From Marrakech: Atlas Mountains & Imlil Private Day Trip
A private day in the High Atlas: Asni, the Imlil valley and Berber villages below Mount Toubkal, with your own driver from Marrakech.
The closest real mountains to Marrakech: in about an hour and a half you leave the plain for the High Atlas, the village of Asni and the valley of Imlil, at the foot of Mount Toubkal (4,167 m), the highest peak in North Africa.
Brief Itinerary
- Marrakech
- Asni and the Moulay Brahim gorge
- Imlil (1,740 m)
- Walk to a Berber village (optional)
- Return to Marrakech
Detailed Itinerary
Marrakech – Asni – Imlil – Marrakech
Your driver picks you up in the morning and heads south across the Haouz plain. The road climbs through the Moulay Brahim gorge to Asni, a market town that is busiest on Saturdays.
You continue to Imlil, the village where most Toubkal treks start, about 65 km from Marrakech. From here you can walk with a local mountain guide to a nearby Berber village such as Aroumd, through walnut trees and terraced fields, and stop for mint tea in a family house.
In the afternoon you drive back down to Marrakech at your own pace, with photo stops on the way.
What's Included & Excluded
Included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with your own driver for the whole day
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel in Marrakech, or at the nearest car access to your riad in the medina
- Fuel, tolls and parking
- Stops whenever you want along the way
Not included
- Lunch and drinks
- Entrance fees and optional activities (village walk with a mountain guide, lunch in a Berber house)
- Local guide (available on request)
- Tips
Good to know
- Duration: about 8 hours, door to door
- Driving time: about 1 h 30 each way
- Bring walking shoes and a warm layer: Imlil is much cooler than Marrakech, and snow is common in winter
- Possible every day of the year
How to book
Send us your date, your hotel or riad and the number of travelers on WhatsApp or with the quote form. We reply within 24 hours with a fixed price for your group. No payment is needed to ask for a quote, and you can change the stops before the day.
Planning the visit? Read our full guide: Atlas Mountains & Imlil day trip guide.
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