Marrakech is a good base for a day out: the stony Agafay desert is under an hour away, the High Atlas about an hour and a half, and the Atlantic at Essaouira under three hours.
Every day trip starts and ends at your hotel or riad. Choose private, or a small group where we run one.
Half day to full day (about 4–9 hours) · Private or small group
Agafay Desert Day Trip from Marrakech
The stony Agafay desert, under an hour from Marrakech, with the Atlas behind it. Mint tea with a Berber family, and a camel ride, quads or dinner if you want them.
Price on request
1 day (about 8:00–18:00) · Private or small group
Aït Ben Haddou Day Trip from Marrakech
Over the Tizi n'Tichka pass to the earthen ksar of Aït Ben Haddou with a local guide, lunch facing the ksar, and back to Marrakech by evening.
Price on request
1 day (about 10–11 hours) · Private or small group
Ouzoud Waterfalls Day Trip from Marrakech
The Ouzoud falls drop 110 m in three steps. Walk the paths down and around them, meet the Barbary macaques, and have lunch facing the water.
Price on request
1 day (8:00–18:00) · Private or small group
Essaouira Day Trip from Marrakech
The Atlantic in a day: an argan cooperative on the road, a walk through Essaouira's medina and fishing port, lunch, and free time by the sea.
Price on request
1 day (about 9–10 hours) · Private or small group
Atlas Mountains and Imlil Day Trip from Marrakech
An easy mountain day: the drive to Imlil below Toubkal, a short walk to a village such as Aroumd for tea with a family, and lunch with a view.
Price on request
How far is each day trip?
- Agafay desert
- 37 km, about 55 min
- Imlil, High Atlas
- 68 km, about 1 h 20
- Essaouira
- 185 km, about 2 h 45
- Ouzoud falls
- 158 km, about 3 h
- Aït Ben Haddou
- 169 km, about 3 h 15
Driving times are without stops, measured on today's roads. The further trips are long days: Ouzoud and Aït Ben Haddou mean about six hours in the car.
Also by the day
- Atlas Mountains day trek: a full day's walking at Imlil.
- Atlas mountain bike day trip: about 45 km from Imlil to Asni.
- Marrakech city tour: Majorelle, the palaces and the medina with a licensed guide.
Read before you choose
- Ouzoud falls from MarrakechDistance, the day, and how it comparesRead
- Essaouira from MarrakechNo train, what to see in a dayRead
- Aït Ben Haddou from MarrakechThe road, the ksar and the filmsRead
- Agafay desert vs the SaharaStone desert or sand dunesRead
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