Climb Mount Toubkal (4167m): The Winter Edition
Don your crampons and trek your way up the mighty Mount Toubkal in the height of winter
What's Included?
Activities & Certified Guides
All itinerary activities with expert, local, English-speaking guidesRiad & Mountain Refuge
2 nights in a riad and 2 nights in a mountain refugeMeals
All breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinnersTransfers & Porterage
Airport transfers and eveything in between; plus mules and muleteers to carry your overnight luggage on the trekEquipment
Your crampons, ice axe and sleeping bag will be providedSmall Like-minded Groups
Solo-friendly by design, join our small n’ sociable groups of up to 14 like-minded, active and outdoorsy people…
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What's it like?
Summit North Africa’s highest mountain in the peak of winter – all 4,167 metres of her
Fuelled by tagine, hike to the roof of North Africa via traditional Berber villages and scenic pitstops
Cosy down in a mountain refuge and homestay in the Atlas Mountains and a traditional Moroccan riad in the heart of Marrakech
Key Information
Day 1
Check out the sights and smells of Marrakech
Your host will meet you at the airport and drive you to your traditional riad accommodation in Marrakech’s historic medina. The day is yours to explore the city’s colourful souks, wander the UNESCO-listed Jemaa el-Fna square and indulge in some amazing Moroccan food.
Day 2
Travel to the Atlas Mountains and hike to your refuge at 3200m
Hiking
Wake up early for the scenic drive through the foothills of the Atlas Mountains to Imlil, where you'll meet your support crew. Begin your trek by gradually ascending the Toubkal Valley, passing Berber farming villages before stopping for lunch on the trail. In the afternoon, you’ll arrive at the refuge. Settle in, meet other hikers and refuel with a well-earned dinner cooked by your support crew. As night falls, wrap up warm, get in your sleeping bag and head to bed looking forward to the high-altitude winter days ahead.
Day 3
Take a day to acclimatise
Hiking
Wake up to incredible views of snow-covered mountains followed by a hot breakfast. After trying out your crampons and ice axe, set out on an acclimatisation hike to summit some of the lower peaks around the refuge in preparation for the ascent to Toubkal's summit tomorrow. You’ll be back at the refuge by late afternoon to eat, relax and dream about the views from the top.
Day 4
Rise early to summit Toubkal
Hiking
Rise when it's still dark, turn your head torch on and start climbing up and out of the valley. You’ll soon face steep, snowy slopes, ice and high winds as you make your way along the trail, but once you attain the ridge, your goal is in sight. Once you make it to the summit, soak in the view from the top, give yourself a pat on the back, then escape the whipping wind as you begin the long descent back to Imlil. From here, say farewell to the Atlas Mountains and drive back to your riad in Marrakech, where the night is yours to find a restaurant for couscous or a tasty tagine to celebrate, before collapsing into bed.
Day 5
Time to head back to reality
Relax over your last Moroccan breakfast, explore the town some more if you have time, then transfer to the airport to catch your flight home.
The Area
Logistics
Starts
Marrakech Airport (RAK)
Catch any flight on Day 1
Ends
Marrakech Airport (RAK)
Catch any flight on Day 5
Transfers
Private transfers between the airport and your riad are included for any time you choose to arrive on day 1 and depart on day 5, or if you have booked additional pre or post trip accommodation with your host.
If you are making your own arrangements to extend your stay in Morocco, private transfers between Marrakech airport and Marrakech city are not included but can be arranged with your host for an additional cost. Please see Optional Extras for details.
Travel options
There are regular, daily flights to Marrakech from airports in the UK and Europe. Day one is yours to explore Marrakech: you'll meet your guide and fellow travellers the next morning.
Please note that mobile boarding passes are not accepted at Marrakech airport and you will need to present a printed boarding pass on departure.
Day 1
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 2 – Day 3
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 4
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 5
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
What is the food like?
Moroccan food has a unique blend of sweet and savoury flavours. Local specialities include tajine (a stew cooked in an earthenware pot), couscous, and pastilles (flaky pastries stuffed with meat and dusted with cinnamon and sugar). Food is often spiced with cumin, turmeric and ginger. Meals on the trek are cooked by the Berber muleteers. For breakfast, you'll be served a selection of jams, bread, cookies and fruit with juice, coffee and tea. Lunches and dinners will be fresh and healthy, including dishes such as soup, salads, vegetable dishes, lentils, beans, rice or pasta, classic Moroccan tagine, couscous, olives, nuts and fruit.
