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The Ourika river winding through its valley

Beyond Marrakech · by car, south

The Ourika valley: a journey from Marrakech

ANIMA’s art-and-nature garden and the hilltop Kasbah Bab Ourika.

The back story

  1. The back story

    The Ourika valley: gardens and kasbahs on the river

    Ourika·In depth

    André Heller’s ANIMA garden and the hilltop Kasbah Bab Ourika on the road into the Atlas.

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What to see

  1. At the head of the valley

    Kasbah Bab Ourika

    Ourika·Hotel

    A hilltop kasbah hotel of 42 rooms looking down on the Ourika river.

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