Atlas Mountains Tours and Trips

Having booked somewhat last minute, we were anxious approaching our first multi day trek, mostly about our fitness (particularly for me as an energetic 57 year old weekend walker without any training regime), but also about travelling with strangers for 8 days. We need not have been. It was hugely challenging, especially with the unseasonably hot weather (34-36C), but the demanding ascents/descents and long days were achievable and gave us a huge sense of achievement at the end of each day. Campsites were amazing, from dusty village to green (but mostly dry) oasis and awe-inspiring mountain plateau. We barely saw a soul during the days and only small numbers of villagers at night. Seeing the little group of green tents already set up below us as we made our final descent of the day and knowing that the wonderful Exodus team would have a absolutely delicious dinner on, a brew and biscuits (or sometimes pancakes straight from the pan) on arrival was a fantastic reward at the end of each day’s walking. It was a real privilege to be looked after by such experienced, dedicated and kind people - and a hardworking mule. We always felt safe and our guide Mohamed ensured that the pace was regulated to push us onwards, but give decent rests. Lunch was a welcome reward each day, and quite extraordinary given the environment to have a hot dish and a beautiful spread of salads and fresh bread with mint tea. Shade was our one issue during the day, this is a dry landscape that is suffering as a result of climate change. But our team always found lunchtime shade and encouraged us to lie down and rest on carpets after we had eaten our meal! Our group were great, lots of different characters and ages, from multiple countries, travelling as couples, friends or individuals; everyone looked out for each other and the conversation was endless and enriching. We felt exceptionally lucky to have made our last minute decision - it was 100% one of our best ever trips.

We took a 10 days trip from Marrakesh to Fes, through Ourzazat and Merzuga desert. Our driver was Mokhtar. We had wonderful time. mokhtar is a very skilled and friendly driver, knowing a lot about every region of Moroco. He knows good photo spots as well. The hotel we stayed in Ourzazat was boutique and very relaxing. The second night we stayed in a luxury camp at the desert, which was above the expectations. A great experience to see a lot of Morocco in relatively short time - I highly recommend Top Desert Tours and Mohamed! Such a variety of experiences and learnt a lot about the country, culture, landscapes, people. Thank you Mokhtar!

Thank you very much, Moktar and Elhoussine 🤝🤝🤝. Our Morocco trip was perfectly organized, and every destination we visited was absolutely marvellous. We had a fantastic time and thoroughly enjoyed the stunning landscapes, vibrant culture, and all the activities throughout the journey. The route we followed was ideal - truly a wonderful road trip through northern Morocco 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦. Moktar is an outstanding chauffeur 🚙🚙🚙 and guide. He handled every part of the journey with professionalism and care, and we always felt completely safe with him. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were comfortably settled at each destinations before taking any rest himself. He was extremely cautious on the road, which is needed as we travelled exclusively by road of over 2000km throughout the entire trip. We deeply appreciate his dedication, explanation, warm hospitality and patience 🫶🫶🫶🤝🤝🤝🙏🙏🙏🙂🙂🙂. Elhoussine is incredibly responsive and efficient. Throughout the entire booking process, he replied with such lightning ⚡️⚡️⚡️ speed that I genuinely began to suspect 🤨🤨🤨 his company was using AI to handle all Q&A - his responses were just too fast and accurate to seem real! It wasn’t until we finally spoke on the phone that I realized I had been too judgmental. To my great delight, Elhoussine personally appeared at our riad on the day of our Marrakech city tour. Energetic and knowledgeable, he’s a truly impressive young gentleman, and I was thrilled to meet him in person 😁😁😁. Wishing you both a joyful festive season in the coming days, and a happy, healthy, and successful year ahead!

I booked the 10-day Sahara tour starting in Casablanca with lhoussin and his brother Mokhtar. It was so amazing diving in the Moroccan history and the culture this diversity create an unforgettable memories We met Ihoussin as he was our walking tour guide in Marrakech. We were lucky to have Mokhtar as our driver and guide. He was very informative about all of the stops along the way, attentive to our needs and just an all around good person to spend 10 days with. If you've ever wanted to see the Sahara, this is the group to work with.

Under the expert leadership of our guide, Ibrahim, we hiked through the stark beauty of the rocky Anti Atlas Mountains where we encountered only the inhabitants of remote villages.

This was one of my favourite treks . We saw absolutely no other tourists on this trek . In the villages , the local people were so friendly . We managed to converse in pigeon french and were shown the local toad pond by some little boys in one village , had mint tea in a villagers home in another and were dressed as brides in another village . Everyone was so hospitable .