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The Ourika River is a small sloping river running in a valley of the same name. The river originates from the High Atlas Mountains to the southeast of Marrakech in central Morocco. The river is fed by melted snow water at the tops of the mountains. There are small farms on both sides of the river that provide Marrakech with vegetables.
Asni is a Moroccan village in the Haouz region. Asni is about 50 kilometers from Marrakech on the road between Marrakech and Taroudant via Tahanaout. The village has 25,153 inhabitants (2014 census). Asni is one of the most beautiful and charming areas in Al Haouz region. In addition, Asni from the rich areas with fruits such as apples, plums, pears, quince, peaches, walnuts, almonds, cherries.
You will like this adventure, because you will visit the three famous rivers: Asni, Sidi Fares and Ourika. Your trip will be started from your hotel or Riad at 9 o’clock to leave Marrakech to the High Atlas with a guide. During driving, enjoy watching several villages before arriving to Ourika Valley.
In a place, we stop to take a rest and have a glass o tea with mint near to the river. After that, we move to The High Atlas Mountains. It is a great adventure because you may have hard roads. Then you will discover and visit a Berber market. We can stop whenever you want to take pictures and we will be able to give you all information you need. People, who live in those villages, suffer from poverty, so we always motivate our clients to bring with them their unwanted clothes, shoes.
We will continue to ascend until we leave the main road at a height of over 2000meters, then we will continue through an old Tamazight way to reach Sidi Fares River. This place is famous by apple’s three.
In a Berber house you will take your traditional lunch. Lunch will be prepared traditionally and so healthy (like Chicken Tagine, Couscous and Tomatoes and fruits salads). If you are vegetarian just tell us. After lunch, we will continue our road to Asni the beautiful green place. You can see the famous highest mountain Toubkal (4167 meters), it may be covered by snow which give it more natural beauty.