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Many of our travelers to Marrakech, Morocco\u00a0request a day trip into the High Atlas Mountains, the white-capped wall on the city\u2019s southern horizon. With Berber villages dotting the foothills, there\u2019s a cultural appeal to these trips, equal to the natural one. Many of the villages have weekly markets.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the best-known mountain excursion from Marrakech is to the Ourika Valley, a stunning 60-90-minute drive southeast from the city.<\/p>\n

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the village of Setti Fatma in the Ourika Valley of Morocco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The main village of the valley is Setti Fatma on the Ourika River. Above the village is a series of seven waterfalls. The hike to the falls, especially the upper ones, is steep and involves a lot of scrambling over large rocks. Some stretches of the trail skirt significant drops and there are no barriers. Many reach the first fall and call it good.<\/p>\n

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Our published tour Marrakech, Desert & Ocean<\/a> includes a daytrip to the Ourika Valley. Ourika can also be added to our other published tours<\/a> and, of course, included in any custom program.<\/p>\n

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