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From Marrakech · About 7 Hours · Pickup and Guide Included
Ourika Valley Tour
A guided day from Marrakech into the High Atlas foothills: Tnine Ourika, a women-run argan oil cooperative, mint tea in a Berber house, the walk to the Setti Fatma waterfalls and free time by the Ourika river. Lunch by the river is an option you choose when you book.
- 4.9 / 5 26978+ Reviews
- 63 km By road from Jemaa el-Fnaa in Marrakech to the road end at Setti Fatma
- 7-8 hours Pickup to drop-off on Marrakech City Life SARL's day, with the guided walk
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Ourika Day Includes
Pickup from your hotel or riad in Marrakech, the van with air conditioning, a local guide, a small breakfast, mint tea in a Berber house and the argan cooperative. Lunch by the river is an option at booking; drinks are extra.
Highlights
- Explore Ourika Valley's scenic roads in the Atlas Mountains
- Enjoy a refreshing riverside escape from Marrakech’s summer heat
- Embark on guided hikes to explore hidden gems and lush landscapes
- Marvel at the Setti Fatma waterfalls and scenic mountain trails
- Discover the secrets of Argan oil at local women-led cooperatives
What's Included
- Riad - Hotel pickup and drop-off in Marrakech
- Comfortable transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional, fully licensed driver fluent in English, French and Arabic
- Friendly local guide
- Travel in a comfortable van with A/C and Wi-Fi (not all vehicles have Wi-Fi)
- Scenic drive through the Atlas Mountains
- Scenic stops to enjoy panoramic views
- Guided hike to the Setti Fatma waterfalls
- Visit to a traditional Berber house
- Enjoy traditional mint tea in a local Berber house
- Visit to a women-run argan oil cooperative
- Lunch is available: Entry + Plats + Dessert (option 2)
- Small breakfast
Good to know: * Duration: Approx. 7–8 hours After pickup to return (including transport & guided hike). · * Pickup details: Sent via WhatsApp & email from 7:00 PM the day before. For last-minute bookings, details are sent as soon as possible — please keep your phone reachable. · * This is a shared group tour. Pickup from central Marrakech hotels or nearby meeting points. Collection may take 30–40 minutes. · * Ourika Valley is a popular natural site and can be busy, especially weekends & peak season. · * The waterfall is a natural mountain stream; water flow varies by season & rainfall. · * The guided hike is optional. Trails are rocky, uneven & sometimes steep. · * Not recommended for pregnant women or guests with mobility limitations. · * Guests who prefer not to hike can relax at a riverside restaurant with mountain views. · * Wear sturdy walking shoes. · * Lunch is included only if selected. Drinks are extra unless specified. · * Inform the operator in advance of dietary restrictions. · Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, Wheelchair users, Babies under 1 year, People over 70 years
From Marrakech to Setti Fatma, Step by Step
From pickup in Marrakech to the waterfalls above Setti Fatma and back, about 7 to 8 hours.
Pickup in Marrakech
Pickup is from central Marrakech hotels or a nearby meeting point, and collection can take 30 to 40 minutes; the pickup message, sent by WhatsApp and email from 7 pm the evening before, names the place.
Tnine Ourika and the Argan Cooperative
About 50 minutes of road into the foothills, a stop at Tnine Ourika, then the Amal Ourika Cooperative, a women-run argan oil cooperative with a shop. The day also takes in mint tea in a Berber house and a small breakfast.
Setti Fatma and the Waterfalls
About 80 minutes at Setti Fatma, at the end of the valley road, with a guided walk up to the waterfalls. The walk is optional: the trails are rocky, uneven and steep in places, and you can wait by the river instead.
The River, Then Back to Marrakech
About 80 minutes by the Ourika river for tea, free time and lunch if you chose the lunch option when booking (drinks are extra), then about 75 minutes of road back to Marrakech.
Photo Gallery
Up the Ourika Valley to Setti Fatma
Scenes from the day: the road into the foothills, the river and the walk up to the falls above Setti Fatma.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Pick a date to see the options and their prices, with or without lunch. This listing allows free cancellation up to 24 hours before, and you can reserve now and pay later.
Plan Your Valley Day
The Ourika Valley, One Question per Page
The walk to the Setti Fatma waterfalls, the road from Marrakech, what a tour costs and whether lunch is in it, a half day or a private day, Ourika or Ouzoud, and the river in rain.
Prices are each page's featured tour: GetYourGuide checked November 2026. Listing prices are per person in US dollars unless a card says per group.
