Morocco's Untamed Landscapes

The tallest waterfall in North Africa and the most visited cascade on the continent. Water plunges 110 metres across red-ochre cliffs into an emerald pool where Barbary macaques swing through olive trees along the gorge walls.

Hidden in the pine-clad slopes of Talassemtane National Park, these cascades unfold in two dramatic tiers. The lower falls drop 20 metres into a turquoise pool perfect for swimming, while the upper cascade plunges over 100 metres through fern-draped rock faces.

A series of six cascades tumbling down the High Atlas slopes above the Berber village of Setti Fatma. The first waterfall is an easy 30-minute walk; reaching all six requires scrambling over wet boulders with a local guide.

Deep in a remote Atlas gorge, the Oued El-Abid river carves through layered limestone before dropping into a series of pools flanked by towering canyon walls. The surrounding terrain is wild and largely untouched by tourism.

Morocco's longest river feeds the country's most extensive palm grove, stretching from the Atlas foothills through the pre-Saharan steppe. Mud-brick ksour and kasbahs line the valley, and the weekly souks along its length are among Morocco's most authentic.

A crescent of 26 Berber villages nestled beneath the 2,359-metre peak of Jebel Lkest in the Anti-Atlas. The valley is renowned for its almond blossom season in February, when the entire hillside turns pink and white.

The largest palm grove in the world and the ancestral seat of Morocco's ruling Alaouite dynasty. Over a million date palms create a green sea at the edge of the Sahara, fed by underground khettara irrigation channels.

The most accessible Atlas valley from Marrakech, rising from flat farmland into terraced Berber villages within 30 kilometres. Setti Fatma and its waterfalls anchor the upper valley, while saffron and argan cooperatives dot the road.