Day trips from Marrakech
On your Marrakech holidays, Marrakech is an ideal place to come and from there to discover the surrounding areas. The UNESCO protected city harbor of Essaouira is a couple hours away. Or the surrounding beauty of the High Atlas Mountains is only a short distance away.
Oukaimden Mountains
Oukaimden is the highest and best equipped winter resort in the High Atlas Mountains. Located a mere 75 km outside of Marrakech, an outing to Oukaimden is a wonderful, relaxing day trip. The spectacular scenery can be enjoyed year-round: during winter months for the snow sports and during summer months to escape the heat of the city. We can arrange ski, snowboard, and horse back riding excursions. You can also take a cable car trip up the mountains to enjoy the views.
Essaouira
Morocco's Atlantic Coast is gorgeous and, once you visit, you will want to come back. Essaouira, a relaxed town set 3 hours from Marrakech, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site - a protected city. The ramparts of Essaouria and the 16th century walled city offer astonishing views of the Atlantic Ocean. A day trip to Essaouria - one of the most charming medinas in all of Morocco - will give you ample time to visit the important monuments, the old fish markets, and the seaport. You'll also have a chance to watch silver craftsmen and wood carvers at work.
Ouzoud Waterfalls
Images of Ouzoud are featured in almost every Moroccan tourist brochure. The waterfalls are a 3 hour car ride away from Marrakech and are found in the middle of the Atlas Mountain range. Falling from a height in excess of 100 meters, the falls plunge into an endless series of pools. The gorge of the Ouzoud Waterfalls is home to families of Barbary apes and a variety of native avian species - a bird watcher's delight! Many visitors to Morocco don't expect this kind of "natural experience", so a visit to beautiful Ouzoud comes as a refreshing surprise.
Ourika Valley
A favorite weekend escape for native Moroccans, the Ourika Valley is 30 km from Marrakech and rests between the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. An escape from city life, the Valley draws visitors with a welcoming atmosphere of tiny villages, steep hillsides, waterfalls, and lush green gardens. Don't forget to stop and visit the Berber villages on the way.
Ouarzazate
This full-day excursion will take you across the High Atlas chain through the Tizi N'Tichka pass - an imposing landscape of the high mountains and traditional Berber villages. The descent along the east side of the chain offers a sudden change in the lush landscape to an arid, desert panorama. In Ouarzazate, visit the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou and Taourirt Kasbah. Ait Ben Haddou is UNESCO protected 11th century site that inspired many movie makers, Gladiator and Lawrence of Arabia was filmed there. The views from the upper heights are awe inspiring and worth the required climb of narrow, winding streets.
Asni
Asni a delightful spot to get away from hot and exotic attraction of Marrakech to this cold and rugged Berber country home. A cluster of villages around the river valley Moulay Ibrahim set in a dramatic setting of the High Atlas Mountains with great views of the highest mountain of Morocco and North Africa Djebel Toubkal. Visit the famous kasbah Toubkal where the movie "Seven Years in Tibet" was filmed. You might not be in Tibet, but you will feel like being there. Have a lunch right at the Kasbah enjoying the splendid views of the snow dusted peaks, picturesque villages, futile valleys. You forget about the stress behind and be at awe at the majesty of it all.
Guide walking Tour of Marrakech
Day trips from Tangier
Pick up at the Tangier port by an air conditioned minibus, we cross the modern town with its large boulevards following the route through a wealthy area of Tangier's California section where we will see villas, palaces, including the Moroccan King summer residence and homes of celebrities. We will continue our trip to Spartel cape to see the lighthouse that marks the convergence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean see. Possible stop for experience a camel ride if interested before we resume our journey to the Hercules Caves continually inhabited since the Neolithic period. Then we return to Tangier to discover the old face of Tangier visiting and walking through the Kasbah and the medina, with a possibility of visiting an archaeological museum (except Tuesdays), the American legation, the mendoubia and the market with its colorful narrow streets. Drop off back at the port or at your riad/hotel.
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