Ouzoud Waterfalls Day Trip From Marrakech

We will have to reach the Middle Atlas, 150 kilometers from Marrakech, first following the P24 road and then the 1811. But it will be worth it. The Ouzoude waterfalls are known as the highest in all of North Africa, with a drop of over 110 meters in a remarkable landscape.

It is in the Middle Atlas mountains that the Oum er-Rbia, the most important river in Morocco, is born; 160 kilometers long, it flows into the Atlantic, north of El-Jadida.
Among its tributaries is the Wadi el-Abid, to which the Ouzoud waterfalls belong. As with the imposing Victoria Falls, it will be almost impossible not to see a magnificent rainbow. The jump of almost 110 meters allows the waters of the Oued Ouzoud, an unstable mountain torrent like many Moroccan rivers, whose sources are 3 kilometers upstream, to reach the canyon where the Oued el flows. -Abid, one kilometer further down.

The tourist boom of recent years has made it one of the favorite destinations, not only for foreigners but also for Moroccans who happily come to spend a day of celebration there, stopping in one of the many cafes and small restaurants in the surroundings. If you arrive by car you can park on a large esplanade and continue on foot to reach the waterfalls. From below, the view is impressive with these noisy waters rushing from one bank to the other.
The foot of the waterfall is reached by a path lined with olive trees. Going up the path, we can approach the ridge and dominate the jump of the waters rushing below, the vegetation of the rock walls with a thousand shades of green, intense, soft, and take a look at the distant horizon towards the summit of Jebel Azourki (3900 meters) and Jebel Ghat (3825 meters).