Eight days, two objectives: the highest summit in North Africa and the dunes of Erg Chebbi. Here is what a set-date departure actually costs, how it compares with booking the parts separately, and why the seat price does not change with group size.
Two objectives that most people treat as separate trips: Jbel Toubkal at 4,167 m, and the sand sea at Erg Chebbi. This is what putting them in one eight-day route costs, and where the money goes.
The headline number
€1,067 per person, on the 2027 set departures, down from a list price of €1,105.
That is a flat seat price. It does not fall if you bring friends and it does not rise if you come alone, which is the opposite of how almost every other trip in Morocco is priced -- including ours.
Why the price does not move with group size
On a private tour the guide, the vehicle and the driver are a fixed cost divided among whoever books. One person pays for all of it; six people split it six ways. That is why our 4-day Toubkal trek runs from €845 solo down to €338 each at six people.
A set departure inverts that. The trip runs on its published date whether four people or fourteen have booked, so the seat price is flat and what varies is availability. For a solo traveller this is straightforwardly better value; for a group of six it is worth comparing against the private version.
What it costs to book the same ground separately
Taken from our own catalogue, at the solo rate:
| Component | Comparable tour | Solo price |
|---|---|---|
| Toubkal summit | 4-day Toubkal trek at €845 solo | €845 |
| Sahara / Erg Chebbi | 3-day private Sahara tour | €690 |
| Marrakech medina | Guided cultural tour | €73 |
| Total | €1,608 |
The combined trip is €1,067 for the same ground. The saving is not a discount -- it is what disappears when three separate trips become one route: two sets of return transfers from Marrakech, two extra guiding days, and the empty vehicle days between them.
What is included
- All airport transfers, arrival and departure
- Seven nights: riad, gite, mountain refuge and desert camp
- Half board throughout, and all meals during the trek
- Licensed mountain guide for the whole trip
- Mules on the mountain, camels at Erg Chebbi
- National park fees
What is not, and why
- Dinner in Marrakech on the two riad nights. This is deliberate. The medina has more places worth eating in than any itinerary should choose for you, and a fixed hotel dinner is the worst possible way to eat in that city. Budget 100-250 MAD.
- Travel insurance. Mandatory, and yours to arrange, because cover for trekking above 4,000 m varies enormously between policies and we would rather you read yours than trust ours.
- Tips. 150-200 MAD a day for the guide, 70-100 MAD for the muleteers, from the group, cash at the end.
The departures
Five dates, March and April 2027, 14 seats each. The March departures are winter conditions on the summit -- see climbing Toubkal in March before choosing, because the mountain in early March and the same mountain in mid-April are meaningfully different propositions.
The short version
€1,067 buys eight days, two of Morocco's landmark objectives, one guide and one continuous route. Booking the same ground as separate trips costs around €1,608. The seat price does not change with group size, which makes it unusually good value for solo travellers and worth comparing carefully if you are a group of six.
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Trips that go here
Guided by the team who wrote this guide.
8-Day Morocco Highlights: Toubkal Summit and Sahara Desert
- Summit Jbel Toubkal at 4,167 m -- the highest peak in North Africa
- Sleep at the Toubkal refuge (3,207 m) and at Gite Panorama in Imlil
- Ait Ben Haddou, the UNESCO-listed earthen kasbah on the old caravan road
€1,067 / person

Toubkal & Sahara from Marrakech — 5-Day Mountain-to-Desert Tour
- Summit Jbel Toubkal (4,167 m) — the highest peak in North Africa
- Sunrise from the roof of North Africa, then breakfast back at the refuge
- Cross the Tizi n'Tichka pass and the UNESCO kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou
€372 / person for 14+
4-Day Toubkal Summit Trek from Marrakech
- Summit Jbel Toubkal at 4,167 m — highest peak in North Africa
- Sleep in traditional Berber mountain refuges at 3,207 m
- Start in the trailhead village of Imlil, deep in the Atlas
€338 / person for 6+