Vegetarians, vegans and other dietary requirements and allergies can be catered for – please just request this on your passenger info form.
What is the accommodation like?
Marrakech
In Marrakech, you'll stay in a beautiful riad - traditional Moroccan houses with an interior garden or courtyard. The exact riad you stay in will be confirmed nearer the time based on availability and group size. All are chosen for their excellent reputation, location, beautiful decor and welcoming service.
Mount Toubkal
During the trek, you'll stay in either the Mouflon or Neltner mountain refuge depending on availability and group size. The rooms are basic shared dorms with bunk beds. There’s a common area to relax in the evening and chat with other climbers from around the world.
Upgrades
For solo travellers looking for their own space, an optional private room can be booked for an extra charge for the nights in Marrakech, see Optional Extras for the price. Please request this at the time of booking (this is subject to availability and they are very limited due to the layout of traditional riads).
This trip has been rated as Tough
This trek requires a very good level of fitness.
As this trip takes place during the winter, you must be capable of hiking all day up paths of moderate difficulty and be prepared to face rain, snow and high winds. During the lower parts of this trek, the walking is relatively straightforward, but the loose footing and high altitude will make the going quite difficult in parts. You should pack enough personal food and snacks to power you through 3 full days of hiking at altitude. Towards the summit, you will encounter steep snowy sections where crampons and ice axes will be required; Your guides will give you a full safety briefing on how to use these. However difficult it gets, the views along the way make the journey more than worthwhile. On any winter hike in a high mountain environment, you will potentially encounter high winds, rain, snow, ice and steep slopes. The Atlas Mountains are no different and you should be experienced and prepared to face these conditions. For the higher parts of the trek, you will use crampons and have an ice axe to hand.
What will I need to carry?
Mules will carry your main overnight luggage during the trek and you will need to carry your daypack with your daytime essentials (extra layer, snacks, water etc.). For the welfare of the mules, please ensure your main overnight luggage is in a soft-sided bag and weighs no more than 15kg.
January, February and March are the best months to do winter treks in the Atlas Mountains. January sees the lowest temperatures - average 6 °C throughout the month - but it's still pleasant for hiking.
Excellent trip
I had a wonderful time with MBA, again. Great and clear communication from the start (MBA and guides), the guides were absolutely wonderful, great group of people, and the logistics well-thought out and planned. Highly recommended
Fantastic trip
First thing to mention is that much better adventures communication was excellent and for my first solo trip, everything went smooth and I had a fantastic time.
Morocco was also amazing, great food in marrakech, at the riad and decent food at the mountain refuge.
My trip had brilliant weather, clear skies, sun yet still plenty of snow.
Great trip with a great bunch of people
I had a brilliant time with MBA. The organisation was good and the guides were outstanding.
I'd definitely recommend this to those who are looking to climb as a group.
Toubkal winter
Such an amazing experience. My first time travelling solo and I couldn't of asked for a better group of people. The guides where great and the whole trip ran smoothly from start to finish. The sunrise views from the summit will take some beating!
Great guides, cooks and staff,
Great guides, cooks and staff, great food.
Epic experience
What an amazing experience and trip this was! Hassle free booking from the start, very well organised down to your final lift back to the airport. Useful information supplied to you a week to go once the group chat is made.
Our 2 local guides Ibrahim and Jawad were outstanding for the whole 3 days. We could not have asked for better guides. The whole group had very high praises for them both.
The food was much better than what I thought it was going to be. Honestly you will never go hungry for the 3 days as they feed you well.
We were lucky enough to get the true winter edition with the snowy mountains. Our group summited on the second day of the hike. This was due to the weather changing the next day.
I would definitely recommend this trip and I will be using Much better adventures again!.
Great trip!
An incredibly well-organised trip with two fantastic local guides who accommodated the needs and abilities of the whole group.
The mixture of seeing Marrakesh and then the snow-covered mountains was incredible.
With the freshly cooked food, transport and equipment all organised by the guides with local knowledge, trying to organise a trip like this without the local partner agency would be almost impossible. I highly recommend booking Toubkal through much better adventures
Winter Toubkal Climb
What a fantastic trip! It was smoothly organised with plenty of communication beforehand. The local guides and organisations were experts and made sensible decisions in light of the weather and capabilities of everyone in the group - for example our group summited a day early due to weather warnings and the next day, nobody managed to get up there. The food was also amazing!
