Atlas Mountains - Ancient Ait Ben Haddou Day Tour from Marrakech
Description
Discover the stunning chain of high Atlas Mountains and witness traditional Moroccan culture and rich history, during your day trip from Marrakech to Ait Ben Haddou across the famous 'Tizi N'Tichka' passes 1412 miles (2260 meters) high, the highest in the whole of Africa. All along the road you can see the Berber villages perched on the side of the mountains, sometimes hardly distinguishable from the mountains themselves.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Pickup from your Marrakech accommodation / Enjoy the scenic route to the Majestic Atlas Mountains with an expert, flexible driver-guide...
Guided tour with explanation / Stops for pictures / Enjoy the stunning Atlas mountains / Natural landscapes, views, color contrast...
Take memorable pictures at the highest pass in north Africa 2260 meters (7,415 ft)
Enjoy the incredible landscape via the most beautiful valley in Morocco called "Ounila Valley" with such incredible natural colors contrast and authentic Berber villages and ancient Kasbahs...
Guided walking tour with explanation / Stops for pictures / Visit a local Berber family home at the ancient fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou / Lunch around breathtaking views...
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Departure Point: Hotels, Riads and Airbnbs located in Marrakech. Directions: Pickup is available from Hotels, Riads and Airbnbs located in Marrakech, please make sure to advise your accommodation information. If you are staying inside the Medina (Old city), your pickup will be from the closest point accessible to vehicles, near your accommodation. Return Point: Returns to original departure point.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten options are available
- Small-group tour limited to 8 people ensures more personalized attention from your guide
Reviews(440)
Mohamed our driver for the day was first class. His choices of route and refreshment stops was excellent. Frequent stops were made for worthwhile photo opportunities. The vehicle used was comfortable to be in all day. The routes chosen enabled us to observe a wide selection of the Atlas Mountains terrain. The visit to Ait Ben Haddau was made totally worthwhile through the knowledge of local guide and his ability to impart his knowledge to us. Excellent guide. This whole trip exceeded our expectations.
We loved our day trip to the Atlas mountains with a small group...just two other travellers. Being a small group we were able to travel the smaller mountain roads with marvellous views. Our guide Abdullah had perfect English and was very communicative with arrangements and punctuality. He was very respectful to all cultures and his information was interesting without being overbearing. Breakfast at the argan oil factory was fun...loved the fresh baked bread and honey etc and no pressure to buy the products. The quick tour of the old way of making the oil was interesting. The walk with a local guide through the Berber villages was delightful and the tagine lunch provided by the friendly local family was delicious. It was a cool day and they even thoughtfully provided blankets. Loved being part of a local family experience. We thank Abdullah for his enthusiasm and good driving and his sense of humor. A perfectly peaceful interesting day.
What a excellent day we had with Mohammed if you are booking this tour ask for him personally as a group , we had a really great day and tour of the Atlas Mountains Ahmed was very knowledgeable and provided information throughout the tour, the breakfast was great and the tour and lunch were fantastic all local produce the tour guide on the walk was very knowledgable , ifyou want a private tour as for Ahmed he os the No1 tour guide
We had a great day with Mohammed. He looked after us well and every aspect of the trip was exactly what we wanted. Private tour, immersion in the mountain way of life, great trek which was not to hard to cope with but enough to build an appetite. The meal in the village was the one of the best we have eaten. All local produce and expertly presented. Could not fault the day and definitely cleared a bucket list visit
Very full day. Beautiful drive from Marrakech with Mohammed. Breakfast ~2 hrs after departure so plan accordingly. Lunch was delicious. Stop at women’s rug weaving cooperative so if you plan to buy a carpet while in Morocco do it there. Highlight was our guide, Radiah, on site. She was very knowledgeable. Only 2 of us so we had a much more personal experience than in a larger group. Lucky us.
Sofiyan was an amazing guide! So kind and always available to take the best pictures in the best spots! We are very happy with his service today ☺️
Mohammad was an amazing guide. It was a beautiful day and I would highly recommend this experience. 😊
The guide Mohamed was super informed and led us through the Atlas Mountains with a lot of know-how. Nature is stunningly beautiful and the traditions of the locals are exciting to witness. We would do the tour again and again. Thank you:)
Very interesting tour into the Atlas Mountains and insights into the life of the Berbers. Our guide Mohamed was great and explained a lot and interesting.
We had an amazing time today on a 6 person tour to the Atlas Mountains and valleys with Abdullah. He was an incredible amazing tour guide. A tour is only as good as its tour guide and Abdullah was the best. Other things to note are we went to a coop shop with women working and our host Fatiha was incredible. We went to a berber village and the guide Yassin was amazing in the valley. We then went on a great hike led by Yassin then went to have lunch. We had lunch at a Berber family home where we actually had the best tangine we have had in Morocco. I would 100% recommend this tour. It was a priceless experience and we are thankful to have gone on it.
