While the High Atlas mountains of Morocco are perhaps the best known of the great Moroccan mountain ranges, the areas on the south eastern flanks between the desert lies Jbel Sarhro and to the south west is the Anti-Atlas. All provide equally fascinating trekking opportunities in starkly beautiful, isolated yet very different environments. Among the peaks of the western High Atlas, tucked to the south of Marrakech, lies Jbel Toubkal – the highest mountain in North Africa – and approximately 50kms beyond lies the remote region of Jbel Sirwa, also known as Soura. This area of tortured volcanic rock formations, deep intimate gorges, alpine meadows, and timeless Berber villages, yields a life style and trekking opportunities not provided in the other areas – it offers a sense of wilderness. It covers an area of about 350km2 and effectively provides a link between the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas.
Trekking Jbel Sirwa requires a good degree of fitness, trekking experience and strong endurance as it is can be strenuous and you must contend with changes in climate and altitude. It is best trekked in spring and autumn, as summer can be scorching hot and winter snowbound/freezing.