Experiences
The mountain begins at your doorstep.
At 1,800 m, in Toubkal National Park, everything follows the rhythm of the valley. You walk, you climb, you meet people — then you come home for a mint tea. Each outing is planned the evening before, over dinner, according to the weather and the mood.
Along the trails
Guided hikes
half-day — full dayall levelsvalley guides
Mountainside walks straight from the doorstep, led by guides born in the valley. Walnut orchards, the waterfalls of Imlil, passes and shepherds’ huts : you set out for half a day or a full one, with a picnic prepared at the house. The pace adapts to everyone.
- Imlil waterfalls
- Home-made picnic
- All levels
The roof of North Africa
The ascent of Toubkal
2 days4,167 mhigh-altitude refuge
North Africa’s highest summit is climbed right from the house. Two days : the climb up to the refuge, a night under the stars, then the pre-dawn start to reach the summit at 4,167 m. A high-mountain guide, a mule for the luggage, and the return to Douar Samra for the hammam.
- High-mountain guide
- Night in a refuge
- Mule & luggage
Summit photo : Ismael zniber · CC BY 4.0
Imlil & the hamlets of the valley
At a human scale
Berber villages
along the trailscrafts & markets
Discover the hamlets of Imlil and Aroumd, their rammed-earth lanes, their cooperatives and their markets. You visit an oil mill, share a tea in a local home, follow the flow of water between the cultivated terraces. The Atlas as it is truly lived, far from the main roads.
- Oil mill
- Cooperatives
- Tea in a local home
Time stretching out
Hammam & rest
at the houseon request
Coming back from a walk has its ritual : the traditional wood-fired hammam, black soap and the scrubbing glove, then a massage with argan oil. After that, you do nothing at all — a mint tea on the terrace, a book in the shade of the walnut trees, the sound of running water. The mountain is also knowing how to stop.
- Wood-fired hammam
- Argan-oil massage
- Terrace & garden
