Ourika Valley Day Trip from Marrakech

Badge of ExcellenceMarrakech, Morocco

6 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket

Overview

Go deep into the Atlas Mountains to discover Ourika Valley on a 5-hour tour from Marrakech through rural villages, rolling orchards and vivid alpine scenery. Sip traditional mint tea in a Berber community and stroll along rustling lines of citrus and olive trees. Enjoy the serenity of the isolated valley as you eat tagine on the banks of the Ourika River, take in views of towering peaks and bask in the pure sunshine of Morocco’s high mountains.

Family friendly
See native wildlife in their natural environment
Free hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

Free Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Ourika day trip
Visit to Berber village
Short hike to the Setti Fatma waterfalls
See the peaks and valleys of the Atlas Mountains

Food and drinks (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Start time

09:00 AM

What To Expect

Ourika Valley

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infants must sit on laps
Should wear appropriate trekking shoes or other similar with a grip.
Not wheelchair accessible

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

4.5

33 reviews

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Great day trip

Felicia_D, Jan 2023

A great day trip with interesting stops and a nice hike. On the viator site it says a 5 hour tour, however, one should expect a full day tour from 9am-6pm. Also, in the description it could be spelled out, that there are several stops where locals present their product and how they're made before reaching the main stop: the hike to the waterfall, starting around 1pm. We had a nice driver, and an experienced local berber guide to take us to the waterfall. It all felt very safe (bring hiking shoes/sneakers). It was beautiful to sit by the water and eat lunch, though the food wasn't fantastic. Additionally, a huge compliment to the operator: we booked the tour in the evening the day before, and they still managed to pick us up on point at our riad. All in all to be recommended and definitely a good price!

DO NOT USE! CHEATERS!

ketija_P, Apr 2022

Most Terrible experience in my life. Description says free pickup from Marrakesh hotels, tour operator asked for extra 400 dirham, obviously I did not agree for that and sayd that I will be waiting at my hotel 9am. 15 min before departure operator messaged me that basically the tour is cancelled for me as I didn't agreed to pay extra. Wow. Do not buy fltours from this cheaters. Use private tours, they are cheaper and they are more responsible. Don't use agency's in Marakech.Btw I am still waiting for my refund confirmation, feels like I will have to contact bank for refund.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Dear Ketija We have notified you that your hotel is located outside Marrakech and there is a supplement to pay in order to arrange the pick and drop off. We also gave you the option to arrange your own transportation to our meeting point in Marrakech however we did not get any reply. Reviews are to share your tour experience with fellow travellers. For your information, we have been awarded excellent certificate for the last 5 years foe our excellent customer service record. The 400 dirham covers the pick up and drop off from your hotel outskirt of Marrakech.

Ourika Valley trip with older parents

Tasnima_B, Feb 2020

Great experience! The driver was on time and very kind. We stopped at an Argon Oil Cooperative where another young man told us about the plants they use to create all natural medicines. Then we got back into the car and drove to the mountains where we met another guide who took us up the mountain. Considering I took my aging parents with me, the guide helped us up and down the mountain, constantly holding ours hands to help us. The view was beautiful and we finished off the trip with a lunch with our young driver who then drove us back to the hotel. It was Great!

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Thank you for your honest feedback , we are happy to hear that our service did met your expectations . we look forward to welcome you again to Morocco

Not as described involved a 1.5 hour...

Rosemary B, Nov 2015

Not as described involved a 1.5 hour trekk up hill over rocks and rivers to see a waterfall. I was only wearing slip on sandals so had to stop about half way as it was to dangerous. I think we were actually sent on a different tour of the valley than this one.

On collection at 9am we found...

Brian B, Sep 2015

On collection at 9am we found ourselves, three of us ,the only people on this tour. Our driver spoke no English so we sat in the van for one and a half hours talking to ourselves. On arrival at the Valley we were handed over to a 'guide' with 'this is your guide'. Not quite sure what to expect we went with him, a pleasant local lad who could speak English. We then climbed/hiked a 1000metres up the valley to get to the first waterfall, this included going over the river in places, climbing a ladder, up over the rocks some of which were very slippery, fortunately our guide was good and helped us a lot. We then stopped and were able to get a drink. My daughter then went on further to higher waterfalls but my husband and I couldn't cope with more climbing. None of us had appropriate shoes, mine had no grip, were ruined and ended up in the bin! After finally reaching our starting point we were taken to a restaurant but none of us felt like eating as we were too tired and hot. On the way up we saw local wild Monkeys. The 'free time to stroll around this beautiful scenery of palm and fruit trees' was none existant as we didn't see any'. On sitting in the restaurant for a rest before setting off again we tried to 'tip' the guide, but weren't quite sure of how much because the tour info just said local guide not included. However he then asked for 100 DHMAR each, ie 300. Maybe not a fortune but we weren't expecting this, no mention had been made of the amount, and we luckily just had enough money to pay. We enjoyed our trip and had to laugh about it but it no way lived up to the information given to us, we weren't prepared properly, it cost more than we expected, the drive back was in silence again, arriving back eventually at 2pm we were tired, hungry and disappointed as we felt that we had been taken for fools.

Bien

Rocio_R, Feb 2024

Muy bonita experiencia super económico, el conductor un encanto súper atento el guía muy bien aunque era un poco hablador . Lo único que te dice donde comer y no te da opción a elegir el sitio comimos muy bien pero no tenía que elegir tu.

Bof

Awa_S, Aug 2023

Guide très sympa. Pick up sans climatisation et elle nous a mis de la musique marocaine très fort tout le long du trajet. On en pouvait plus avec cette chaleur.