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18 DAYS 7 DAY TREK
5 NIGHTS HOTEL 6 NIGHTS RIAD
4 NIGHTS CAMPING 2 NIGHTS HOMESTAY
17 BREAKFASTS, 9 LUNCHES & 12 DINNERS
IMAGE: Breathtaking mountain vistas in the High Atlas | Victoria Earl
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mt toubkal ascent and saharan sunrise by camel
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highlights
• Climb Mount Toubkal (4167m), the highest mountain in Northern Africa
• Stroll through the gardens, mosques, palaces and souqs of Marrakesh
• Explore the UNESCO‐listed medieval city of Fes
• View sunrise over the Sahara on a camel ride
• Trek through traditional Berber villages with views of the snow capped Atlas Mountains
• Visit the exotic and well preserved kasbah of Ait Benhaddou
• Marvel at the magnificent Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
brief itinerary
DAY 1 | Join Casablanca 2 | Drive to Meknes via Rabat 3 | To Fes via Moulay Idriss and Volubilis 4 | Explore Fes 5 | Drive to Merzouga and Sahara Desert 6 | Camel ride in dunes, drive to Dades Gorge 7 | Visit Berber villages en route to Ouarzazate 8 | Visit Ait Ben Haddou then to Marrakesh
10 | At leisure in Marrakesh 11 | Drive to Azzadene Valley, commence trek 12/15 | Trek through Berber villages
16 | Ascend Mt Toubkal (4167m) 17 | Complete trek at Imlil, drive to Marrakesh 18 | In Marrakesh, trip concludes
inclusions
MEALS: 17 breakfasts, 9 lunches and 12 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 6 nights in traditional riads on a twinshare basis • 5 nights in comfortable hotels on a twinshare
basis • 2 nights in local homestay on a twinshare basis
• 4 nights fully supported camping on a twinshare tent
basis GUIDES: English speaking tour leader, cook and
camp crew • city guides in Rabat, Meknes, Fes, Marrakesh TRANSPORT: airport transfers (day 1 and 18 only) • private transport • mules and mule handlers to carry personal
and group equipment on trek EQUIPMENT: group camping equipment including tent, sleeping bag and mat • medical kit PLUS: camel ride Erg Chebbi • mineral water during
trek • park entrance and trek fees as listed in itinerary
J F M A M J J A S O N D
TRIP CODE: MAD
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Spain
Meknes Fes Casablanca
Morocco
9 | Visit medinas, palaces and gardens in Marrakesh
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WHEN TO GO
Mt Toubkal
Merzouga Ouarzazate
Algeria
GRADE | MODERATE
Marrakesh