Marrakech Trip Overview
This tour excursion to the Atlas mountains and Berber villages from Marrakech is a highlight multi activities day trip to explore the unique Berber culture and atlas mountains lifestyle, guided by your local mountain tour guide. After picking you up from your accommodation in Marrakech, your professional local guide will take you in adventure to discover the hidden secrets of Berber lifestyle while enjoying a cup of mint tea. These locals occupied Northern Africa for 4000 years BC.
To Experience :
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
Additional Info
* Duration: 7 to 8 hours
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
This tour excursion to the Atlas mountains and Berber villages from Marrakech is a highlight multi activities day trip to explore the unique Berber culture and atlas mountains lifestyle, guided by your local mountain tour guide. After picking you up from your accommodation in Marrakech, your professional local guide will take you in adventure to discover the hidden secrets of Berber lifestyle while enjoying a cup of mint tea. These locals occupied Northern Africa for 4000 years BC.
To Experience :
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
Itinerary
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Pass By: Ourika, Ourika, Marrakech-Safi
Join us in one of the most popular trips from Marrakech to explore the Ourika Valley in the High Atlas Mountains on a full-day sightseeing tour from Marrakesh. See traditional Berber homes, and visit a women’s argan oil co-operative. Refresh yourself by stunning waterfalls, and stop at roadside souks.
This Trip Starts every day at 09h45 A.M from your accommodation and comes back around 5 P.M.
Pass By: Ourika Valley, Ourika Morocco
Experience the beauty of the Ourika Valley up-close on this full-day scenic tour from Marrakesh, and escape the hustle and bustle of the city for the day.
The Ourika Valley is the closest day trip from Marrakesh, start every day at 9h45 AM.
Drive towards the Atlas Mountains, taking in the beautiful landscape of green meadows and authentic 16th and 17th-century Berber villages. If you take your tour on a Monday, you can even stop at a roadside souk.
See fruit orchards, vegetable terraces, and villages clinging to the side of hills. Marvel at the labor undertaken by the Berbers who hoisted materials to construct small houses up mountainsides, and work the terraces in a hostile environment.
Continue along the valley of palm trees, following the Ourika River. Fruit trees, tiny hamlets, riverside restaurants, and the summer homes of the wealthy will keep you occupied. Go to Setti Fatma to feel the refreshing waters.
Feel the spray on your face as you cool down from the African heat, along with the locals of Marrakech who have made it their favorite weekend retreat.
