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Mont Toubkal (Berber: ⵜⵓⴳⴳ ⴽⴰⵍ Tugg Kal, also Tizi n Tugg Kal; Arabic: جبل توبقال) is the highest point of the High Atlas as well as Morocco and North Africa with 4,167 m. It is located 63 km south of Marrakech, in the province of Al Haouz, inside the national park that bears its name. Tour guide or travel guide is a type of Organizing trips that to morocco treks treks mont toubkal

Based in Ouirgane year-round, Imlil Treks Toubkal is an independent Berber operator owned by Abdellatif. He is a Local Guide, doing a small project for the Tourist in the High Atlas Mountain, around 65 km from Marrakech. We have been working in the Tourist business for many years, we offers all type of Activities and Tours all over Morocco the great country for Hiking its varied Landscapes ( Toubkal Trekking Deserts), its climate and the welcome of its inhabitants of course. Away from the furnace of Marrakech, the High Atlas brings a little freshness and calm. It offers nature lovers, authentic routes, many Hikes and Trekking suitable for all levels and all ages.

Historyedit

Aerial view taken in 1930 by the Swiss Walter Mittelholzer.

Technically, the Toubkal does not present any particular difficulties, and has been climbed regularly for a very long time. The Berbers consider it a holy place, dedicated to Sidi Chamarouch or Chamharouch, and several cairns on the summit bear witness to this cult. In addition, a sanctuary is dedicated to him on the path leading from Imlil.

From a European point of view, in the nineteenth century the interior of Morocco was still a terra incognita and for a long time Jebel Ayachi (3,747 m) seemed to them to be the highest peak of the High Atlas. In fact, the first European ascent of Toubkal was on June 12, 1923 by the Marquis de Segonzac, accompanied by Vincent Berger and Hubert Dolbeau.

Tourismedit

Climbing the roof of North Africa attracts a large number of trekking enthusiasts. This ascent attracts the crowd all the more because it does not present great technical difficulties and the assistance of the mule drivers and their mules reduces physical efforts. The distance and the difference in level are still relatively important since between Imlil and Mount Toubkal hikers cover nearly 35 kilometers round trip with a difference in altitude of nearly 5,000 meters. As the altitude is relatively high (3,200 meters at the refuge and 4,167 meters at the summit), the risk of acute mountain sickness (headaches, nosebleeds, vomiting) is not zero, although its effects remain very moderate. at this height.

Summer is the most favorable season because snow and névé are absent but brief and violent thunderstorms can occur. The normal route of South Ikhibi is the most frequented. From the top a wide panorama is offered to the gaze rewarding the efforts made. It dominates the vast expanses of the Atlas and the great South with 50 km to the south-east of Jebel Sirwa and 150 km to the north-east of the vast ridge of Jebel M'Goun. We can also see the top of Oukaïmden station. The tourist wave has changed the lives of Berber mountain people living in the neighborhood. Many inhabitants now work in tourism: mule drivers, guides, owners, cooks, transporters. The village of Imlil, the last village accessible by road from Asni, and located just a two-day walk north of Toubkal, is a true "Moroccan Chamonix". Two shelters are located at an altitude of 3,200 m, 2 or 3 hours' walk from the summit. Not far from the summit of Toubkal is another attraction, Lake Ifni, accessible via the Tizi n'Ouanoums pass (3,664 m).

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Djebel Toubkal.