Day Trip To Ouzoud Waterfalls

Within just a short journey from Marrakech, this Marrakech to Ouzoud Waterfalls day trip is a refreshing change from the vibrant and busy red city. It is a great opportunity to see some of the lovely Moroccan countryside. And in the summer it is noticeably cooler and fresher.

Ouzoud Waterfalls are one of the several fascinating falls of Morocco, and certainly the most famous. This Marrakech to Ouzoud Falls tour will take you across the majestic Atlas Mountains, to show you the highest waterfall in North Africa, which rises up at 110 metres.

On this excursion to the Ouzoud Falls, you will enjoy a walk by the river and sip a glass of tea overlooking the cascades from one of the many well-placed cafes. Wildlife includes the Barbary apes roaming the trees around the falls. And there are many birds to be on´observed flitting about.

For lunch, how about a delicious tagine in one of the many restaurants’ terraces, while enjoy wonderful views of the waterfalls?

Marrakech to Ouzoud waterfalls tour – highlights :

• Enjoying the picturesque views of Ouzoud waterfalls
• Taking photos of Barbary apes playing around the green bushes
• For lunch, you can treat yourself to a traditional tagine overlooking the waterfalls
• Going for a hike around the waterfalls and enjoying the view from the top

Starting from Marrakech at 8:30, a day’s visit to the famous Ouzoud waterfalls of about 100 metres in height and which constitute one of the most spectacular natural beauty spots in Morocco. It is about a three-hour drive to get there.

The surrounding countryside offers red cliffs, oleander and doves and, if you are lucky, you will catch a glimpse of some Barbary apes. Bird-watchers will enjoy a trip to the waterfalls, too, as will walkers who can enjoy the area at any time of year, except perhaps the hottest summer months of July and August.

There are plenty of places to have lunch with a view over the waterfalls from their terraces. And a short walk will bring you to the top of the falls from where you can look down at their full magnificence and at the river. The best view of the falls is from the bottom – good exercise as well, as there are some 1000 steps!

On the road back to Marrakech at Demnate, we drive the six kilometres to Imi-n-Ifri, which in the local dialect means “door to the cave”. It is a natural rock bridge formed by an underground cave system collapsing. The views from here are spectacular as the Méhasseur River flows between the sheer, vertical rock walls. Your Ouzoud Waterfalls full-day trip from Marrakech comes to an end by the end of the afternoon.