Trekking

Morocco is a wonderful country for trekking, with temperate climate, stunning mountains and varied terrain allowing visitors of most abilities and fitness levels to enjoy the dramatic scenery and the legendary welcome of the Berber people at any time of year.

All our treks are private and thus tailor made to your party's needs: from easy to strenuous, from day-treks to week-long expeditions. They may start on any day to fit in with your personalized itinerary. We can advise on which of the exciting range of options best suit your itinerary, date of travel and ability. Your bags (or you if need be!) are carried on mules on all overnight treks.

Trekking in Morocco

Opportunities for trekking may be divided into 3 major areas with contrasting scenery and climate:

The High Atlas region is the major trekking area in Morocco, with peaks rising to 4,167 m at Mount Toubkal. The trekking centres can be easily accessed from Marrakech (trekking centres - Imlil, Ouirgane, Amizmiz, Ourika Valley and M'Goun Valley), or there are less frequented areas accessed from Taroudant (trekking centre - Afensou). Some routes are possible all year round, others only in the summer, and we offer a range of treks from easy valley walks to the more challenging peaks of Toubkal, M’Goun and Oukaimeden.

The Middle Atlas offer gentler terrain and cedar forests and lakes, and are easily accessed for one day treks from Fez or Meknes.

The Anti Atlas bordering the Sahara offer ideal trekking conditions from autumn to spring. Treks of all grades can be taken from Talaouine, a beautiful wild volcanic range famed for saffron growing, and Tafraoute with its spectacular pink rock formations and gorges which are Morocco’s “Grand Canyon”.

To view a summary of all treks available see the complete List of Treks.

Please Note: Naturally Morocco's Treks are only available as part of a package that includes accommodation and transport to the trekking location.

Weather

In the Atlas Mountains the weather is relatively moderate throughout the year but conditions vary significantly with height, season and between day and night, with the possibility of a dramatic change at any time. In the winter snow is likely in the Middle and High Atlas ranges, though often only on the highest peaks. Most of our treks are at an altitude between 1,000 and 2,500 metres with options for the more adventurous to scale the peaks at over or 4,000 metres.

To maximise your enjoyment of a trek in Morocco, we advise being fully prepared and that includes the right clothing and equipment see Morocco Trekking - What to Wear and details of our Trek Grading System.

Trekking guides

As trekking maps for Morocco are very difficult to obtain, and the Atlas ranges are difficult to navigate, trained mountain guides are recommended for all visitors, and they will help create a route that is suitable and interesting; however, they do not remove the responsibility from every trekker to take care of themselves and to state what they consider to be within their limits.

We will look after you very well: our excellent local guides have good language skills, significant guiding experience and are appropriately insured and qualified. Your guide will offer an insight into local culture in a respectful way, provide you with simple but tasty local food, enable you to communicate with local people (who speak Berber), may be able to adapt the route according to your abilities and local conditions, provide hard-to-come-by maps when necessary (the ranges can be very difficult to navigate and many areas are very remote)and take care of moving all your luggage to the place where your trek ends.

Insurance

It is important to note that customers wishing to undertake a trek must be fully insured for altitudes over 2,000m and be covered for accidents, medical repatriation, mountain rescue and repatriation helicopter.

We provide pre-visit information to ensure that you are fully prepared and get the maximum enjoyment out of your trek.