Marrakech Trip Overview
This Tour is considered as a travel to the country of Atlas Mountains, start a great adventure in the amazing Atlas on a comfortable 4×4 or van along with your small group. The way to the Atlas is full of fantastic views which present the variety of colors and architecture, an amazing way till the Ourika valley where you’ll end your trip, before coming back to Marrakech. The tour is one of the best ways to relax after the agitation of the souks and the Jemaa el fna square.
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* Duration: 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 is considered as a travel to the country of Atlas Mountains, start a great adventure in the amazing Atlas on a comfortable 4×4 or van along with your small group. The way to the Atlas is full of fantastic views which present the variety of colors and architecture, an amazing way till the Ourika valley where you’ll end your trip, before coming back to Marrakech. The tour is one of the best ways to relax after the agitation of the souks and the Jemaa el fna square.
You will be picked up looking to start a great adventure in the amazing Atlas mountains via a comfortable 4×4 along with your small group. You will admire the towering peaks covered with snow during your journey until the Ourika valley. The waterfalls of this valley are a beautiful counterpoint to the surrounding landscape. You will continue up to a local women’s cooperative to attend to the operation of argan oil extraction (famous Moroccan oil) and to visit a Bio-Aromatic garden full of decorative and medicinal plants.
The second step of this trip will be the Asni valley. You will follow an isolated mountain path of an altitude of 5900ft (1800m), passing through traditional Berber villages with earth and stone houses. Then, you’ll head for Ouirgane Asni valley, which is located almost at the foot of Mount Toubkal, the highest point in North Africa at 13,671ft (4167m). In the valley, a succession of traditional Berber villages perched high in the Atlas Mountains. Marvel at Mount Toubkal, Prepare your devices to take pictures acres of apple, walnut, peach and almond trees of Asni valley. If your visit coincides with Saturday you could visit the souk of the village, the meeting place of people from the neighboring villages to source material necessities.
Continue to Valley Ourigane a very nice and typical Valley High Atlas, stop for a typical lunch in a charming setting Ouirgane.
After lunch you will continue your trip to the Imlil valley. Hike for an hour and a half to the Kasbah before continuing on to Asni, stopping at the edge of Lake Takerkoust before returning to Marrakech in the late afternoon.
This one-day trip to the High Atlas will make you live the countryside with its green valleys and explore the Berber way of life away from the traffic of the city.
