{"id":84,"date":"2026-08-11T03:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/?touriza_city=marrakesh-atlas"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:19:38","slug":"marrakesh-atlas","status":"publish","type":"touriza_city","link":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/?touriza_city=marrakesh-atlas","title":{"rendered":"Marrakesh Atlas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why go<\/h2>\n<p>Imlil is not a city but it functions as one for walkers: a road head at 1,740m where the tarmac stops, the mules start, and the Toubkal massif rises directly behind the village.<\/p>\n<h2>Five things to do<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"rule-list\">\n<li>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px\"><span class=\"n\">01<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Toubkal in two days<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\" style=\"margin-top:4px\">Refuge overnight, summit at dawn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px\"><span class=\"n\">02<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>A mule-supported valley trek<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\" style=\"margin-top:4px\">Three days, village to village.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px\"><span class=\"n\">03<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Tuesday souk at Asni<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\" style=\"margin-top:4px\">Livestock, mint, and no souvenirs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px\"><span class=\"n\">04<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Tamatert pass<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\" style=\"margin-top:4px\">A half-day walk with the whole range in view.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px\"><span class=\"n\">05<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Tea with a g\u00eete family<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\" style=\"margin-top:4px\">Usually the best meal of the trip.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Neighbourhoods<\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid g2\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h4 style=\"border:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:6px\">Imlil<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\">Guides, g\u00eetes and the last shop before the mountain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h4 style=\"border:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:6px\">Aroumd<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\">A terraced village twenty minutes&#39; walk up-valley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h4 style=\"border:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:6px\">Ouirgane<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\">Lower, warmer, good for a soft landing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h4 style=\"border:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:6px\">A\u00eft Bouguemez<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\">The &#39;happy valley&#39;, a long drive east and worth it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Getting around<\/h2>\n<p>Buy the transport card on arrival \u2014 every city on this list has one, and it is cheaper than single fares within about four journeys. Walking covers more than the map suggests: most of the districts above are within thirty minutes of each other on foot.<\/p>\n<p>Taxis and ride apps are worth it late at night and when you are carrying luggage. Everything else is faster on the metro, the tram or the ferry, in that order.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to eat<\/h2>\n<p>The rule that holds in Marrakesh Atlas is the rule that holds everywhere: eat at the busy place, at the hour the locals eat, and order the thing the kitchen makes most of. Reserve for dinner in the districts above; lunch rarely needs it.<\/p>\n<h2>Two days here<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Morning: Toubkal in two days<\/li>\n<li>Afternoon: walk Imlil<\/li>\n<li>Evening: Tuesday souk at Asni<\/li>\n<li>Day two: Tea with a g\u00eete family<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Base camp for the High Atlas, an hour from the medina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"touriza_continent":[4],"touriza_theme":[],"class_list":["post-84","touriza_city","type-touriza_city","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","touriza_continent-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/touriza_city\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/touriza_city"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/touriza_city"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/touriza_city\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/touriza_city\/84\/revisions\/215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"touriza_continent","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftouriza_continent&post=84"},{"taxonomy":"touriza_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftouriza_theme&post=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}