Trek Mount Toubkal in Winter

Trek Mount Toubkal in Winter


From £795
Altitude 4,167m Grade: 1A

Climb Mount Toubkal in Winter with crampons and Ice Axe. It is known locally as Jebel Toubkal, stands 4167m above sea level and commands superb views of the High Atlas Mountains.

In winter the scenery becomes even more spectacular as the snow-covered peaks provide a new beauty as every detail is highlighted by the snow. We provide a good itinerary as we pass through remote villages that offer an insight into the life of the Berbers, a culture that has hardly changed for centuries with the opportunity to practice essential skills with crampons and ice axe, so important for a successful and safe ascent of Toubkal, compared to many who offer a rapid and often unfair short program. Trip reports say, “What a great trip!! You get the full hit of everything in Morocco; hustlers, markets, wacky spices, beautiful mountains, great food and friendly people make it a trip to be remembered for a long time.”

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17th Jan 2026 - 23rd Jan 2026 Spaces7 £795£1,095 Book Now
31st Jan 2026 - 6th Feb 2026 Spaces7 £795£1,095 Book Now
14th Feb 2026 - 20th Feb 2026 Spaces7 £795£1,095 Book Now
28th Feb 2026 - 6th Mar 2026 Spaces7 £795£1,095 Book Now

* A deposit of £200 will be required at checkout.

** Flight prices are estimated and will be confirmed prior to final payment.

What's Included

  • A British expedition/trek leader. Small groups may use a local leader.
  • Return fixed-time group airport transfers 
  • Permits, charges, importation taxes and levies payable to the Local Authorities in connection with the expedition/trek.
  • All meals whilst on the mountain.
  • Hotel and other accommodation as outlined in the trip dosier.
  • All team members will receive a free logoed gift (for clients residing outside of the UK a postage charge will be applied)
  • Medical safety equipment and supplies.
  • 15% discount off the RRP on clothing and equipment purchased at Adventure Peaks shop

What's Excluded

  • Personal clothes and equipment.
  • Air travel to Marrakech
  • Personal insurance, visas, departure tax and inoculations.
  • Drinks and hotel or guest house meals, unless specified in the trip dosier.
  • Personal medical supplies and personal use of communication equipment.
  • Excess baggage.
  • Tips for porters and local guides.
  • Costs associated with an expedition/trek finishing early.
  • Costs associated with you leaving an expedition/trek early.

Itinerary

Day 1

Fly to Marrakech airport where you will be met by one of our in-country representatives who will assist with the short transfer to the group hotel or Riad. In the evening, depending on your arrival time, you may have the opportunity to explore the main square, the Djemaa El Fna. You will meet our local representative in the evening.

Day 2

After breakfast, we drive for an hour and a half up into the mountains to Oukaimeden, Morocco's 'premiere' ski station at 2600m. From the end of the road, an easy climb takes us over the 2960m pass of Tizi n'ou Addi, which is often snow-covered in the winter. On the south side of the pass, a trail winds its way down and around the hillside to the village of Tacheddirt, the highest in Morocco.
3 - 4 hours walking

Day 3

We descend the Imenene valley for an hour or so before ascending the sweeping zig-zag dirt road up to the pass of Tizi n Tamatert, where a welcome tea shop provides refreshment. Peakbaggers may like to ascend the peak of Aourirt (2724m) from the pass before continuing down past the village of Tamatert and contouring around and above the busy roadhead of Imlil to reach the village of Aremd. 4 - 6 hours walking

Day 4

After breakfast, we ascend up the Mizane valley on the main route to Toubkal. Depending on the snow line, which changes throughout the winter and from year to year, either mules or porters will carry our bags from here. (Mules and deep snow don't mix!). We pass the shrine at Sidi Chamharouch after about an hour and a half and then continue up the valley for a further three hours to the Neltner refuge (3207m), in readiness for our summit attempt. In the afternoon we practice with ice axe and crampons near the refuge 5 - 7 hours walking

Day 5

5 An early start is normal for the ascent of Mount Toubkal. The ascent is not technical but does involve crossing some steep snow-covered ground which in firm conditions requires confidence and concentration. If the snow is soft and deep, then it will be extremely hard going. Three to five hours usually sees everyone on top from where you can rest awhile and take in the 360-degree panorama from the top of North Africa's highest mountain. We return to the refuge for lunch by the same route (much quicker on the way down!) and then retrace our steps down the valley to the village of Aremd for our last night in the mountains. 8 - 10 hours walking

Day 6

After breakfast, we make the short walk down to the roadhead at Imlil to join with our vehicles that will take us back to Marrakech in time for lunch. The afternoon is free for sightseeing and shopping.

Day 7

Take a taxi to the airport to connect with your flight home.