Ourika Valley Day Trips, Side by Side
Four shared days from Marrakech to the Ourika Valley and the Setti Fatma waterfalls: how long each takes, whether lunch is in the price, the walk, the Berber house and the argan cooperative, and who each suits. Prices per person from the listings, with the month they were checked.
| Feature | THIS PAGE Marrakech City Life SARL: Ourika Waterfalls, Atlas Mountains, Guide + Lunch | MOROCCOFIRSTGATE: Ourika Valley, Atlas Mountains, Waterfalls | Vibrant Vistas Marrakech: Ourika Valley Trip with Waterfall Hike | marrakech best trips: Guided Ourika Valley Trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What You Pay | From $16 per person (checked November 2026) | From $10 per person (checked November 2026) | From $10 per person (checked November 2026) | From $14 per person (checked November 2026) |
| Time | 7 hours; about 7 to 8 hours pickup to return | 7 hours; about 7 to 8 hours, back 3 to 4 pm | 7 hours | 8 hours; back about 5 pm |
| Lunch | An option at booking (option 2); drinks extra | Only if you choose option 2 | If you choose the lunch option | Not stated in the inclusions; drinks extra |
| Walk to the Waterfalls | Guided and optional, about 80 minutes at Setti Fatma | Guided hike to the Setti Fatma waterfalls | Guided hike with a local mountain guide | Optional guided hike with a local mountain guide, about 1 hour 30 minutes, after about 20 minutes in Setti Fatma |
| Berber House | Mint tea in a Berber house | Mint tea with a Berber family | An Amazigh (Berber) village, mint tea | Mint tea in a Berber miller's house |
| Argan Cooperative | Amal Ourika Cooperative, women-run | Women-run argan oil cooperative | Argan oil cooperative | Women's argan oil cooperative |
| Group | Shared group | Shared group; private group available | Small group available | Private or small groups available |
| Guide | English, French, Arabic or Spanish | Arabic, English or French | Arabic, English or French | A local guide; the driver speaks English, French, Arabic or Spanish |
| Who It Suits | Most first visits: every usual stop, a long stay at Setti Fatma and the river | An earlier return to Marrakech, in the mid-afternoon | A small group, with a mountain guide for the walk | A longer 8-hour day with about 1 hour 30 minutes each for the walk and the river |
| Check dates | See this day | See this day | See the 8 hours |
Other Ways to Do It
More Ourika Valley Tours
Two shorter days in small groups, a private trip priced per group, a day with the Anima Garden as an option, a day with a guide for the waterfall walk in six languages, and a second day from the operator of the tour above.
SHORTER DAY, UP TO 10From Marrakech: Half-Day Tour to Atlas Mountains & Ourika
Mount Toubkal Treks' shorter day in a small group of up to 10: the drive into the Ourika valley, a Berber breakfast with mint tea, bread, argan oil and honey, the choice of a guided walk to the waterfalls or a coffee break, and an argan cooperative.
5-HOUR MORNING, UP TO 7Marrakech: Ourika Valley & Atlas Mountains Half-Day Trip
Attractive Tours' 5-hour morning in a small group of up to 7: a full Berber breakfast, Berber women extracting argan oil, an optional 30-minute walk and tea by the river. Its itinerary does not name Setti Fatma or the waterfalls.
PRIVATE, PER GROUP OF 4Ourika Valley Private Day Trip with Lunch (Optional)
Click Excursions' private day priced per group of up to 4: your own car and driver, a local guide for the hike to a waterfall at Setti Fatma (about 1 hour), the Monday and Thursday souk on those days, and a riverside lunch with the lunch option.
ANIMA GARDEN OPTIONMarrakech: Ourika Waterfalls, Lunch & Anima Garden Day Trip
GMG - PDL Excursions' day with a small breakfast, an argan oil cooperative, a guided hike to the Setti Fatma waterfalls and, with the right option, a 1.5-hour stop at the Anima Garden; lunch with the lunch option. Back at about 4:30 to 5:30 pm.
SIX GUIDE LANGUAGESOurika Waterfalls, Atlas Mountains, Guide & River Lunch
Marrakech desert activities' day with a local guide for the Setti Fatma waterfall walk, a women-led argan cooperative, mint tea and a three-course lunch by the river with option 2. Guides speak six languages between them.
SAME OPERATOR, LUNCH OPTIONOurika Waterfalls, Atlas Mountains, Guide + River Lunch
A second day from Marrakech City Life SARL, the operator of the tour above: the same pattern of Tnine Ourika, the Amal Ourika Cooperative, a Berber house with mint tea, the Setti Fatma walk and the river, with a three-course lunch in option 2 only.
Marrakech, Tnine Ourika and Setti Fatma
How an Ourika Valley Tour Works
Where the valley is, the stops on the way, what the day costs and includes, lunch, the walk to the waterfalls, the river in rain, and when to pick another day out.
