Day trip
Escape the heat in the green Ourika valley: red gorges, riverside cafés with tables in the water and a guided scramble to the seven waterfalls of Setti Fatma.
Family friendly
Duration
8 hours
Group
Small group or private
Pickup
Free hotel & riad pickup in Marrakech
Languages
English, French
Ourika is Marrakech's summer refuge, a river valley an hour from the city where the temperature drops several degrees and the roadside fills with cafés whose tables stand directly in the running water.
On the way you stop at a Berber pharmacy and spice house, then visit a traditional home with a saffron and herb garden. Deeper into the valley the red cliffs close in and the road ends at Setti Fatma, the village below the famous seven cascades.
With a local mountain guide you scramble 30 to 45 minutes up the rocks to the first waterfall — a genuine little adventure with a cool pool at the top. Lunch is grilled meat or tagine at a riverside table before the drive back.
09:00
Pickup
Departure from your hotel in Marrakech.
10:15
Berber house & pharmacy
Mint tea, argan and spice demonstrations.
11:30
Setti Fatma
Guided scramble to the first of the seven waterfalls.
13:30
Riverside lunch
Tagine or grilled meat with your feet by the water.
17:00
Return
Back in Marrakech.
It is a rocky scramble of 30-45 minutes. Sturdy trainers are enough, and you can stop at the café below if you prefer.
Yes, the valley and the first waterfall suit families; younger children can stay at the riverside cafés.
Spring for full water flow and green landscapes, summer for the cool air. Winter can be rainy.
Toubkal Views is run from Marrakech by a Moroccan team, not an overseas booking platform.
Your guide is from the region and knows the Agafay tracks, the Atlas valleys and the best light for photos.
Berber camps, mint tea, home-style tagine and music played by local musicians.
We collect you from your hotel or riad in Marrakech and bring you back at the end.
You talk to us directly before, during and after your trip — no call centre in between.
Tell us your dates, group and pace and we adapt the experience instead of selling a fixed package.
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