Atlas Mountains day Trips and berbers villages

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Marrakech, Morocco

8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Explore the Atlas Mountains and learn about Berber culture when you wander through their villages on this small group day trip where you’ll be riding a horse. Your guide will lead you through juniper and oak forests, and to see some incredible views over the Asni valley. Later you’ll have lunch in Imlil, go for a short walk, and then get back to Marrakech.

Factor in about 8 hours for this trip
Enjoy the scenery by horseback
Roundtrip transfer to Marrakech is included
Lunch, your guide fee, and your horse are included

What's Included

- Transport
- Guide
- Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Traveler pickup is offered From their hotel or Riad Or from the square Jamaa el fna outside the Cafe france if they are staying in riad which is not acces with car,

Meeting point

Marrakesh, Morocco
Traveler pickup is offered From their hotel or Riad Or from the square Jamaa el fna outside the Cafe france if they are staying in riad which is not acces with car,

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

What To Expect

High Atlas Mountains Guide

Imlil Day Trips

Ourika Valley

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Goldie_N

It was a very nice trip, overall good and friendly service and delicious food for lunch als also a small breakfast. The horses looked wellfed and healthy and were well picked out, the wilder card for me (an experienced rider) and a gentle one for my boyfriend (it was his first ride ever). Our guide was friendly and helpful, we had a great ride. The small hike through the atlas mountains was very pleasant and showed us the beauty of rural Morokko, that we didnt know yet. This guide was also very friendly and knowledgable, as it was his home area. So was our driver, who took us to all these beautiful places savely. 5/5 would recommend. But I would recommend to check back your booking via phone, because the first time we booked, the booking was comfirmed online but apparently didnt go through properly, so we werent picked up that morning. But one phone call solved the problem and we went the next day, no problem! So you can tell the people in the office at the phone are also trying to be as helpful as can be. 👍

Reviews

4.4

based on 26 reviews

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Amazing!!

Patricia_E, Dec 2022

The most wonderful day, highly recommend this experience. Beautiful ride on camels in the desert and wonderful guide, Said. We had a special lunch in the Berber village and saw Argan oil being made, the best way to experience Morocco. Thank you!

DO NOT BOOK THIS TRIP THERE ARE NO HORSES AND THE GUIDE ABDUL IS A LIAR THAT ONLY WANTS MONEY. DO NOT TRUST OR BOOK

Emz_M, Nov 2022

I have written this negative review with as much detail as possible because this company will not give you honesty or transparency. Abdul will manipulate you in order to get as much money from you as they can. This trip does NOT have horses. You will be forced to walk around for hours and although the scenery is nice I booked a horseback riding tour. Apparently the horses were lost during covid and they have not got more yet they still advertise horseback riding when that is the complete opposite of what the excursion is. Abdul does not care that the listing is a lie and cannot provide an alternative due to the fact the listing is a lie. I also tried to book a horse riding tour directly with the guide. He lied and said he was outside my hotel, because of this he told me to get a taxi to the centre and then ignored me when I arrived. He then said I needed to pay €80 for another taxi which is just ridiculous. I know he was close when I arrived in the centre as I was connected to his WiFi hotspot which enabled me to call him and he confirmed he could see me, he then turned this off and left me stood around for half an hour instead of coming to get me. He was within throwing distance as I was connected to his WiFi. Clearly they are only concerned with taking peoples money and NOT delivering on the services that they have advertised. They want to take advantage of nice people that give them the benefit of the doubt - which is probably why they have good reviews because Abdul is very manipulative. I was willing to overlook the false advertisement as he said he could arrange a half day of horse riding (which is what was advertised in the first place), but I cannot overlook the blatant lies, disregard for my time and the extortion tactics he tried to use by making me get a taxi to where he wasn’t, and then telling me it’s an extra £80 for a taxi from there when he watched me from afar in a state of confusion trying to find him as he did not meet me outside the hotel he told me to wait at. This has honestly ruined the last two days of my holiday and I am deeply regretful I did not read the other reviews that stated this is not a horseback riding excursion and is instead a 2 hour hike in the mountains. There were older people on this trip that were visibly struggling to walk up the steep parts of the mountain. Summary - No horses - Long hike through the mountains - Dishonest guide Abdul - Scammers - DO NOT BOOK OR TRUST THIS COMPANY

Good laugh

Annricia_M, Sep 2022

This trip was very good & memorable. We shared many laughs & had a great time overall. Our tour guide Rachid Mazik was amazing! Very informative, friendly & professional, he made sure we all had a good time

caring tour guide and fun day!

sxh, Sep 2022

Jawad was a FANTASTIC guide! He arrived promptly. Very informative and engaged with everyone. He was careful and attentive on the hike section of the day which we were grateful for. Tea at his home was wholesome and a lovely rest. All food was made with love and Jawad was always looking out for our best interests. There is a choice between riding camel and horses that Jawad set up for the day. Made our Marrakesh trip so special!

Jawad was an amazing tour guide

Talha_C, Sep 2022

Thank you for an amazing trip. Jawad mazik was a great tour guide. He was accommodating and gave great customer service. Everything ran on time thanks to Jawads great organisation skills. We first stopped at a womens argan oil institute where we had breakfast which was bread and a selection of dips and tea. We then went to a Berber village which was beautiful and had amazing views. We were then taken to a hike which was brilliant Jawad made sure everyone was ok and stopped when people in the group needed help. Lunch consisted of chicken tagine, vegetarian option was available. Food was delicious and clean. Jawad gave me an area to pray which I really appreciated. Jawad speaks very good English. There were clean toilets at both the womens argan oil institute and at lunch. After lunch we headed to horse riding, Jawad provided great customer service. Can’t fault his service at all. Thank you Jawad for making our trip on to remember you have been amazing, we wish you all the best and hope to see you again soon!

Exciting day in the desert and the mountains

Philipp_R, Jun 2022

The day trip was excellent as was the food. Our guide Saïd did the best job and spoke perfectly English. The trip started at 9pm and ended at 6pm. We had the best day.

This day was a Great Day

Aleksander, Mar 2020

the driver guide hassan was so professional helpful and fun , I had a great day with the villagers wonderful landscape , the guide Djamel made us visit the waterfalls and he invited us to his house for a tea break we learned a lot of good things from the famous Hassan and Djamel So I give 20/20 for their excellent service and I will come back with great pleasure and do activities with this agency

Beautiful daytrip

Goldie_N, Feb 2020

Only 40 minutes on horseback!

Nomad436389, Jan 2020

This is a nice trip, just know that it's only 40 minutes on horseback or like 10 minutes on camel. The description is misleading!

Parfait

Sarah_H, Aug 2022

Une expérience incroyable avec un guide (lahcen) qui est également incroyablement. Nous avons commencé par une balade à cheval d’environ 30 min dans les montagnes. Nous sommes ensuite partit visiter les villages berbères, cassade... Toutes les personnes qui nous on accompagné dans cette expérience étaient formidable et grâce à eux nous avons passé une excellente journée. Lahcen, Ibrahim, le conducteur du bus, les personnes qui nous ont accompagné au cheval était formidable. Je recommande a 100% !!

Ce n'est pas une randonnée à cheval dans les montagnes de l'Atlas

benoit_M, May 2022

Ce n'est pas du tout une journée de randonnée à cheval !!! Vous faites un petit tour de cheval (ou dromadaire) de 30mn, avec un accompagnateur qui lui est à pied, juste à la fin de la journée avant de revenir à marrakech. Cette journée est une bonne exprérience pour découvrir Tahenaout et toute la vallée, mais ne comptez pas sur une randonnée à cheval dans l'atlas !!!