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trip highlights● Reach the summit of Mount Toubkal● Trek through the Toubkal Valley● Experience the famous Berber hospitality● View Mount Aguelzim and Tizi Melloul● Pass through Berber villages perched on hillsides● Explore the souks and sites of Marrakech

● Activity: Trekking - Altitude● Location: Mount Toubkal, Morocco● Duration: 5 days / 3 days trekking● Difficulty: Moderate - Tough● Distance: 30 km● Group size: 15 -35

at a glance

Action Challenge have been leading inspirational team adventures across the world for individuals, private groups,charities and corporate clients since 1999. Our trips enable people to experience the world’s most exhilarating locations,often in aid of charity. At the heart of every challenge is team spirit and fulfilment; together we take on once-in-a-lifetimeadventures, achieve formidable goals and forge friendships for life.

The hike to Mount Toubkal leads us through orchards and Berber villages, along rivers and over gorges as we climbsteadily towards the summit of North Africa’s highest mountain. This fabulous 5 day challenge offers stunning scenery,a challenging trek and a tantalizing taste of Marrakech.

We start our trek in the foothills of the High Atlas, where picturesque valleys are lined with juniper and pine trees, walnutgroves, cherry orchards offering shade and terraced fields of corn and barley are tended by Berber farmers. As we climbhigher into the fresh mountain air, we cross deep gorges and mountain passes, trekking through tiny Berber villageswhere life has remained virtually unchanged for centuries. We camp along the way and we experience the famousBerber hospitality and glasses of warming sweet mint tea.

As we hike steadily closer to Mount Toubkal we begin to rise above the tree line, the landscape becomes barren andthe trail zigzags far above us towards the peak. Our ascent is a long but exhilarating day of trekking, culminating in asteep climb up the final slope to the summit at 4,167 m. From here the view is superb, we stand as a team and look outacross the Marrakech Plain to the High Atlas Mountains in the north and to the Anti-Atlas Mountains and the Sahara inthe far south.

Back in Marrakech, we relax with an afternoon exploring the city’s souks and sites before coming together as a groupfor a fabulous celebratory dinner lasting long into the night, in true Moroccan style!

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The best time to complete this challengeis during late spring or early autumn.

It is recommended that the winter andsummer months are avoided becausetemperatures during the summer canreach over 40 degrees and, during thewinter, winds can become extremelystrong in the mountains.

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This adventure to Mount Toubkal will begin as soon as you register! You will receive achallenge pack including a training guide, kit list and discounts for all the essentials youmay need. We a offer pre-challenge briefing and training weekends in the UK, whereyou can meet our trek leaders, members of your group and others taking part inchallenges around the world. On the day of departure you will meet your group andAction Challenge leader at the airport in London. Whether you’re joining the challengeon your own or with others, you will instantly be made to feel welcome. As a team we willboard our flight to Marrakech, ready to take on Mount Toubkal and the hike of a lifetime!

introduction

brief itineraryDay 1Day 2Day 3

Arrive in MarrakechThe Atlas Mountains to Base-campSummit Toubkal

what’s included

Why not stay on after the challenge andexplore some more of Morocco’shighlights?Extensions include:● Visit Essaouira● Stay in a Traditional Riad● Tour MarrakechPlease email us for more information

Please visit our website for more details.

£575 including a £150 deposit

· Action Challenge mountain leader· UK qualified medic· Full support team, including local guides· All accommodation· All meals, except in free time· Treated drinking water· All transfers in private vehicles· National Park entrance fees· Celebration dinner in Marrakech· Optional training weekends in the Peak District, Snowdonia & Brecon Beacons· Fitness and training guide· Discounts from UK retailers· Reduced rates at Nomad Travel Clinics and Masta Health

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We will be walking for over six hours aday along undulating terrain, with ourascent day of Mount Toubkal beingparticularly strenuous. It is thereforenecessary for each participant to have agood level of endurance to complete thischallenge.

Day 4Day 5

Descent and back to MarrakechArrive in the UK

The above price is land only - therefore noflights are included in the price of thischallenge.

Breakfasts each morning will be in camp.Lunches will be en route and eveningmeals will be freshly prepared in camp intime for your arrival. In Marrakech, allmeals will be at the hotel or a localrestaurant, except in free time.

All meals are full of carbohydrates, proteinand nutrients to keep us well fuelledthroughout the trip.

We can cater for all dietary requirementsif informed in advance.

• Two nights in a comfortable 2/3* hotel. • Two nights camping on the trek

Hotel accommodation is on a twin/triple-share basis. There will be two nights ofcamping on the trek.

If you wish to share a room with someoneyou are travelling with, please specify thison your registration form.

itinerary

DAY 1 - Arrive in Marrakech

DAY 2 - The Atlas Mountains and Basecamp

We meet the group and Action Challenge guides at our hotel in central Marrakech. Thisevening we meet with our local guides who give us a detailed briefing on the challengeahead.

