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The high falls, three hours away

Ouzoud Waterfalls from Marrakech

A long day for the highest falls in reach of Marrakech. Check the option before the operator, because it decides if you get a guide, the boat and lunch.

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Ouzoud Falls day trip, from self-guided to guide, boat and lunch
Ando Travel Ltd · 11 to 12 h Ouzoud Falls day trip, from self-guided to guide, boat and lunch
★ 4.6 (40,495) from €16
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Ouzoud Falls with local guide; boat and lunch depend on the option
Trip Spirit SARL AU · Full day Ouzoud Falls with local guide; boat and lunch depend on the option
★ 4.8 (6,824) from €13
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Ouzoud waterfalls day trip; guide, boat and lunch depend on the option
Click Excursions · Full day Ouzoud waterfalls day trip; guide, boat and lunch depend on the option
★ 4.7 (4,991) from €14
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Compare all 4 options

Every Ouzoud trip gives you about four hours at the falls for about three hours in the van each way. Inside that frame the operators sell very different days. Ando Travel and Click Excursions can be booked self-guided, without the local guide and without the boat ride under the falls; on another the guide comes with every option but the boat does not.

Three ways to do Ouzoud

A guide in every option

Trip Spirit sends a local guide with every booking. The boat comes with the next option up and lunch with the one after that.

  • Ouzoud Falls with local guideTrip Spirit SARL AU · Lunch: Separate option4.8 ★ (6,824) · from €13Book on GetYourGuide

A small group

marrakech city travel caps the group at seventeen and drives about two and a half hours each way. Lunch and the boat are paid on top.

  • Ouzoud Falls, small groupmarrakech city travel · Lunch: Not included4.9 ★ (2,511) · from €12Book on GetYourGuide

Choose your own package

Ando Travel and Click Excursions each sell four options, from transport only up to guide, boat and lunch.

  • Ouzoud Falls, options from self-guidedAndo Travel Ltd · Lunch: Option 3 or private4.6 ★ (40,495) · from €16Book on GetYourGuide
  • Ouzoud Falls, four optionsClick Excursions · Lunch: Option 3 only4.7 ★ (4,991) · from €14Book on GetYourGuide

Guide, boat and lunch by option

As listed on the product pages. “Pay on site” means lunch is available at the falls, paid by you, usually in cash.

Trip and optionLocal guideBoatLunch
Ando Travel Ltd, option 2, the cheapestNot includedNot includedPay on site
Ando Travel Ltd, option 1IncludedIncludedPay on site
Ando Travel Ltd, option 3IncludedIncludedIncluded
Ando Travel Ltd, privateIncludedIncludedIncluded
Click Excursions, option 1Not includedNot includedPay on site
Click Excursions, option 2IncludedIncludedPay on site
Click Excursions, option 3IncludedIncludedIncluded
Click Excursions, privateIncludedIncludedPay on site

The Ouzoud trips side by side

Sorted by number of reviews.

Photo Trip Duration Lunch Costs extra Reviews ↕ Price ↕ Book
Ouzoud Falls, options from self-guided Ando Travel Ltd 11 to 12 h Option 3 or private Guide, boat, lunch ★ 4.6 (40,495) €16per person Book now
Ouzoud Falls with local guide Trip Spirit SARL AU Full day Separate option Boat, lunch ★ 4.8 (6,824) €13per person Book now
Ouzoud Falls, four options Click Excursions Full day Option 3 only Depends on option ★ 4.7 (4,991) €14per person Book now
Ouzoud Falls, small group marrakech city travel 8 to 9 h Not included Boat, fee at the falls ★ 4.9 (2,511) €12per person Book now

The price shown is the cheapest option of each trip as listed on GetYourGuide or Viator right now, and on day trips from Marrakech that option often leaves out lunch, the boat or the local guide, so check the option list before you pay.

Every Ouzoud trip in detail

Each trip with duration, group, lunch, pickup and what you pay on the day. Open a card for the full details.

Ouzoud Falls day trip, from self-guided to guide, boat and lunch
Ando Travel Ltd

Ouzoud Falls day trip, from self-guided to guide, boat and lunch

  • Duration: 11 to 12 h
  • Group: Air-conditioned minibus · Shared group or private option
  • Lunch: Option 3 or private
  • Pickup: Hotel or riad, 7:30 to 8:00; medina meeting point
  • Costs extra: Guide, boat, lunch

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €16 ★ 4.6 (40,495 reviews)
Book on GetYourGuide
Full trip details

Highlights

  • About four hours at the Ouzoud waterfalls
  • Boat ride and local guide in option 1, 3 and private
  • Barbary macaques along the paths

About this trip

The most-reviewed Ouzoud trip runs in several options that differ clearly in what is included. The cheapest option is self-guided: transport and free time only, with no local guide and no boat ride. Option 1 adds the guide and the boat, and only option 3 and the private trip include lunch; otherwise lunch is paid in cash on site.

