Atlas Mountains Day trip
Description
It is a day trip to better know the Berber life style and culture, you ll be introduced to locals, share a drink or a meal in an unforgeattable moments.you ll also learn about social traditions as marriages , parties and celebrating. Berber weekly Market is one of the very typical activities to help berbers surviving in the very remote villages , knowing that most of them reach market on donkeys and mules, offtenly loaded with local goods ( veggies, chiken or even a goat). The berber market is also a meeting opportunity to set all other life tasks needed , seeing a healer, going to a barber , applying for official document, meeting juges, or just sitting around a mint tea set with friends. Ourika day trip is a must for every visitor to travel back in time and experience the most authentic part of the berbers.
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This stop is only on Mondays where the weekly berber market takes place , but it will changes location on Thursdays and Fridays,the opportunity for our guests to closely explore the real berber life where they trade and run their businesses. A market made by very simple shelters hosting the most important event in the whole week for locals , the day to meet with friends from other villages into the Atlas Mountains , renew relationships and set future plans,make official paper work, authentify contracts, visit healers if needed,stop at the barber and enjoy a delicious lunch mainly a goat tajine. This stop will make you travel back to the ancient time and taste the very simple life that berbers lead since long ago and hardly could ve changed.
The Berber house , this stop will get our guests to visit locals , your guide will give you a lot of informations about the berber daily life ,their traditions and culture, you ll be offered a little demonstration of mint tea making ritual , then you ll be invited to enjoy it in a very nice atmosphere .
The Argan Women Cooperative is one of the importante stops as it is the opportunity to built a whole idea of how the Argan nuts are turned into cosmetic and alimentary oil products in a literraly traditionnal process, you ll be given a general introduction on site and detailed informations on different products for needed use. The unique Argan forest existing on earth is by the west coast , however the solidarity between berbers made them share the knowledge across all the berber people around the country.
This is the goal of the day trip : Setti Fadma water falls , once arrived you ll be introduced to your mountain guide to take you in a very pleasent hike of around one hour to and back from the water falls, depending on how fit you are and time range you can go for even longer as they are 7 mini water falls located above each other which make the hike a lot exciting and enjoyable. As long as you go higher you ll have a chance to meet the Barbarian Macaque as last wild animal to survive in the Atlas Mountains. Back from the hike you ll be enjoying delicious meal made on berber cooking , you ll be sitting by the river.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(17)
Highly recommend. Aziz for all your guide needs in Marrakesh. He is reliable, knowledgable and good fun to be with. he also does airport pick ups and more. A definite
Discovery souk Asni, meals at home in a Berber village and a short hike in Imlil. Very nice thanks to Hassan (aziz was not available, but found us a great replacement). To do!
Kamal was an excellent guide for our tour and also Abdul for the Ourika waterfall hike. Very interesting to visit a Berber home, great lunch location beside the river and fabulous views of the Atlas Mountains on our hike. Everyone involved was welcoming and generous and would definitely recommend this tour.
Hi Susanne ,thank you very much for chosing our experience and was a great pleasure for us to show you around in the Atlas Mountains and the culture of the locals. Wish you ll be back one day and your family to show you more
The best decision was to book this tour with Aziz, he is extremely passionate and shows the real, authentic side of people living in the Atlas mountain. Also perfect in English for those whom dont speak French, highly recommend.
Hi Orsi ,thank you very much for chosing our experience,was a great pleasure showing you around in the Atlas Mountains and the culture of the locals. I will be happy to have you again one day to show you more. Many thanks again for the interest you ve given to the tour.
Booking this tour with Aziz was definitely the best decision my friend and I made. By far my most favorite part of my trip to Morocco. We were able to visit Ourika valley where we were able to experience everyday life with the Berber people. We sat down in a local family’s living room in which we broke bread and had the best tea of my life. We then traveled further up the valley to purchase pure Aragon oils by a shop run by ladies who are either widowed or divorced. This was special to me being that I’m a young widow myself and it was nice to see a supportive sisterhood of women. We then took an hour hike to see a great view of the waterfalls followed by a delicious tajeen lunch on the river bank. It was such a pleasure to spend the day with Aziz and learn so much about his culture and the land he loves. He made us feel right at home and I will definitely be visiting again! Lerice & Risha
We spent two days with the wonderful Aziz as our guide. Day 1 we did the 1/2 day Jewish heritage tour where we visited the Jewish quarter and synagogue and cemetery. Aziz had amazing knowledge and navigated us around the area smoothly. After , he took us for a guided tour around the souks and was very patient while we shopped . Day 2 We were collected from our hotel and got to experience the Atlas Mountains. On route we stopped at a Berber home where we got to experience how they lived . We were treated to the most tasty breakfast and mint tea and were made to feel very welcome. Next we stopped at an Argan oil demonstration, and if we wanted we could buy the products . After we went on our mini hike up to the stunning waterfall . It was a little challenging at times when the rocks were wet but trainers are perfect ri wear. After, we had lunch and had a tasty vegetable tagine and chicken skewers. Aziz was the most knowledgeable guide and warm and friendly. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone and he was lovely to spend time with .
Highly recommend this tour. We had the most incredible day. Our driver and your guide was excellent. He was so lovely and really knowledgeable. It was a wonderful day and if you are in Morrocco and staying in Marrakesh you must book this trip xx
Was a great pleasure guiding you around, thank you very much for choosing my services and the interest you ve given the tours .
We consider ourselves incredibly lucky to have met Azziz, he is such a warm and knowledgeable individual. We had a wonderful day tour with Karim one of the guides in his network/ team who he recommended for us. It was all quite last minute and he was incredibly gracious about helping us and making arrangements for us. Karim was absolutely charming, a true pleasure to spend time with, and extremely learned about all things Moroccan. He is of Berber origin and obviously very passionate about telling the story of his people and culture and we feel privileged to have spend time with him. Thank you Azziz and Karim to you both!!
Was a great pleasure guiding you around, thank you very much for choosing my services and the interest you ve given the tours .
We were recommended to Aziz by a couple of friends. What a great recommendation. Before we arrived, Aziz was on hand to help us plan the 4 days we had there. He even recommended and made some restaurant reservations for us. Out trip to the Atlas Mountains was incredible and led by Kamal who knew exactly what to show us. The medina experience was perfect with Aziz carefully navigating us around the labyrinth of small alley ways and streets that I doubt we would have found by ourselves. I have no hesitation in recommending Aziz and his team to anyone. He is professional, friendly, courteous, a great communicator and efficient.
Was a great pleasure guiding you around, thank you very much for choosing my services and the interest you ve given the tours .
We found AZIZ through a Facebook group and what find it was! Full itinerary was arranged from meeting us at the airport to arranging each day while we were away Marrakesh for a long weekend. We did a number of tours locally in and around Marrakesh and also a day at the Atlas Mountains. AZIZ - apart from being a really really nice guy was very friendly and very knowledgeable and very professional. Everything worked like clockwork. We cannot recommend him highly enough !!!
Was a great pleasure guiding you around, thank you very much for choosing my services and the interest you ve given the tours .
