DAY 1: MARRAKECH - IMI OURHLAD -TIZI N\\\\\\\'TACHT - TIZZIANE.
Early morning departure from Marrakech for a pleasant drive south way up through the Tizi n\\\\\\\'Techt to arrive at the higher foothills of the Western High Atlas mountains at our trailhead of Imi Ourhlad. Here we alight from our vehicle and meet up with our Berber muleteer crew, always a fun part of any of our treks. We set off up in a northwesterly direction for a 2hour acclimatisation hike up switchback mule tracks to the Tizi n\\\\\\\'Tacht (2000m), where we shall stop for a picnic and admire the surrounding valleys and peaks. Thence a slow hike for about 3 hours southwest down along mule tracks to the red clay village of Tizziane (1700m) for our dinner and bivouac for the night.

DAY 2: TIZZIANE - N\\\\\\\'OUISSEDENE VALLEY - TIZI N\\\\\\\'OUSSEM - ÂAZIB TAMSOULT.
After breakfast we now set off on an interesting 3hour hike up along the Assif n\\\\\\\'Ouissedene Valley, passing through almond groves and several Berber villages, through the Tizi n\\\\\\\'Oussem, on to the hamlet of Tissi Oussem (1800m) and the Âazib Tamsoult (2250m), where we\\\\\\\'ll stop for our picnic. From here we hike for a further 2 hours to the Tamsoult Cascade (2204m), thence back down for another hour to the Âazib for dinner and overnight bivouac above the Assif n\\\\\\\'Ouarzane Valley.

DAY 3: ÂAZIB TAMSOULT -TIZI AGUELZIM - TOUBKAL REFUGE.
After breakfast, we now set out eastwards on a moderately difficult hike up winding mule tracks to the Tizi Aguelzim (3104m) with our picnic taken en route, thence a further 3 hours south-east to the Toubkal (ex Neltner) Refuge which marks the spring snowline at 3207m, where we shall have our dinner, either in bivouac around the Refuge or take cover there for the night.

DAY 4: TOUBKAL REFUGE - SUMMIT JBEL TOUBKAL- SIDI CHAMHAROUCH - AREMD - IMLIL.
A very early breakfast to set out around 5am., to attain, after a three hour steep climb, the highest peak in the Maghreb (4167m). The panorama from here is simply stunning. This remarkable climb and view is what you have come so far for. The first recorded climb of this peak, in 1923, was made by the French mountaineers V. Berger, M. Doubleau and the Marquis de Segonzae; many serious trekkers since then have made the highly rewardable effort. Whenever you are ready, we shall take the Ikkhibi Sud or South Cirque for a straightforward - with your guide - 2 to 3 hour descent back to the Refuge for a picnic. Should there be intrepid hikers who prefer to \\\\\\\"do\\\\\\\" this peak in winter, morning fog and snow levels might preclude reaching the summit. In this event, we shall advise you, prior to setting out from Marrakech, of an alternative peak climb nearby.

We shall now set off towards the north along steeply descending, zigzagging trails of the higher slopes of the Valley of the Assif n\\\\\\\'Isouhouanem n\\\\\\\'Ouagounss towards the Berber village of Sidi Chamharouch. Set beside a waterfall, with its homes surprisingly built one into the other, it is yet another sight to be enjoyed. There is a pilgrimage \\\\\\\'marabout\\\\\\\' shrine here, probably the remnant of a pre-Islamic culture, but forbidden to non-Muslims and, on leaving the village, we shall notice a tree, sacred to the local Berbers, where they hang strips of coloured cloth and pile up stones as we descend high above the valley of the Assif Mizane, down zigzagging trails around granite and basalt grey rocks to the remarkable village of Around (Aremd) (1840m), built on a spur of rock commanding one of the more fertile valleys of the High Atlas mountains with terraced, irrigated plots and fields of maize, onions and fruit trees on all sides. Here we shall stop for our picnic prior to continuing on along the floor of the valley, thence up a well-defined mule track zigzagging above the river to arrive, finally, at the Berber village of Imlil (1740m), with its paths and streams branching off in all directions, to enjoy a glass of mint tea - or two - at the gîte d\\\\\\\'étape of our senior guide for dinner and overnight.

DAY 5: IMLIL - TIZI N\\\\\\\'TAMATERT - AGUERSIOUÄL VALLEY - TACHEDDIRT - IMLIL - MARRAKECH.

After breakfast, we shall set out towards the east on a moderate level hike up to the Tizi n\\\\\\\' Tamatert (2280m) and on down winding tracks to the Tacheddirt Valley and thence to the Assif Aguersiouâl Valley, where we\\\\\\\'ll take our picnic. Thence, a slow, easy hike up to the village of Tacheddirt (2400m), to circle back alongside the Jbel Oukaïmeden Range to arrive back at Imlil and our early evening transfer back to Marrakech.