Toubkal Trek from Imlil: Route, Season and How to Prepare
A practical guide to climbing Mount Toubkal from Imlil: the two-day route, the refuges, when to go, how fit you need to be, guides, costs to expect and what to pack.
Atlas Mountains
Ouirgane Travel Guide: A Quiet Valley in the High Atlas
Why visit Ouirgane: gentle walks, a mountain reservoir, salt mines and Berber villages an hour from Marrakech, with advice on when to go and where to stay.
Imlil Travel Guide: A Mountain Village Below Mount Toubkal
Plan a stay in Imlil: easy day walks to Aroumd and Sidi Chamharouch, village life in the High Atlas, where to stay and how to get there from Marrakech.
Oukaimeden Travel Guide: Skiing and Hiking Above Marrakech
What to expect at Oukaimeden, Morocco’s best-known ski area: the winter season and its limits, summer hiking, prehistoric rock carvings and how to get there.
Bin El Ouidane Travel Guide: A Mountain Lake in the Atlas
Plan a stay at Bin El Ouidane: what to do on and around the lake, the nearby Ouzoud waterfalls, the best season, where to stay and how to get there.
Ait Bouguemez Travel Guide: Morocco’s Happy Valley
Discover Ait Bouguemez, the Happy Valley of the central High Atlas: village walks, the hilltop granary, dinosaur footprints, M’Goun treks and how to get there.
Ifrane Travel Guide: Morocco’s Alpine Town in the Middle Atlas
What to see in Ifrane: the European-style town, the cedar forests and lakes of the national park, winter snow at Michlifen, and how to visit from Fes or Meknes.
Midelt Travel Guide: Apples, Mountains and the Road to the Desert
Why stop in Midelt: Jebel Ayachi and the Cirque de Jaffar, the abandoned mines of Aouli, Kasbah Myriem, the apple harvest and practical tips for the Fes–Sahara road.
Azrou Travel Guide: Cedar Forests and Barbary Macaques
What to see in Azrou: the Middle Atlas cedar forest and its macaques, the Tuesday Berber market, local crafts, walks and how to visit from Fes, Meknes or Ifrane.