Mount Toubkal: How to climb North Africa’s highest mountain in a weekend A new tour lets you scale North Africa’s highest peak without eating into too much of your holiday allowance Joe Minihane ...

Our first challenge was a five-hour trek to a base camp at about 10,000 feet on the shoulder of Toubkal, the highest summit in Morocco. We picked our way over the rocky path behind a team of mules ...

Summiting Mt. Toubkal – the highest peak in both the Atlas Mountains and North Africa – is an achievement that’s impossible to countenance, yet definitely doable with no previous experience ...

Book through CW (High Atlas Select, from $1,448 per person for three nights) for access to the best rooms and guides, guidance on hiking itineraries, seamless transfers, a local operator in case ...

But upon arrival in the village of Imlil, the highest of the High Atlas mountains seems to soften. Terraces are notched into Jebel Toubkal's base, and tender shoots sprout from vegetable plots.

There's nothing like a remote trek through Morocco to help you find freedom and peace of mind…especially when the day ends with Berber whiskey and a delicious lamb tagine.

Try to find room at the Kasbah du Toubkal, less than an hour south in the Atlas foothills. The miraculously restored Kasbah is a luxury establishment but also has a welcoming and comfortable ...

We are at an altitude of 1,000m but can see the summits of many of the highest mountains in Morocco, including Mount Toubkal, which sits at 4,167m.