Small-Group Tour from Marrakech to the Atlas mountains

Fantastic trip to the Ourika waterfalls. The local guide was amazing, leaping about the rocks like a gazelle. He made sure we stepped on the right stones to cross brooks and climb up the mountain. He took lots of excellent photos and looked after all of us. The waterfalls and view from the top are well worth the climb. Suitable for people with moderate fitness, but do wear decent trainers - not flipflops! The air is fresh and clean at the top. We climbed up to see th efifth and sixth waterfalls. Afterwards we sat by the river and had a traditional Moroccan lunch which was delicious. The only thing that spoiled the trip were all the stalls by the side of the path. They were not there 30 years ago when we last did the climb with our teenage children.

We thoroughly recommend this very enjoyable trip Ismail collected us from our hotel for the one and half hours drive to the Atlas Mountains, pointing out interesting landmarks along the way. We stopped at an Argon oil shop near the drop off point at the foot of the mountains. We then met up with our guide who escorted us up to the waterfalls, which was challenging but certainly doable. There is of course the obligatory tour through the cooperative shops of rugs and alabaster Stone figurines etc and all very interesting. Then after the walk we went to one of the pretty river restaurants for traditional tagines and salads. The highlight was Ismail and his extensive knowledge of Marrakech. This tour is a must.

We had a great time to the Atlas Mountains with our driver Akhil and our tour guide Abdul Latif. We were first driven by our kind driver Akhil to the mountain range (less than an hour away from central Marrakech) and stopped off at an Argan oil making institute run by local women. We then climbed the Atlas Mountains with Abdul to the top where we had the chance to get some beautiful views of the waterfalls and mountains. It was useful to have the half day option as we got a good experience exploring the mountains by foot (it was not too tiring at all, but would recommend a tour guide and comfortable footwear). The half day gave use good amount of time in the evening to do other activities. Overall it was well organised and an enjoyable trip to the Atlas Mountains and would strongly recommend going on a trip with this tour group.