The drive takes about three hours each way with a coffee stop, so you spend about four hours at the falls and return around 19:00. Medina riads that the van cannot reach get a meeting point five to ten minutes’ walk away.

What’s included

  • Pickup and return in an air-conditioned minibus
  • Driver and guide for the transfer
  • Local guide and boat ride (not in the self-guided option)
  • Lunch (option 3 and private only)
  • Free time at the falls

Not included

  • Local guide and boat ride in the self-guided option
  • Lunch in options 1 and 2, payable on site
  • Drinks and water

Pickup and meeting point

Pickup at your hotel or riad between 7:30 and 8:00. For places in the medina that the van cannot reach, a meeting point five to ten minutes’ walk away is arranged.

Know before you go

  • Bring cash for lunch and drinks if your option does not include them
  • Keep a safe distance from the Barbary macaques
  • Return to Marrakech around 19:00

Not suitable for

  • Wheelchair users
  • People with low fitness
  • People with altitude sickness

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Ouzoud Falls with local guide; boat and lunch depend on the option
Trip Spirit SARL AU

Ouzoud Falls with local guide; boat and lunch depend on the option

  • Duration: Full day
  • Group: Air-conditioned minivan or minibus · Shared group or private option
  • Lunch: Separate option
  • Pickup: Hotel pickup in Marrakech
  • Costs extra: Boat, lunch

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €13 ★ 4.8 (6,824 reviews)
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Full trip details

Highlights

  • Local guide at the falls in every option
  • About four hours at Ouzoud
  • Swimming listed as possible

About this trip

A shared Ouzoud trip with a local guide at the falls in every option. The cheapest option is listed as boat not included; the boat ride comes with the next option, and lunch with the one after that. Drinks are not included in any option.

The route plans about four hours at Ouzoud, with a walk along olive-lined paths and swimming listed as possible, and breaks at Oulad Khallouf and a café on the way back.

What’s included

  • Hotel pickup and return
  • Air-conditioned minivan or minibus
  • Driver and local guide
  • Boat ride and meals, depending on the option

Not included

  • Boat ride in the cheapest option
  • Lunch, unless your option includes it
  • Drinks

Not suitable for

  • People with limited mobility
  • People aged 70 and over

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Ouzoud waterfalls day trip; guide, boat and lunch depend on the option
Click Excursions

Ouzoud waterfalls day trip; guide, boat and lunch depend on the option

  • Duration: Full day
  • Group: Air-conditioned van · Shared group or private option
  • Lunch: Option 3 only
  • Pickup: Hotel or riad pickup
  • Costs extra: Depends on option

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €14 ★ 4.7 (4,991 reviews)
Book on GetYourGuide
Full trip details

Highlights

  • About four hours at the Ouzoud waterfalls
  • Boat trip and local guide in options 2, 3 and private
  • Return around 19:00

About this trip

The Click Excursions version of the Ouzoud day has four options. Option 1 is self-guided, without the local guide and the boat. Options 2 and 3 add both, and only option 3 includes lunch; otherwise lunch is paid on site. The price shown on this site belongs to the cheapest option, so compare the option list before you pay.

The drive is about three hours each way with coffee breaks at Tamallalt, the route plans about four hours at the falls, and the return to Marrakech is around 19:00. Strollers are not allowed.

What’s included

  • Hotel or riad pickup and drop-off
  • Air-conditioned van
  • Driver and guide
  • Local guide and boat trip (options 2, 3 and private)
  • Lunch (option 3 only)

Not included

  • Local guide and boat trip in option 1
  • Lunch in options 1, 2 and private, paid on site
  • Personal expenses

Not allowed

  • Strollers

Content taken from the operator’s product page on the booking platform.

Ouzoud waterfalls day trip in a small group, boat ride at extra cost
marrakech city travel

Ouzoud waterfalls day trip in a small group, boat ride at extra cost

  • Duration: 8 to 9 h
  • Group: Air-conditioned vehicle · Up to 17 guests or private
  • Lunch: Not included
  • Pickup: Near your hotel, around 8:00
  • Costs extra: Boat, fee at the falls

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €12 ★ 4.9 (2,511 reviews)
Book on GetYourGuide
Full trip details

Highlights

  • Small group of up to seventeen
  • About four hours at the falls
  • Optional boat ride under the waterfalls

About this trip

This Ouzoud trip is capped at seventeen guests. The driver meets you near your hotel around 8:00, and the route plans about four hours at the falls with a walk down the olive-lined paths.

Lunch and drinks are listed as not included. The boat ride under the falls is optional and not in the base price, and the route marks an additional fee at the falls. The trip runs only in good weather and with a minimum number of guests; otherwise you get another date or a refund.

