This month’s featured tour is our High Atlas Quick Escape, which combines the sights of Marrakech with a three day point-to-point hike in the Toubkal National Park.
This ‘linear’ hike from the end of the tarmac road at Setti Fatma high into the Atlas Mountains is an ideal escape for those looking for maximum walking time and minimum time spent in a vehicle. The Toubkal National Park is the most accessible region of the High Atlas, and this hike, although little more than an hour’s drive from Marrakech, has all the drama you’d expect from North Africa’s premier mountain range. Suitable for regular walkers, with one challenging pass to cross, the High Atlas Quick Escape uses local accommodation on trek with a rewarding final mountain night spent in a fantastic Berber guest house near Imlil. Add two nights in a beautifully-converted “riad” guesthouse in Marrakech and you have the perfect mix of Moroccan rural and urban culture. Variations on this theme are also possible, including extending your holiday with a stay on the Atlantic coast in film-set spectacular Essaouira.