A big thank you to Ibrahim and Jawad, our guides. They were so friendly and happy to answer all of our questions on any topic from the atlas mountain range, to the culture of the berber people, to mountaineering. I learned so much! They kept a pace that suited everyone and in some cases split the group in two so some people could take a more sedate route and others could go for a bit more of a scramble. I was a bit poorly during the trip but I felt safe and looked after as they kept checking on me, and never left me at the back of the pack. Thank you!
Fantastic trip, guides were great,
Fantastic trip, guides were great, we met some fantastic people, and good to be able to spend some time in Marrakech as well as on the mountain; all in all an excellent trip!
Toubkal winter climb
Would thoroughly recommend this trip. Great value for our 5 night trip, including an extra night at the lovely Riad View Point in Marrakech.
The guides could not have been better - really friendly, informative, flexible - whether supporting the chefs to serve food or clear up, or get us some warming hot drinks. Ibrahim in particular deserves a massive shout out as the leader - I really thought he was excellent and he kindly took us on an alternative longer hike down for those who wanted to which was awesome. There was also flexibility around the weather - and we were able to summit on day two as the weather forecast was poor on day three and it was agreed within our group that was the best option for everyone. It was hugely appreciated as we wouldn’t have been able to summit the following day.
Food was great - and the porters did everything in the background to ensure our stuff and the equipment arrived before we did.
My only gripe is the quality of the accommodation for the climb as the lodge is very basic and a 24 bed dormitory didn’t lead to much sleep! However given it is at 3200m up the mountain and it is the only choice, not a lot the holiday company can do about it. It serves its purpose, but best be warned it is basic and not conducive to sleep! Take ear plugs and a mask!
Great crowd for our trip too. We will be back for more trips with MBA
Great experience
Great experience over all. Booking was easy. Riad is nice, good location. Communication with M. B. A. was very responsive.
Great hike in the Atlas Mountains
Mohamed, Abdul and Mustafa were excellent guides and catered for all of the needs of the group. While the trek was challenging, the sense of achievement was brilliant. The views of the sunset on last day were particularly memorable. Marrakesh is an amazing city to see, the welcome , food and culture second to none. A great trip and I will be back to Morocco. We met some fantastic people and the trip felt much longer than 3 days of hiking. Try the Hammam back in Marrakesh after. Your body will thank you.
Unforgettable experience
What an incredible adventure from start to finish. It was very challenging for me. Don't expect an easy trek as it's quite steep but it's well worthy. We had amazing guides who looked after us all the way. I will be forever grateful to Abdul, Mohammed and Mustafa. Very kind, genuine and caring guides who made sure we were okay at all times. I was very luck to share this experience with a great bunch of people who were very supportive too. Very well organized, you don't have to worry about anything but enjoying the experience. I would definitely recommend to anyone!
Short brilliant smash and grab hike
So easy to get to from Dublin , such an amazing city and a brilliant 3 day hike with Mohammed and his great team. Would highly recommend hike. Was challenging but manageable for our group. The 20 person mixed dorm at the Refuge was basic but added to the sense of camaraderie. This is our second MBA trip and wouldn't be the last.
Fantastic Jebel Toubkal Experience
The whole experience was wonderful and well organised and I'd particularly like to mention our main guide Said.
Said was excellent and professional and made sure we were well informed, well fed and was very attentive and responsive to everyone's needs and questions.
Excellent trip. Everyone in the
Excellent trip. Everyone in the group was successfully guided to the summit of mount toubkal. Great food and great company. Fantastic value for money.
Epic trip!
An awesome trip! Unfortunately we didn't get the snow I'd hoped for - I booked a late April trip so end of the winter season anyway but wanted to use crampons! The trek was challenging especially in parts where it's very steep and loose, but so rewarding. Incredible views. Our guides were brilliant and the food was exquisite! Recommend bringing card games for the refuge!
Amazing Few Day
Amazing few days in the mountains with all the food, pickups, guides, organised very well. What I will say is I done the trek in April and there was no snow so didn't get the full winter experience we paid for. However thats the weather and you cant predict it, but was told there's been no snow since Febuary. So if you want the full winter experience be sure to check the weather before you book it.
Great time climbing toubkal
Just got back from climbing Mount Toubkal, from the get go everything was extremely smooth, from airport pick up to hotel check in. Well fed throughout full trip and the guides were great. Always a variety of food so something for everyone. Summiting was as picturesque as it gets and good first introduction into higher altitude peaks. Due to us having little snow for our ‘winter edition’ we did an optional sun rise hike to a near mountain pass to make up for the lack of snow. Would definitely book through this company again.
