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All meals are included. These include traditional Moroccan dishes (tagine, couscous etc), with fresh ingredients. The lunches are typically cold meals (e.g. picnics with sandwiches and salads) and the evening meals are warm cooked meals.

The hiking days are 4-7 hours at a relaxed pace, with lots of breaks. You do need a good base level of fitness - if you don't have this we recommend some training before your trip, such as jogging or sport 2 times a week.

Each group is typically 12 people, with a maximum of 14.

Included:

• Guides, porters and muleteers
• Airport transfers
• Accommodation
• Food & purified water

Excluded:

• International flights
• Tips
• Any visa fees (not needed for UK citizens)
• Personal travel/rescue insurance 

The local guides use mules to carry your main bag so that you can just carry a small bag with water, sun cream, and waterproofs whilst trekking.

You stay in a guest houses and tents in the mountain.

The mountain guest houses is very basic, and showers do not always offer warm water, with basic style toilets. The mountain guest houses does sell snacks. It is worth taking small denominations of cash, as they sometimes do not have change available.

Start: Your guide will meet you at your hotel in Marrakech, or the airport, at 9:00 am.

End: For return flights, you will be dropped back at Marrakech airport for 3:00pm (we recommend flying after 5.30pm). If you are staying on in Marakkech, you can be dropped off in the city instead.

Yes! Many people do this - when you've booked on you are added to a group chat on the Skyhook website with the other guests. Here you can also arrange to meet people before the trip, or stay on after to explore Marrakech.

The guides will provide you with 1.5L of water each day, as well as lots of tea. Water is also available from many local village stores along the way. There are also natural springs, which help reduce plastic waste, but if you use these we recommend you bring water purification tablets as these are not available in Morocco.

Winter season (Nov – Mar)

Winter can be quite cold on Mt Toubkal, with temperatures on the summit going as low as -20 °C. March starts to warm up with a higher chance of rain.

Early/late season (Apr-May & Oct)

Temperatures at lower altitudes can reach 26°C, with little chance of rain. The summit can still go as low as -10°C with wind chill.

Summer (Jun-Sep)

June has a higher chance of rain but still stays warm. July to Sept are the hottest months with temperatures at the lowest altitudes reaching 30 °C. The summit of Toubkal can be as low as -10°C with wind chill.

The minimum age for this trek is 18, or 16 with a parent/guardian.

Please make sure to pack everything in a large rucksack or duffel bag with straps. This is because occassionally the conditions are not safe for the mules, and in this case we will use porters instead to carry your luggage.

Please bring:

• A sleeping bag (very lightweight is fine for the summer, but in the winter it should be fine for temperatures down to 0C).
• A small day rucksack
• Walking books with ankle support
• Spare shoes/sandles for the evenings
• Flip flops
• Hiking clothing, including loose trousers and a thin fleece (or thick fleece if in the winter). 
• Waterproof trousers and jacket
• Casual clothing for the evenings
• Headtourch and spare battery
• Suncream (factor 30+) and sunglasses

Wifi is available in the hotels on the first and last nights, however, it can be unreliable given the remote location. There is no internet available in the mountains, and the phone signal can be poor.

You will follow a sensible acclimatization plan that works well for most participants. This includes regular breaks and a gradual increase in the altitude at which you sleep.

Altitude affects everyone in different ways. However, the key is to mention if you are experiencing any symptoms to your guide (headache/nausea) as soon as you feel them.