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THE MOROCCAN HIGH ATLAS RANGES
Telouet, Tichka and Toubkal
Duration: 10 days / 9 nights - ref. ITCTTEL01m
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: GRADE TWO to THREE - Between moderate and strenuous. Good boots essential. We recommend that you be confident of your fitness and endurance levels; preferably having had previous experience of trekking at altitude and in variations of climate Full support team.
NB: The months from December through to mid-April could possibly preclude the Toubkal summit climb due to sudden, heavy snowfalls. We shall advise you of adverse climatic conditions and alternate nearby peak climb - e.g. Jbel Aguelzim (3547m) prior to your setting out from Marrakech.

NB: This trek is based upon including private transfers from Marrakech; please contact us to arrange accommodation - we are experts for small hotels and riads across Morocco.                 

DAY 1: MARRAKECH - KASBAH TELOUET - TIZI n'TICHKA
Early morning (08.00) departure from Marrakech south in our vehicle through the Glaoua countryside and up through exhilarating hairpin bends into the Western High Atlas mountains and Ait Ourir Taddert (1650m) to alight at the top of the Tizi n‘Tichka (2260m) to take in the vista dominated by peaks of over 2500m. We start our descent from the Tizi to the Assif Telouet and the Glaoui Kasbah where we stop for a visit of this dramatic red-earthen eyrie, fast crumbling under the attacks of the elements. After a stop for lunch at the Kasbah we rejoin our vehicle and return to the Tichka Pass and onward to the Tichka plateau where we will hike for approximately one hour to Afensou where we will meet our mule team who will prepare our overnight camp.

DAY 2: TIZI n'TICHKA - OUARZAST – YAGOUR PLATEAU (2600m)
After an early breakfast we set out along the Zat Valley to climb towards the high plateaux of Jbel Yagour, passing through junipers and oaks, several Neolithic rock engravings are not to be missed en route, then we stop in the Yagour pastures for lunch. Here many nomadic families spend the summer months grazing their sheep and goats. We end the day camping on the Yagour Plateau (2600m). 6hrs trek.

DAY 3: YAGOUR - AIT IGUERANE – TADDERT n'AGHBALOU – SETTI FADMA
We leave the plateau to follow mule tracks through magnificent Berber villages and the relatively highly-populated Ourika Valley. Picnic lunch in the valley and then a gradual ascent through the valley to reach the tranquil camp site at Agadir n‘Ait Boulemane (or gite). 6 1/2 hrs trek.

DAY 4: AGADIR  n ‘AIT BOULEMANE (1500m) – TIMICHCHI (1990m)
After breakfast we continue our hike through the beautiful Ourika valley and towards the Oukaimedan Massif. Our path takes us to a small peak which dominates the Setti Fadma valley and through the villages of Taddart and Anfli to arrive in the terraced village of Timichchi where we will spend the night in a Berber family’s home. 5 hrs trek.

DAY 5: TIMICHCHI – TIZI n’OUATTAR (3050m) – OUKAIMEDEN REFUGE (2600m)
Today we hike up through cultivated plots and plum and nut tree groves to the hamlet of Timoummar (2200m) where we will have our picnic. We continue up past strange basalt rock formations to the Tizi n'Ouattar (3050m), then following a narrow zigzagging path to the Aazib Tiferguine we descend to the resort of Oukaimedan and overnight in the refuge. 6 hrs trek.

DAY 6: OUKAIMEDEN REFUGE – TIZI n'ADDLI (2928m) - OUENSKRA (2000m)
We climb up to the Tizi and the marvellous views over the Jbel Toubkal - here we can also climb the Oukaimedan Summit (3600m) if weather and energy levels permit! Thence a descent to the Imenane Valley through Tacheddirt and to our overnight stop in the village of Ouenskra (2040m).

DAY 7: OUENSKRA – TIZI n'TAMATERT - IMLIL
Today we continue along easy mule tracks which follow the magnificent Imenane Valley at the foot of Jbel Aksouâl (3200m) with panoramic views on all sides to the Imename and Ait Misane Valleys. Picnic lunch at the Tizi n'Tamatert (2272m) with the vista of Toubkal and Imlil and then an easy hike down through pinewoods to the trailhead village of Imlil (1750m). 5 hrs hike.

