Day trip
Marrakech → Ouzoud Waterfalls Day Trip
🕒 Full day · approx. 10 hours
📍 Marrakech → Ouzoud → Marrakech
⭐ 4.7 · 131 reviews
Tour overview
At 110 metres, Ouzoud is the tallest waterfall in North Africa — a triple cascade thundering into a green gorge, with rainbows in the spray and wild Barbary macaques in the olive groves above.
The drive from Marrakech takes around two and a half hours across the Middle Atlas plateau. You’ll walk down through the olive terraces to the pools at the base, take a small boat right up to the spray, and have lunch on a terrace overlooking the falls before heading back.
110-metre falls the tallest cascades in North Africa
Barbary macaques wild monkeys in the olive groves
Boat ride a small boat to the foot of the spray
Terrace lunch a table right above the cascades
Your day, stop by stop
We collect you around 8am and drive northeast across the Haouz plain and up onto the Middle Atlas plateau — about two and a half hours, with a coffee stop en route.
Arrive late morning at the top of the gorge, where the first views open out over the full drop of the falls and the valley beyond.
A gentle guided descent on shaded paths through olive terraces and old mills, with plenty of photo stops. Keep an eye out for the Barbary macaques — they’re wild, curious and used to visitors.
At the bottom, a small wooden boat takes you right up to the foot of the cascades — close enough to feel the spray and catch the rainbows.
A relaxed tagine on one of the terraces overlooking the water, with the roar of the falls as a soundtrack.
Climb back up at your own pace, then depart around 4pm, arriving back at your riad by around 6:30pm.
What's included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle & fuel
- Dedicated English-speaking driver-guide
- Hotel or riad pickup & drop-off
- Bottled water throughout the day
- Flexible stops for photos along the way
- Lunch & refreshments
- Monument & site entrance fees
- Optional local guide at the site
- Gratuities for your driver-guide
- Personal expenses & souvenirs
Your route
The loop
1 Marrakech
2 Middle Atlas plateau
3 Ouzoud falls
4 Boat ride
5 Marrakech
Traveller reviews
The monkeys were a total delight and the falls are genuinely spectacular. Lunch above the water was a lovely touch.
The Hughes family
· Cardiff, Wales
A proper escape from the city heat. Green, cool and beautiful — and the boat right up to the spray was great fun.
Andreas M.
· Hamburg, Germany
Frequently asked questions
We pick you up from your Marrakech riad or hotel in the morning — usually between 8am and 9am depending on the trip — and have you back by early evening. Exact times are confirmed when you book.
Because every trip is private, we quote individually based on your party size and pickup point. Send us an inquiry or message us on WhatsApp and we’ll reply within 24 hours with a personalised price.
Yes — it’s just your party, your own driver-guide and vehicle. You set the pace, and we can adjust the stops along the way to suit you.
