we are forced to change your arrangements, substitute arrangements of a similar standard will be provided. The tour operator will not be liable where interruptions to itineraries are caused by weather conditions, technical problems to transport used by the tour operator, industrial action, political or civil commotion or other circumstances beyond our control. We refer you to the conditions regarding travel insurance.
Changes in Prices
While we will do its utmost to honour its pricing unforeseen circumstances may mean that prices may be subject to change without notice.
Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and Age Limits
You need to advise OCT4 PTY LTD and the tour operator on any pre-existing medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability that might reasonably be expected to increase the risk of your requiring medical attention, or that might affect the normal conduct of a trip and the enjoyment of other trip members. OCT 4 PTY LTD and the tour operator may require an assessment of your medical condition from a qualified medical practitioner. If you fail to adequately notify the tour operator of any pre-existing medical conditions and/or disability, the tour operator reserves the right, at its reasonable discretion, to cancel your participation in a trip at any time, including after the commencement of your trip, with no right of refund if your medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability could be reasonably expected to affect the normal conduct of the trip and the enjoyment of other trip members.
Cancellation by The Tour Operator
The walks take place in very special wilderness settings. The tour operator is at the mercy of nature in all her beauty and all her fury. The tour operator will under no circumstance knowingly place at risk the health and well-being of our guests and guides. In the case of natural threats, acts of God and the like (e.g. bushfires, impassable snow, etc) the tour operator may need to cancel a walk with very little notice. In some cases, this can occur after the walk has commenced. The tour operator reserves the right to cancel any walk up to 60 days prior to departure if a minimum of 4 walkers are unable to meet for a tour. If the tour operator needs to cancel for any reason, the cost of the walk or any other costs associated with travel to the designated pick up point, overnight accommodation, meals, etc will not be covered by the OCT4 PTY LTD and therefore we strongly recommend travel insurance be taken out prior to travel.
Force Majeure
'Force Majeure' means (without restriction) any event which OCT4 Pty Ltd or its third party providers could not, even with due care, foresee or avoid. Force Majeure covers events such as, but not limited to, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events beyond our control. In the case of Force Majeure OCT4 Pty Ltd will not accept liability, and reserves the right to change and cancel trips.
Evacuations
In rare circumstances, due to injury or unforeseen illness, the tour operator may need to evacuate you from a remote part of the walk. Helicopter evacuations are expensive and in most cases will be at a cost to the customer.
For Australian residents, under the Australian Government Medicare Act, it is prohibited for any domestic travel insurance product to provide any financial reimbursement with regard to ambulance or air ambulance services. We therefore strongly advise our customers to take specific ambulance cover through their health insurance provider. Evacuation cost will not be covered by the OCT4 PTY LTD and therefore it is also strongly recommended that our customers take out travel insurance to cover (amongst other things) the costs associated with evacuation.
Travel Insurance
In view of the heavy cancellation penalties applied to cancelled reservations in certain circumstances, we strongly recommends suitable travel insurance be purchased at the time the holding deposit is paid. We recommend insurance cover that covers any loss which may be suffered due to cancellation. We also strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance against loss of baggage and medical expenses.
