Feb 24, 2025
Great - Our guide was Rabiaa and she is very good ,very proud of her Moroccan culture .
First thing after pick up you do camel ride and you can put on clothes provided by them before riding .
Then you will be taken for a free breakfast by Baber community with an option of buying traditional Moroccan oil,soaps,perfumes and tea.
Then you go foothills of Atlas mountain by a little trek ,witness Imlie water falls and then come down to have Tagine lunch for a reasonable cost. This was really well done with vegetables and chicken.
We had a great trip and thanks to Rabiaa she made it memorable.
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Dec 22, 2024
Wonderful trip that has it all ! - Great trip, especially the walk up to the waterfalls. Mustafa was an excellent guide, clearly very proud of his heritage and was most attentive. Great trip and value for money.
Review provided by Viator
Oct 7, 2024
Outstanding value! - We booked this trip on TripAdvisor for approximately £22 each.
We were contacted the night before with a time and location close to our hotel. The minibus turned up on time.
It was a great day. Camel ride, tea, food, interesting villages and a nice walk around a mountain village to a small waterfall then a very good lunch at a local restaurant for about £5.45.
The guide Issmail was pleasant and had great knowledge. He was a resident of the final village we went to and his knowledge was second to none. The driver Ibrahim drove smoothly and steadily throughout.
This trip is outstanding value...book via TripAdvisor we saw similar trips for far far higher money at the hotel and locally...
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Sep 29, 2024
What a day in the nature! - What a great day we spent with Issmail and Ibrahim. Very pleasant drive, well organised so not to feel too tired.
It was interesting to ride the dromedaire and to learn about the Berber culture.
The valleys in the Atlas mountains are stunning, and the experience is even better because we visited the guide's hometown.
The waterfalls in the rocks make you want to spend the whole day there 😉
I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to have a day trip!
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Dec 4, 2024
Atlas Mountain trip - Very enjoyable day trip to the Atlas Mountains with Issmail and Ibrahim.
While in Marrakesh we thought it would be great to experience the Berber culture and visit the Atlas Mountains.
It is a nice contrast to Marrekesh to be in the mountains with fresh air, waters and beautiful scenery.
We dressed up in traditional clothing and rode camels, we drank tea, had a nice lunch, enjoyed a hike and had fun with fellow tourists. Our guide and driver were kind and helpful. Recommended.
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Sep 11, 2024
Value for money was top - Beautiful experience at fair price - The tour was on the whole highly recommended. Value for money is right with this offer. The pick-up worked great, one evening before the time was communicated and then adhered to. Be sure to check WhatsApp here. The valley tour was ok. Unfortunately, it's a tourist thing. Which was to be expected, but it could have been concealed a little more charmingly. Hence, unfortunately, a point deduction. But after the Argan Oil Manufactory was finished, it got better. The small hiking tour to the waterfall and lunch are big pluses! Also the tea at the villagers was very nice. The camel riding was our highlight, even if it was already over after about 20 min. The guide took super creative pictures for this. Overall, this is great value for money! We would book again.
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Aug 5, 2024
Great experience, our... - Great experience, our guide in the mountains was very informative and friendly! The camel ride was also really good
Review provided by Viator
Sep 30, 2024
Not as expected - Worth visiting the sights but it was very a long tour and I felt that some of the nicer areas were rushed and the less interesting parts dragged on. The berber breakfast left me hungrier than I was before and it was quite a long wait until we had the chance to eat the tagine (which I did thoroughly enjoy). The “hike” was a bit disappointing as there were pushy merchants either side of the path and the waterfall was very busy with even more merchants. The gorgeous looking berber village (green luscious hills and simple houses) from the photos was the main event for us, but wasn’t even included in the tour.
The tour guide was friendly and when I left my phone in the minibus it was quickly brought back but I was charged for this service…
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Sep 25, 2024
Great staff, poor tour - Redouane and Salah were lovely guides, Redouane was thoughtful and informative of the history of the Berber people.
The tour itself, I believe, is a little too long and strenuous for a mixed group of people with different walking abilities. The trek to the waterfalls is difficult and the waterfall itself is underwhelming. A very crowded area, a lot of market traders with stalls set up, taking away the magic of it. We paid extra for lunch, a tasty but dried out tagine - this should be included in the price of the tour as there is no other option for lunch.
