Moderate · Three-day short break
Three days above the Ourika valley: a high grazing plateau and hundreds of ancient rock carvings.
3 days
Short break from and back to Marrakech
4 to 6 hours' walking
a day, Moderate level
High plateau
SAC scale T2
Bivouac and guesthouse
one night of each
Up there, the shepherds come in summer, and the rock holds carvings thousands of years old.
Above the Ourika valley, the Yagour plateau is high grazing country, where shepherds bring their flocks in the warmer months. Its rocks bear hundreds of ancient carvings.
Three days of real mountains, close to Marrakech: a night at the bivouac on the plateau, a night in a guesthouse in the valley. Mules carry the luggage.
The programme
Indicative programme, being finalised with our partners on the ground: each stage, the walking times and the accommodation will be confirmed.
Day 1 · Marrakech · Setti Fatma · Yagour
Drive to Setti Fatma, at the head of the Ourika valley, then climb to the Yagour plateau. Night at the bivouac.
Day 2 · Yagour plateau · Ourika valley
Walk among the shepherds' huts and the rock carvings, then descend to the valley. Night in a characterful guesthouse in the Ourika valley.
Day 3 · Setti Fatma · Marrakech
Walk up to the Setti Fatma waterfalls, then return to Marrakech.
On the plateau
The bivouac on the Yagour plateau, under the Atlas sky.
What's planned
Our partners on the ground
Licensed travel agencies in Morocco
Rando Maroc works with licensed travel agencies in Morocco, chosen for their reliability and their knowledge of the terrain. On the ground, you are accompanied by qualified guides and experienced local teams: muleteers, camel handlers, cooks. Rando Maroc advises you, answers your questions and remains your point of contact, from your first enquiry until departure.
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