An Ourika Valley tour is a day out of Marrakech into the foothills of the High Atlas, up the valley of the Ourika river to Setti Fatma, the village where the road ends, and the waterfalls above it. It is 36 km by road from Jemaa el-Fnaa to Tnine Ourika, where the valley opens, and 63 km to the road end at Setti Fatma. The day this page follows is Marrakech City Life SARL’s Marrakesh: Ourika Waterfalls, Atlas Mountains, Guide + Lunch, listed at 7 hours, from $16 in current promotion (usually $21) a person, checked November 2026, with 26,978 reviews. Despite the title, lunch is an option you add when you book.
The short answer
Take a shared day tour: pickup from your hotel or riad, a local guide, the stops on the way and the time at Setti Fatma all come in one per-person price. Add the lunch option if you want a sit-down meal by the river settled in advance; leave it off if you would rather choose on the day. Bring cash either way, for drinks, tips and the argan cooperative’s shop. Book a private trip only if you want your own vehicle and your own pace.
Check dates for the Ourika Valley day
Three ways to do it: pick yours
Marrakesh: Ourika Waterfalls, Atlas Mountains, Guide + Lunch
Marrakech City Life SARL: pickup in Marrakech, a local guide, a small breakfast, the Amal Ourika argan cooperative, mint tea in a Berber house, about 80 minutes at Setti Fatma for the walk and 80 by the river. Lunch is option 2; drinks are extra.
Check dates →Marrakech: Ourika Valley, Riverside Lunch & Waterfalls Hike
Mountain soul trips: an argan cooperative with a small breakfast, then about 2 hours 40 minutes at Setti Fatma for the guided walk, and lunch by the river with option 2. Private or small groups available.
See this day →Marrakech: Private Ourika Valley & Waterfalls Guided Trip
Marrakech desert activities: a private vehicle and driver from your hotel or riad, an English or French-speaking guide in the valley, a Berber house with mint tea, an argan cooperative and the walk. Lunch is in options 2 and 3 only.
See the private day →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
Where everything is
The Ourika Valley runs south-east from the plain of Marrakech into the High Atlas, in Al Haouz Province. The road leaves the city through the olive groves, reaches the river at Tnine Ourika, a market town 36 km from Jemaa el-Fnaa, and follows the river upstream past Amazigh (Berber) villages, terraced fields and riverside restaurants for another 26 km to Setti Fatma, where it stops. The Moroccan National Tourist Office calls the valley a popular day trip from Marrakech and places Setti Fatma a short distance from seven waterfalls that cascade from the rocks above. Those waterfalls, and the river below them, are what the tours come for.
Without stops a car takes about 80 minutes from the medina to the road end, by a routing estimate without traffic. The tours stop on the way, so the morning is half over by the time you reach Setti Fatma: Marrakech to Ourika Valley has the road and the other ways to get there.
The day, step by step
Pickup is from central Marrakech hotels or a nearby meeting point, and collection can take 30 to 40 minutes. The pickup message, sent by WhatsApp and email from 7 pm the evening before, names the place, so the first half hour or more goes on collecting the group. About 50 minutes of road later the van reaches Tnine Ourika for a photo stop.
The next stop is the Amal Ourika Cooperative, run by women who extract argan oil. You see how the oil is made, and the cooperative is also a shop; buying is up to you. Somewhere in the valley the group also stops at a Berber house for mint tea, and there is a small breakfast along the way.
Then comes the longer drive up to Setti Fatma, about 80 minutes there for the guided walk to the waterfalls, and about 80 minutes by the river for tea, free time and lunch if you booked it. The road back takes about 75 minutes. Marrakech City Life SARL puts the whole day at about 7 to 8 hours from pickup to return.
What the price includes, and lunch
The day is from $16 in current promotion (usually $21) a person on GetYourGuide, checked November 2026: a seat in a shared group, not a price per car. It covers pickup and drop-off in Marrakech, the van with air conditioning and a licensed driver, a local guide, the guided walk to the waterfalls, the Berber house and its mint tea, the argan cooperative and a small breakfast. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before, and you can reserve now and pay later.
Lunch is the trap in the title. “Guide + Lunch” on the listing means lunch is available: a starter, a main course and a dessert by the river, as option 2. Drinks are extra unless the option says otherwise. Which option the from-price is for is not stated, so pick your date and compare the options’ prices on the calendar before you book. Almost every Ourika day sold from Marrakech works the same way; Ourika Valley tour price lists which ones put lunch in an option and which include it.
See the options and live prices
The walk to the waterfalls
The walk starts in Setti Fatma, follows the river, crosses it on small bridges and climbs to the falls. It is guided and optional: the trails are rocky, uneven and steep in places, so anyone who would rather not climb waits at a riverside restaurant with the mountains in view. Wear shoes with grip; on some tours you may have to step into water. Marrakech City Life SARL’s day is not suitable for wheelchair users, people with limited mobility, babies under 1 or people over 70. Setti Fatma waterfalls covers the walk, how long the tours give it and what to bring.
