Trip From Marrakech
Marrakech is a captivating city that offers innumerable opportunities to
explore Morocco’s countryside, beach resorts, mountain ranges and desert areas.
From Marrakech, an extraordinarily well connected city, it is easy to travel to
some of the most marvellous places in the country, including the “Land of
the Thousand Kasbahs” in the Ouarzazate region, a trekking or rafting
expedition in the Ourika Valley or a visit to the stunning Ouzoud Cascades.
1. Ouarzazate – Tizi n’Tichka – Ait Benhaddou
The route to Ouarzazate through the Tizi n’Tichka Pass on the High Atlas and
to the stunning Ait Benhaddou Kasbah is an astounding itinerary that offers a
first glimpse of the desert on the gateway to the Sahara Desert, as well as an
incomparable chance to visit the great Kasbahs built by the Berber tribes who
once ruled the High Atlas region.
One of the top places on this path is the UNESCO World
Heritage site of Ait Benhaddou, an impressive ksar or fortified village
consisting of a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls, in the
manner of a traditional pre-Saharan habitat. The houses crowd together within
the defensive walls, which are reinforced by corner towers.
In Ouarzazate, you can’t miss a visit to the Atlas Film Studios, where
numerous films where shot, including “Lawrence of Arabia”, “the
Mummy”, “Gladiator”, “Cleopatra”, and “the Jewel
of the Nile” among many others.
2. One-day trip (or Rafting Expeditions) to the Ourika Valley
Heading south from Marrakech, you enter a colourful landscape full of
valleys and waterfalls and advance through the green orchards of the Haouz
plain with the grandiose Atlas Mountains permanently in the background. At
last, you will reach Tnine-de-l’Ourika, from which you penetrate into the
lovely Ourika Valley.
Along the way and on the route to Setti Fatma, you will get a chance to
admire the strange beauty of the Berber villages built in clay in the 16th and
17th centuries, and hanging to the hills. There, you can’t miss the opportunity
to visit a traditional Moroccan house, to experience first hand the Berber
traditional way of life.
For those seeking action and adventure, it is possible to enjoy a one-day
rafting expedition in the Ourika Valley. The rapids on the Ourika Assiff
stretch for over 6 miles in several class 3 and 4+ rapids and are surrounded by
stunning red, emerald and ochre landscapes and crowned by the impressive
outline of the Atlas Mountains.
3. Ouzoud Cascades
The Ouzoud waterfalls are one of the most stunning sights in Southern
Morocco and are surrounded by exuberant, luxuriant vegetation. The cascades are
over 330 feet high and drop vertiginously onto several platforms, thus
projecting in the air an infinity of tiny water drops that create an almost
permanent rainbow.
In order to get to the cascades, you will drive through roads surrounded by
beautiful kasbahs on both sides and across the olive groves of Damnate. The
deep green valleys and the stunning views of the Jbel Azoukri and the Jbel Ghat
mountains will be topped with the sight of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains.
Come to Marrakech and enjoy all these Morocco adventure tours, full of
beauty, adventure and mystery.
From Marrakech you will enjoy an unbeatable opportunity to participate in
some of the most exciting tourism trips in Morocco, and you will discover
the country’s lovely cuisine, hospitable people and fascinating culture and
history. Visit Marrakech and enjoy some of the most exhilarating and unforgettable
Adventure tours Morocco.
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