Atlas Mountains - Tours from Marrakesh
Southeast of Marrakesh, through the friendly Berber villages of Aghmat and Dar Caid Ouriki, there are terraced gardens along Wadi Ourika and ended at Arhbalou. The famous winter sports resort, Oukaimeden (2,600m) is only 74km from Marrakesh. Setti Fatma includes 100 year-old walnut trees and seven waterfalls. Annameure which is the village of the Ait Oucheg tribe, you can climb up to Djebel Yagour, the center of Moroccan prehistory that has over 2,000 cave paintings.
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47km south from Marrakesh would be the Berber village of Asni where people come to barter in the souk every Saturday. Imlil is the charming mountain hamlet where the starting point for hikes (4,165m) through Toubkal national park. East of Marrakesh is the Ouzoud Falls where water plunges for more than 100m. Wadi Mehasseur is the "gateway to the abyss" in Berber that cascades through vast rock formations to end in the artificial Ait-Aadel lake surrounded by red-colored hills.
Related Attractions
Imlil
Imlil is best known for walnut trees, apples and cherries. Most trekkers stock up for the trek since there is nothing available farther up the mountain. The shops contain a wide range of food.
Jebel Toubkal
Jebel Toubkal (4,156m) is the highest mountain in Morocco and gets incredible views in all direction on clear days. The usual starting point is from the village of Imlil, 17km south of Asni on the Tizi n'Test road from Marrakesh to Agadir. The other starting points are the villages of Setti Fatma and Oukaimeden in the Ourika Valley which involve longer treks. The trek normally takes two days - the first day would up to the Toubkal hut and the second day would up to the summit then back down.
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
