The Atlas Mountains Trips & Tours

Once you’re totally and utterly souk-ed out, and your suitcase can’t possibly take any more leather slippers or zellige tiles, it’s time to head to the High Atlas. North Africa’s greatest mountain range, the saw-toothed peaks run diagonally across the country for almost 1000 kilometres and act as a barrier between the mild Mediterranean climate of the north and the hot and heady Sahara in the south. Unsurprisingly, the trekking is as magnificent as the scenery, and climbers and hikers flock for the chance to ascend the staggering Mount Toubkal, the highest peak in the range. If you’re visiting at a more leisurely pace, you’re still in for a stay par excellence. Wander the fertile valleys of walnut and cherry trees and gawp at the panoramic views, visit a traditional Berber village, seemingly locked in time, or hire a mule and a muleteer and go where the hooves take you...