Marrakech : Tour des montagnes de l'Atlas, de la vallée de l'Imlil et des cascades

A fun day exploring in the scorching heat. The roadside stops lasted longer than they needed to and the waterfalls were picturesque. Lots of walking although none of it was too challenging. The cost was about incredible for what we got and even the extra for lunch which was a tasty sales, bread and tagine (my wife is veggie but they provided a vegetarian tagine for her which was huge!). The trip was good but there was a little bit of hanging around which, if this hadn’t happened, would have made it 5*

Great driver, totally all round great day

Mustapha was a pleasant and knowledgeable guide, local to the area. He gave us a lot of information and answered every question we had. The walk was not difficult and the waterfall at the end was lovely. Lunch was delicious. Only thing I wished for was to see maybe a few more waterfalls but I don’t think the were in the area we visited. Pick up and drop off were on time, efficient and easily organized.

Wow, we loved our excursion to Imlil and the villages around. Mustapha was an excellent guide, and Jamel our driver! A real no worries, just explore and absorb the culture experience! I will say that the time schedule goes a little out the window, so maybe don’t plan anything for after this in the day. But we loved that part. Got to experience a little of Berber life. Just a kind, giving culture who want to show you around! We loved it. I have an injured knee, and the walk was easy on this. Plus mustapha was caring and considerate the whole way. I would say it’s more of an 8hr experience, but worth it!

Mustapha our guide really made this trip for us. The Atlas Mountains, waterfalls, scenery and Berber people were simply incredible-

Long drive that gets you out into the countryside to see a different part of Morocco. The hiking guide was great and very knowledgeable about the area. The lunch was delicious, well worth the trip.

Our driver was Sliman, communicated pickup time with us efficiently and he was a safe driver. Our tour guide was Mustapha, also communicated pickup time efficiently and was on time. Just a few downfalls of the trip to keep in mind The description states breakfast included. This was not a breakfast. We made a stop at a argan oil shop on the way, were they tell you how it is made. This is part of all trips (well the ones we did, took us to one). The "breakfast" was bread a three of their oils to try. Not a breakfast as we expected. This is not so much of a downfall, but just to make some people aware that the first 20 to 30 minutes of the hike is uphill. So if you have some health issues or struggle with your breathing, just keep this in mind. However after this the hike is downhill, with a few steep steps up to the second waterfall. Lunch is not included. At the start we were told we would be stopping for a tagine lunch somewhere, assuming it would be a restaurant, however it felt like we stopped at the guides relatives house and were told to sit down and food was brought out. We had no option really, even If some of the group weren't hungry or the food was not to their liking. At the end we were all told to pay 100 dirhim each despite what people had or had not eaten. The description states no lunch included, however eru 6 next to it and we paid much more. If we had walked another 10/15 minutes we would have reached the main road where all the restaurant are and choosen our own lunch at less then half that price. Lastly, the guide is on a time crunch hence often ahead of some of the group. So he was unaware of some of the group lossing their way briefly and I slipped and fell on the rocks near the waterfall and he was unaware of this. Luckily my partner was with me. As they say, you are as good as the last person and the guide did not have this in mind. Otherwise the waterfalls were amazing to see.

We didn’t quite know what we signed ourselves up for, but we’re so happy we booked this tour. We had a private driver and van up to the Atlas Mountains, where our hiking guide (Mustapha) met us and helped take us up the mountain. And this is no small feat, since we had two kids (9 & 6) with us. But Mustapha took amazing care of the kids and stuck with them to ensure they were supported over challenging terrain and also kept them focused by jogging up the hill at times! We saw beautiful waterfalls, lots of sheep, wound through narrow and steep steps, but our guide was right there with us the whole time. We graciously had tea with his family, and concluded the tour with a fantastic chicken tagine in a restaurant overlooking the villages. He even helped us source local cherries from the street vendors, which were delicious! We could not recommend this tour and this specific guide more!! A challenging but do-able adventure, even for families with kiddos.

This was a great trip where I learned a lot thanks to Mustapha. He was really great and was willing to wait to cater to our needs. The views were stunning as well. I would recommend to every traveler to highly book this tour. I was a solo female traveler and I felt safe and made friends as well!! Our driver Redouane was great too, drove very smoothly and got us to ever destination safely and in a timely manner.

Great experience! Our guide, Mustapha, and driver, Redouan, did a wonderful job! This is a great chance to get outside the city for the day and enjoy the beautiful Atlas Mountains. Absolutely would recommend! Easy-medium difficulty hike depending on fitness.