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Day Trips from Marrakech

Marrakech day trips to the High Atlas, the Agafay desert, the Ouzoud waterfalls, Essaouira on the Atlantic and the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, all in one day with private transport. You are back in Marrakech by evening.

Atlas Mountains

The closest mountains are an hour from the city. Ourika is the valley for waterfalls, Imlil for a longer walk below Toubkal, and the Three Valleys trip shows several valleys by road in one day.

Riverside cafe terraces with colourful cushions and parasols in the Ourika valley
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Ourika Valley Day Trip

The Ourika valley, Berber villages and the Setti Fatma waterfalls, with private transport.

Private or group

Village of earth and stone houses on a green hillside in the High Atlas
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Full day

Imlil & High Atlas Day Trip

A walk through Berber villages below Toubkal and lunch in a village house.

Private or group

Snow-capped High Atlas peaks above an olive grove
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Full day

Three Valleys & Atlas

A drive through three High Atlas valleys, with Berber villages and mountain views.

Private or group

Desert and kasbahs

Agafay, the stony desert near Marrakech, fits easily into a day. Ait Ben Haddou, over the Tizi n’Tichka pass, is a long day with about four hours on the road each way.

Waterfalls and coast

The Ouzoud falls in the Middle Atlas and the port town of Essaouira are each two and a half to three hours away by road.

How day trips work

Every day trip includes pickup and drop-off at your hotel or riad and a private vehicle with driver. Lunch is paid on the spot unless the trip page says otherwise. Leave early and dress in layers: it is cooler in the mountains than in Marrakech.

Plan your days in Marrakech

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