These day trips run as shared departures with a published per-person price — the group-format alternative to booking a private vehicle for the same route. Compare price, pickup time, return time, duration and what each price does and does not cover below, then check your date with us in writing.
Quick answer
Shared day trips from Marrakech start at €18 per person (Ourika Valley) and run up to €30 per person for the longest routes. Every published price includes round-trip transport in an air-conditioned vehicle and hotel or riad pickup in Marrakech. Lunch, on-site entrance fees and the Ouzoud boat ride are paid locally. Shared departures are confirmed for your specific date in writing before payment. We do not publish a guaranteed daily schedule.
Most standard day tours are paid on the tour day in cash (MAD, EUR, or USD) unless your written confirmation states otherwise.
Published per-person price for the shared option of each trip, with the pickup and return times this site records. Scroll the table sideways on a phone.
| Destination | Price | Pickup | Return | Duration | Paid locally | Driver language | Departure basis | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ourika Valley — Day Trip | €18 / MAD 180 per person | 09:45 | 17:30 | Full day (09:45 – 17:30, approx. 8 hours) | Lunch at the riverside restaurant (about 80–120 MAD per person); Optional purchases at argan or saffron cooperatives; Drinks and tips | English, French, Spanish, Arabic | Departure confirmed per date | Ourika Valley details |
| Essaouira Coast Day Trip | €20 / MAD 200 per person | 08:45 | 19:00 | Full day · 08:45 – 19:00 (approx. 10 hours) | Lunch in Essaouira (grilled fish at the port stalls is about 80–120 MAD); A tip if you photograph the goats in the argan trees (10–20 MAD is customary); Optional beach camel, horse, quad or surf activities; Drinks and personal purchases | English, French, Spanish, Arabic | Departure confirmed per date | Essaouira Coast Day Trip details |
| Ouzoud Waterfalls — Shared Day Trip | €23 / MAD 230 per person | 08:45 | 19:30 | Full day (08:45 – 19:30, approx. 11 hours) | Boat ride at the base of the falls (about 20 MAD, paid on site); Lunch on a terrace over the falls (about 100–150 MAD per person); A guide at the falls (the private day includes one); Drinks and tips | English, French, Spanish, Arabic | Departure confirmed per date | Ouzoud Waterfalls details |
| Ouarzazate & Aït Ben Haddou — Day Trip | €30 / MAD 300 per person | 07:30 | 19:30 | Full day (07:30 – 19:30, approx. 12 hours) | Lunch at the shared stop (about 100–150 MAD per person); A tip for the local guide at Aït Ben Haddou; Kasbah Taourirt entrance ticket, paid on the day; Drinks and personal purchases | English, French, Spanish, Arabic | Departure confirmed per date | Ouarzazate & Aït Ben Haddou details |
“Departure confirmed per date” means exactly that: we confirm whether a shared departure is running on your date before you pay, rather than advertising a guaranteed daily schedule. Amounts paid locally are approximate and come from each trip’s own page.
No departure dates are published yet. Send us your date and we confirm in writing, before any payment, whether a shared departure runs that day. We do not advertise a guaranteed daily schedule.
Taken from each tour’s own inclusions list. Anything not listed as included is paid locally on the day.
Enquiry form
Tell us the trip and your dates. We reply with whether that shared departure is running, the exact total for your party, and the written terms. No payment is taken through this form.
You send the enquiry
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We reply with availability
We usually reply within 30 minutes on WhatsApp during operating hours.
You get it in writing
You get the total price, any deposit and the cancellation terms in writing before you pay anything. Nothing is charged at this step.
Payment comes last
Most standard day tours are paid on the tour day in cash (MAD, EUR, or USD) unless your written confirmation states otherwise.
We usually reply within 30 minutes on WhatsApp during operating hours.
Same-day replies during operating hours
Full details, itinerary and photos for each shared day trip.
A relaxed full-day escape from Marrakech into the lush Ourika Valley — just 1h15 from the medina. Follow the river deep into the High Atlas, stop in traditional Berber villages, then hike with a local guide to the Ourika waterfalls at Setti Fatma before a slow lunch at a riverside restaurant with your feet almost in the water. Back in Marrakech in time for a hammam and sunset drinks.
Head west from Marrakech to the wind-city of Essaouira on the Atlantic coast. Departure at 08:45 with a stop on the way at a women's argan oil cooperative, where you'll see how local Berber women press argan for cooking and cosmetics. Arrive in Essaouira for around five hours of free time to explore the UNESCO medina, walk the Skala de la Kasbah sea ramparts, wander the fishing port, relax on the beach or try a camel or horse ride, before returning to Marrakech by 19:00.
Shared full day · 110m falls · Boat ride paid on site · Barbary macaques
A full day of green landscapes, spray and monkeys — the perfect contrast to the medina. Leave Marrakech at 08:45 and drive ~150 km north-east through the Middle Atlas and small Berber villages to the Ouzoud waterfalls, Morocco's tallest at 110 m. Walk the shaded path down to the base, take a small wooden boat under the mist of the falls, meet the wild Barbary macaques, and stop for a slow tagine lunch on a terrace overlooking the cascades before heading back to Marrakech for around 19:30.
Full day · UNESCO kasbah · Tizi n'Tichka pass · Local guide
A cinematic full-day crossing of the High Atlas from Marrakech to the ochre pre-Saharan south. Leave at 07:30 and climb the Tizi n'Tichka pass (2,260 m) with panoramic Berber-village stops, then spend the morning inside Aït Ben Haddou — the UNESCO-listed earthen ksar famous from Gladiator and Game of Thrones — with a local guide. Continue to Ouarzazate to visit the Kasbah Taourirt, share a group lunch on site and drive back through the mountains to Marrakech, arriving around 19:30.
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