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Voykit pocket guide · Morocco
Ikkiss
Skip Ikkiss as a destination unless you're a fit hiker on a multi-day High Atlas trek: it's a 4-hour walk from Imlil with no accommodation and no shops.
Ikkiss is a tiny High Atlas village at 2,000 m, reachable only on foot or by an infrequent truck. It has no guesthouse, no café and no road to the valley floor. Its reason to visit is the walk itself — crossing the Tizi n'Tamatert pass from Imlil — and the terraced fields and mountain views. Most travellers pass through on the way to Tacheddirt or back to Imlil.
- Country
- Morocco
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Avoid
- Dec–Feb (snow on the pass), Jul–Aug (hot for the climb)
- Stay
- 0 nights
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- MAD
- Money
- Currency is the Moroccan dirham (MAD). Hotels, larger restaurants and chain shops take cards; souks, taxis, small cafés, guides and tips are cash.
- Daily spend
- Budget MAD 200–400 (hike from Imlil, no overnight) · Mid MAD 400–700 (day hike with packed lunch) (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- Maroc Telecom, Orange and inwi sell tourist SIMs at airports and shops with a passport; 20–50 GB costs about MAD 100–200.
- Emergency
- Police 19 · Gendarmerie 177 · Ambulance and fire 15 · From a mobile 112
- Plugs
- Types C, E · 220 V · 50 Hz · European round-pin plugs; bring an adapter for UK or US devices.
- Tipping
- Café: Round up or leave MAD 2–5.; Restaurant: 5–10%.; Porter or bag carrier: MAD 10–20.; Guide, full day: MAD 100–200.; Desert camp staff and driver: MAD 100–200 per day shared.
- Water
- Tap water is treated in cities but most visitors drink bottled; carry water in the south.
- Toilets
- Western toilets in hotels and restaurants; squat toilets in older cafés and on the road. Carry tissue and MAD 2–5 for attendants.
Get in
By air
- RAK · Marrakech Menara
- About 2 h by car to Imlil, then a 4-hour hike to Ikkiss
Typical fares
- Grand taxi Imlil → Asni
- about MAD 30–50 per person, 30 min (check)
- Grand taxi Asni → Marrakech
- about MAD 40–60 per person, 1.5 h (check)
Show 7 more sections and the pocket cardHideGet around, See and do, Sleep, Phrase card, Etiquette, safety and scams, One and two days, Sources, Pocket card
Get around
On foot only. The village has a rough track but no vehicle for hire. Paths connect Ikkiss to Imlil, Tacheddirt and Asni.
See and do
Known for
- High Atlas mountain views
- Terraced fields
- Tizi n'Tamatert pass hike
- Remote Berber village life
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Imlil | Hike over Tizi n'Tamatert pass, about 4 hours | 4 h |
| Tacheddirt | Hike east on the valley path, about 2–3 hours | 2.5 h |
| Asni | Hike west down the valley and over a pass, then a river crossing to the road; about 5–6 hours | 5.5 h |
Sleep
- Imlil
- The nearest base with guesthouses and cafés; 4-hour walk from Ikkiss.
- Tacheddirt
- A refuge and a few guesthouses; 2–3-hour walk east from Ikkiss.
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Hello | السلام عليكمas-salamu alaykum |
| Thank you | شكراًshukran |
| How much? | بشحال؟bsh7al? |
| I don't understand | ما فهمتma fhemt |
| Water | الماءlma |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: 'Salam alaykum' and a handshake; hand on heart after; avoid: Offering a hand to a woman first unless she does
- Eating: Right hand, bread as your spoon; avoid: Refusing all food at a home
- Bargaining: Smile, take your time, walk away kindly; avoid: Naming a price you will not pay
- Dress: Shoulders and knees covered in medinas and villages; avoid: Beachwear away from the beach
- Photos: Ask and accept no; avoid: Photographing women or children without consent
- Ramadan: Eat discreetly indoors in daytime; avoid: Snacking on the street
Scams and watch-outs
- No accommodation, no shop, no café: carry all food and water, and plan to sleep in Imlil or Tacheddirt.
- The track from Imlil is a mountain pass (Tizi n'Tamatert) at about 2,300 m; snow can block it in winter.
- Flooding can wash out the track; check conditions in Imlil before setting out.
- No phone signal in parts of the valley.
The main risks are the mountain pass (snow, steep drops) and lack of services. Carry a map, water and a phone with offline GPS. No official rescue service in the valley; the gendarmerie in Asni is the nearest.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Ikkiss yet. Suggested stay: 0 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- High Atlas mountain views
- Terraced fields
- Tizi n'Tamatert pass hike
- Remote Berber village life
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Wikivoyage: Ikkiss, revision 5311133 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5311133
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Printed from Voykit (/ikkiss). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.