Discover the stunning chain of high Atlas Mountains and witness traditional Moroccan culture and rich history, during your day trip from Marrakech to Ait Ben Haddou across the famous 'Tizi N'Tichka' passes 1412 miles (2260 meters) high, the highest in the whole of Africa. All along the road you can see the Berber villages perched on the side of the mountains, sometimes hardly distinguishable from the mountains themselves.
Posted By : KevinO2955
It is slight more expensive than some other day trip offerings to Ait Ben Haddou, but it is worth every penny if you are looking for a professionally organised, engaging and in-depth day tour led by a very knowledgeable and considerate guide who’s absolutely passionate about the local culture. Abdul is a class act, fully recommend!!
1. Abdul is very knowledgeable and answered all our questions with rich context in from history, geology, culture to local economy and produce. His wealth of knowledge and open-mindedness is impressive and his willingness to share demonstrated true passion in his native country and historical heritage, and we definitely benefited from it.
2. The day trip is very well planned, with breakfast and lunch with great view (lunch on a terrance overlooking Ait Ben Haddou is amazing), as well as refreshing tea/coffee break. At Ait Ben Haddou, we sat down with a Berber local for a nice chat, and Abdul facilitated the conversation professionally to translate whenever needed. Abdul went out of his way to stop at vista points for us to take photos and took great photos for us. For a big photography buff like me, it’s only usually possible to stop at those points if I drove myself Ina rental.
3. Abdul is very kind and drove very safely, we believe he might even have received defensive driving lesson. We are so lucky to have him as our guide and can only hope more visitors to benefit from his knowledge, passion, thoughtfulness and excellent service in their visits to Morrocco/ Marrakesh.
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 18:35:23 
Posted By : Kevin_O
It might be slightly more expensive than some of the other trips on Viator, but you cannot go wrong with ElAlaoui if you are looking for an engaging, thoughtful and personalised experience to the mountains around Marrakesh and the famous Ait Ben Haddou. Absolutely a class act 5/5!
1. Our guide ElAlaoui, who’s open-minded and very knowledgeable and extremely passionate about the Berber, Morroccaine and Marrakesh local cultural heritage. He answered our question with context and detail, from economy of Morocco to the geology of the mountains, the local produce and history of Moorish people.
2. Very well paced itinerary for a one day trip. Apart from the breakfast and lunch with good food and nice view (lunch on shaded terrance facing Ait Ben Haddou), which are included in the package, there’s also tea/coffee breaks along the way to chat to chill and just to relax. We sat down with a Berber local to share mint tea and snacks at Ait Ben Haddou, and ElAlaou facilitated the conversation by translating whenever needed.
3. ElAlaoui drives very safely (it seems he might have received defensive driving training) in a good condition van. And for a big photograph buff like me, ElAlaoui stops at great view points for the group to take photo and he took photo for us as well. It is usually possible only when I drive a hired car to stop at nice view points along the way.
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 16:59:38 
Posted By : Global790133
Very good trip ! Very good guide, thank you for the amazing experience ! Very authentic 😍 my father loved it too
The next time to come I do it again
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Posted On : 2024-04-20 09:56:08
Posted By : Cassondra_N
We had the pleasure of being guided by Abdulrahman who was knowledgeable, kind, considerate, and made the experience incredible for us. I was debating between a group tour vs this one and 100% feel this tour was worth it.
It was well organized, well communicated, and we didn’t feel stressed or rushed at any of the stops. We had many photo opportunities in the mountains, and Abdulrahman took amazing photos of us at the stops as well! We felt comfortable to ask questions and learned so much. We definitely recommend this tour, especially for families!
Ps having meals included was a huge convenience and everything was delicious!
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Posted On : 2024-04-14 18:04:17
Posted By : cassondran175
We had the pleasure of being guided by Abdulrahman who was knowledgeable, kind, considerate, and made the experience incredible for us. I was debating between a group tour vs this one and 100% feel this tour was worth it.
It was well organized, well communicated, and we didn’t feel stressed or rushed at any of the stops. We had many photo opportunities in the mountains, and Abdulrahman took amazing photos of us at the stops as well! We felt comfortable to ask questions and learned so much.
We loved the food, and the conscience of having meals included was a real treat. We definitely recommend this tour, especially for families!
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Posted On : 2024-04-14 17:59:31
Posted By : Travel66395004804
Excellent views. All spots explained in a professional manner. Fully impressed. Meals well arranged and took care nicely
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Posted On : 2024-02-29 13:49:29
Posted By : B5356NBmelissan
Great excursion and a very pleasant and accessible guide. We spent an exotic day close to Berber families.
Mohamed the best!
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Posted On : 2024-02-17 12:43:00
Posted By : 398harperg
Had such an amazing day with Abdullah, we learnt a lot about the Berber culture and life in Morocco. I'd highly recommend this tour, we couldn't have asked for a better experience!
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Posted On : 2024-01-27 13:54:13
Posted By : Smacznego
Abdul, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable and friendly answering our many questions on this all day private tour. We’re grateful for Abdul’s deep knowledge of Moroccan history, culture, and religion- we learned a great deal today! Thank you!
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Posted On : 2023-12-19 23:27:04
Posted By : Lauren T
Today was an amazing excursion to Ait Ben-Haddou!! Muhammad was my wonderful guide and driver. We stopped an hour after starting to have breakfast which was super delicious. We continued on through the High Atlas mountains and every twist and turn presented another video or snapshot! I could not stop taking pictures lol !!! We reached Ait Ben-Haddou and the guide there was excellent. Very knowledgeable, as he was a local, and helpful with photos. After the trek we came back to have lunch which was amazing. All in all it was a very exciting day and I will definitely take this tour again.
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Posted On : 2023-11-22 13:42:00