What’s included

  • Pickup and return
  • Air-conditioned vehicle and driver

Not included

  • Lunch and drinks
  • Boat ride (optional, extra)
  • Additional fee at the falls

Know before you go

  • Your guide or driver writes on WhatsApp the day before
  • Runs only in good weather and with a minimum number of guests
  • No smoking, alcohol or drugs in the vehicle

Not suitable for

  • Wheelchair users

Content taken from the operator’s product page on the booking platform.

The drive and the day

Pickup is early, between half past seven and eight on the Ando trip, and you are back in Marrakech around seven in the evening. The routes stop for coffee on the way: Click Excursions at Tamallalt, Trip Spirit at Oulad Khallouf and again on the way back. That leaves about four hours at Ouzoud on every trip, enough for the walk down, the boat and a meal, not much more. If five or six hours in a van sounds like too much, the Ourika Valley has smaller falls under an hour from the city.

Steps, olive groves and the boat

The falls drop into a gorge, and one listing gives their height at about 110 m. From the top you walk down on paths lined with olive trees and a long series of steps, and you climb them again later. Ando lists guests with low fitness as not suitable, Trip Spirit guests over 70 and anyone with limited mobility. The boat ride takes you close to the foot of the falls. Trip Spirit lists swimming as possible. Click Excursions does not allow strollers.

Fees on the day

The route of marrakech city travel marks an additional fee at the falls, without naming it. Where the boat is not in your option, you pay for it at the falls if you want it. Bring enough cash for lunch, drinks and whatever your option leaves out; drinks and water are not included on any of these trips. The full list for every destination is on what the price covers.

The macaques

Barbary macaques live in the trees along the paths. Ando asks guests to keep a safe distance. Do not feed them and keep food out of sight, and hold small children by the hand when the monkeys are near.

Winter or summer

In winter the falls carry more water and draw fewer visitors, but it is too cold for a swim. marrakech city travel runs only in good weather and offers another date or a refund otherwise. See the best time for day trips for the other destinations.

What guests say after a day at Ouzoud

The falls, the boat ride, the food and the guides get the praise. One traveller on a self-guided option was steered towards a local guide at the falls anyway; on the Ando trip, lunch belongs to option 3 and the private trip.

“Great tour! The waterfalls are so beautiful. The food was amazing and our guide Mohammed was so lovely. Would highly recommend!”
Ayomikun · Ireland · September 2026 Ouzoud Falls · Ando Travel Ltd
“I loved the waterfalls .. the boat ride was amazing .. The staff at the water falls was amazing and the driver I couldn't fault him either .. I would recommend going to the waterfalls and I will visit them again . Thank you morrocco .”
Tracy · United Kingdom · September 2026 Ouzoud Falls · Trip Spirit SARL AU
“Waterfalls were excellent. Well worth the walk down to them. The additional option to go on the boat, was fantastic.”
Sarah · United Kingdom · September 2026 Ouzoud Falls in a small group · marrakech city travel
“We chose the option without a live guide to visit the falls, as we wanted to have the freedom to do so, but once we arrived, we were forced to stay with the guide and strongly advised to give him money… The guide did not want to tell us the final meeting point, despite repeated requests, so that we …”
Verified traveller · Canada · September 2026 · translated review Ouzoud Falls in a small group · marrakech city travel
“It was very good, the watefalls were amazing and the guide was very thoughful. The food was very good as well. Just keep in kind that the road is not an easy one. The ac on the car was broken that day but other than that everyone was very helpful and kind”
Lidia · Portugal · September 2026 Ouzoud Falls · Click Excursions
“Driver and our tour guide were both brilliant. Lots of information and very friendly”
Georgia · United Kingdom · September 2026 Ouzoud Falls · Click Excursions
“great tour guide, great food, great experience - would recommend!”
Zachary · United Kingdom · September 2026 Ouzoud Falls · Ando Travel Ltd
“Hamid was and amazing tour guide, kind thoughtful and funnt he made the experience amazing.”
Linda · United Kingdom · September 2026 Ouzoud Falls in a small group · marrakech city travel

Reviews written after the day trip, from GetYourGuide.

FAQ

How long is the drive to Ouzoud?

About two and a half to three hours each way, with a coffee stop. Expect to leave around eight in the morning and to be back around seven in the evening.

Is the boat ride included?

It depends on the option. On the Ando and Click Excursions trips the boat comes with the guided options; on Trip Spirit it starts with the second option; on the marrakech city travel trip it is paid on top.

Do I need a guide at Ouzoud?

No. The self-guided options give you free time at the falls without one. A local guide leads the walk and, on the guided options, the boat ride; on Trip Spirit a guide comes with every option.

Can I swim at Ouzoud?

Trip Spirit lists swimming as possible. The water is cold for most of the year, and the boats run close to the foot of the falls.

Related on this site

Ourika Valley

Smaller falls at Setti Fatma, under an hour away.

Choosing a day trip

Ouzoud next to the five other destinations.

Click Excursions

The same operator at Ourika, Essaouira and Ait Benhaddou.

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