Insurance

It is essential for a trip of this type that you are adequately insured. When researching insurance options, please ensure the policy covers you for the following:

  • Cancellation or curtailment
  • Helicopter rescue (most insurance companies will no longer cover for ‘search and rescue’ but providing you stay with the group, they will assist with ‘rescue’)
  • Repatriation
  • The altitude that you are expected to attain
  • The location especially when travelling to Antarctica
  • Grade of trek/climb/expedition
  • Medical cover

Adventure Peaks partners with Global Rescue to offer the world’s leading travel protection services. Medical and security emergencies happen. When they do, we rely on Global Rescue to provide our clients with medical, security, travel risk and crisis response services. Without a membership, an emergency evacuation could cost over $100,000. More than one million members trust Global Rescue to get them home safely when the unexpected happens. We highly recommend our clients enroll with Global Rescue, in particular for peaks over 7000m:
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We are aware the following provide insurance:

For UK based clients:

Treks under 7000m - Campbell Irvine Direct : http://www.campbellirvine.com/AdventurePeaks
For Trekking Peaks under 7000m (such as Mera & Island Peak) ensure to contact them directly prior to purchasing a policy, including your trip itinerary to ensure your trip is covered

HCC Medical Insurance Services: LLC sales@hccmis.com Tel: 1-800-605-2282
Travelex Ins. Services: www.travelexinsurance.com Tel: 1-800 228 9792
True Traveller Ins: www.truetraveller.com Tel: 0333 999 3140 for treks including over 4500m
Austrian Alpine Club (UK) www.aacuk.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870
Rothwell & Towler: www.world-first.co.uk Tel: 0345 908 0161 (under 6400m)
J S Insurance: www.jsinsurance.co.uk Tel: 0844 848 1500
Snowcard: www.snowcard.co.uk Tel: 01295 660836
The B.M.C.: www.thebmc.co.uk Tel: 0161 445 6111 (call and speak to Jim. Please note the BMC cannot cover Mt Damavand)
Dogtag: www.dogtag.co.uk Tel: 0800 036 4824 (Check excess etc)

For non-UK based clients:

HCC Medical Insurance Services: LLC sales@hccmis.com Tel: 1-800-605-2282
Travelex Ins. Services: www.travelexinsurance.com Tel: 1-800 228 9792
True Traveller Ins: www.truetraveller.com Tel: 0333 999 3140 for treks including over 4500m
Austrian Alpine Club (UK): www.aacuk.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870
AXA Worldwide Travel Ins: www.axainsurance.com Tel: +44 (0)844 874 0360
Ingle International: www.ingleinternational.com Tel: (USA) 1.800.360.3234
Insure for Less: www.insure4less.com.au (Australian clients)

You do not have to use any of the above, but if you make your own insurance arrangements documentary evidence of your own policy is required.

Please forward the details of your Insurance as soon as you have it: we need the insurance company’s name, their 24 hour emergency telephone number and your insurance policy number – admin@adventurepeaks.com

Reviews

Joe C · 8 months ago ·

Fantastic trip. Really well organised from start to finish. The route - over passes, past orchards and through villages - is beautiful and is great for acclimatisation. Our guide Mohamed was brilliant. We were very lucky to have someone with so much experience take us through the mountains - people clearly have huge respect for him and it was a pleasure to spend time and learn from him.
To top it all off, the food cooked by 'Moo' was delicious, varied and we never went hungry to say the least. My only nag is not to have stayed longer. Thank you everyone for a hugely enjoyable week - I will definitely be going back.

Damian M · 9 months ago ·

This was a fantastic trip! Thank you so much for the experience. The whole expedition was well-planned and the organisation and arrangements went like clockwork - even rescuing our delayed bags at the start.

Abdul our guide was superb - we can't praise him highly enough. For someone of his youth, he was amazingly competent technically, calm, organised, laid back, helpful, encouraging, fun, pleasant, available. An absolute star!
It was the first time at altitude for one of us and the first time road-testing new hips for me. Abdul was a really good judge of our ability, mood, level of fatigue, level of performance. He pushed us when needed, and allowed space when needed. Mohamed, who grew up and lives in Tacchedirt, the highest village in Morocco at 2300m, where we slept on night 1, who looked after the mule, bags and provisions was also a wonderful cook, and made us some delicious tagines! It was a special privilege to spend time in the Berber mountain villages - beautiful and culturally fascinating.

It was great to have the longer trek in over the pass at 2900m on day 1 to dust off cobwebs, get in the right frame of mind, bond as a small team, and gain confidence in our abilities, and on the next day to get the thighs and calves working fully before more acclimatisation towards 3000m. And of course Summit day was unforgettable!

There was also time to explore the Souk in Marrakesh, spice shops, snake charmers, and an unforgettable Hammam bath...well-earned and a unique experience!

Ian · 9 years ago ·

Mohamed is engaging, knowledgeable and very professional. He was with us in 2015 and great to see him again.

The group on this trip were tremendous fun to be with and with Mohamed's firm organisation everything went like clockwork.

Sandra · 10 years ago ·

Trip was better than i expected, had a fantastic team and it was a lot of fun. Food was amazing, will definitely be back to the Atlas Mountains.

Would highly recommend especially as a tester before committing to say Mont Blanc, good practice for someone new to crampons and using ice axe.

Andrew S · 11 years ago ·

As an existing client, I trust adventure peaks to get it right. All staff are great to deal with and the website is clear and easy to use. Prices are very competitive without compromising on service.

The only possible negative is that, due to the huge range of expeditions to choose from, it is not always guaranteed that the triple go ahead. Because of minimum client requirements. However, I couldn't mark adventure peaks down on this because it helped broaden my horizons and realise the huge variety of opportunities to travel to amazing places that I hadn't previously thought of.

John S · 12 years ago ·

I liked your brochure with a good write-up of lodgings included meals. It would be helpful to include samples of specific examples of gear aligned to items as some of them don't translate to the same items in the United States (example, warm pants).

It was a great trip, I highly recommend it to others and your agent was very good. The food at the hotel and during the trip were also very good. It was very well organised very good vehicles and logistics overall a very good and well executed expedition in an exotic location. I had to recommend a trip for both the climbing and culture.


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