Full day trip to Ourika valley and High Atlas
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Full day trip to Ourika valley and High Atlas
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Ages 0-99, max of 17 per group
Duration: 4–6 hours
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English, French
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- Driver/guide
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan or 4WD
- Entry/Admission - Ourika Valley
What's not included- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Pickup details
- We will pick up all travelers from their accommodations in Marrakech
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 70533P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 17 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 70533P1
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Itinerary
- 1Our Ourika valley day trip starts at 09am from your accommodation in Marrakech. After a short drive from Marrakech into the the Atlas Mountains. We will take the road along the valley of Ourika, then stop to see wonderful landscapes full of vibrant colours as we move through the hillsides. Our first stop will be in a traditional house of a Berber family who lives in the valley. The family will offer us tea and serve us their local breakfast which consists of bread, honey, butter and olive oil .The other stop is the Women argan oil cooperative ; The argan nut is unique to Morocco and Moroccans have long knew about the wonderful benefit of the oil extracted from this nut for eveyday use either in cooking or cosmetic. Later on we will continue our tour and visit to reach Setti Fatma, Highly appreciated for its beautiful 7 waterfalls, beautiful cliffs, green valleys. You will Walk around the valley to take photos of the views of green terraces, surrounding the Atlas mountains, hike with a local guide to the first waterfall. After the hike we go back for lunch in a nice restaurant with a beautiful view over the mountains, lunch will be composed of variety of Moroccan dishes (Vegetarians are welcome). Then we return to Marrakech around 05pm.
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- JohnF45380 contributionsDay tour to Ouarzazate and Ait BenhaddouWe were very lucky to have Abdul as our guide, informative, relaxed, friendly and a great sense of humour. The journey took us up through and over the Atlas Mountains, amazing scenery and in a very comfortable Land Cruiser. He picked a quiet restaurant with a panoramic view of Ait Benhaddou before handing us over to the Berber guide for a tour of the village which was definitely a highlight. Can’t recommend these guys enough. We had an added bonus of a different route back to visit a salt mine with the route having even more spectacular scenery.Written September 26, 2024
- gavinmS7801QO0 contributionsPrivate 2 day trip to Ouarzazate and surroundingsWe booked a driver for two days for a private return trip from Marrakech to Ouarzazarte and surroundings. Simo, our driver, was exceptional. Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and, perhaps most importantly, very patient and understanding. His expertise and professionalism certainly helped to make our trip to the places we wanted to see, Ouarzazate, Ait Benhaddou and Skoura amongst others, a most memorable trip We would certainly look to use Simo again the next time we are in Morocco!Written April 18, 2024
- KellyD40510 contributionsGreat tripGreat trip. Well organized and stayed in unique and special lodging. Abdelrani was a great guide and went out of his way to make sure our trip was easy and informative.Written January 6, 2024
- 426justiner0 contributionsDay trip to Atlas MountainsThis was an excellent tour. Abdelrani is a wonderful knowledgeable guide and knows the Berber family in the Atlas Mountains where you will have lunch which is an incredible spot with wonderful views. The walk to the waterfall was a lot of fun and we had a local guide for that part. Absolutely worth it, our best day in Morocco.Written January 4, 2024
- Flyer114667056240 contributionsEssaouria experienceSea-side Essaouira gives a very different feel from the traditional red-brown Morocco experiences we have at other places like Marrakech and Fes. Showing us the diversity of Morocco. With it's coastal waters, seagulls, city walls (featured as Astapor in Game of Thrones S3), hippie reputation, the place has a leisure charm as we roam the small town. Driver Abdelghani was safe and alert, shared abt Morocco when we asked him many questions and brought us to an argan oil products cooperative. We appreciate his friendly and professional service. شكرًا لك.Written December 10, 2023
