The High Atlas around Imlil rewards exploration beyond the Toubkal circuit. Oukaïmeden, Morocco's main ski resort, sits on a plateau 25 kilometres east at 2,650 metres and is reachable by piste or road. The Ourika Valley to the east is a gentler day out — a lush river gorge with waterfalls and Berber villages popular with day-trippers from Marrakesh. The city itself, 60 kilometres north, is the obvious base for anyone combining mountain trekking with the medina and souks.
Destinations
Day Trips from Imlil
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Oukaimeden
High Atlas ski village at 2,600 metres, where Moroccan mountain culture meets North Africa's highest slopes.
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Ourika
High Atlas valley near Marrakesh where Berber villages cling above a fast-running mountain river.
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Marrakesh
Moroccan imperial city of ochre medina walls, Jemaa el-Fna theatre, and Atlas Mountain backdrops.