Imlil and Atlas Mountains Day Trip from Marrakech
Description
Enjoy a full day trip out to Imlil villages & valley, in the foot of the highest mountains in Morocco, is one of the most popular day trips from Marrakech. Depart from Marrakech at 09:00 and enjoy local Berber hospitality, a weekly Berber market (Saturdays & Tuesdays), hike with a local guide OR ride a mule, meet locals, have lunch in a Berber house Stop to explore colorful rural villages, on the way back to Marrakech passing by Kik plateau overviewing Lala Takerkouste dam...
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Itinerary
Departure from Marrakech at 09am, towards the high Atlas Mountains via Tahnaouet (localmarket on Tuesdays), Valley Ghighaya, Moulay Brahim gorges, Asni (market on Saturdays) then between terraced fields of vegetables, fruit trees walnuts & cherries
f you have the chance to do this trip on a Saturday, your driver will stop in Asni village and take you in a tour through the local weekly market of Asni, find your way through the crow of local berbers poring from all the surrounding villages to exchange goods and animals and buy fresh vegetables, fruits and meat for their homes.
Once in the village of Imlil, you will ride the mules or trek with a mountain guide on foot to the high village of Aroumd, to have lunch on a beautiful terrace with a view of the highest mountains of North Africa.
After lunch you can take a short walk before we return to Marrakech.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
From your riad/hotel or the closest parking lot to you
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- In the unlikely event that the minimum number of 4 paying adults is not reached, tours will be cancelled
Reviews(7)
A perfect day trip from Marrakech! The views are absolutely beautiful and worth the walk. It was a really nice change to the mess and loudness from Marrakech. Our driver and guide were really nice and got us to all the good spots. I cannot recomend this tour enough!
Our driver, Lahcen, was awesome. On time, clean and air conditioned vehicle and safe driver. He made suggestions of stops for pictures (no shopping as promised) and was super friendly and informative. We ended up walking instead of using a mule, nothing difficult but would recommend runners or shoes with grip as there were a lot of loose rocks. Lunch was large and there were great views of the mountains. Would definitely recommend for a nice break from the hustle of Marrakech.
Such a fantastic tour! Our guide and driver Jamal was the best guide we’ve had while holidaying in Morocco. He was very knowledgeable, genuine, friendly and was more than happy to stop whenever we wanted to take a photo (and even bought us some fresh cherries on the way home!). The tour stated no forced shopping and this was correct (and very refreshing compared to some other tours we’ve been on). Lunch at the Berbers house was delicious, with super peaceful surroundings and we really enjoyed the mule ride too - they guides took very good care of us. Thanks for an excellent day - we really enjoyed escaping the city for a day and finding some serenity :)
We booked the Imlil Tour and the day after the tour to Essaouira. We had the fortune to spend two amazing days together with Lahcen and his team in the Atlas Mountains and at the Atlantic sea. The whole team is extremely friendly and they gave answers to all our questions. Whenever we wanted to stop for a drink or to make pictures, they did and we always had the feeling they enjoy their work and love what they do! We can highly recommend this nice guys! Next time we will be in Morocco, we will book for sure a trip into the dessert with them! Thanks Lahcen and Ibraim. We hope to see you soon again!
We are a family of four, with a 21 year old and a 8 year old..day one we did the Marrakech city tour with Abderrahim and Hannan, which was wonderful. I just really don’t think we would have had the same experience on foot ourselves. Abderrahim was prompt at the hotel to pick us up and Hannan really did a great job touring the sites with us and really educating us on Marrakech. Day two Abderrahim picked us up for the Imlil and High Atlas Mountains day tour with donkey trek. It was such a great day and could not have been better..Abderrahim is such a pleasure to spend time with and he really has patience with tourists (we have so many questions!). We took donkeys up to a Berber village for lunch and hiked around a bit. I cannot say enough about AST, what a perfect two day adventure. Abderrahim was the perfect companion, Hannan a great guide for the city, and it’s worth noting that Ibrahim and Lahcen were super responsive to set everything up before our trip, answering a bunch of questions and making sure that we were good to go. I can’t say enough good things about AST..do yourself a favor and reach out to Ibrahim and Lahcen to book a tour or two!!
<p>A stunning mountain top restaurant , supposedly the highest restaurant and building in Morocco, with good food awaited us after an hour trek up a steep and rocky mountain path. This was accomplished by riding a mule led by a young man. A first experience for me and of course the mule had to be ridden all the way down yo our car. We were the only passengers and our driver spoke excellent English and was one of the few Moroccans who exchanged political views and opinions with us. Imlil Valley is striking and is close to Marrakech. An excellent excursion.</p>
