History & landscape day trip
Over the Tizi n'Tichka pass to the Glaoui kasbah at Telouet, then down the Ounila valley on the old caravan road between earthen villages and red cliffs.
The old caravan roadPrice on request
We quote per group once we know your dates and number of trekkers.
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Contact our partnerships teamDuration
Full day from Marrakech
Group
Small group or private
Pickup
Hotel or riad pickup in Marrakech
Languages
English, French, Spanish, Berber, Arabic
Starts in
Marrakech
Booking type
Small group or private
Before the modern pass road was built, everything moving between Marrakech and the south went through Telouet and down the Ounila valley. The Glaoui family controlled that route from a kasbah at Telouet whose outer walls are collapsing while the painted reception rooms inside are still standing — one of the strangest and most memorable interiors in Morocco.
The day crosses the High Atlas on the Tizi n'Tichka pass, with the switchbacks and the viewpoints that go with it, then leaves the main road for Telouet. After the kasbah you follow the Ounila valley: a narrow, red-walled corridor of earthen villages, terraces and old caravanserai buildings, on the route that leads down towards Aït Ben Haddou.
It is a driving-and-walking day, not a hike. The walking is inside the kasbah and around the villages you stop at. What you get is the history of the pass in the landscape it happened in — and a road most day trips skip because the main highway is faster.
We do not publish driving times for the pass. Conditions on the Tichka vary with weather and roadworks, and we tell you the honest window for your date instead.
Morning
Pickup in Marrakech
Collection from your hotel or riad at the agreed window.
Climbing
Tizi n'Tichka pass
You cross the High Atlas on the pass road with stops at the viewpoints.
Off the main road
Telouet
You leave the highway for the old route and reach the Glaoui kasbah.
At the kasbah
Inside Telouet
A guided visit through the ruined outer structure to the painted reception rooms.
Midday
Lunch in the valley
A lunch stop in Telouet or the Ounila valley, paid locally.
Afternoon
Down the Ounila valley
The old caravan road between red cliffs, earthen villages and terraces.
Late afternoon
Return to Marrakech
Back over the pass to the city.
Longer trips are built around your dates, pace and group. Tell us what you have in mind and we answer personally with a plan and a clear price.
If this trip is part of a higher-end plan, our Luxury division builds the same routes around premium stays, private drivers and guides. See Toubkal Views Luxury
Plan your private tripIf you are interested in how the south was controlled and what a Glaoui kasbah actually looked like inside, yes. The painted rooms survive even though much of the outer building has collapsed.
Yes, on request. The Ounila valley road leads towards it. It makes the day considerably longer, so tell us when you enquire and we will be honest about the timing.
Only inside the kasbah and around the village stops. The day is mostly driving with short walks.
The Tizi n'Tichka is a paved mountain pass with many bends, then a smaller road towards Telouet and the valley.
Yes, a local guide at the kasbah, plus your driver for the day. Say if you want a full-day private guide as well and we quote it.
Yes — most travellers book this route privately. Tell us your group size for a quote.
This experience lasts full day from Marrakech. The experience runs from Marrakech.
Hotel or riad pickup in Marrakech.
Small group or private. This tour is available as small group or private.
Your guide or driver speaks English, French, Spanish, Berber, Arabic. Tell us your preferred language when you book and we confirm it before departure.
Included: Round-trip transport from Marrakech, Driver for the day, Local guide at Telouet kasbah, Bottled water. Not included: Personal expenses, souvenirs and extra drinks, Travel insurance, Gratuities for the team, Lunch, Entrance fees where they apply.
Bring: Comfortable walking shoes, Sun hat, sunglasses and sunscreen, A light layer for the drive back, Water and any medication you need during the day, Cash in dirhams for personal purchases, A warm layer for the pass, which is cold in winter.
Send your dates and hotel — we reply with availability and your pickup time.
Toubkal Views is run from Marrakech by a Moroccan team, not an overseas booking platform.
Your guide is from the region and knows the Agafay tracks, the Atlas valleys and the best light for photos.
Berber camps, mint tea, home-style tagine and music played by local musicians.
We collect you from your hotel or riad in Marrakech and bring you back at the end.
You talk to us directly before, during and after your trip — no call centre in between.
Tell us your dates, group and pace and we adapt the experience instead of selling a fixed package.
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