Where the journey begins
This sightseeing day trip is a gateway from the hotness and sweats of Marrakech to the
energizing and freshening High Atlas villages of Ourika and Setti Fatma, which nestles about an hour from the city.
As you travel, take the time to watch Berber villages and hamlets on the edge of the mountain slopes of the High Atlas Mountains and explore the agricultural valley that is characterized with a thriving traditional culture. When you arrive to Setti Fatma, visit the pretty and restful waterfalls, get entertained by the running streams and the breeze, in addition to experiencing exclusively the Berber village life.
Visit local stores that are specialized in pottery, varied samples of minerals and crystals and some others where artisans make handicrafts that get sold in Marrakech souks, for instance colored glass and metal tin lanterns, hand painted woodwork and furniture, as well as exploring the cooperatives of Berber women that work on the process of producing the rarest and most versatile oils in the world by hand from argan nuts.
Also, visit the stores where you can find all the original and natural oils, and organic cosmetics, without forgetting the popular delicious and healthy Moroccan sweet treat ‘amlou’ that you can notice Berber women preparing it in front of you in most of the stores, it consists of a mixture of almond nuts and argan oil that you really must taste.
Besides, discover the lanes that are only used by Berbers with their donkeys to travel to the market from their homes and vice versa. A mouthwatering Moroccan lunch will be taken in a nice Moroccan restaurant. You will securely get returned to Marrakech and dropped off at your hotel or riad.