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Rise to the Challenge with Fresh … Climb North Africa’s highest summit in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco
January 21, 2019 @ 1:29 pm
Take part in an experience never to be forgotten. Fresh are organising the ultimate Fresh Air Outdoor Session – climbing Mount Toubkal (4167m) in Morocco.
When: 11th to 18th July 2019
Cost: £850 (deposit payable by 31st January, see below)
Want to join us? Let us tell you a little bit more about Mount Toubkal …..
Itinerary:
Day 1 – Fly to Marrakech
Day 2 – Explore Marrakech – transfer to the Atlas Mountains
Day 3 – Acclimatisation day in the Imil Valley
Day 4 – Trek through the valleys to Neltner Refuge (3207m)
Day 5 – Summit Attempt on Mount Toubkal (4167m)
Day 6 – Ascent of Ouanoukrim (4089m)
Day 7 – Descend and transfer to Marrakech
Day 8 – Fly back from Marrakech
What’s included:
- An experienced professional local leader
- Airport transfers (on first and last day of itinerary)
- All land transport involved in the itinerary
- Accommodation as described
- All meals including food on trek
- On trek equipment (excluding personal equipment)
What’s not included:
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees (if applicable)
- Tips for local staff
- Miscellaneous expenses – drinks and souvenirs, etc.
Further Information:
Booking and Payments: To reserve your place please email gary@trainfresh.co.uk. Each person will need to pay a deposit of £400 due no later than Thursday 31st January 2019 (this is to cover the cost of flights and transfers). Payment can be made by cheque or BACS (credit/debit cards cannot be accepted.
Please make cheques payable to VERVE FITNESS LTD
Direct transfer: Bank HSBC, Sort Code 40-46-22, Account No. 51517813
Please note, this trip requires a minimum of 15 people to run. If the required number is not met, you will be notified on or around Monday 4th February 2019 and your full deposit will be returned to you.
Dietary requirements: A limited choice is available for vegetarians. However, due to the nature of the trip, we cannot provide special diets and you may have to supplement your diet with food/snacks from home. Whilst trekking, the food is a mixture of local and Western, all purchased locally and cooked for us by our trek cooks. Breakfasts are continental style, with tea and coffee, muesli, bread, jam, honey and soft cheese. A morning snack is also provided and this usually consists of a type of Moroccan “trail mix” with dried figs and dates, peanuts, sugar coated peanuts and other nuts. Lunch usually starts with the Berber speciality of mint tea, followed by a buffet of rice, pasta or couscous, with a freshly prepared salad – onion, tomatoes, green peppers, grated carrot, green-beans, with tinned sweetcorn or peas added. Hard and soft cheeses, tinned fish, olives, biscuits and bread are also on the lunchtime menu. Dinner starts off with soup and bread. The main course is usually rice, pasta, couscous, spaghetti or chips, with a vegetable stew (or tagine) consisting of some of the following – onion, potato, carrot, green pepper, zucchini, turnip, parsnip, green beans, and peas. There will be some meat (usually chicken, lamb or beef), however meat is not prominent in the menu. All dishes come with traditional sauces which are rarely (spicy) hot. There is the usual range of hot drinks.
Water: it is not recommended to drink untreated water from the taps. You should take purification tablets or a filter bottle (such as a Water-To-Go-bottle) to treat your water. We do not encourage the purchasing of single use plastic bottles.
YOU SHOULD BRING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
- Hiking boots
- Trainers or sandals for camp
- Socks
- Underwear
- Trekking trousers
- Lightweight waterproof over-trousers
- Short
- Thermal base layers
- T-shirts
- Fleece jacket or warm jumper
- Lightweight waterproof jacket
- Sunhat / Warm hat
- Sunglasses
- Lightweight thermal or fleece gloves
- Daypack 30 litres
- Headtorch and spare batteries
- Sun protection (including total bloc for lips, nose etc.)
- Water bottles 1 Litre (x2) (we encourage re-filling water bottles rather than single use plastic)
- Sleeping bag (comfort rated -5°C)*
- Antibacterial handwash
- Washbag and toiletries
- Small towel
- Water purification tablets
- Small padlock (to lock your kit bag)
- Basic First Aid Kit including: Antiseptic cream, throat lozenges, diarrhoea treatment (Imodium), painkillers, plasters and blister treatment, Insect repellent, and re-hydration salts (Dioralite).
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE OPTIONAL:
- Sleeping bag liner
- Thermarest (please note that foam mattresses are provided)
- Trekking poles (recommended)
- Camera
- Travel clothes
- Toilet roll
- Pen-knife (note: always pack sharp objects in hold baggage)
- Repair kit – (eg. needle, thread, duct tape)
- Reusable cloth bag for shopping (to avoid plastic bags)
Visa Morocco: UK and USA passport holders do not require a visa for short stays.
Severe Allergies: If you have a severe allergy we will do what we can to help, but we cannot guarantee an allergy free environment. You will need to carry your own treatment for the allergy with you, as ‘epi-pens’ and similar are not carried as standard first aid kit. You should inform your leader on arrival of your allergy, and let them know where you keep your ‘epi-pen’.
You should contact your doctor or travel clinic to check whether you require any specific vaccinations or other preventive measures. You should be up to date with routine courses and boosters as recommended in the UK e.g. diphtheria-tetanus-polio and measles-mumps-rubella, along with hepatitis A and typhoid.
Your safety and security is the most important aspect of the trip. Our tour operator would not run any trip that they did not consider reasonably safe. Should the FCO advise against travel for any reason, we will contact everyone booked to travel to discuss the situation.
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Friday6.30 am - 8.00pm
Saturday8.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Telephone: 01932 225 953 . Email: info@trainfresh.com