Atlas Mountains Trekking & Sahara Desert Tours
Our High Atlas Mountains Trekking and Sahara Desert Tours will give you the chance to experience the two extremes of Morocco’s climate at a slower pace. These adventure tours will allow you to experience the authentic Berber culture at first hand. You will embark on a challenging trek to the Berber villages and green valleys or up Mount Toubkal where you will be rewarded with stunning views of the surrounding valleys. You will then swap the cool atmosphere of the mountains for the heat of the Sahara Desert where your tour will allow you to experience the Gorge du Dades; explore the Todra Gorge with its 300m high gorge walls; camel trek into the Sahara Desert and stay overnight in a Berber camp; visiting ancient Kasbahs on the way.
Camel trekking is a part of the tradition of the country as nomads have used camels as a form of transport for centuries. You will follow in their footsteps and travel by camel on the ridge of a dune in the late afternoon with nothing around you but sand, tranquility and open blue sky. The infinite sea of sandy dunes all in different shades of gold is the perfect setting to experience a once-in-a-lifetime getaway filled with adventure, fun, and unique experiences.
If none of our listed itineraries and tours meets your expectation and you would like to tailor make your own high Atlas Mountain adventure, just tell us the things you want to see and do, and we will customize a tour to fit your specific needs.
Trekking in Morocco & Sahara Desert Combinatations
High Atlas Trekking & Sahara Desert 5 Days
Marrakech – Imlil/ High Atlas Mountains (1740m)– Tizi Mzik (2684m)-Tamsoulte waterfalls (2300m) Tizi Oussem village (1850m).
Tizi Oussem (1850m) – Id Issa village (1800m) – Tizi Oudid (2000m) – Mattat – Imlil
Imlil – Tichka Pass – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Skoura
Skoura – Roses Valley – Todra gorge – Merzouga
Merzouga – Alnif – Draa Valley – Agdez – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
Mount Toubkal Ascent & Sahara Desert 5 Days
Marrakech – Imlil 1740m meet the guide and the team for climbing Toubkal – 5h30 hiking to the refuge toubkal 3207m. lunch at the shrine of Sidi Chamharouch 2500m.
Departure 4am Refuge – Summit Toubkal – Refuge lunch- Back to Imlil 8h30m hiking.
Imlil – Tichka Pass – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Skoura
Skoura – Roses Valley – Todra gorge – Merzouga
Merzouga – Alnif – Draa Valley – Agdez – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
Mount Toubkal Ascent & Sahara Desert 6 Days
Marrakech – Imlil 1740m meet the guide and the team for climbing Toubkal – 5h30 hiking to the refuge toubkal 3207m. lunch at the shrine of Sidi Chamharouch 2500m.
Departure 4am Refuge – Summit Toubkal – Refuge lunch- Back to Imlil 8h30m hiking.
Imlil – Tichka Pass – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Skoura
Skoura – Roses Valley – Todra gorge – Merzouga
Merzouga – Alnif – Draa Valley – Agdez – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou
Ait Ben Haddou – Ounila Valley – Telouet -Atlas Mountains – Marrakech
High Atlas Mountains & Sahara Desert 7 Days
Marrakech – Imlil – Azib n Tamsoult
Azib n tamsoult – Agelzim – Toubkal base camp
Toubkal Ascent – Imlil
Imlil – Atlas Mountains – Ouarzazate – Agdez – Zagora
Zagora – Tamegroute – El Mhamid – Chegaga Desert
Chegaga Desert – Iriki Lake – Foum Zguid – Taznakht – Ait Ben Haddou
Ait Ben Haddou – Ounila Valley – Telouet -Atlas Mountains – Marrakech
We do organise day trips to the Atlas Mountains including hiking for couple of hours to a full day (5hours) easy to medium level for families. Or one day excursions with couple of hours walking and visiting the country side. We rather suggest you to do 2-3 days trekking for families. Here is the link for our website Trekking in Morocco for a clear vision for all above, you can also have an idea about prices