Excellent guides, special thanks to
Excellent guides, special thanks to Abdul for getting me to the summit when I didn't think I'd be able to make it. Food is super tasty and varied every day,
Faultless experience
Absolutely fantastic trip from start to finish! No stone left unturned by both Muchbetteradventures and the guys in Morocco. Great value, great food and unbelievable hospitality from start to finish. Can't wait to book my next adventure. Thanks 😊
Great Weekend in the Atlas Mountains
Had a great weekend in the Atlas Mountains, the guides were knowledgeable and friendly we had a good group of people whom I was meeting for the first time. For anyone who is thinking of doing this trip, I would thoroughly recommend it.
Great value for money
Really well organized, food was good guides were very knowledgeable. Would recommend.
Mount Toubkal Winter Edition
Fantastic Trip!
Bring on the next adventure!
This was my first Much Better Adventures trip, and I was so glad that I made the (somewhat last minute) decision to book it. Having read other reviews and researched how strenuous the Mount Toubkal climb is, I wasn’t sure if I was going to feel out of my depth (as someone that had done only one other multi-day trek in the last 3 years). I think it’s fair to say I had to dig deep, but the pace was well managed, the advice and care from the guides was brilliant and the route was adjusted based on democratic votes from the whole group depending on how we were feeling. We battled heat in the valley, snow at the refuge, a wind chill of -20 and freezing fog at the summit - the weather certainly played a part in making this an adventure! From a culture perspective this trip was a fantastic intro to both the beautiful craziness of Marrakech and authentic rural mountain life. We were incredibly well fed considering how basic the mountain refuge facilities were.
Exceptional adventure
I don’t know where to start! What a trip. It’ll stand out as one of my lifetime favourite adventures. It is absolutely not for the faint hearted but the guides are so knowledgeable and trustworthy. I felt looked after and safe despite climbing Toubkal in quite extreme conditions. The Atlas Mountains are beautiful and the people so welcoming. We were well fed and Ibrahim and Said made sure we kept to a sensible pace so that we achieved the goal of reaching the summit. You spend 2 nights in a mountain refuge which is basic but there are flushing toilets and showers! The riads at the start and finish of the trip were wonderful. Book this trip if you want a real adventure!
As a group we did experience mild symptoms of altitude sickness - mostly headaches treatable with paracetamol. 13/14 summited regardless.
Great trek to the top of North Africa
Fabulous trek. Well organised by both Much Better Adventures and their partner trekking company Aztat trekking, based in Imlil. Their guides Mohamed and Abdul were superb. Mohamed the lead guide was exceptional, attentive to the whole team, paced just right, knowledgeable on mountain techniques. Hamza was their young assistant who was clearly comfortable in the mountains. Changes to the itinerary were discussed and agreed by all and helped make the adventure even better based on the conditions. Transfers to and from the airport were excellent. The Riad was ideally located to allow us to investigate the centre of Marrakech and the local areas.
Mount Tobukal
Great, we'll organised trips, excellent guides and staff. Loved trip
Great experience! The whole trip
Great experience! The whole trip is so well organized. Food, accommodation, guides and information could not have been better.
A bucket list must
Amazing trip with some fantastic guides. If you are travelling alone, you'll find a like minded group of people looking for adventure. Breathtaking views of the mountains and fantastic food
Itinerary Activities
- Guided hike from Imlil to your mountain refuge
- Acclimatisation hike in the Toubkal Valley to try out your crampons and ice axe
- Guided ascent to the summit of Mount Toubkal (4167m) and descent down to Imlil
Guides
- Expert, local, English-speaking guides
Accommodation
- 2 nights in a beautiful riad in Marrakech
- 2 nights in a mountain refuge on Mount Toubkal
Meals
- 4 tasty breakfasts
- 3 fresh and healthy lunches
- 2 classic Moroccan dinners
Transfers
- Arrival transfers from Marrakech Airport at any time on Day 1
- Departure transfers to Marrakech Airport at any time on Day 5
- All transfers during the trip
Porterage
- Mules and muleteers to carry your overnight luggage to the refuge
Equipment
- Crampons and ice axe
- Sleeping bag
Our trips are hassle-free by design. We include all the activities and equipment, as well as many of the meals, so you can simply rock up with your rucksack and share the adventure with your new pals.
Travel to and from the trip
Our trips do not include flights, trains or other travel to the start point and back from the end point.
