Jbel Toubkal Summit Hike - Private Tour

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• Private tour exclusive to your party
• Private round trip transfers from Marrakech
• Experienced bi-lingual licensed mountain guide throughout. 
• Overnight accommodation in the Toubkal Refuge
• Picnic lunch on both days
• Dinner on first night
• Breakfast on the second morning

At 4,167 metres, or roughly 13,000 feet Jbel (Jebel) Toubkal / Adrar n Toubkal is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountans and North Africa. This hike takes two days allowing you to experience the peace and tranquility of the mountains coupled with a true feeling of achievement (and not to mention a bit of smugness) without eating too much into your holiday.     

Day One: You will be collected from your accommodation in Marrakech at about 8am for an exhilarating 1.5 hour drive south over the gorges and high passes of the Tizi n’Techt road to the town of Imlil (1740m), known as Morocco’s “Little Chamonix”.  From here you will strike out some 4km in the shadow of the jagged peaks of the Toubkal Massif, stopping at a small village built seemingly house upon house overlooking ancient irrigated terraced fields of fruit trees and vegetables.  Another equally-quaint village, Sidi Chamharouch, awaits you, a further 8km up the valley beside a waterfall and stream, again with its homes built chaotically on top of each other!  The village, a place of pilgrimage for devout Moslems (the shrine is forbidden to non-Moslems) and said to be a relic of a pre-Islamic religious cult, is where you will stop for a picnic lunch.  As you rest and eat, you will be afforded memorable views of mighty Jbel Toubkal.  The final part of the first day’s journey is the trek to the Toubkal Refuge(3207m), for dinner and overnight accommodation.  Please note that as this is at a mountain refuge, standards are quite basic.             

Day Two: A very early breakfast will await you as you set out at the crack of dawn to witness a spectacular sunrise.  After a 3-hour, non-technical climb, the fruits of your labour will be rewarded with a stunning panorama as you reach the summit and gaze across the High Atlas range.   Whenever you are ready, you will be guided back to the refuge for a picnic lunch, before continuing your descent past Berber villages, fertile valleys, zigzagging paths and granite/basalt rocks.  You should expect to arrive back at Imlil at about 4pm where a refreshing glass of mint tea awaits. 

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• Personal Accident/Medical Insurance - please check your own holiday insurance
• Gratuities
• Refreshments other than those listed above
• Crampons and walking sticks

• Comfortable walking boots
• Sleeping Bag
• Warm clothes/ windcheater/ gloves etc
• Thermal underwear! (Nov-mid Mar)
• Torch with batteries
• Personal toiletries (additional toilet rolls could come in handy!)
• Additional nibbles
• Bottled water or water purification tablets
• Camera
• Sunscreen

Crampons are available for this hike locally.
Please be aware that this tour involves easy to moderate hiking, mostly along zigzagging mule tracks at upper valley levels for about 6 hours each day.  The actual summit climb is non-technical, but can be hard going. The hike is suitable to any person of moderate fitness although you should seek medical advice from your doctor if you suffer from high blood pressure, anaemia or respiratory problems.

There are many variable factors that contribute to the difficulty of a particular hike, including length of day, terrain, altitude, weather conditions and personal fitness and ability. 

The Toubkal Refuge is basic and you will be sleeping on either a bunk bed or camp mattress with blankets. There is a small basic kitchen with gas and hot water is usually available but can not be guaranteed.

Meals normally consist of:
Breakfast – Mint tea, coffee, milk, bread, butter, jam, honey, cereals.
Picnic lunch – Fresh Moroccan salad, cheese, tinned tuna fish, mint tea, bread.
Dinner – Tajine (chicken, beef or muton) bread, coffee, mint tea, infusions, cake, fruit. 

PLEASE NOTE: Price based on a minimum of two persons travelling. A single supplement applies for all single person bookings.

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Ticket	Quantity	Price
Price per person (Based on 2 or 3 travelling)	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	£164.00
Price Per Person (Based on 4 or more Traveling)	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	£139.00
Single Passenger	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	£269.00

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