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Private Atlas Mountain Tour: Discover Valleys and Waterfalls with Traditional Berber Lunch
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20 Ratings
Marrakech
Embark on a private tour of the Atlas Mountains, exploring valleys, waterfalls, and traditional Berber villages. Enjoy a delicious homemade lunch and visit a women’s argan oil cooperative. Flexible duration and transportation provided. Don’t miss the local farmers’ market on Tuesdays and Saturdays!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Marrakech - Leave the city behind and discover some of Morocco s wildest and most breathtaking scenery on this
full-day, multi-faceted tour. After pickup from your hotel or the meeting point at 9:00 am, you will be
driven from Marrakech only an hour and a half to the heart of the Atlas Mountains. -
High Atlas Mountains - At our first stop, we will take pictures against the backdrop of the scenic Azrou village and visit a women’s argan cooperative where you will enjoy some Moroccan tea and taste fresh argan oil before the ladies explain how to make argan oil from argan nuts. Then we will continue our drive to the Atlas Mountains where our walking adventure will begin. We will pass through the quaint Berber villages
dotted throughout the Imlil Valley–stopping as frequently as you like to rest and take photos– then
enjoy a lunch prepared lovingly in the traditional Moroccan way by a local family.
Afterwards, we will walk past the picturesque waterfalls before we meet our driver.
After this fun-packed day, we will make our way back to Marrakech for a 4:30 pm arrival. - Asni - Saturday and Tuesday tours also include a visit to a local Berber farmer’s market.
Note : you can walk or hike for as many hours as you like, your guide will give you many options, you can choose.
What's Included
- Private transportation for comfort and convenience
- Complimentary bottled water to stay hydrated
- Delicious lunch included to savor local flavors
- Expert tour guide for an informative experience
- All fees and taxes included for hassle-free enjoyment
- Refreshing tea and coffee served during the tour
- Hassle-free pick up and drop off at your hotel
Additional Information
Experience the majestic beauty of the Atlas Mountains and its waterfalls over a tasty homemade lunch, Discover the Tahnouat, Asni, and Imlil valleys in one unforgettable day. On this trip, you will take in the sights, sounds, and tastes of traditional Berber villages and you will a women’s argan oil cooperative. This day trip truly has it all. We will pick you up from your hotel at 9:00 am and bring you back at 5:00 pm. And as it’s a private trip, you have the flexibility to choose the duration of your walk. The transportation will be provided for people who do not want to walk. If you come on a Tuesday or Saturday, you’ll have the chance to visit a local farmers’ market.
Location
Argana
Znikat Rahba
Argna café located in Jamaa El Fna square. If you did not require pick up, we will meet you at 9:00 am
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jandevyott
Jul 13, 2024
A perfect day out! - This was a five star experience to the Atlas Mountains with our guide Elhoussain and driver Mustafa. We chose the private tour option and could therefore go at our own pace. We were taken to the women's cooperative where argan oil products are made and sold. We travelled through the beautiful scenery, stopping at view points to take photos. We made our way towards the highest berber village and walked the last 30 minutes to reach Elhoussain's family home where we were greeted by his mother, nephew and sister. His mother had prepared a delicious traditional tagine lunch which we ate in their dining room. Following this we were guided out of the other side of the village and walked to a small waterfall before being driven back to marrakech. This is an authentic and personal experience which gave insight into Berber traditions in addition to seeing the beautiful scenery.
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Clarecq8443ln
Jul 1, 2024
The Best Tour! - Easily the best thing I did in Morocco! It was great to get out of the city for the day and our guide was so welcoming. It was fun to see a side of Morocco that many tourists don’t get to see. I highly recommend going on a Tuesday or Saturday to visit the farmer’s market if you’re able to. Also, the lunch we were served as part of our tour was absolutely delicious! I can’t recommend this tour enough. It was perfect!
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Joe_g
Jun 28, 2024
Excellent tour and guide, lovely scenery and Moroccan hospitality - The tour was great it, we got picked up from our hotel and then headed off into the mountains, we first stopped off or breakfast in a cooperative which was very interesting to see. The tour guide was excellent and we had a lovely lunch at his house in the mountains. Really recommend this tour it is a lovely mix of scenery and real Moroccan experiences
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Philandjude
Mar 17, 2024
Excellent small group tour - This was an excellent trip in all respects. ‘Ibri’, the guide spoke excellent English and was a really nice friendly guy. There were only five of us (2 English, 2 Belgians and 2 Argentinian) so it was easy to chat to Ibri all the time and he was very knowledgable. Trip up to the mountains had plenty of stops. When we got up into the mountains we did a 50 min walk (fairly easy along a dirt road) to his small village and had lunch at the house of one of his family. Excellent home cooked food eaten out on the terrace looking out onto snow-capped peaks (food included in the price) Another 50 min walk back to be picked upon another village (this time downhill and steeper so take good shoes) and then back to Marrakesh.
This was more like a private tour with a friend in a 12 seater minibus - can’t recommend it enough
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Thomas
Feb 26, 2024
We would go again - We enjoyed this trip a lot. Ibri took a lot of time to answer all our questions. He was kind and fun. The food at his mother's place was amazing, and the view was stunning. We learned a lot about the area and we would highly recommend this trip.
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Adam
Feb 25, 2024
Walking tour and amazing view - A great couple of hours walking up and down the mountain, through the villages in the area. Being in a small group made the experience more enjoyable and felt more unique. On the way visiting the Berber market was interesting. The lunch was great, and the view from their house is amazing and should be sold on postcards. Would recommend for anyone wanting a more interesting visit to the area than the usual bulk sold tourist trips.
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Lindakb6906zk
Feb 15, 2024
Get away from Marrakech for a day :) - We enjoyed a lovely 1-Day trip with Hussein and our driver Abdullah to the Atlas mountains! Luckily we joined a very mixed group so we could get to know not only the region, but also follow travelers and locals to Morocco. Everything was super well organized and totally manageable hike-wise. Hussein welcomed us to his village and home and explained every little detail to us in multiple languages. There was water available, enough toilet breaks in between and the food from his sister was spectacular. I would absolutely recommend Hussein for this or any tour!
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Chrisjee2017
Feb 13, 2024
Amazing Atlas tour! - We had a great day today on our tour! We really enjoyed the beautiful nature, nice stops and delicious homemade extensive lunch. The guides were also very friendly and cool! We would 100% recommend this!
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Eliseco9794pj
Feb 1, 2024
Amazing tour, great food and lovely people - We absolutely loved the tour - Elhoussain was lovely as was our driver. Our tour guide was super friendly and knowledgable and we appreciated being taken on an interesting route through the villages all the way up to the top where we had lunch at his mother’s house which was delicious! Would recommend this tour to anyone - thank you.
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Quest00703648883
Jan 27, 2024
A particular day - Everything was perfect for an immersive experience in Moroccan culture, I was welcomed like one of the family and not like a simple tourist. Highly recommended
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