DAY TRIP WITH LOCAL GUIDE TO OURIKA VALLEY IN ATLAS MOUNTAINS

GUIDED EXCURSION TO OURIKA VALLEY:

IN EVERYDAY  ATLAS MOUNTAIN TRIP FROM MARRAKECH:
​Enjoy your day trip to Ourika valley at the Atlas mountains in a very comfortable 4x4 car. You will have several stops in order to discover the landscapes and the beautiful nature at the Valley. The trip ends at the Siti Fatma point where you will have a break for meal or tea before carrying on on foot to climb the mountain toward the waterfall.

Traditional Markets

The most popular markets in the area are: The Ourika Market (on Mondays) and the Aghbalou Market (Thursdays). If you get to the region through the mountains, you can also visit the markets in Tahanaout (Tuesdays) and in Asni (Saturdays) there are also interesting bazaars.​

Ourika Valley Waterfalls: 

If you like the countryside and hiking this will be your favourite part of the trip. Getting to the first waterfall is relatively easy, but to get to the other six you’ll need proper shoes and be able to scale. If the day is warm enough you can go for a swim in the Ourika river.

Traditional Berber house:

In theory this visit is to allow visitors to see the traditional Berber way of life and a typical family house. However, once you get there you will see that this experience has become, like in so many, a staging for tourists. Normally the father of the family will welcome you into his house.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPECT:

The valley of Ourika in the Atlas Mountains is a beautiful site to visit offering the calm and a real place for recreation . During this trip you will be seeing a lot of green flourish spaces and water running along the village of Ourika. Different  traditional craft and skills as well as the women Argan oil cooperatives  . This excursion then takes you to the Siti Fatma little village where plenty of restaurants and cafes preparing different dishes for visitors. After a meal you can climb the mountain towards the waterfall of Siti Fatma a very beautiful walking trek through different craft shops. You will enjoy a very recent comfortable 4x4 car and the trip can be started from many different departure times. Your driver will help you to visit the most important thing in the Valley and will be happy to answer your questions.

DEPARTURE & RETURN: 

• Your hotel or riad in Marrakech at 9 am. Return to the requested place / hotel.

included

• transport from marrakech and back
  
• qualified mountain guide
• lunch

not included

• drinks
• tips