Atlas Mountains Day Trip with Camel Ride from Marrakech

It worth every penny. The Camel ride, the stop at an Argan factory and the final stop in the Atlas Mountains in the beautiful area of Imlil. Our guide Mustapha Amazouz was very nice and the explanations of the area was just Great! Don’t forget to wear your walking shoes as the walk through the Atlas Mountains is nice but a bit steep.

This was truly the best excursion we did during that 10 day trip to Morocco. The Imlil Valley is magnificient. Our guide was a mountain climber and the trek was marvelous and quite knowledgable as he was born and raised in the region. This is not for everyone however, as the terrain is slightly difficult. It is a 10-k trek which we really enjoyed. We were taken to a Riad for our mid-day meal and it was the best Tajine I had the opportunity to eat during this trip.

We booked this trip, not knowing what to expect, Ishmil picked us up from our Riad on time we were running late and while we had to rush our kids to get ready, he patiently waited for us. He is actually from Imlil Valley so he has a lot of knowledge of town and took us on best hike we had ever experienced. The day we went was pretty cold and once we got up to the mountain, it was SUPER cold. He stopped by a local store and borrowed a jacket from them for us power of having a local tour guide that is clearly well liked/respected in town As we started our hike, he asked if our kids would like to ride on a mule and of course we said yes! He negotiated the price and it was really reasonable. Totally recommend riding the mule. As we started hiking up, we had to get off the mule as it couldnt go up the moutnatin and we were bit worried, as there was bit of climbing. How will we get down?! But the beautfiful views totally made up for it and we even saw snow!! Well once we were done, as we were mentally preparing ourselves to go down, there were the mules!! BC he grew up in the Valley, he had knowledge of all the short cuts and where to go to enjoy the scenes. Going up took few hours or what it seemed but coming back down, riding the mules on a carved path was really short. We stopped by this local restaurant had a wonderful meal and we wished we could've stayed little longer. The disappointing part of the trip woudl be that, it got sooo cold, none of us wanted to go out to ride the camel. Only our youngest son braved the cold/wind while we watched from the car. Marrakech is a beautiful city, full of rich history, but this tour made us appreciate Morocco even more.

We stayed for a little less than a week in Morocco and this was for sure the highlight of our trip. The tour guide was so friendly and we felt like part of family at our rest stop to the Atlas Mountains filled with the grape arboretum, fresh bread and tea! It was part of an obligatory argan oil stop but we didn't care as there was no pressure and it was just a joy to be there. The five senses on the road trip were awesome...and then we began our trip up the hills to the waterfalls and through the mountains with the fleet of foot Ibrahim. Would highly recommend bringing lots of water, maybe a couple of snacks, some spare tissues, and good hiking boots and perhaps your speedos to enjoy a refreshing dip in the mountain pool! The lunch stop at the quiet family run mountain-side site was awesome...the view was spectacular and the service just right and much appreciated! All in all, a lovely tour and we would recommend it to anyone!

We loved our day traveling to Imlil Valley! The hiking was fun and beautiful. We enjoyed the waterfalls and buying orange juice from a local entrepreneur who set up a stand near the waterfall. The camel ride was perfect, not to long not to short... we had so much fun and got some awesome photos.

I dont even know where to begin!! This tour is incredible and the guides are amazing! They go through formal school for over a year just to make sure they know the answers to every question you ask. They look out for you, make sure you stay dry in the waterfall and take great pictures for you the entire time. I loved them so much that i am already planning another trip to go back and tour with them for 8 days through the Sahara. LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!!

Fabulous trip which really made our visit to Marrakech. Picked up by Omar who was very informative and stopped along the way to show us various sights. Offered to stop whenever we wanted to take pictures. Arrived at Imlil where Ibrahim took over as our guide for the rest of the trip. Very good at explaining history of the Berber people and what we would be doing. He was funny, engaging and tempered the walk to our level so we never felt out of our depth. Lunch was a real surprise, much better than we expected and very welcome. Stopped on the way back to ride the camels which again was a great experience. Only reason I haven't given five stars is that we didn't get any bottled water which was supposed to be offered. Very minor niggle.

We really enjoyed our tour - from start to finish the day was our tour guide and driver were humourous, engaging and knowledgable. This trip has been the highlight of our holiday!

We were picked up on time from our hotel and taken to the Imlil valley stopping at a few tourist hot spots along the way. The best stop was seeing the Berber market which was great to witness. Omar our guide was attentive to me and in particular my mum who had altitude sickness on the decent up the mountain. Without Omar I am not sure what would have happened as he was a true God send in helping my mum. I would highly recommend this trip for the mountain views and to get out of the hustle and bustle of Marrakech. My only feedback to the tour company would to have been informed prior to leaving that we would be sharing the tour guided activities with another 2 people since I had booked for a private tour.

My friend and I visited Morocco for a short holiday. This was the only day we spent outside of Marrakesh and it was amazing. The scenery was beautiful and our guides were very sweet and knowledgeable. The trek was relatively intense if you are afraid of heights like me, but our guide was very trustworthy and helped me through a few sections, make sure you wear sneaker/hiking boots! Lunch was quite good and picturesque as well. Camel ride was also fun! Highly recommend.