High Atlas Mountains and Agafay Desert Day Trip from Marrakech
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20 Ratings
Marrakech
Amazing day trip from Marrakech on an excursion that takes you through 3 different High Atlas valleys in the High Atlas Mountains. Enjoy your lunch at the top of the village mixed with a trek through High Atlas villages and admire stunning mountain scenery.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Marrakech - After meeting you in Marrakech, we’ll head southeast to the majesty of the High Atlas Mountains. We will stop to take a photo of the oldest Berber village in the Tahanout region, then visit the Berber women’s cooperative. The third stage will take part in Asni to photograph it and the summit of the oukaimden before reaching Imlil.
Once arrived at the village of Imlil, we will start our walk through the Berber villages and learn about their culture and the Berber way of life.
We will also visit a waterfall in the middle of nowhere. The hike will be gentle and the view is breathtaking, amazing and beautiful.
Lunch will be prepared by our family in a traditional house.
Then we will head to the kik plateau, where we will enjoy a cup of tea while enjoying the view of this incredible desert plateau, agafay and the takarkoust dam, looking at everything at once
The last activity we will do is ride a camel before taking our car to drive to Marrakech. Around 5:30 p.m.
- Asni - Visit the weekly Berber Market and take pictures of the Valleys, and Ski Resort
- High Atlas Mountains - Discover the majestic high Atlas mountains, and enjoy the amazing landscapes of different valleys.
- Imlil - Explore Imlil village and walk through the Berber villages to discover their culture and lifestyle.
- Plateau du Kik - stop to take photos and drink fresh mint tea with a Berber family
- Agafay - Explore the Agafay Stone Desert and Lake Lalla Takarkoust with a camel ride experience before returning to Marrakech
What's Included
- Bottled water included for hydration
- Complimentary breakfast to start your day
- Comfortable travel with in-vehicle air conditioning
- Unique camel ride experience
- No extra costs with all fees and/or taxes covered
- Knowledgeable tour guide to enrich your journey
What's Not Included
- Local lunch: EUR 6
- Gratuities
Location
Argana
Znikat Rahba
Hotel pickup and drop-off offered and we also offer meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Lukemohammed_c
Jan 29, 2024
Beautiful experience - The tour was well organised and a great experience! The drive was comfortable and the hosts spoke great english, namely Ayoub! The day really made this visit to morocco special and was great value for money! Highly reccomended *****
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Carol_n
Apr 26, 2023
Fantastic day with Annas - Our family of 5 enjoyed the day a lot and we highly recommend it. Annas is an excellent guide - informative and a very nice person. We went to the Imlil valley and hiked up to a beautiful waterfall. The hike is straight up in some places and you go over somewhat rudimentary but safe foot bridges (only a couple of steps long) so bring sturdy walking shoes that might get wet. The waterfall was fantastic! Then, we hiked back a different way and climbed steps to a very cool restaurant high up in the mountains with freshly made tangible and a delicious salad. We hiked down and then they drove us to the Agafay dessert for a camel ride. We pulled over a couple of places along the way to enjoy the scenery and for photos. Annas also kindly took us through a Berber market which was interesting to see and felt very comfortable with him as our guide. We highly recommend a tour w Annas - what a terrific guide and person he is! Also the driver was excellent - we felt very safe as he carefully navigated the windy mountain roads. Truly this was amazing driving!
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Daniloh611
Nov 21, 2022
Excelent - Wonderful day accompanied by Karin and led by ibrahim, an affordable enriching experience ideal for introducing yourself to the local culture in good company and enjoying an experience for the senses.
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Carolle
Nov 8, 2022
Best day of our trip to Morocco - Best day of our entire trip. Mohammed took care of us with grace, humour and charm. Logistics were flawless. Masterful coordination of so many amazing activities culminating with the sunset over the Agafay desert. Camel rides were the highlight. Best investment of the trip to Morocco.
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Joanneq2018
Oct 7, 2022
Amazing experience with a great guide Mohamed - The trip was amazing from start to finish. We started with a stop at a women cooperative. We got to taste their products in a berber breakfast. The Moroccan Nutella was my favourite. We then went in to start our hike through the Atlas Mountains to a waterfall which was beautiful and very scenic followed by a berber lunch in Mohamed’s family home.(excellent lunch). Our last stop was a camel trek in the dessert another great experience we got to dress up in traditional clothes. Our guide Mohamed et Ali was very helpful a really nice guy he told us all about the culture. I would really recommend booking with this guy.
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Martin
Oct 7, 2022
Amazing Activity Packed Adventure - This was an astounding trip, the best we've(my sister and I ) had while here in Marrakesh . Mohammed was super friendly guide and everything went without a hitch . We had a lovely/gentle hike in the High Atlas mountains to a waterfall and a lunch afterwards in Mohameds family home which exceeded our expectations- the food was nicer than you would get in a restaurant! The next leg involved camel riding which was super fun as we were dressed up in Arab attire. The people leading us were very kind in constantly offering to take videos/pictures from all conceivable angles :) We also went to the Agafay desert plateu to top it off with some amazing views. It was incredible value for money , I still can't understand how they managed to pay for all of yhe activities given the cost. Would highly recommend!
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Lenitravels94
Sep 24, 2022
A day in the mountains - A great day spend in the mountains with a delicious lunch at Mohamed’s family home! Would definitely recommend.
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Connector33893568169
May 20, 2022
Fully recommend it! - It was amazing! Great guy, the guide. Quality information, no time wasted, a lot of different experiences: hiking through berber villages with the chance of seeing their lifestyle, argan oil in the making, waterfall, desert, camel ride, great lunch with impressive view. A perfect day!
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Nedo_atc
Nov 1, 2021
Unforgettable experience in Imlil - I'm very grateful to this family for organising my comfortable stay at Imlil, delicious local food and providing useful information about my upcoming trekking in the mountains. Would definitely recommend
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Labradorranger
Nov 15, 2022
Wonderful Day Tour (Honest Review) - It was a Awesome Day with lots of beautiful scenery to take in. You Can't beat the price. Mohamed was a wonderful guide. He brought us to his home over looking the Atlas Mountains for Moroccan Tagine and Chocolate Cake. The Hike was scenic but a little congested at the waterfall, the area jamed with many tourist, maybe because it was a Sunday. The Camel Ride was a pretty chill experience, we got to dress traditional gowns for photo's, and was about a half hour long. And to top it off we got to see the Sunset over the Sarah. This tour is a very good value, Highly Recommend!
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