The Djebel Yagour plateau, rising above the upper Ourika Valley, contains one of the largest concentrations of prehistoric rock carvings in North Africa. Thousands of engravings — animals, human figures, weapons, and abstract symbols — are pecked into the flat rock surfaces of the high plateau. Most date from the late Neolithic and Bronze Age, roughly 3,000 to 5,000 years old.
Getting there requires a full-day hike or a shorter walk from a 4x4 drop-off higher up the track — a local guide from Setti Fatma is essential, both for navigation and for finding the best panels. The setting is extraordinary: open plateau above the treeline, views across to Toubkal, and almost no other visitors.
The carvings themselves are easy to miss if you don't know what you are looking for. A good guide will crouch beside the rock and trace the outlines for you; once you have seen a few, your eye adjusts and you begin to find them everywhere.