Lalla Takerkoust Lake & Kik Plateau Day Trip

Punti salienti

• The Lalla Takerkoust reservoir under the Atlas foothills
• The ridge road across the Kik Plateau with mountain and plain views
• Lakeside lunch stop facing the water
• Quieter than the standard valley circuits
• Great light for photography in the late afternoon
• Can be combined with a tandem paragliding flight from the same plateau

Descrizione completa

This is the loop travellers discover on their second visit to Marrakech. Lalla Takerkoust is a reservoir held back by a dam at the foot of the Atlas, and the Kik Plateau is the long flat ridge above it — the same high ground that paragliders launch from. Together they make a day of water, plateau and mountain views without a single long drive.

You start at the lake, where the water sits against dry hills with the Atlas behind it, and where lakeside places serve lunch on terraces facing the water. Then the road climbs onto the Kik Plateau, a broad table of farmland with the mountain wall on one side and a view back across the plain towards the Agafay desert side on the other. The photo stops on this road are the reason people book the trip.

It works well as a slower alternative to the standard three-valley circuit: fewer stops, more time at each, and a landscape that changes character three times in one day. It also combines easily with a tandem paragliding flight from the plateau, which we sell separately.

Timings depend on your pickup point and how long you want at the lake, so we agree them with you rather than printing a fixed schedule.

Itinerario

1. Morning

   Pickup in Marrakech

   Collection from your hotel or riad at the agreed window.

2. On the road

   South-west out of the city

   You drive out towards the foot of the Atlas through open farmland.

3. At the lake

   Lalla Takerkoust

   Time at the reservoir, with the dam, the water and the mountains behind it.

4. Climbing

   Onto the Kik Plateau

   The road climbs onto the plateau; your driver stops at the viewpoints along the ridge.

5. On the plateau

   Views both ways

   The High Atlas on one side, the plain and the Agafay side on the other.

6. Lunch

   Lakeside terrace

   Lunch facing the water, paid locally so you choose freely.

7. Afternoon

   Return to Marrakech

   Back to your accommodation, ideally with the late light on the plateau on the way.

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