Riverside cafés in the Ourika Valley below the snowy High AtlasRiverside cafés in the Ourika Valley below the snowy High Atlas
Mountains & valleys

Ourika Valley

An hour from the city, the Atlas and its river.

From MarrakechAbout 65 km · 1 h
Known forSetti Fatma waterfalls
Best monthsMarch to October
How longHalf a day to a day
In short

The Ourika Valley is a green valley of the High Atlas about an hour from Marrakech, with Berber villages, argan cooperatives, riverside cafés and the Setti Fatma waterfalls at its end. It is one of the easiest day trips from Marrakech.

Why go

Four reasons to go

01Cafés on the river

Tables set right on the water.

02Setti Fatma

A walk up to the waterfalls.

03Berber villages

Earth houses and terraced gardens.

04Argan

A women's cooperative making argan oil.

Tours from Ourika Valley

Tours that go there

Before you go

Ourika Valley, the practical side

Getting there

About 1 hour from Marrakech.

Walking

The path to the waterfalls is rocky: good shoes.

When to go

March to October; after storms the river can rise.

With children

An easy, short day.

Good to know

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