DAY 8: IMLIL - SIDI CHAMHAROUCH - TOUBKAL REFUGE
We set out today up to the Berber village of Aremd (1843m), the last village in the valley, and then continue for a further 8km to the quaint village of  Sidi Chamharouch, a Berber village set beside a waterfall and a small stream, with its pisé houses seeming to be built chaotically one into another. This village is a place of pilgrimage for devout Muslims with a Marabout shrine said to be a relic of a pre-Islamic cult. We take a break for our picnic within full view of the Jbel Toubkal, at 4167m the highest peak in the Maghreb, prior to setting off up to the Toubkal refuge for our dinner and overnight accommodation in the refuge.

DAY 9: TOUBKAL REFUGE - TOUBKAL SUMMIT - TOUBKAL REFUGE
A very early breakfast to set off around 05.30, well wrapped up against the elements, to attain, after a 3 hour steep, yet not technically difficult, climb the highest summit in the Maghreb (4167m). The panorama from the summit is stunning. After a snack at the peak, we descend by the same route (or a detour via the cirque du nord down past the smugglers' plane wreckage from the 1960s) to the refuge for lunch, a well-earned rest and overnight.

DAY 10: TOUBKAL REFUGE - SIDI CHAMHAROUCH - IMLIL - MARRAKECH
After breakfast we will set off back northwards along steeply descending trails towards Sidi Chamharouch. We continue descending to Aremd where we shall stop for our picnic prior to continuing along the valley floor to finally arrive at Imlil to enjoy a glass of mint tea at the Gite of our head guide before rejoining our vehicle back to Marrakech.

Cost for this tour:

- please call or email for a full quote - all our holidays are tailor-made and the cost of each trek is based upon the following:

* the number of people in your group (some hikes available for single travellers, one person FREE for groups of 10 or more);

* where you are starting from and to where you wish to travel at the end the hike;

* whether you are including any additional accommodation (e.g. in Taroudant or Marrakech)

* extras such as WC tent or refuge accommodation, etc.

OUR PRICES INCLUDE:

Experienced bi-lingual, licensed mountain guide throughout; accommodation in the Toubkal Refuge or camping with igloo tents and undermats provided at the locations specified above; all meals during your trek (breakfast all days except first, all lunches and dinner all days except last); support team (mules and muleteers) throughout and 24hr emergency back up; private round trip transportation Marrakech-Telouet / Tichka Pass and Imlil-Marrakech.

Please ensure, at time of reservation, you advise us of your choice between camping and the Refuge.

OUR PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE:

Personal medical or accident insurance; any expenditure of a personal nature; bottled water (bottled water is available to buy in most villages and at the refuge) - nor anything not specifically mentioned in the itinerary, such as laundry, drinks, telephone calls and such like.

IT IS RECOMMENDED YOU BRING (dependent upon the season):

Stout walking boots; sleeping bag (3 seasons); waterproofs and fleece/duvet jackets, hats, balaclavas or ear muffs; gloves; rambler or ski pole; personal toiletries; small First Aid kit, thermal underwear (Dec-May); day pack; filled water bottle(s); torch and batteries (LED head torches are excellent), penknife (remember not to pack in hand baggage for flight); towel, sunscreen, insect repellent, hygienic wipes, nibbles and/or dried fruit. Drinking chocolate if preferred to tea and coffee, camping mug (otherwise it is small Moroccan tea glasses for everything), energy sweets and toilet rolls could come in handy!

** If staying in a Berber House or gite d'etap you may wish to bring some biros or other suitable gifts for the children of the house.

	Meals are normally:
	Breakfast - tea, coffee, milk, bread, butter, jam, cheese plus porridge in the winter and cereal in summer. Picnic lunch - fresh Moroccan salad, cheese, slicing sausage, tinned tuna fish and sardines*, bread, fruit, mint tea.
	Dinner - Tajine (chicken or mutton* with vegetables), spaghetti, cous cous (main courses rotate depending on duration of trek), bread, coffee, tea, cake, fruit. * Those vegetarians or vegans amongst us need to pre-advise at time of reservation.

NB: This trek is based upon including private transfers from Marrakech; please contact us to arrange accommodation - we are experts for small hotels and riads across Morocco.

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