Ouzoud Falls, Azilal province

Ouzoud waterfalls: guided hike and boat ride

4.8/5

About 14,500 reviews on GetYourGuide

The day for anyone who wants green water and red rock after the city: a guided walk down into the gorge, wild macaques and a boat to the foot of the 110-metre falls. Rated 4.8 from about 14,500 reviews, from 13 euros. Pick the option with the guide and boat.

Free cancellationUp to 24 hours before, with a full refund
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Duration: 11 to 12 hoursStart times show in the calendar
Live guideEnglish, French, Spanish and Arabic
Pickup includedFrom the pickup points listed when you book

Ouzoud is a set of waterfalls in the Atlas foothills of Azilal province, where the river drops about 110 metres in tiers into a gorge of red rock. It is the long day out from Marrakech: our routing puts the falls 160 km from the Medina, a little over three hours' drive each way on clear roads. The minibus collects you from your hotel or riad, or from the nearest point a van can reach, and the listing includes a coffee stop on the way through olive groves and Berber villages.

At Ouzoud you meet a certified local guide, if you chose an option with one. The walk follows shaded paths through the olive trees to viewpoints over the falls, then goes down into the canyon. The Barbary macaques live here in the wild, around the paths and the terraces. At the bottom, a flat wooden boat, rowed by a boatman, takes you across the pool to the base of the main cascade, into the spray, where the listing speaks of near-constant rainbows in the mist. Then there is free time to swim in the river pools or to eat: tagine, salads and mint tea on a terrace facing the falls, paid for on the spot unless you booked lunch. The path back up gives you the other side of the gorge.

The day runs 11 to 12 hours, back in Marrakech in the late afternoon or early evening, in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver. The price starts at 12.93 euros on GetYourGuide on 31 October 2026, for the simplest option; the guide and the boat are options or add-ons, and the calendar shows what each costs on your date. There is no ticket for the falls in the listing.

The macaques are the second reason to go. The species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN, and Ouzoud is the one place in the central High Atlas where tourists feed them: researchers who watched one group here between 2007 and 2012 found that food from people made up about a fifth of its feeding time. Watch them; keep your snacks in your bag.

Why this one

GetYourGuide sells a dozen Ouzoud days from Marrakech, and they look alike: same road, same falls, same boats. What separates them is how well they are run. This one was rated 4.8 from about 14,500 reviews on 31 October 2026, with the guide, the transport and the value each scored 4.8, and 94% of English-speaking travellers giving it five stars. It also lets you choose: transport only, or with the guide, the boat and lunch, in English, French, Spanish or Arabic.

The most-reviewed rival, Ouzoud Falls Guided Hike, Boat Ride and Lunch, holds 4.6 from about 40,800 reviews, from 18.87 euros with lunch in the title: the better buy if you want everything fixed in one price. Ouzoud Waterfalls, Guide, Boat & Optional Lunch is rated 4.8 from about 6,900, from 12.60 euros, and is as good a choice on a date this one is full. If three hours each way is too much, our Atlas Mountains and Imlil valley day trip is mountains and villages at half the distance, and Essaouira day trip from Marrakech: medina, port and beach trades the gorge for the Atlantic. Both, and the rest of our ten, are on our Marrakech page at /marrakech/.

Good for

Families with active children: monkeys, a boat and a river to swim in
Anyone who needs a green, cooler day after the Medina
A first trip out of Marrakech with everything arranged

Not for

Wheelchair users, and anyone who finds steep paths hard: the listing rules out low fitness and the over-70s
Anyone who gets carsick: it is about six hours on the road
Travellers with only two or three days in Marrakech

When to go

How warm, clear and wet it is at the Ouzoud falls at 13:00, around the time you are down in the gorge, month by month over the five years 2021 to 2025. Morocco is on GMT (UTC+0) all year.

Month	Temperature	Clear sky	Rainy days
Jan	19°C / 14°C	61%	11%
Feb	20°C / 14°C	41%	26%
Mar	19°C / 14°C	35%	37%
Apr	24°C / 18°C	45%	23%
May	28°C / 21°C	43%	12%
Jun	30°C / 25°C	55%	7%
Jul	37°C / 32°C	60%	1%
Aug	37°C / 31°C	66%	2%
Sept	30°C / 26°C	59%	8%
Oct	29°C / 22°C	46%	12%
Nov	24°C / 17°C	55%	13%
Dec	20°C / 14°C	48%	23%

Temperature is the median at 13:00, with the coldest day in ten after it. Clear sky is the share of days with little cloud at 13:00; rainy days, the share of days with 1 mm of rain or more. Modelled from Open-Meteo historical weather for 2021 to 2025 at the falls.

Spring and autumn, not high summer

In the five years we looked at, the median at 13:00 at the falls was 37.4°C in July and 36.6°C in August, with rain on almost no days. April, May, October and November ran between 23.6°C and 28.9°C. February and March are the wettest months, with rain on about a quarter to more than a third of days, and the coolest, around 19 to 20°C at 13:00.

