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VILLAGE
LEVEL TREKKING HIGH
LEVEL TREKKING
PRIVATE
TAILOR-MADE TRIPS
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SPRING & AUTUMN
We have split our
trips into 2 seasons. By "Spring & Autumn" we mean May
/ June and Sept / October (whereas "Winter"
refers to November to April).
Spring
& Autumn is a great
time for trekking in the High Atlas mountains. Green terraced fields at village level whilst some
remaining snow remains on the very high peaks. Visually it is a
stunning time. Every month brings something different it seems.
Harvest & threshing time in the villages in May; butterflies in
June and the first cherries being picked; ripening
walnuts with entire villages turning out for their picking
in September. The return of the shepherds and their flocks from the high summer grazing areas (azibs) beckons the first snow
flurries in October.
The
variety of treks that the Toubkal region offers is huge - ranging from
straightforward 3 day cultural type village to village treks
to multi-week-long high level trekking with remote camping.
No one
photo can "say it all" - so to get a better idea of what
you can expect to see and experience on your trek - click
on this photo album (should open in a new window).
We have a number of standard itinerary "off
the peg" trips and will run these with a minimum of 2
persons as either private (closed) or public trips. If you opt to
make your trip open for others to join you, then we will advertise
it as a public trip which may attract a price discount.
General overview on
trekking in the Toubkal region.
End to end treks.
- Tin Mal to Toubkal. This
can be a separate trek or an extension to the one above. It's a
good introduction to the western side of the Toubkal range and
covers a mixture of valley / village trekking as well as passing
over high cols to finish at the base of Toubkal. Takes about 5
days.
- Toubkal to Mgoun. Some
companies market this as a "traverse of the High
Atlas". Whilst it certainly is a traverse, it is not in any
way a traverse of the entire range! It does have appeal however
in linking up these 2 famous peaks much as the Haute Route in
the Alps links Mt Blanc and the Matterhorn. Passes through some
stunning countryside and gorges. Takes 10 days to 2 weeks again
depending on how many rest days you want!
Circuit Treks.
- Village to Village trekking.
This type of trekking can be done pretty much in any part of the
Toubkal region (north or south of the main watershed). Duration
of our scheduled treks is one week but
customised / private treks can be as long or short as you like.
- Tour of Toubkal. Probably
the most popular trek in terms of numbers of people. 8 days generally will see completion
of the circuit depending on the number of deviations you do
along the way. Often the route is not open to mules until early
to mid June due to late lying snow over some high passes and
stays open until October time. Camping en-route is the norm.
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