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Berber Villages and Atlas Mountains: An Insightful Day Trip with Camel ride
4.9
16 Ratings
Marrakech
Embark on an insightful day trip to the Berber Villages and Atlas Mountains from Marrakech. Explore stunning landscapes, visit a traditional Berber house, enjoy a camel ride, and indulge in a flavorful lunch with a local family.
Embark on an insightful day trip to the Berber Villages and Atlas Mountains from Marrakech. Explore stunning landscapes, visit a traditional Berber house, enjoy a camel ride, and indulge in a flavorful lunch with a local family.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Marrakech - Your day trip to the Atlas Mountains from Marrakech begins with meeting your 4x4 driver/guide at your hotel or riad. You’ll head south of the city, driving through the Haouz plains to reach the Agafay desert. From there, enjoy an off-the-beaten-path drive to the lake of Lalla Takerkoust, where you’ll stop to take in the view and snap…
- Marrakech - Your day trip to the Atlas Mountains from Marrakech begins with meeting your 4x4 driver/guide at your hotel or riad. You’ll head south of the city, driving through the Haouz plains to reach the Agafay desert. From there, enjoy an off-the-beaten-path drive to the lake of Lalla Takerkoust, where you’ll stop to take in the view and snap some photos.
- Agafay - Next, you have the option of a 30-minute camel ride at the slopes of the Atlas Mountains before continuing your journey through the narrow mountain roads to Kik Plateau, admiring the scattered Berber villages along the way.
- Atlas Mountains - Your adventure continues through rugged terrains to the village of Imlil. Here, you’ll leave the 4x4 behind and embark on a moderate one-hour hike to ‘Aroumd,’ a small Berber village in the heart of Toubkal National Park. This village is renowned for its stunning views of Toubkal Mountain, the highest peak in North Africa (4,167 m / 13,671 ft). Don’t miss the small waterfall along the way, which your local guide will point out.
- Aroumd - After enjoying a delicious Berber Tagine lunch served by a host family in Aroumd Village, you’ll descend back to Imlil and have a smooth ride back to Marrakech through Tahennaout, the main town in the region, known for its weekly market every Tuesday.
- Marrakech - Your day trip to the Atlas Mountains concludes around 16:00 with a drop-off at your hotel or riad in Marrakech.
What's Included
- Bottled Water
- Camel Ride
- Lunch
- Orange Juice
- In-vehicle Air Conditioning
- Bottled Water
- Camel Ride
- Lunch
- Orange Juice
- In-vehicle Air Conditioning
Additional Information
Just an hour and a half ride from colorful Marrakech, The Atlas mountains are like a different world with the cool, fresh mountain air. We will tell you all about the area with insights and interesting facts as we guide you through the gorgeous landscapes. You’ll see the red city walls of Marrakech give way to plains, different green valleys, gorges,…
Just an hour and a half ride from colorful Marrakech, The Atlas mountains are like a different world with the cool, fresh mountain air. We will tell you all about the area with insights and interesting facts as we guide you through the gorgeous landscapes. You’ll see the red city walls of Marrakech give way to plains, different green valleys, gorges, rivers, and waterfalls. You will have a chance to enjoy many stops throughout our tour, including a visit to an original Berber house to learn about their ancient traditions. This Amazigh family will make a welcoming typical mint tea showing you how to make it according to their traditions. Finally, we’ll get to the last village where you will take a guided walk along the beautiful trails and villages to reach the spectacular waterfall.
Feast on a delicious lunch full of flavor with a local family, and after we’ll walk for half an hour back to the car and return to Marrakesh around 5 pm.
Location
Marrakech
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(16 Ratings)
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685furdy
Nov 9, 2024
Driver and activities are great but beware of location changes - I am giving this fiver stars because of our drive, Abdul. He was kind, informative and just a really nice person. He took us to see his beautiful berber village where the food was incredible and the people very friendly. The hike was easy and relaxing and the camel ride was also very fun.
I would suggest that the tour operator do a better job supporting their drivers though. The tour operator suggested a location to collect us on WhatsApp the night before the tour. We said that was fine. The same person then contacted us on a different WhatsApp number shortly after with a different pickup location closer to our hotel. We said okay, that's fine. We got to the second location, in time the next morning and texted them to confirm this is where we are. They reacted on WhatsApp with a thumbs up to the message. After 20 minutes the operator rang to ask where we were and told us we were in the wrong location. They sent screenshots of the first conversation we had and tried to make it look like it was our fault. We were not having that so we sent screenshots of the second conversation back to them and they said our driver will try to sort something. Basically they completely passed the responsibility to Abdul and tried to pass the blame to us. So we are giving this tour 5 stars because Abdul was terrific. He saved the day and the activities were great. But the owners should really not use two numbers, cause confusion and then blame the customer. Thank you Abdul for a great day.