From our Marrakech hotels

Drive times are routed on OpenStreetMap from each hotel in our edit to the falls, with the roads clear and no stops; the day itself includes a coffee stop. The listing includes pickup and drop-off at hotels and riads in the city centre, and says riads a van cannot reach are met at a nearby meeting point: in the Medina, that is the nearest gate or square. Our Medina and Hivernage hotels are inside that. The listing charges extra beyond 8 km of the centre, which takes in the Fairmont Royal Palm on the Route d'Amizmiz, Palais Namaskar in the Palmeraie and Inara Camp in the Agafay: ask the operator for the price before you book.

Palais NamaskarPalmeraie172 min by carPickup for a fee
Dar KandiMedina182 min by carHotel or riad pickup
El FennMedina182 min by carHotel or riad pickup
Dar RhizlaneHivernage183 min by carHotel or riad pickup
La MamouniaMedina183 min by carHotel or riad pickup
La Villa des OrangersMedina183 min by carHotel or riad pickup
Nobu Hotel MarrakechHivernage183 min by carHotel or riad pickup
Royal Mansour MarrakechMedina183 min by carHotel or riad pickup
Fairmont Royal Palm MarrakechRoute d'Amizmiz199 min by carPickup for a fee
Inara CampAgafay235 min by carPickup for a fee

The facts

Duration: 11 to 12 hours, about three hours each way by road
Language: English, French, Spanish or Arabic
Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off in the city centre, air-conditioned vehicle, driver, photo stops, free time at the falls; the boat and a certified local mountain guide with those options or add-ons
Not included: Food and drinks (a lunch upgrade is sold on site)
Pickup: From your hotel or riad, or a nearby meeting point if a van cannot reach it; extra charge beyond 8 km of the city centre
Not suitable for: Wheelchair users, people with a low level of fitness, people over 70
Bring: Comfortable shoes, sunglasses, swimwear, sun cream
Booking: At least 10 hours ahead
Cancellation: Free up to 24 hours before; reserve now and pay later
Price: From 12.93 euros on GetYourGuide on 31 October 2026 for the basic option; the calendar shows today's price for each option
Run by: Red City Trans, Marrakech

What guests keep saying

Recurring themes in the tour’s reviews, in our words, never quoted.

Praised

Guides who know the paths, explain what you see and keep the group together
Punctual pickups and comfortable vehicles for a long drive
The boat into the spray at the foot of the falls, and the macaques on the way down

Complaints

A tight timetable at the falls: some would like more free time

The catch

Choose the option with the guide and the boat
The from-price is the simplest option. The listing includes the certified guide and the boat only if you choose an option or add-on with them, and food is not included.
What to do. Pick the guided option with the boat when you book, and carry dirhams for lunch and drinks.
It is a long day on the road
The falls are about 160 km from the Medina on our routing, a little over three hours' drive each way, and the day runs 11 to 12 hours with pickups across the city.
What to do. Bring water and snacks, and something for travel sickness if you need it.
The gorge is a walk down and back up
The guided walk goes down into the canyon and climbs back out, on paths and steps. The listing says it is not suitable for wheelchair users, people with a low level of fitness or people over 70.
What to do. Wear comfortable shoes with grip, and take it slowly on the climb.
Midsummer is very hot
In the five summers we looked at, the median at 13:00 at the falls was 37.4°C in July and 36.6°C in August.
What to do. Go between March and May or in October and November if you can; in summer, bring a hat, sun cream and swimwear for the pools.
Look, do not feed
The macaques are wild and Endangered. Researchers at Ouzoud found food from people made up about a fifth of one group's feeding time, and recommend conservation plans take account of it.
What to do. Keep food in your bag and watch from a little distance.
Outside the centre, pickup costs extra
Pickup is included in the city centre; the listing charges extra beyond 8 km, and riads a van cannot reach are met at a nearby point.
What to do. From the Palmeraie, the Route d'Amizmiz or the Agafay, ask the operator for the price first; in the Medina, check the meeting point in your confirmation.

Questions people ask

Good questions about Ouzoud waterfalls: guided hike and boat ride

How far are the Ouzoud waterfalls from Marrakech?

About 160 km by road on our routing from the Medina, a little over three hours' drive each way. This day trip takes 11 to 12 hours in all.

How high are the Ouzoud falls?

About 110 metres, in several tiers, into the gorge of the El Abid river in Azilal province.

Is the boat ride included?

Only in the options that include it, or as an add-on. The cheapest option is transport with free time; the calendar shows what each option costs on your date.

Is lunch included on the Ouzoud trip?

No, food and drinks are not included in this listing. A lunch of tagine, salads and mint tea on a terrace facing the falls is sold on site, so bring dirhams.

Can you swim at Ouzoud?

Yes. The listing gives free time to swim in the natural river pools below the falls and asks you to bring swimwear.

Will we see monkeys at Ouzoud?

Very likely. Wild Barbary macaques, an Endangered species, live around the paths above the gorge. Researchers ask visitors not to feed them.

Is the Ouzoud trip suitable for children?

For active children, yes: the monkeys, the boat and the pools are the draw. The walk goes down into the gorge and back up, and the drive is about three hours each way.

When is the best time to visit Ouzoud?

Spring and autumn. In the five years we looked at, the median at 13:00 was 37.4°C in July; April, May, October and November ran between 23.6°C and 28.9°C.

The waterfalls

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