Meals: L,D* Accom: Flight / Hotel*dependent on your flight schedule

We wake early for breakfast and transfer (1.5 hours) across the Haouz Plain to the AtlasMountains where we start our trek from the village of Imlil. Here we start our ascenttowards the mighty Mount Toubkal. Leaving the river below, we climb gradually untilreaching the tiny settlement of Chamharouch at (2,310 m) where we stop for lunch. Wecontinue to climb during the afternoon until we reach the base of Mount Toubkal wherethe surrounding environment is barren and rocky. We arrive at the Neltner refuge to awelcoming cup of mint tea and excellent Berber hospitality.

Meals: B,L,D Accom: Camping

DAY 3 - Toubkal Summit

A long but exhilarating day of trekking through majestic scenery awaits. After an earlystart we begin to climb. Our guides will lead us through the hidden valleys and up to therarified atmosphere on the higher reaches of Mount Toubkal. We reach the summitbefore midday and are rewarded with truly magnificent views over the surrounding AtlasMountains. We eat a well-deserved lunch before spending the afternoon descendingback down to our camp at the Neltner refuge. Tonight we sleep well after an exhaustingday.

Meals: B,L,D Accom: Camping There is an £85 single supplement fee ifyou decide that you would like to haveyour own room and tent throughout youstay in Morocco. All single supplementsare subject to availability

Please email us for more information

• Insurance - price varies with cover • Vaccinations - check with your doctor • Tips for local staff - recommended £45

DAY 4 - Marrakech

Today, after breakfast we start our final descent out of the Atlas Mountains and back tothe village of Imlil where we meet our transfer vehicles that will take us back toMarrakech. We have free time to explore this fascinating city, to visit the souks and tryyour hand at haggling for leather bags and enjoy the bustling Djemaa el-Fna square,alive with food stalls, musicians and snake charmers. Alternatively, a visit to the famoushistorical site of Medersa Ben Youssef or the Koutoubia Minaret will give you a glimpseof the stunning Islamic architecture found in Morocco. In the evening we have a specialcongratulatory meal at a restaurant where the celebrations will go on well into the night!

Meals: B,L,D Accom: Hotel

We have our final breakfast in Marrakech.

Meals: B

DAY 5 - Return To UK • Flights - approx. £90 return • Drinks and food outside of meals, otherthan water

• Personal kit / equipment

Once signed up, we will provide allparticipants with a Challenge Manual, KitList, Training Guide and Itinerary to ensurethey feel fully prepared right up to thedeparture date. With regularcommunication, opportunities for trainingwalks, kit discounts and a dedicatedaccount manager to answer anyquestions, they will feel fully supported intheir journey towards the trip of a lifetime!

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ATOL is a scheme that protects you fromlosing money or being stranded abroad ifyour travel company collapses. ActionChallenge is 100% ATOL bonded, whichprovides you with full financial protection.On receipt of your registration fee, you willreceive an ATOL certificate explaining yourprotection. fee, you will receive an ATOLcertificate explaining your protection.

payment options

A REGISTRATION DEPOSIT of £150 for 2019 is required to secure your place.

Once registered, there are 3 PAYMENT OPTIONS to fund the balance of the trip cost.Full details are on our website.

1) SELF FUNDEDFor anyone who wants to pay for the entire trip themselves. It’s then completely up to youwhether or not you choose to raise any money for a charity of your choice.

The total cost of this trip is £580 for 2019, which, after you pay the £150 Registration Deposit,leaves a balance of £430. This final balance is due for payment 10 weeks before yourdeparture along with any additional charges such as single supplement if applicable.

2) SPONSORSHIP FUNDEDThis is for anyone who wants to take on this challenge and will link it with fundraising asignificant sum of money for a charity of their choice. You would have to raise at least £900for 2019 via sponsorship and donations from friends, family and colleagues, and be confi-dent at the outset that you can achieve this total.

Pay the Registration Deposit and nominate a charity to fundraise for. All fundraising goesdirectly to your charity and providing that you raise at least £900, your charity will pay for thebalance of your trip costs to Action Challenge. That balance, paid by your charity, is £430(the same as if you were you were ‘Self Funded’) - the charity will retain at least £470 to helpfund their work.

3) MIXED FUNDEDA mix of the 2 options above! You pay about half the trip cost yourself, and also fundraise foryour charity. They pay the remaining balance of your trip costs. Ideal for anyone who wantsto take on the challenge and also fundraise for a charity, BUT is happy to pay a reasonableproportion of the trip cost themselves, which with your registration deposit, is set at a levelthat covers at least the costs of flights & accommodation; perfect for those who feel more atease asking for sponsorship in respect to the ‘challenge’ component of their trip.

Pay the Registration Deposit and nominate a charity to fundraise for. All fundraising goesdirectly to your charity and providing that you raise at least £550 for 2019, your charity willpay a portion of your trip cost to Action Challenge. That balance, paid by your charity, is£258. At the same time, you will be required to pay the remaining balance yourself, whichwill be a figure of £172 (these two amounts add up to the same as the ‘Self Funded’ finalbalance) - the charity will retain at least £292 to help fund their work.

To book on to this challenge, please visitour website; www.actionchallenge.com fora full list of prices and all available dates.

If you are a charity, business, school orprivate group with a minimum of 10 peopleand fancy your own bespoke trip, pleasecall us on +44(0)207 609 6695 or you cansend us an email toask@actionchallenge.com for moreinformation.

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