Private day trip · from Marrakech
Ouzoud Waterfalls Day Trip
A full-day private trip from Marrakech to the Cascades d'Ouzoud — North Africa's tallest waterfall, wild Barbary macaques and a riverside lunch. Out in the morning, back the same evening, just your own party.
The short answer
The Ouzoud Waterfalls day trip from Marrakech is a full-day, private excursion to the Cascades d'Ouzoud — a roughly 110-metre triple cascade in a red-rock gorge about 150 km north-east of the city, around 2.5–3 hours' drive each way. You walk down to the base of the falls, watch the wild Barbary macaques in the gorge, and stop for a riverside lunch with an optional boat trip beneath the spray. Pickup is door-to-door from your riad and you are back in Marrakech the same evening — from $50 per person.
Duration
Full day · ~08:00–18:00
Drive each way
~150 km · 2.5–3 hrs
Group
2–8 travellers
From
$50 / person
What you see & do
A waterfall, a gorge and wild monkeys
A full-day day trip to the Ouzoud Falls — a 110m triple cascade in a red-rock gorge full of wild Barbary macaques — with a guided walk to the base, an optional boat trip and lunch by the water.
North Africa's tallest waterfall
A triple cascade dropping roughly 110 metres into a red-rock gorge — loudest and fullest after the winter rains, with rainbows hanging in the spray on a bright day.
The walk down to the base
A guided descent on the cliff path through olive terraces to stand at the foot of the falls. The trail is rocky and sometimes wet underfoot, so grippy shoes earn their keep.
Wild Barbary macaques
The gorge is home to troops of wild, habituated macaques moving through the oleander. They are a delight to watch — but not to feed or touch.
A riverside tagine lunch
Time to slow down at a terrace café overlooking the cascade, with the option of a short raft trip across the pool to the base of the main fall.
The day
How the day runs
A rough shape of the day. Times flex with your pace, the season and the traffic out of Marrakech — your driver-guide adapts as you go.
- 08:00
Marrakech riad pickup
Medina
Morning pickup and the drive north-east across the Haouz plain into the Middle Atlas foothills.
- 10:30
Arrive Ouzoud
Ouzoud gorge
Reach the gorge and begin the walk down the cliff path through olive terraces toward the falls.
- 11:00
Base of the falls
Ouzoud Falls
Stand at the foot of the 110m cascade with rainbows in the spray, and watch the wild Barbary macaques moving through the vegetation.
- 12:30
Riverside lunch
Falls terrace
Tagine lunch on a terrace overlooking the cascade.
- 14:00
Boat trip & climb back (optional)
River pool
An optional short raft trip to the base of the main falls, then the walk back up the gorge path.
- 15:00
Return to Marrakech
Medina
Drive back to the city, arriving around 18:00.
What's included
What you pay for — and what you don't
The trip is private for your group only. Lunch and the optional raft trip are paid locally, so you only pay for what you actually choose on the day.
Included
- Private riad pickup and drop-off in Marrakech
- Dedicated English-speaking driver-guide for the day
- Guided walk to the base of the falls
- Bottled water and snacks on board
Paid locally / not included
- Lunch on the terrace (around 100 MAD per person)
- Optional raft trip beneath the falls (around 20 MAD)
- Tips for the driver and guide
Who it suits
Is this the right day trip for you?
Families and first-timers
An easy, rewarding day with water, wildlife and a real sense of arrival — popular with families and anyone wanting Atlas scenery without a hard hike.
Photographers and nature lovers
Mid-morning, before the day-trip crowds arrive, is the most photogenic window — soft light on the falls and the macaques at their most active.
Travellers short on time
It is a long-but-doable single day from the Red City. Out in the morning, back the same evening, with the headline sights packed into the middle of the day.
Before you book
Ouzoud day trip, questions answered
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