Marrakech Day Trip: Agafay Desert, Atlas Mountains and Camel Ride
Description
This is our most popular day excursion. Leave the city in the morning and get back by the early evening, enjoying a day of physical beauty and cultural connection. You will visit the most amazing and beautiful places: Desert Agafay, Atlas Mountains, Atlas waterfalls, Imlil Valley, Asni Valley, Amizmiz Valley, walk and visit around 7 Berber Villages, have tea with a berber family and learen about they life, walk up to the waterfalls and see a wonderful views. On this tour you have a chance to ride a camels and a visit to Argan women's cooperative. The tour start at 9:00 AM, when we meet you at your Accomodation in Marrakech or if you are satying in Medina we can meet you at Restourant Cafe de France in Jema El fna square. * This tour a private guided with a sharing transport The Tour ended back in Marrakech around 17:00 PM The tour cost included: Transport, Guide, Camel ride, Tea with berber familly. The only things not included is 6 Euro for lunch and this is optional
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This is our most popular day excursion. Leave the city in the morning and get back by the early evening, enjoying a day of physical beauty and cultural connection. You will visit the most amazing and beautiful places: Desert Agafay, Atlas Mountains, Atlas waterfalls, Imlil Valley, Asni Valley, Amizmiz Valley, walk and visit around 7 Berber Villages, have tea with a berber family and learen about they life, walk up to the waterfalls and see a wonderful views. On this tour you have a chance to ride a camels and a visit to Argan women's cooperative. The tour start at 9:00 AM, when we meet you at your Accomodation in Marrakech or if you are satying in Medina we can meet you at Restourant Cafe de France in Jema El fna square. The Tour ended back in Marrakech around 17:00 PM The tour cost included: Transport, Guide, Camel ride, Tea with berber familly. The only things not included is 6 Euro for lunch and this is optional From Imlil, we will begin our walk through the valley arriving at Armed (altitude 2000m) Alternative transport up valley via Mule if needed. Lunch will be offered in a Berber home in the village, where Mt Toubkal and her sister peaks Agualzim, Adj and Akhbo can be seen. You can try your hand at Berber cooking as well! After lunch we will walk back through a lush valley lined with ancient walnut trees, stopping at the Naqab waterfall before continuing our path to Imlil where you will meet your driver. You will be dropped off at your accommodation in Marrakech around 5:30pm
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(1,892)
Although the day was pleasant enough the highlight for us was to be experiencing the Agafay Desert which wasn't mentioned nevermind visited.
We had a wonderful time with a very professional guide
We had the best time hiking and riding camels! Mustafa gave us an experience we will never forget. Be sure to bring sneakers or trail shoes for the hike. This is not a walk on paved sidewalks! There is a lot of crossing streams, jumping rocks and, well, really hiking!
A wonderful experience seeing the beautiful Atlas Mountains and the traditional Berber Villages with some majestic views. Moderate hiking with an incline and flat terrain for an hour so must not have walking disability. Beautiful waterfall at the end of hike. Delicious traditional Berber breakfast with mint tea and amazing Tagine meal for lunch. Worth the hike and beautiful scenery
Very friendly tour, both Ismaeil and Hamid were lovely. Walking in the mountains and villages was a great experience
This tour was a great way to see some highlights outside of the city of Marrakesh, conveniently and in a day. All activities were worthwhile. Worth noting we were warned we had a "15 minute uphill walk" at the end of the hike which put people off - truly it was a flight of steps and nothing to be concerned about. Our experience was let down by poor communication. We contacted using the whatsapp number listed on viator at 9am the day before our tour to confirm pick up location, and disappointingly didn't get contacted until after 10pm.
Out day started on time with easy details of pick up. Our driver Ahmed and guide Mohammad were absolutely brilliant and made the day trip an awesome experience (5 star +) it was outstanding value for money and a truly memorable experience! We wouldn’t hesitate to book them again as nothing was too much trouble! Absolutely excellent! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Had a fantastic time on this tour. Would recommend it to anyone. The hike was fairly vertical so those with health challenges may want to skip the hike.
What an amazing trip we had. The day started seamlessly with lots of prior communications, initially from the company and then from our guide Tarik. He is a pleasant, knowledgeable young man and clearly passionate about his job. We were picked on schedule and on time by clean and safe minibus, driven smoothly by our driver. The day was broken up by first a breakfast, followed by a demonstration at a women’s cooperative making argan based products. Then onwards to a photo stop to capture the magnificent peaks of the Atlas range. A further drive took us to Imlil where a hike took us through amazing vistas and on to lunch (bring sturdy shoes and be prepared for a walk that takes in about 500ft in elevation gain) At the end of out walk, a stunning three course meal was served on the roof top terrace surrounded by amazing peaceful views. The last part of the day was taken up by a drive to a camel station where all are encouraged to partake but it is optional. Then a nice drive back to Marrakesh which allows for time to recoup. Point to note is that the lunch is this only thing not included, so bring cash, but MAD70 it is excellent value for money, as is the trip itself considering what it includes.
The Atlas Mountains are gorgeous. Our driver was horrible. The camel ride is ridiculous, like being a child in a pony ring. We felt sorry for the camels. The person who drove was scaring us. He drove way too fast and dropped us off blocks before our designated spot. He said there was too much traffic. He did not tell us we were going on a hike into the mountains. He just dropped us off and said here is your guide. We did not realize we were going on a hike. He did not say do you want anything from the car. We did not have water or extra batteries for our phones. To summarize, the driver was horrible and made the Viator trip unpleasant and felt unsafe. The mountains are beautiful and the guide who accompanied us on the hike was wonderful. I have used and relied on Viator in the past. This was a disappointing experience.