- Flyer114667056240 contributionsMemorable Experience of Morocco desertThis is a memorable itinerary for us in Morocco. We were surrounded by the large, wide and brown landscape of Agafay as we oversee a dam, housing, did the camel rides on the terrain and have dinner. We had a close up experience seeing the remarkable strength of the 'boats of the desert' as we ride the camels. We then have Moroccan cuisine seeing the sun sets and surrounded by darkness and quiet in the desert. We appreciated our driver Abdelghani for his careful driving (especially in the night) and sharing much abt Morocco/Marrakech with us. Thank you much! شكرًا لكWritten December 10, 2023
- 680laiat0 contributionsReally good experience!It was really great, and the people were really gentle. I recomendable it a lot to go with your family and friends.Written September 17, 2023
- Pathfinder1129120 contributionsGreat adventure!Had a great adventure! Was collected at the location of my choice in a nice car, learned a LHR the history of Marrakesh on the way to the desert then had a great camel ride in the desert from a nomadic village. Highly recommend!Written September 5, 2023
- oulymar0 contributionsCalm and serenityA camel ride that left us with a beautiful memory. The kids also loved it. We enjoyed driving through the villages with Abdelghani, he is cultured, knows how to tell us about the history of his country. He is respectful, very nice with our children, and speaks French very well. Thank you for your friendly welcome. Meeting someone like you was a blessing for us. Benoit, Lise, Marylou and Arthur from France.Written April 19, 2023
- oulymar0 contributionsAuthenticity and beautyWe did a 2 hour ride with our 2 children aged 5 and 7. they were on a mule and we were walking alongside. The guide Wassim was very nice, he told us about his village, the mountains. Then we have lunch at the inhabitant. It was very authentic. Thank you Abdelghani for this discovery and for your professionalism. Benoit, Lise, Arthur and Marylou.Written April 19, 2023
- iljaa20230 contributionsSuperTop class experience if you have 1 day to go to the ocean, see argan trees and try local wine! 5/5, definitely recommend!Written January 2, 2023
- iljaa20230 contributionsTop classThe trip was absolutely perfect! Abdel came in time, he was extremely friendly, the car was very comfortable. The tour itself was one the best we had in Morocco. We will never forget our lunch in Berber village with the views over Atlas Mountains! 5/5 experience. Definitely recommend itWritten January 2, 2023
- U2420SQpaulab0 contributionsHighly recommendAbdel was an excellent, polite and informative guide, fantastic scenery, interesting stops and an absolutely delicious authentic lunch in a family home. WonderfulWritten December 27, 2022
- M6696PCchiarat0 contributionsDay in Essaouirawe spent a wonderful day in the town of Essaouira walking in the market and in the alleys of the city. We then had lunch on the waterfront in an excellent restaurant. Our guide, Isham, was also really professional and kind. I highly recommend this experience!Written December 7, 2022
- LSFKN0 contributionsGreat trip with an even greater guide!We spent the day with Hicham. He picked us up in Marrakech, showed us around the Atlas Mountains (Berber museum, lunch and waterfalls included) and organized a last minute trip to the desert including dinner for us. Overall, the trip was more than perfect. Hicham is a unbelievably funny and kind guy who enjoys showing his culture and country to visitors. We didn't have a boring minute on this trip and enjoyed every minute. Thank you, Hicham for the great day! We hope to see you again soon!Written December 6, 2022
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Christian B
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We have done several transfer tours between Marrakech and our villa outside the city. The driver was always on time and in a nice and safe car. We also did a full Day tour to Ourika Valley with driver and guide Abdul who was very service minded and told a lot of interesting stories and facts about what we saw. Very nice Tour...
Written February 17, 2019
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Tanja P
9 contributions
Apr 2018 • Friends
We've been at Marrakech for a week and thought going out and seeing more of this beautiful country would be good, so our Riad recommended Abdu. He picked us up at our Riad and drove with us to 3 Valleys in the Atlas Mountains. First stop was a traditional market, which we very much enjoyed. He knew the best stops for taking picutres and was very good in explaining and telling us more about Marocco and payed attention to our wishes (like a stop for buying water or for another bio break). We had this amazing lunch at a friends house, which we also very much enjoyed. We felt very safe with him driving around all day.
