Marrakech to Atlas Mountains 5 Valleys Guided Tour
Description
Explore Five beautiful valleys in the High Atlas Mountains, without having to worry about driving yourself, on this full-day guided tour. This all-inclusive tour includes all entrance fees, transportation, lunch, drinks, fuel, and all taxes for a seamless experience. Both private and small-group tours are available. Then we will follow an ancient, partly paved Berber track to reach the Sidi Fares valley an authentic area famous for apple trees, here you will have lunch in a Berber house in a village overlooking the Atlas Mountains. The food will be homemade and organic: tomato salad, chicken tagine, couscous and fruits. If you are vegetarian, please let us know in advance. After lunch we will head off for the greener Asni valley where orchards lined the route. You can also admire the Mount Toubkal: the highest peak in Northern Africa culminating at 4167 meters, and often snowcapped.
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Explore Five beautiful valleys in the High Atlas Mountains, without having to worry about driving yourself, on this full-day guided tour. This all-inclusive tour includes all entrance fees, transportation, lunch, drinks, fuel, and all taxes for a seamless experience. Both private and small-group tours are available. Close to Marrakech, the magical Ourika valley stretches for about thirty miles across the foothills of the High Atlas. This is one of the most picturesque drives where the road follows the rushing Ourika River. On the way up you will have the opportunity to stop and visit the colourful and bustling Ourika Tnine (Berber for Monday) Souk, which is set up every Monday and is the largest in the valley. At an altitude of about 1500 meters, the tarred road ends with the charming village of Setti Fatma
At an altitude of about 1500 meters, the tarred road ends with the charming village of Setti Fatma Then start your Hike to the famous seven waterfalls. an absolutely beautiful spot with the falls cascading down the mountainside . However, this is not a walk for the fainthearted; it is a strenuous hike of about 1h30 up tp 2 hours for which you need strong, non-slip walking shoes. You may prefer to stay in the village to drink mint tea and explore Setti Fatma's villages in the Ourika valley.
After will continue to climb upwards until you leave the main road at an altitude of over 2000 meters. Then we will follow an ancient, partly paved Berber track to reach the Sidi Fares valley an authentic area famous for apple trees, here you will have lunch in a Berber house in a village overlooking the Atlas Mountains. The food will be homemade and organic: tomato salad, chicken tagine, couscous and fruits. If you are vegetarian, please let us know in advance. After lunch we will head off for the greener Asni valley where orchards lined the route. You can also admire the Mount Toubkal: the highest peak in Northern Africa culminating at 4167 meters, and often snowcapped.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
we pick up from Hotels and Riad , or we give a meeting point
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(1)
We booked this trip after a guest our hotel had done the same thing the previous day and said what a great time they’d had. We booked the Atlas tour and 5 valleys via Expedia, we were a little worried we would be herded with lots of people, however we were very lucky in that our trip was just the two of us and our amazing guide Abdul! Abdul greeted us at our hotel with a massive smile and friendly nature. Abdul explained the day ahead and made sure we were comfortable in the 4x4 (it was just me and my partner). The trip went to a Berber market (which was brilliant to see and is an authentic market for the locals, it was a refreshing change from the souks seeing the barbers, doctors and butchers in the market). Abdul saved us after we got ourselves into a little bother with a local and he helped us and got our money back from the gentleman who assured us was getting change! This isn’t somewhere we would have visited on our own and was a brilliant experience, but we are very grateful to our Abdul for helping us. We also visited a small women’s cooperative for argan oil, a pottery place and stopped for mint tea at the river. Abdul explained there was no pressure to buy anything we were simply being shown different crafts. The staff at each venue also didn’t push any sales. After a few hours making stops for photos and seeing the incredible mountains and valleys we stopped for our lunch. This by far was the highlight in a traditional Berber house, we sat on a patio with blankets (it was 8 degrees!) and was served the best food we’ve had in Morocco cooked by a local woman and helped by her son. We had chicken tajin, couscous, fruit, cookies, bottled water and mint tea. Abdul our guide went the extra mile at every opportunity and gave me his coat as I was woefully unprepared for the cold weather in the mountains, this was despite himself fasting and being cold too. He also stopped to get my partner some aloe Vera for her sunburn the previous day. Abdul made the trip and after a difficult experience in the few days before in Marrakech Abdul gave us a great time. We would highly recommend the tour as a break from Marrakech and to gain a good understanding of real Moroccan life. If you are lucky enough to have Abdul then you will be looked after and have a lovely time. Our trip lasted from 9am-4pm. Thank you Abdul!