The camel ride was ok, not in the best of areas - just on the side of a road, taking away from the experience. The drive from the lunch stop to the camel ride was an hour and a half - definitely not worth that journey for the experience.
All in all, the rating reflects our opinion - we cannot fault the staff, however the tour time, content and description should be reviewed. One suggestion would be to remove the organ oil sales stop and source a camel ride experience closer by.
Again, Redouane was a great guide, he opened his home to us and gave us mint tea with snacks and a great view. It was very much appreciated.
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Feb 23, 2025
Atlas Mountains Misadventure: A Masterclass in Sightseeing Incompetence - Ah, the majestic Atlas Mountains—a place of breathtaking landscapes, rich Berber culture, and, as I recently discovered, a guided tour that can only be described as a masterclass in disappointment.
Our day of adventure kicked off with a camel ride. Sounds exotic, right? Think again. If you’ve ever fantasized about riding a dromedary through a scenic garbage dump, then this is the experience for you. Nothing says “authentic Moroccan adventure” quite like weaving through plastic bags and discarded snack wrappers while your noble steed audibly sighs under the weight of existential dread. The best part? The guide proudly corrected us when we referred to them as camels—because, you see, they’re dromedaries. Never mind that “dromedary camel” is an actual term. But I digress.
Next up was the much-anticipated “traditional Berber breakfast.” Now, when I hear the word “breakfast,” I foolishly assume there will be, you know, food. Instead, we were graced with some bread and oil—because nothing fuels a day of hiking like dry carbs and grease. But wait, there’s more! This wasn’t just a meal; it was a high-pressure shopping experience disguised as cultural immersion. Argan oil, anyone? Because if you think you’re walking out of there without spending an absurd amount on cosmetic-grade kitchen supplies, think again. I caved and bought a fridge magnet and two tiny soaps, and somehow, that set me back $25. I can only assume the soap has magical properties, like summoning Berber spirits or making me feel slightly less like a sucker.
Then came the pièce de résistance—a 90-minute, mostly uphill death march to a tiny waterfall. Now, I’m no stranger to hikes, but this particular trek felt like it was designed by a sadist with a vendetta against unsuspecting tourists. The grand reward for our labors? A trickle of water cascading down some rocks, surrounded by hordes of equally disillusioned visitors and a relentless army of guys aggressively hawking jewelry of questionable authenticity. Because nothing complements the serenity of nature like being shouted at to buy a “handmade” silver bracelet that looks suspiciously like it came from a factory in China.
By 3 PM, hunger had set in. Naturally, this was the perfect time to… stop for tea. At a hotel. Where we did not eat. Instead, we were treated to our guide Hamza’s riveting life story, which, for reasons unknown, included a detailed account of his mountain biking accident, complete with graphic wound photography. Nothing whets the appetite quite like close-up images of a stranger’s gashed leg. Truly, a highlight.
At long last, we arrived at our lunch destination at 3:30 PM, by which point I had begun entertaining serious thoughts about foraging. Unfortunately, the restaurant staff seemed genuinely surprised to see us, as though the concept of a scheduled tour group was a novel one. No tables were set up, and the process of getting them arranged had all the urgency of a turtle crossing the road. When the food finally arrived, it was… well, food. At that point, I would have eaten my own left shoe, so I can’t say if it was actually good or if I was simply too weak to care.
Hamza had assured us we’d be back in Marrakech by 5:30 PM. Hilarious. We rolled in after 7 PM, thoroughly exhausted, hungry (again), and, in my case, with my birthday evening plans completely ruined.
I’ve been on many tours around the world, including several in Morocco, and let me tell you—this one stands out as a true disaster. Poorly planned, haphazardly executed, and featuring a guide who was both misinformed and oblivious to the needs of his group, this tour was a perfect storm of mediocrity. If you’re looking for an experience that combines physical exertion, aggressive sales tactics, and crushing disappointment, look no further. Otherwise, save yourself the trouble and just Google some photos of the Atlas Mountains from the comfort of your home. Trust me, you’ll have a better time.
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