Ourika Valley Day Trip

Overview:

Ourika Valley is a fun place where there are plenty of hikes and treks. The traditional mountain trek that leads to a 7-waterfall cascade is a most can do. Ourika is situated in the foothills of the High Atlas, 60 km from Marrakech. It is one of the most prominent day trips destinations in Marrakech thanks to its many Berber villages, waterfalls and several attractions. Ourika Day trip from Marrakech with its traditional Berber hamlets of baked clay and stones is scenic to lush river valley. Ourika is still considered fairly unknown, despite its proximity to Marrakech. Ourika Day travel from Marrakech will enable us to enjoy the beauty of the Ourika Valley and its pretty green meadow landscapes Berber villages of the 16th and 17th centuries, and to avoid Marrakech’s hustle and bustle for the day. Ourika Valley is a favorite vacation getaway for locals , it’s loved for its beautiful scenery and waterfalls and one of the traditional valleys of the High Atlas Mountains, well-known for its fruit trees, small hamlets, riverside restaurants, high green terraces, surrounding Atlas peaks, rocky mountain foothills and the seven waterfalls circling the village.

Weekly Berber Markets & Ourika valley Day Trip:

Ourika Valley day trip will give you the opportunity to see a weekly Berber Market (Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays) that is fascinating for their rural business and life. If it’s the off-season, it’s a good experience and is perhaps the most exciting thing you can find in a 2-hour flight from a European country; you’ll actually be the only tourist there. Berber markets are always divided into sections of beef, vegetables, dry goods, clothes, furniture, barbers, goats, donkeys, used products, and just about everything else you might picture, everything complete with the lurid colors and smells you’d anticipate from a weekly Berber market in a Berber village like asni or Amezmize.

Marrakech to Ourika Valley Day Trip Itinerary:

Departure will be by a 4WD car from Marrakech about 9 a.m. for 1 hour to Setti Fatma to experience the soothing waters of the 7 waterfalls, traveling through many Berber villages and the Ourika Valley with many stops along the scenic path for taking photos. When we hit Setti Fatma, we’ll have our lunch and take a short walk along some of the spectacular paths, climbing up rock carvings to the first waterfall before driving back to Marrakesh.

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