Mount Toubkal: 2-Day Climb from Marrakech

Disappointing and Poorly Organised Tour

The tour was highly disorganised, and there was a complete lack of communication. The group consisted of two guides and twelve participants, yet the guides did not even introduce themselves. Their English proficiency was very limited, and they came across as rather unfriendly. Despite the sleeping bag being included in the price, we were required to pay for it again on-site. Even after inquiring beforehand about necessary preparations, the provided information weren’t given. On location the guides failed to discuss the itinerary or even outline the plans for the days ahead. Some participants openly admitted they had never used crampons before yet no instructions or helpful tips were provided to assist them. This was incredibly disappointing. The food, both on the trail and at the hut, was basic and lacked any appeal. Special dietary requests, such as vegan options, were disregarded despite being communicated in advance. While the hike itself was enjoyable and offered beautiful scenery, the overall experience was overshadowed by poor organisation and lack of care. What a shame!

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Just Do It!

With the right guide, this is totally enjoyable. Hussein and Saeed were energetic, encouraging and very safety conscious. We lacked nothing. Plenty of food to compliment our own snacks, walking forecasts to help us mentally prepare with excellent local knowledge to help us learn about the Berber people and their culture. A memorable experience for sure.

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To the Top

Beside the nature, and "early birds heading the top", ...tailored based service previden. Strongly recommended.

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Harder than expected!

When you book this trek, I would advise choosing a pick up spot like cafe de France in the main square as they do not communicate with you about the pick up location and you don’t want to be left wondering if they’re going to pick you up or not. This trek is really tough, a lot more difficult then we expected, you need a good level of fitness to complete and get to the top. Hiking gear - boots, thermals, head torch etc necessary. Would advise bringing sweets etc for extra energy also. Our guide, Abdul, was brilliant. I wouldn’t have been able to get to the top without him and he dragged me up there and wouldn’t give up on me. The view from the top is amazing. The trek itself has better facilities than expected - lots of tuck shops with water, chocolate bars and crisps etc. The refuge was much better than expected also - had some western toilets, showers with apparently warm water (although probably no point in showering) and plugs so you can charge your devices. You will need to bring toilet roll though. The first day is 5 hours of hiking with a lunch break, you reach the refuge, have dinner, then get up at 4am the next day to hike to the ascent, then all the way back down. It’s intense, difficult but glad we did it!

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Elevating experience

The tour was fairly organized, but the information provided is very little. First and for most-come in hiking gears, putting layers, and waterproof shoes, clothing. Not pair of jeans and trainers… ( have seen people ) The base camp is well organized and there is everything you need. Get basic toiletry with you, ideally a pair of flipflop to ease your feet from the boots. Altitude sickness can get to anyone, depends on the weather conditions it can worsen, as you will also need to fight the elements. I would not recommend the hike to beginners.

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