Marrakech Atlas Mountains, Morocco

Seen from Marrakech, the vast, imposing mass of the snow-capped mountains seems unreal and distant.

Yet, the splendour, other-worldliness and imposing might of the constant changing Atlas landscape are only 20 kilometres away. Just head out South East of Marrakech through the friendly Berber villages of Aghmat and Dar Caid Ouriki in the Atlas Mountains. Follow the road bordered with terraced gardens along Wadi Ourika until you reach Arhbalou. From there on, the choice is simply limitless. East of Marrakech, in the Atlas mountains, water is everywhere. The Ouzoud Falls of the Atlas are an amazing sight not to be missed.