Ourika Valley
Hassan guides our walks to the Setti Fatma waterfalls and between the villages of the upper valley. He writes our practical pages: how to get there, when to come, what to wear and how to fit the valley into one day.
Hassan spends most of his days on the paths above Setti Fatma. He leads the walk to the waterfalls, adapts the route to each group and keeps an eye on the sky and the river, which matters more than anything else on summer afternoons.
What he writes about
Hassan writes the pages where precise, practical advice makes the difference: the waterfalls walk, the village of Setti Fatma, how to get to the valley, the weather month by month and where to stay overnight. When a question comes back often from travellers on the trail, it usually ends up on one of these pages.
How he checks his information
His pages are based on what he sees on the ground, in every season, and on questions from the travellers he guides. When a detail depends on someone else (an opening time, a shuttle, a price in a shop), he says so and invites you to check with us before your visit rather than guessing.
Walk with Hassan
Hassan is one of the guides you may meet on our private day trip and on the trek and lunch with a Berber family. If you would like a guide who speaks your language, tell us when you book.
Articles by this guide
Nature and wildlife of Ourika
River, orchards, juniper slopes and high pastures, with the birds and shy mammals you may meet and when.
Setti Fatma waterfalls
The rocky walk to the seven falls above Setti Fatma: difficulty, season, safety and what to wear.
Setti Fatma village
The end of the Ourika road: footbridges, river restaurants, official guides and the start of the waterfall walk.
Getting to the Ourika Valley
Grand taxis, rental car, tours and private drivers compared, with drive times, parking at Setti Fatma and mountain road safety tips.
Ourika Valley weather
Month-by-month conditions in the valley, the best season for waterfalls, summer storm risk and what to pack.
Things to do in Ourika
Waterfalls, cooperatives, gardens, souks and Berber villages: 14 things to see and do in the valley, with local tips.
Where to stay in Ourika
Areas, types of lodging and a few places we know, from Tnine Ourika to Setti Fatma, with transport arranged by us.
Anima Garden by André Heller
Three hectares of sculptures, pavilions and exotic planting on the Ourika road, with views of the snow-capped Atlas.
Ourika Valley packages
Ourika plus a camel ride, a quad session, a Berber family lunch or Oukaïmeden. Private days built around your group.
Trek and lunch with a Berber family
Walk between earth villages and terraced fields with a local guide, then share a home-cooked tagine and mint tea with a family.
Private transport to Ourika
Car or minivan with driver from Marrakech to any village or lodge in the valley, one way or return with waiting time.
Shared excursion, 25 EUR
A day in the Ourika Valley with other travellers: 25 EUR per person, lunch and return transport from Marrakech included.
from 25 € per person