Morning: Berber Culture and Argan Gold

Included in your trip to the mountains is your comfortable means of transport to the Moroccan Desert Friends which picks you on time. We head off immediately to the south and the city is soon replaced by the plains. Soon the magnificent Atlas Mountains start to rule the horizon and it is a great spectacle. We usually make a visit to a local women cooperative on our initial visit. Thus, you can observe the ancient, natural, craft-based, and manual method of extracting the valuable Argan oil- a product of the Moroccan manufacture. In addition, we are taken to visit an ancient Berber house. As a matter of fact, the experience of sitting down and having mint tea with a local family will give a real, memorable moment of hospitality that is a real representation of the quality of our Morocco Custom Tours.

Midday: Riverside Lunch and Setti Fatma

The road turns steeper and steeper as we approach the Ourika river which winds along the road and the scenery changes to fertile terraced fields and dense walnut groves. This is a real beauty of the Atlas Mountains Day Trip From Marrakech. We are bound at last to a little village of Setti Fatma, which is far up the valley. As a result, this is where you encounter your non compulsory local mountain guide. You will make an unforgettable short walk to the popular Setti Fatma waterfalls. In fact, this has been a lovely walk with scenic scenery and it takes one to the well-known restaurants on the riverbank. You then select a place where you can eat a freshly cooked Tagine, which is usually sitting near the cool and rushing water. I admire the whistle of the river here, it is the ideal mountain music.

Afternoon / Departure Tranquil Retreat and Return

You can explore more lastly, maybe by visiting small artisan shops, after a scenic delicious lunch. The valley is peaceful unlike Marrakech. As such, a lot of visitors comment on the fact that they feel refreshed after only several hours in this place. When you are on a Monday, then we come to the bustling Tnin Ourika souk, where you get an excellent opportunity to experience local life. And, after all, we start the pleasant, restful descent of the valley. This is a safe, hassle-free ride that has seen you back in Marrakech early in the evening, fully reinvigorated by your magnificent Day Trip to Ourika Valley in Marrakech and now ready to continue your journey in Morocco.