A long table laid for lunch below the snowy High Atlas

Beyond the trail

Move through Morocco differently.

Ski, ride, climb, cook and spend time with the people who call these landscapes home.

Activities and experiences

Choose your adventure

Fourteen ways to spend your days here — on foot, on skis, on two wheels, in the dunes or at the family table. Each one is easy to combine with any trek.

A trekking group gathered around the summit marker of Mount Toubkal

4,167m · 2–8 days

Toubkal Ascents

Summit North Africa's highest peak at sunrise — guided by the Azdour family, born and raised at its feet.

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A line of walkers climbing a rocky slope above the Imlil valley

Half-day or full day

Day Excursions

Half-day and full-day guided walks into the Berber villages and valleys around Imlil — no long journey required, just good boots and a few hours.

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Mint tea poured from a height into a tray of glasses

At Dar Mazik

Berber Cuisine & Culture

Tagine, couscous and mint tea poured high — experience Moroccan culture at the table of the Azdour family, where every meal comes with a story.

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Traditional Moroccan tagine ready for a cooking class at Dar Mazik

Half-day · Dar Mazik

Cooking Classes in the Heart of the Atlas Mountains

Learn to prepare tagine, couscous and fresh Moroccan salads with local cooks at Dar Mazik, surrounded by the mountain landscapes of Imlil.

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A handler in a yellow turban leading a line of camels across the sand

2 hrs – 3 days

Camel Trekking

Ride into the dunes at the pace they were meant to be crossed — two hours before sunset, or three days with a caravan and a camp each night.

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Camp lights glowing beneath a dune at dusk

1–3 nights

Desert Bivouac & Stars

A tent at the foot of a dune, a fire, dinner under the sky and no light for a hundred kilometres in any direction.

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A camel caravan crossing the stony desert of the Drâa

3–10 days

Sahara Tours

From the Atlas to the Sahara dunes — camel rides at sunset, desert camps and a night sky so thick with stars you'll lose count.

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A stall of spices and dried fruit in a Moroccan market

Half-day

Souks & Berber Crafts

The Asni weekly market, spice sacks and saffron, and the workshops where babouches, pottery and lanterns are still made by hand.

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A ski tourer smiling on a snowfield in the High Atlas

5–7 days · Dec–Apr

Ski Touring (Dec–Apr)

Winter ascents on skis through the snowy High Atlas — a rare, quiet experience shared with almost no one else on the mountain.

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A cyclist on a dirt track above a hazy Atlas gorge

1–3 days

Mountain Biking

Thrilling downhill and cross-country routes through the Atlas valleys and Berber trails — mule paths repurposed for two wheels instead of four legs.

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A camp pool looking out over the bare hills of the Agafay desert

Half-day or overnight

Agafay Stone Desert

The lunar country 40 minutes from Marrakech — bare hills, a camp with a pool and the High Atlas along the whole horizon.

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A 4×4 being unloaded on a desert track at the edge of the dunes

2–4 hours

Quad Biking

An afternoon on the desert tracks outside Marrakech — palm groves, dry riverbeds and the Agafay hills, no licence required.

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A loaded vehicle on a desert track beside a kasbah and palm grove

2–3 hours

Buggy Tours

Two-seat buggies across the Agafay tracks — more power than a quad, a roll cage, and someone to share the dust with.

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Passengers in a hot-air balloon basket preparing to lift off at dawn near Marrakech

Sunrise · 3–4 hrs

Hot-Air Balloon Flight

Lift off at first light over the plain north of Marrakech, with the whole High Atlas turning pink on the horizon.

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