The river in rain
The Ourika is a mountain river, and the waterfalls are a stream whose flow varies with the season and the rainfall. After the floods of 1995, which killed nearly 200 people according to the Agence du Bassin Hydraulique du Tensift, the valley was given a flood-alert system: measuring stations up the valley, an alarm that broadcasts warnings, and the power for the provincial governor to order at-risk areas evacuated. Before you go, look at the bulletins of Morocco’s national weather service for Al Haouz Province and ask the operator about the river the evening before. Ourika Valley weather explains the system, where to check and what to do if rain spoils the day.
When it is busy
The valley is an easy reach from Marrakech, and it is a popular place: it can be busy, especially at weekends and in the high season. If crowds matter to you, go on a weekday, or choose a day that gives the waterfalls more time, such as Mountain soul trips’ riverside lunch and waterfalls hike, with about 2 hours 40 minutes at Setti Fatma.
When to pick another day out
Want waterfalls with a boat ride at their foot, and do not mind about 3 hours of road each way? Ourika or Ouzoud compares the two waterfall days. Short of time, or travelling with people who will not do a full day? A half day or a private day has the shorter morning trips and the private options.
Marrakech to the Setti Fatma Waterfalls in a Day
One booking covers the pickup at your hotel or riad, a local guide and every stop up to Setti Fatma; lunch is yours to add. This listing allows free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Starting from $16 per person in current promotion (usually $21).
See datesMore Ourika Valley Tours
Ourika and Atlas Day Trips with Open Dates
Day trips from Marrakech with live availability. Pickup, what is included and cancellation terms are on each listing.
Ourika Valley Tour: Questions
How far it is, how long the day takes, what it costs, whether lunch is in the price, the walk to the waterfalls, the river in rain, what to wear and Ourika or Ouzoud.
36.4 km by road from Jemaa el-Fnaa in Marrakech to Tnine Ourika, where the valley opens, and 62.9 km to the end of the valley road at Setti Fatma. A car without stops needs about 80 minutes to the road end. The day tours stop on the way and give about 50 minutes to the first stop. See Marrakech to Ourika Valley.
Most full-day tours are listed at 7 hours, about 7 to 8 hours from pickup to return. Marrakech City Life SARL's day spends about 80 minutes at Setti Fatma and 80 minutes by the river. Shorter days of 5 to 6 hours 30 minutes exist; see a half day or a private day.
From $16 a person for Marrakech City Life SARL's shared day on GetYourGuide (checked November 2026), with pickup, a local guide, a small breakfast, the argan cooperative and mint tea in a Berber house. Private trips start from $84 a person for a private day with a guide in the valley (checked November 2026). See Ourika Valley tour price.
On most of these tours, only if you book the lunch option. On the tour this site follows, lunch by the river (starter, main course and dessert) is option 2, and drinks are extra. Which option the from-price is for is not stated, so pick a date and read the price of each option before you book. See Ourika Valley tour price.
Rocky, uneven trails, steep in places; on the tour this site follows, the guided walk is optional and you can wait by the river instead. On some tours the walk is rated moderate, with slippery rocks and narrow paths, and you may have to step into water; wear shoes with grip. We found no length or grade for the walk from a tourism office or park. See Setti Fatma waterfalls.
Seven, in the words of the Moroccan National Tourist Office, which places Setti Fatma a short distance from seven waterfalls that cascade from the rocks above. How many a tour walks to is not stated. On Mountain soul trips' day the first waterfall is relatively easy to reach, and going further takes a little more effort and sturdy shoes.
The flow varies with the season and the rainfall: the waterfall is a mountain stream, so how much water falls depends on the rain before your visit.
Heavy rain can bring floods down the Ourika river, which is why the valley has a flood-alert system. The Agence du Bassin Hydraulique du Tensift set it up after the floods of 1995, which killed nearly 200 people, and in 2011 extended it to 11 alert stations along the Ourika wadi. Check the national weather service's bulletins before you go and ask the operator the evening before. See Ourika Valley weather.
Walking shoes with good grip (some listings suggest water shoes or sturdy trainers), a hat and sunscreen, and a light jacket: the mountains can be cooler than Marrakech. Bring cash for the cooperative shop, drinks and tips.
Ourika is the shorter day: 62.9 km by road from Jemaa el-Fnaa to Setti Fatma, against 159.8 km to Ouzoud, about 3 hours each way on an Ouzoud day trip. The Ouzoud days add a boat ride at the foot of the falls on some options; the Ourika days add the valley stops, a Berber house and the river. See Ourika or Ouzoud.
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