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Plenty of hotels, restaurants and cafes. Good place to prepare for the Toubkal ascent
Con
No banks. Everything is more expensive here as it's last major town before Toubkal
In a nutshell
The starting point for Toubkal
Toubkal Ascent with trekkingatlasmountains.net
toubkalmount Says: Ahmed Amzil was very helpful in arranging a guide for us to go trekking, sorting food and accommodation. Dinner in the evening was a fantasticOne of the most amazing experiences we had in Morocco was travelling through the Atlas Mountains and very lucky too that we decided...
alyf1961 Says: The Berber villages in the Atlas Mountains were very different from our own villages in England. The Berbers live simple lives with everybody helping with the day-to-day running of the houses.The animals [sheep and goats] live in the basement of the houses with the people...
alyf1961 Says: The Berber villages in the Atlas Mountains were very different from our own villages in England. The Berbers live simple lives with everybody helping with the day-to-day running of the houses.The animals [sheep and goats] live in the basement of the houses with the people...
aztat Says: Toubkal summit is one of the most recommended walk in the hight atlas, its very easy easy to get to the village of imlil which is Berber Village and the point of the start of most trekking programs.so to do Toubkal you need to travel from Marrakech to imlil by a share taxi...
alyf1961 Says: We stopped for lunch here on our day trip through the Atlas Mountains.The food was lovely and there was plenty of it.To start we had a delicious fresh salad followed by tomato and onion omelette. We than had a tajine of couscous with chicken and vegetables. To follow there...
barryg23 Says: When we came back to Imlil from Toubkal, after deducting money for a hotel and transport to Marrakech on the following day, we just had about enough for a small meal. It was now Thursday night and we hadn’t had a proper hot meal since Tuesday lunchtime in Asni. We decided to...
Outside your room: Wander under the stars
JamalMorelli Says: I have never felt so close to the stars...and at times I couldn't believe there were so many - having had stars robbed from the light polluted skies of America... Wear loose clothes to dance in if you feel as inspired as I did...
JJCale51 Says: From Marrakesch to Imlil we we took first a taxi from J. el fna to the Grand Taxi station (15DH), than a Grand Taxi (30 years old Mercedes Benz) to Asni (20 DH each person) and from Asni to Imlil (15 DH each). We needet all together 2 hours, it was a worthful adventure.29th...
barryg23 Says: The taxi strike was over by Friday April 6th, the day we planned to return to Marrakech. We had managed to do the journey up between us for 40 Dh each but I didn’t think we’d be as lucky on the way down. We walked to the car park at the bottom of the village where the Grand...
barryg23 Says: There are plenty of small shops in Toubkal where you can stock up on supplies for a short hike or even a few days hike. If you are planning to hike to Toubkal it’s worth noting the prices are much better here than in Aroumd, Sidi Charamouch or at the Toubkal refuge. Though...
Resisting the hard sell in Imlil
barryg23 Says: As soon as you arrive in Imlil you’ll be approached by locals offering you everything from a room to the night to mules and porters for a trek to Toubkal. In addition, they may tell you things such as that crampons are essential or that you can’t hike to Toubkal...
barryg23 Says: It’s difficult to find good maps of the Toubkal region anywhere, and the best ones available are in Imlil. For a price though. We were quoted 150 Dirhams for a copy of the 1:100,000 map in our hotel. This was the same cost as room and breakfast for the night. So instead we...
mohatrek Says: TREKKING AND HINKING IN IMLIL Trekking in Morocco some of the best in all of Africa. toudaoui have a wide selection of Morocco trekking holidays with departures every week of the year, and with grades ranging from easy to tough. All of the tours travel to remote, off the...
marceljohn Says: If you love the mountains, panoramic views and unspoilt village communities get away from Imlil by hiring a guide to take you into the neighbouring valleys. The road improvments are making Imlil easily accessible now, so to experience the true Berber culture you need to walk...
Buy a goat and go to the shrine of Shamharush...
JamalMorelli Says: They sell chickens, goats, sheep - through the butcher in town. You can buy one and have it brought to the shrine of Shamharush, killed and prepared for you. The goat can set you back about 70 bucks or around 750 DH, depending on his size. If that seems expensive remember...
barryg23 Says: Imlil is a good place to rent crampons, ice-axes and other equipment for hiking. We hired crampons for two days at Hotel Café Soleil in Imlil. It cost 125 Dh per pair of crampons for two days (negotiated down from 150). The guy was very helpful and as we hadn’t used them...
trekking and walking from Imlil
adrar Says: Morocco is a great destination with wonderful trails, wild mountains, fascinating people and a dozen summits over 4000 metres high - they're not called the High Atlas for nothing! Lower elevation treks are available too. English speaking guide(s) cook your meals, and mules...
Gite Atlas a great place to stay
roaming-mosh Says: The Gite Atlas is 10 minute walk from the centre of Imlil, high on the hill that overlook the valley.Rooms are big and there's a beautiful terrace and indoor lounge for winter nights.The roof terrace is massive and sometime, in high season can be used as over-spill for...
Atlas trekking/climbing hub, Hectic Berber town
roaming-mosh Says: The mountain scene and freedom after the intensity and noise of Marrakesh.The berber main street and the simple gites make this place a good base for trekking and climbing in the high atlas.A word of advice: most trekkers coming to Imlil intending to climb Mount Toubkal,...
Trekking Equipment rental in Imlil
aztat Says: Atlas Trekking Equipmentwww.atlastrekshop.co.ukTel : 00212 6 68 76 01 65 Atlas Trekking Equipment Shop -Imlil - MoroccoEquipment shop, Atlas Trekking Equipment was set up by Mohamed Aztat and Paul, two mountaineering friends and colleagues. We both lead and guide groups in...
Plan a Imlil vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Imlil locals
The mountain region we walked through was hardly deserted--there were plenty of villages around, plus orchards and vineyards and livestock grazing on the...
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Gateway to Jebel Toubkal and the High Atlas
Imlil is a small village at the foot of the Atlas mountains. It’s the last major town before the Atlas mountains and most people who plan to climb Toubkal or hike in the area pass through Imlil en...
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Imlil village and Toubkal massif walks
Dar Adrar : Cheap and Clean Guesthouse in Imlil www.daradrar.com Tel : 00212 68 76 01 65 In Imlil, a picturesque Berber town set in the Western High Atlas mountains, about an hour drive south of...
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From Marrakesh, it's about two hours' drive to the village of Imlil. This is a jumping-off point to the Atlas Mountains, a great place to hike. We took a day trip to Imlil from Marrakesh to walk some...
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We stopped at Imlil for lunch on our travels by 4 x 4 through the Berber villages of the Atlas Mountains. The town was full of hikers when we stopped here so I presume there is some good mountain...
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Imlil - my third wife and home to the Unseen
Imlil is at the base of the shrine called Sidi Shamharush, who was described a jinn. In the mountains just outside UltraTouristPooVortex Marrakesh we are still in ancient sorcerer’s mountains....
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