Atlas Mountains Exploration: Traditional Berber Life and Scenic Landscapes with Local Cuisine
5.0
28 Ratings
Ourika

Embark on an unforgettable journey through the Atlas Mountains, immersing yourself in traditional Berber life, breathtaking landscapes, and mouthwatering local cuisine. Explore the Berber market, visit Setti Fatma waterfalls, and enjoy a delicious lunch in a traditional Berber house.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ourika - Explore the local bazaar and enjoy a guided tour of the surrounding valleys.
  • Oukaimeden - Drive past without halting.
  • Asni - Our journey by vehicle proceeds until we ascend to an elevation of 2000 meters, offering us a chance to marvel at the High Atlas of Morocco. From this vantage point, we commence our return to Marrakech,…
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What's Included
  • No hidden fees
  • Complimentary mineral water
  • Guided visit to Ourika valley waterfalls with local expert
  • Authentic Berber lunch in the Atlas Mountains
  • Comfortable private transportation with A/C (4WD or Minivan)
  • Exclusive private tour with English-speaking driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Tip
Additional Information

• Make sure to stop by the Berber market every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday if you’re interested.
• Explore the stunning regional territory and learn about Berber customs.
• Take a tour of the Setti Fatma waterfalls escorted by a local guide
• Enjoy a delicious meal in a conventional Berber dwelling with remarkable views
• Experience traditional Moroccan…

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Location
Ourika
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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818elisabeths
Aug 15, 2023
Impressive and special - Very impressive tour in a minibus into the Atlas Mountains. Our guide was Ghafour - he does an excellent job and is very accommodating to the group. We had a great hike to the waterfall.
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Macromacromacrom
May 3, 2023
Best of magala - This restaurant has a lively Mood and delicious food with international influences...
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Raquelh976
Dec 12, 2022
Spectacular - 100% recommended excursion, Hicham was a great guide who gave us a fabulous day, explained everything in detail and made spectacular photos. Lunch was delicious, the house family charming and the views a great wonder. We were all delighted.
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H8374bjpaula_
Jun 27, 2022
Must-see day in the mountains and valley - The tour was wonderful, very quiet and the treatment pleasant. The day is very complete, you learn many things, you see stunning scenery and lunch in the Berber house was delicious. Although it may seem like a long drive at all, it is very short as you enjoy a lot. Our mohamed driver was excellent, enlivened us the way with his explanations and touareg music. You can also stop at any time to take pictures. We made a first stop at a women’s cooperative that made cosmetics and edibles with argan, of very good quality. Afterwards in Setti Fatma a local guide accompanies you on a hike to climb the waterfalls in the Ourika Valley, very beautiful and at all times everyone speaks quite good Spanish. We stopped for a juice at the top of the waterfalls between the mountains. I recommend wearing good footwear to climb the rocks, above the view is breathtaking. After lunch was spectacular with the Rural Mood and scenery. Western toilets are available at all stops. Although we have been at the end of June, the temperatures in the high atlas drop quite a lot, until the 21 degrees and with the air sometimes it was cool if you want to wear something to cover during lunch. The adobe villages camouflaged between the mountains, the changing landscapes... all wonderful. I recommend the tour without any doubt, I think it is the experience I liked the most during my stay in Marrakech!
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Cigarraconc
Nov 28, 2019
Discovering Morocco on Wheels - 4 friends discovering Morocco for the first time. We did the 3-day excursion to the Merzouga Desert. It looked very good when we hired it, but the truth is that it could not surprise us more, thanks largely to our guide Mohamed, “Moha” for us, who gradually got us into Moroccan culture. It is true that it gets heavy because it is many hours and many km, but we were left speechless by the experience in the desert. I believe that the night in the middle of the desert, around the fire and under a blanket of stars, all enlivened by Berber music, is an experience that we will hardly forget. The unbeatable value for money, the attention and friendliness of all the people we crossed was the best of all. Everything was 10. Also, discovering the deepest Morocco with a real Moroccan is priceless. It is really worth traveling with Visit Morocco, if we have the opportunity to return to Morocco we will definitely choose this agency again. In short, a marvel of agency, Mohamed a guide of outstanding and experience without words. Thank you especially to Mohamed for your patience, your help and for teaching us so much about your culture. Marina, Alexander, Simon and Ciara (Zaragoza). *Below are some pictures of the camp we stayed in overnight in the Merzouga desert.
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Jaimeycris
Nov 28, 2019
IMPRESSIVE - Visiting a country like Morocco is impressive, but if you do it with a driver-guide like Youssef it is special. We spent four beautiful days leaving Marrakech, crossing the Atlas we stopped at Ait Ben Haddou, we arrived in the desert to do the dromedary ride to our khaimas in the middle of the dunes. Living something like this is unique, watching the sunset with the dromedaries on that sandy sea, with the Mood of Berber music at night and getting up to watch the sunrise. It's awesome... Youssef makes the trip very close and very personal, shows you very nice corners and takes you to some kashbas where you eat luxury. Many thanks to Visit Morocco and especially to Youssef. Cris and Jaime.
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Castjordi
Sep 12, 2019
Fez Marràqueix through the desert. - A lovely ride. Arrival in fez. Chefchaouen Day Trip. The blue village. Couple of days for Fezy out to the desert. Two days in the desert of Merzouga and one day in the gorges of Dades.Visit Ouarzazate a very charming kasbahs. Arrival in Marrakech where we spent three days and from where we made a nice excursion to the Ozoud waterfalls. And it was time to come home. All lovely thanks to our friend and guide Youssef with whom we spent an unforgettable holiday. Thank you very much Youssef. By the way our holidays were made travelMorocco.com with the ease that we could do everything by washap with all the facilities. Thanks again.
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Freedom02965322082
Aug 14, 2019
Guide to 10 - We have spent some amazing days on the tour! Aziz is a guide of 10, always willing to explain all the curiosities of the visited sites and to solve any doubts you have, it is also helpful as he knows and recommends good places to eat and shop adapting to your tastes, since he really knows every corner of the tour, as well as having a great sense of humor and intelligence. Speak Spanish perfectly and you will have no problem with the language. Experience 100% recommended by both the country and places visited and by the guide. Pablo 😁
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Andrealealga
Aug 8, 2019
The best experience in Morocco! - After all the experience I had with my family in Morocco and thanks to the company of a great guide, Mohammed Bari, I was fascinated. We met impressive places, full of history and culture, and certainly nothing would have been the same without Mohammed Bari’s explanations and great wisdom. Mohammed Bari took it upon himself to delve into Moroccan culture, and resolved all the doubts and curiosities that arose along the way. The going to the desert was the best part of the trip! The food was delicious and it was amazing to hear the typical Moroccan music under the stars. Would definitely do it again! If you want an unforgettable trip, you definitely need a tour like “Visit Morocco” and make sure you are touched by Mohammed Bari as a guide. Thanks Morocco! Thank you Mohammed Bari for making this trip unforgettable and for sharing a little of you and your beautiful culture.
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Margarital375
Dec 3, 2019
An unforgettable trip!! - We hired the five-day walk to the dunes of Merzouga with the Visit Morocco agency. They sent us the itinerary with the activities and tour of each day and we were able to add other sites of interest. The places we visited were very interesting. Youssef, our driver, was always very attentive to our comfort, keeping bottled water in the car and even tangerines, bananas and dates gave us. Thank you Youssef for stopping the car whenever we wanted to take a picture of the landscapes and for also being our photographer when we wanted to be in the picture. Thank you for adding other activities like visiting local markets and searching for fossils. And the best thing, to tell us details of life in the desert and the customs of its people.
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