Tips
Tips are not included in the trip cost. These are entirely at your discretion but there is a cultural expectation to tip for good service. Your guide will help with advice; however, we suggest budgeting for a minimum of 300 Dirham per person, to be split and offered directly to the following individuals:
- Guides: MAD120
- Cook: MAD40
- Muleteer: MAD100
- Drivers: MAD20
- Riad staff: MAD20 (total)
Of course, you are free to tip more or less and the amount should be reflective of your perception of service and quality - a tip is not compulsory and should only be given when you receive excellent service.
Personal Expenses
You know your own spending habits best, so please budget an appropriate amount for things like optional meals and drinks, shopping, optional activities, and laundry.
Travel insurance
Travel insurance is compulsory for all of our adventures and you are required to provide your policy information before departing. Your insurance should include adequate protection for overseas medical treatment, evacuation/repatriation, your baggage and equipment and the specific activities involved on your adventure. We also strongly recommend it includes cancellation and curtailment insurance, should you be unable to join your trip for specific reasons such as illness. Our recommended travel insurance provider is Campbell Irvine, as their insurance offers all of the above.
Visas
Visa requirements often change, and you are responsible for obtaining any required visas for this trip. Please check with your nearest embassy or consulate for up-to-date advice.
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What's included?
- Crampons
- Ice axe
- Helmet
- Sleeping bag
What do I need to bring?
- Backpack (35-45 litre)
- Rucksack or duffle bag (for the mules to carry overnight kit)
- Large lightweight backpack liner
- Small waterproof stuff sacks
- Waterproof shell jacket and trousers
- Goretex gaiters (or equivalent)
- Very warm insulated down or Primaloft jacket
- Thick fleexe or softshell jacket
- Wool or microfleece top
- Mid-weight trekking trousers
- Long sleeved base layers and thermals
- Warm hat or thin balaclava
- Buff
- Sun hat or cap with neck veil
- Two pairs of thin liner gloves
- Warm insulated mitts (with straps)
- Shell mitts (optional but good in wet conditions)
- Hiking socks
- Warm mountain socks
- Warm winter mountaineering boot, ideally B1 or B2 crampon compatible or hybrid (i.e. Scarpa Manta or Charmoz)
- Full plastic double boots are not required and are likely to be uncomfortable for most of the terrain encountered.
- Sandals or flip flops for the refuge
- Travel clothes
- Glacier glasses (cat 3 UV polaroid)
- Ski Goggles (cat 2-3 UV polaroid - optional but useful in windy conditions)
- Sleeping bag liner
- Thermal pyjamas and hat
- Earplugs (optional)
- Head torch (with spare batteries)
- Watch (with light and alarm)
- Water bottle (1 litre)
- Flask
- Plenty of high energy snacks (chocolate, nuts, gels etc.)
- Toilet roll and ziplock baggies for carrying off the mountain
- Hand sanitiser
- Toiletries
- Travel towel
- Sunscreen
- First aid kit and any personal medication
Pre/Post Trip Accommodation Double/Twin Room
Payable Before Departure
Pre/Post Trip Accommodation Double/Twin Room
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Pre/Post Trip Accommodation Single Room
Payable Before Departure
Pre/Post Trip Accommodation Single Room
… Per Night
Optional Private Room Upgrade
Payable Before Departure
Optional Private Room Upgrade
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Private transfer between Marrakech Airport and Marrakech City (per vehicle)
Payable Before Departure
Private transfer between Marrakech Airport and Marrakech City (per vehicle)
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We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity.
What's the number?
It works out on average at 221kg of CO2 emissions per person, including all local transport, accommodation, food, activities, guides, staff and office operations.
The only thing it doesn’t include right now is flights and travel to the destination. We do make an overall estimate across all our customers separately, but as we don’t book flights, have customers from all corners of the world, and no way of reliably knowing their travel plans, we simply can’t include an individual number in the figure on display here. We’ve got a goal to fix that, so that when you book, there is a way to measure and mitigate the carbon emitted by your flight too.
But what does the number mean?
Yep, hard to picture eh? To give you an idea:
- Driving 1000miles/1609km would be approx. 281kg of CO2 in an average car (or 140.5kg per person if there was 2 of you in it).
- A return economy class flight London - New York would be approx. 1,619kg (1.66 tonnes) per person.
- 10 trees in a temperate forest are estimated to remove approx. 250kg of CO2 from the air in a period of 5-10 years.
What are we doing about it?
Our trips are relatively low-carbon by design, and we're working with all our hosts to develop long term carbon reduction plans. We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity, ensuring the protection of the reserve and its wildlife.
Want to know more?
