High Atlas, Morocco
Toubkal Circuit Trek
Route detail
About this route
A mule-supported loop with Imlil guides through the Azzaden valley, Tizi n'Ouanoums and Toubkal.
Daily activity
5–7 hr per day.
Terrain
Mule tracks, rocky passes, scree summit.
Best season
April to October
Your guide office
Bureau des Guides d'Imlil
Based in Imlil, Morocco
What's included
Guide, cook, mules, gîte and camp nights, meals.
Not included
Transfers from Marrakech, tips.
Itinerary
- 1
Imlil to Tizi Oussem
Time: 6 hr
Over the Tizi Mzik pass.
- 2
Azzaden valley
Time: 5 hr
Waterfalls and walnut terraces.
- 3
Lac d'Ifni
Time: 7 hr
Over Tizi n'Ouanoums.
- 4
Toubkal summit
Time: 9 hr
Summit and descent to Imlil.
What to pack
Built for this route's terrain, altitude and number of days. Tick items off as you pack — without the right footwear or hard shell, a guide can refuse to take you up.
0 / 35 packed
Footwear and pack
Broken in before the trip — new boots are the most common cause of an abandoned day.
Clothing layers
Three layers, no cotton. Temperatures can swing 20 °C between valley and summit.
Technical equipment
Your guide office (Bureau des Guides d'Imlil) rents most of this locally — ask when you confirm your dates.
Sun, health and altitude
UV rises roughly 10% every 1,000 m of altitude.
Hut and overnight kit
Mountain huts supply blankets and pillows, never sheets.
Boots, crampons, ice axe and harness can usually be rented from Bureau des Guides d'Imlil in Imlil, Morocco — confirm sizes when you agree your dates.
Traveller feedback
Ratings collected from travellers who completed this route with Bureau des Guides d'Imlil.
4.8
★★★★★91 ratings
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Questions about this route?
Talk to the guides who run it — gear, fitness, weather windows, private dates. We answer within one working day.
€650
per person
Guide, cook, mules, gîte and camp nights, meals.
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