All in all it was for us a perfect day with a perfect driver. Thanks Abdu! Best regards from Germany, Tanja
All in all it was for us a perfect day with a perfect driver. Thanks Abdu! Best regards from Germany, Tanja
Written April 23, 2018
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Dear Tanja
We are so glad that you enjoyed your time Marrakechoutdoor ,witch it encourages us to do more to satisfy our gestes
Regardes Abdu
Written June 22, 2018
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Ludo g
5 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
Thank you very much, for this wonderful moment. Moving meeting and lunch at the home of a Berber family. Authentic
Written June 17, 2023
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Thank you so much for this grea Feedback
Written September 19, 2023
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Jezza
Wiltshire19 contributions
Wow!
What a wonderful day we had.
It started with a very friendly reception from our guide for the day, Abdul. Then we went into a pristine Mercedes people carrier.
Abdul is a Berber who knows the area very well.
He also knows the people very well. And, because we were with Abdul, we were greeted as friends - by his friends.
He showed us the mountains and took us along roads only a local would know.
He was very knowledgeable and spoke excellent English; giving us masses of information and answering all and every question we had.
It was a fantastic trip to the mountains made all the better by our polite and caring guide.
Thank you Abdul. Shukran jazeelan!
Ten out of ten!
What a wonderful day we had.
It started with a very friendly reception from our guide for the day, Abdul. Then we went into a pristine Mercedes people carrier.
Abdul is a Berber who knows the area very well.
He also knows the people very well. And, because we were with Abdul, we were greeted as friends - by his friends.
He showed us the mountains and took us along roads only a local would know.
He was very knowledgeable and spoke excellent English; giving us masses of information and answering all and every question we had.
It was a fantastic trip to the mountains made all the better by our polite and caring guide.
Thank you Abdul. Shukran jazeelan!
Ten out of ten!
Written December 2, 2018
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M. P.
1 contribution
Nov 2018 • Family
The tour with Abdel and Abdul was really amazing! We had a wonderful time in the Atlas mountains and visited some awesome secret viewing spots. And the trips into the Berber villages offered us a short experience of the real marocco. Thanks for that!
Written November 29, 2018
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fionaandbenny
Gosport43 contributions
Apr 2018 • Friends
After the hurley burley of the medina we decided to book a day trip to the mountains in the distance. A very nice guy called Abdu picked us up from the riad and off we went into the hectic traffic of marrakech, 20 minutes later we were out into the countryside, Abdu was very informative about everything we enquired about and with his english being perfect was very interesting, we asked about stopping for a snack and a coffee and Abdu took us to a very nice peaceful place. then up to the mountains to visit the berber home and to have a nice lunch at Richard Bransons place ,
All in all we had a great day out and the information we got from Abdu really helped with the rest of our holiday , things like :- if you want to go to the new Yves st laurent museum (highly recommend) and the jardin marjorelle garden go first thing (opens at 10.00) get a twin ticket from the museum as there is a much shorter queue and you bypass the large queue when you go to the gardens.
Abdu is a mine of useful information.
All in all we had a great day out and the information we got from Abdu really helped with the rest of our holiday , things like :- if you want to go to the new Yves st laurent museum (highly recommend) and the jardin marjorelle garden go first thing (opens at 10.00) get a twin ticket from the museum as there is a much shorter queue and you bypass the large queue when you go to the gardens.
Abdu is a mine of useful information.
Written April 23, 2018
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Dear Fiona &Benn
Thank you so much for taking your time and writing this nice feedback ,we are so glad that you enjoyed your time with Marrakechoutdoor,and we promise we will carry and satisfy our guests,looking forward to seeing again
Regardes abdu
Written June 21, 2018
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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