Amazingly, no international travel company has ever publicly published their carbon measurements before, as far as we know. We believe that must change, quickly. So we’re openly sharing the method we used in the hope that other companies will be able to more easily follow suit and build on what we've done so far. You'll find it all here.
You will be provided with safe drinking water whilst on the mountain. We recommend you bring a flask to fill up with hot water (or mint tea!) at the refuge each mornin, it will help to keep you warm while trekking through the snow and ice later.
Absolutely! We recognise that you may want to leave some of the kit you bring to Morocco somewhere safe before you start your ascent of Toubkal. When you reach Imlil, you will be able to leave any non-essential items you don’t want to take up on the hike with you at your local guides base there.
Your host works with muleteers who collaborate with local charity, Spana, (The Society for the Protection of Animals and Nature) on the AMI program (Aid to the Mules of Imlil). The charity provides training, guidance and incentives to mule owners to encourage and support good care for their animals in all aspects of their working lives. The program also provides a monthly clinic which offers free veterinary care to the animals and the distribution of humane tack.
Tips are not included in the trip cost. These are entirely at your discretion but there is an expectation to tip for good service. Your guide will help with advice however we suggest budgeting for a minimum of 300 Dirham per person, to be split and offered directly to the following individuals: Guides: MAD120 Cook: MAD40 Muleteer: MAD100 Drivers: MAD20 Riad staff: MAD20 (total)
Of course, you are free to tip more or less and the amount should be reflective of your perception of service and quality - a tip is not compulsory and should only be given when you receive excellent service.
Your guides are from the local Berber community in the Atlas Mountains and have spent their whole lives hiking these slopes. They will guide you up the main path towards the Toubkal Refuge and use their experience and knowledge to safely navigate you up the steep snowy slopes to the summit. They will decide the best day to attempt the summit and make all decisions based on conditions at the time. You should follow your guide’s advice at all times. You’ll also be accompanied by a support team of muleteers and mules to prepare your meals and carry heavy bags.
Up to date advice for UK citizens can be found here
Ramadan will take place from 28th Februrary to 30th March 2025. The national holiday of Eid ul-Fitr will follow for 2-3 days. Ramadan is an Islamic festival where the religious do not eat or drink during daylight hours. While this is a really interesting time to travel, especially to witness celebrations where the fast is broken in the evenings, you can expect some business hours will be shortened, alcohol is not permitted during daylight hours and some restaurants will be closed during this festival period. Activities for local people tend to be limited during the day and the nights are very active in cities with lots of different foods being sold and consumed. Ramadan will not affect the inclusions on your trip although you should be aware that dinners will be served after locals break their fast in the evenings.
This trip visits locations at or above 2500m. At this altitude some people may experience symptoms associated with Altitude Sickness, also known as Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). Previous experience at high altitude is not necessarily an indicator of future performance. Your guide(s) are trained to mitigate the risks associated with altitude, by carefully managing the rate of ascent and the intensity of the activity, and to provide the appropriate support response should someone feel ill during the trip. Should you experience health issues during your trip you should inform your guide immediately so the proper care can be provided. Owing to the nature of this trip, it is essential that your personal travel insurance policy provides cover up to the maximum altitude visited on this trip as well as emergency medical evacuation by helicopter.
This trip visits locations where daytime temperatures can be extremely cold and consistently below freezing (0C/32F) during the times of year when this trip operates. Temperatures at night will likely be even colder. Personal care should be taken to keep warm as best possible in the conditions, such as wearing appropriate clothing and proper hydration and nutrition. Very cold temperatures can impair an individual’s physical abilities to perform an activity that they may otherwise be able to do competently at warmer temperatures. In severe cold conditions people may experience symptoms associated with Exposure, Frostbite and Hypothermia. Your guide(s) are trained to mitigate the risks associated with cold temperatures, by carefully managing the intensity of the activity, and to provide the appropriate support response should someone feel ill during the trip. Should you experience health issues during your trip you should inform your guide immediately so the proper care can be provided.
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Happiness Guarantee
We’re so confident you’ll have an amazing time we’ll put our money on it. Full details
Full financial protection
To give you complete peace of mind we’re backed by ABTOT, ABTA and ATOL memberships. Full details
Tried & Trusted
We’re rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot with over 1000 verified trip reviews averaging 4.8/5.
Connect before you go
You'll be invited to join a WhatsApp group to get to know each other before your big adventure together. Full details
DEPARTURE DATES
Thursday 26th December 2024
to Monday 30th December 2024
Fully Booked