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T2781nasandraw
Oct 2, 2024
Amazing day adventure ! - An incredible and very interesting day! The drive itself was comfortable, big windows in the van and scenic. Had fun stops along the way including a traditional breakfast, coffee stop with a view and an interesting hike to beautiful cool pools and optional refreshments. Lunch at a Berber home was fantastic and the drive back to Marrakech so interesting & beautiful in a very special way. Ismael was a great guide and the driver Abdul knew just the right speed to take the curvy road up the mountains. Ismael had some interesting historical information that really deepened our understanding of the culture and context. We did this tour on our last day and would absolutely do it again. My husband and I, and our daughter thoroughly enjoyed our day. Was a lovely way to get out of the city, breathe some fresh air, and see the beautiful countryside and Berber villages. And What a great value!
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Lina_m
Jun 27, 2024
Nice day tour from Marrakesh - A nice day trip for the ones who want to explore more than Marrakesh and its surroundings.
The tour itself is very well organized.
A recommendation for a guide called Ismail.
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Stephen_m
Jun 10, 2024
Great Day Trip to Atlas Mountains - Nice trip in mountains with camel ride and dressing up in Berber cloths on the way which was fun and broke up the journey. We stopped at Argan oil shop where we would prefer to see more of mountains and local village life. Went to village home for lunch with great views of mountains from the terrace. Great day with very knowledgeable and friendly guide.
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Marina_b
May 20, 2024
Recommended experience - The trip was 10/10, with very comfortable transportation, beautiful destinations, very informative and lovely meals. Ismail was an excellent tourguide and Abdul a considerate driver. I recommend :)
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Catherine_u
Mar 22, 2024
10/10 Atlas Mountains Tour! - This trip was what we wanted and more. The driver arrived very promptly to collect us, we headed into the mountains, wore traditional dress for a camel ride, had Moroccan tea on a rooftop, headed further up the mountain and stopped to take in the views, had breakfast (delicious bread and oils) at the women’s cooperative, where they make the oils, headed to Imlil, did a short hike (2.6k) to the waterfall and then had lunch, with the peak of the Atlas mountain in view, all expertly guided by Omar Imzilen. He was very informative, helpful and hospitable.
A very memorable day, thank you to Omar and our driver!
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267catherineu
Mar 22, 2024
10/10 Atlas Mountains tour! - This trip was what we wanted and more. The driver arrived very promptly to collect us, we headed into the mountains, wore traditional dress for a camel ride, had Moroccan tea on a rooftop, headed further up the mountain and stopped to take in the views, had breakfast (delicious bread and oils) at the women’s cooperative, where they make the oils, headed to Imlil, did a short hike (2.6k) to the waterfall and then had lunch, with the peak of the Atlas mountain in view, all expertly guided by Omar Imzilen. He was very informative, helpful and hospitable.
A very memorable day, thank you to Omar and our driver!
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Mrsas_c
Feb 20, 2024
Fabulous interesting day out - All of it was excellent. Loved the breakfast with peanut butter and beautiful lunch in Berber home. Atlas mountain was worth the hike and stunning waterfall at top. Amazed to see the cafe at top. Camel ride was a one off for me! Glad I did it though.
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Hazel
May 17, 2023
A stunning trip with a smaller, local company - book it! - Myself and my dad had a fantastic day on this tour. The guides (Omar Imzilen and the driver, sorry I forgot his name) were prompt, knowledgeable and extremely helpful and friendly.
The camel ride was so much fun - my dad especially loved it. We got local tea afterwards which was great. After this we wound our way through the Atlas mountains with stunning views of rivers, waterfalls, local villages and desert. We stopped at a women's cooperative where they make argan oil and have us a late breakfast of bread and dips (olive oil, argan oil, and a peanut paste) - delicious!
After this we went higher into the mountains along winding roads past donkeys, goats, horses and sheep. The hour long (slightly steep at the start but VERY manageable) walk was such a highlight. The views were stunning - we got to see Berber villages nestled in the valleys, a wonderful waterfall, and the highest peak in north Africa.
On we headed to the guide's grandparents house for a massive lunch of tangine, couscous, vegetables and bread. The quantities were massive and the food delicious! Then, a lovely drive back to the city through the mountains.
All in all it was a great day and my dad has been raving about how much fun it was. Don't hesitate and please book this trip. There are other more touristy companies but this is run by Omar and his cousin and was much more personal. Oh, and it was a little cooler in the mountains than in Marrakech so bring a light jacket. Enjoy!
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Teresam3368
Feb 7, 2023
Amazing! - All amazing!!! Mustafa family give us lunch and its was the best meal we had in Marrocos!! Aziz was the best driver! Mustafa explain everithing.. we enjoy very mutch the tour. We want to repeat!
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