Ourika Garden Guided Day Trip from Marrakech

Marrakech, Morocco

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

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Overview

Visit an aromatic garden in Morocco’s Ourika Valley on this private 7-hour tour from Marrakech. Journey into this scenic valley beneath the Atlas Mountains and enjoy a guided stroll around the Jardin Bio-aromatique garden, a scented oasis of plants and herbs used in essential oils and other products. Finish with a walk and lunch in the mountain-framed valley. Upgrade to include a foot massage, plus argan oil and henna tattoo workshops at the gardens.

Private Ourika Valley garden trip from Marrakech
Guided stroll around the scented Jardin Bio-aromatique gardens
See and smell the plants and learn how they’re used in oils and other products
Upgrade to enjoy a foot bath and massage, plus henna and argan oil workshops at the garden
Walk in the valley to admire the lush mountain setting
Includes lunch at mountain-view restaurant
Private air-conditioned transport, plus hotel pickup and drop-off in Marrakech included

What's Included

Local guide
Lunch
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour

Gratuities
Drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Book your desired tour option and then depart your Marrakech hotel or riad by private, air-conditioned vehicle with your personal guide.

Traveling southeast, admire Morocco’s countryside and arrive in the Ourika Valley, a fairy tale-like valley in the foothills of the High Atlas Mountains.

Pass through villages, palm groves, and orchards, and arrive at the Jardin Bio-aromatique of l’Ourika, a gorgeous garden dedicated to cultivating organic plants and herbs. This tranquil paradise showcases around 50 aromatic, medicinal, and ornamental plants, most indigenous to Morocco and believed to offer health and cosmetic qualities.

Take a guided walk around the pathways to discover the different varieties of plants, from lavender and roses to lemongrass, rosemary, and more. Breathe in the scents, colors, and mountain air, and learn how the plants are grown and used in essential oils and beauty, well-being, and dietary products.

Depending on your selected option, enjoy one or some of the treatments and workshops on offer in the grounds. Perhaps take a soothing 30-minute foot bath and massage, complete with warm water bath of sea salts and bitter orange oil and a rejuvenating argan oil and lemon verbena massage.

Alternatively, enjoy a package of three experiences: a foot bath and massage, a henna workshop to learn about and get a henna tattoo, and an argan oil workshop to discover how this prized oil is pressed and used.

After your garden visit, enjoy a stroll in the wider valley to admire the gorgeous scenery. Break for a delicious lunch in view of the Atlas peaks, and climb to a viewpoint to absorb and take photos of the stunning mountain-and-valley panoramas.

After about seven hours, your tour ends with a drop-off back at your Marrakech accommodation.

Ourika Valley

8 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Duration: Seven hours.
Stroller accessible
Languages: English and French.
This excursion is not suitable for wheelchairs & people with walking difficulties.
Foot bath and foot massage Duration : 30 min Foot bath with warm water, sea salts scented with sea weed and bitter orange oil, and relaxing foot massage with argane oil and lemon verbena essential oil.

Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Explanations of the Moroccan traditions art of dyeing body with henna.
Preparation of henna in front of the visitors.
Making tatoos on hands, feet or arms of each visitor.
Argan Workshop: It is a demonstration on the traditional method of pressing argan oil using a millstone.
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate