Marrakech Trip Overview
Day trip to Ourika valley from Marrakesh is one of the most popular Marrakesh day-trip, to follow the trails of the Berbers of Morocco and explore the Atlas Mountains, Berber villages, Weekly Berber markets, and hike to the western slopes of the High Atlas Mountains.
-Drive the scenic roads of the Ourika Valley in the Atlas Mountains
-See Berber villages and houses clinging to the side of hills
-Go to a locally-run argan oil women’s co-operative
-Visit a typical Berber market (Monday and Thursday only)
-Be amazed by the natural life at Setti Fatma waterfalls
-Ride a camel in Ourika Valley
Additional Info
* Duration: 7 to 9 hours
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Day trip to Ourika valley from Marrakesh is one of the most popular Marrakesh day-trip, to follow the trails of the Berbers of Morocco and explore the Atlas Mountains, Berber villages, Weekly Berber markets, and hike to the western slopes of the High Atlas Mountains.
-Drive the scenic roads of the Ourika Valley in the Atlas Mountains
-See Berber villages and houses clinging to the side of hills
-Go to a locally-run argan oil women’s co-operative
-Visit a typical Berber market (Monday and Thursday only)
-Be amazed by the natural life at Setti Fatma waterfalls
-Ride a camel in Ourika Valley
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ourika Valley, Ourika Morocco
Your full-day trip to Ourika Valley & Atlas Mountains will start at 09h00 AM with a drive across the Houz Plains, travel by your small group in a comfortable and air conditioned 4×4 vehicle or minivan with an experienced English speaking guide through the majestic Atlas Mountains. And stop at local ladies Argan oil cooperative to see how this liquid gold is extracted and some cosmetic fine products are made.
Enjoy an amazing Atlas mountains day trip from Marrakech to Ourika valley. At 60 km (37 miles) southeast of Marrakech, where the valley of Ourika runs through the Atlas Mountains, with its beautiful nature, amazing architecture, and welcoming Berber villages, Atlas mountains day trip will take you where your adventure will take place, there you will hike from the source of the river to the gates of Marrakech, passing by the waterfalls, witnessing the Barbary macaque in its
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Setti Fadma ( Setti Fatma & 7 Cascades), Sti Fadma 42472, Morocco
Hike to the waterfalls in the Ourika Valley. Take a 90-minute hike to see waterfalls
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tnine Ourika, Tnine Ourika, Souss-Massa
Ourika Valley day trip may give you the chance to see a weekly Berber Market ( every Monday), which is interesting for their rural life and trade. The Berber markets are always divided into sections of meat, produce, dry goods, clothes, stationary, barbers, animals, donkeys, used goods, and just about everything else you can imagine, all complete with the lurid colors and smells you’d expect of a weekly Berber market in a Berber village-like Ourika.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ourika River, Morocco
Once we arrive at Setti Fatma, where we will have our lunch and take a short walk along some of the pretty trails, climbing up rock carvings to the first waterfall. Alternatively, relax at one of the riverside cafés with a drink while you wait for the rest of the group to complete their trek.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Artisana, Ourika, Morocco
The village is renowned for its pottery, they make ceramics using traditional methods, hand-painted with ancestral motifs.
They provide the young people in the village with a profession and, in turn, preserve traditional skills.
Duration: 20 minutes
