{"id":2526,"date":"2019-12-12T00:16:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T00:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tripfuser.com\/blog\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2021-12-14T12:41:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T12:41:17","slug":"high-atlas-mountains-trekking-guide-hiking-in-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designerjourneys.com\/blog\/high-atlas-mountains-trekking-guide-hiking-in-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"High Atlas Mountains Trekking Guide: Hiking in Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are very few places in the world where you can sandboard, snowboard and hike just a few hours from each other: the Atlas Mountains in Morocco is one of those destinations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

North Africa’s highest mountain range, the Atlas Mountains are an adventurer’s paradise, especially for hikers, punctuated with some of the continent’s most remote villages home to local Berber populations who have called these dramatic landscapes home for generations.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Running diagonally across Morocco, the Atlas Mountains span almost 1,000 kilometres forming the Jurassic-peak-like backbone of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and creating a border between the Mediterranean climate of the north and the encroaching Sahara to the south.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where to Travel in the Atlas Mountains<\/span><\/h2>\n

The ultimate playground: the Atlas’ lush valleys, high peaks, year-round flowing rivers and cool canyons make for perfect trekking conditions. The range is divided into three sections: High Atlas, Middle Atlas and the Anti-Atlas (or the Little Atlas). Each offers different geography, communities and activities, but for those that want to hike, the High Atlas are trekking gold!<\/span><\/p>\n

Nestled between the Middle Atlas Mountains and the Anti-Atlas Mountains, the High Atlas Mountains are home to an abundance of indigenous tribes, nomadic valley-dwellers, incredible trekking routes and North Africa’s highest peak, Mount Toubkal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Typically when trekking in the High Atlas Mountains, English-speaking guides will be on hand to cook your meals and mules will carry your essentials so you can be freed up to explore ancient terraced villages, dramatic panoramic ridges and rich, pastoral valleys that you’ll pass through daily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At 4,000 metres, trekking the High Atlas Mountains is not for the faint-hearted, however, Designer Journeys and our team of\u00a0<\/span>in-destination Local Designers in Morocco<\/span><\/a>\u00a0are experts when it comes to designing trips that are tailor-made to your needs and interests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read on to discover a guide to trekking the High Atlas Mountains and taking day trips from Marrakech to the Atlas Mountains.<\/span><\/p>\n

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