Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
If you're not travelling by rental car, your best bet is transport through CAF. Otherwise,
you can charter a grand taxi from Marrakesh's Bab er-Rob (Dh400 to Dh600).
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Toubkal National Park
For pure mountain air that cuts through the heat and leaves you giddy, don't miss the
highest mountain in North Africa: snow-capped
Jebel Toubkal
(4167m), situated in the
heart of the Toubkal National Park. Mountain trails criss-crossing Jebel Toubkal start from
Imlil, which is located at the end of the
Mizane Valley
. On the way to Imlil, you could make
a pit stop 47km south of Marrakesh at
Asni
for roadside tajines and the Saturday souq.
Getting There & Away
Frequent local buses (Dh18, 1½ hours) and grands taxis (Dh20, one hour) leave south of
Bab er-Rob in Marrakesh for Asni. Local minibuses and occasional taxis travel the final
17km between Asni and Imlil (Dh10, one hour). Expect a car journey from Marrakesh to
Imlil to take at least 2½ hours.
Imlil
A favourite hitching post for mountain trekkers, Imlil (elevation 1740m) is just a five-
hour hike from the base of Jebel Toubkal, and in spring you won't want to miss waking up
in these flowering High Atlas foothills.
Activities
Imlil is the main trekking base for Jebel Toubkal and the whole town caters to trekkers
and their needs. Ascents to the
summit
leave daily from here, although the traffic in high
season may rub the edge off that lone-mountain-ranger fantasy. To escape the well-worn
path consider trekking southwest over Tizi n'Mzik (2489m) to the wonderful
Cascades
d'Irhoulidene
near Azib Tamsoult and either ascending the Toubkal summit from the west
(covered on Day 6 and 7 of the Toubkal Circuit trek), or heading east down the unspoilt
Azzadan Valley
.
