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Overview

Against the soaring peaks of the Atlas mountains, picturesque Berber villages, palm-filled oases and undulating desert landscapes set the stage for an extraordinary range of adventures. There's hiking along craggy clifftops overlooking the stunning scenery of Todra Gorge and Dad猫s Gorge, mule treks through Skoura and lush river valleys, and desert wanders by camel amid the sculpted sand dunes surrounding Merzouga and M鈥橦amid.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Dune at sunset, Sahara

    Erg Chigaga

    Draa Valley

    The area's star attraction is the misnamed Erg Chigaga, not a single dune (erg) but an incredible stretch of golden sand sea some 56km southwest of M鈥�

  • Anima Garden

    Anima Garden

    Ourika Valley

    Nestled in the foothills of the High Atlas Mountains, Anima Garden is a space designed by multimedia artist Andr茅 Heller. Surprising sculptures鈥�

  • Mus茅e des Sources de Lalla Mimouna

    Mus茅e des Sources de Lalla Mimouna

    Dad猫s Valley

    This indoor/outdoor private museum is the passion project of Tinejdad native Zaid Abbou, built around the fizzing, magnesium-rich springs of Lalla Mimouna鈥�

  • Mus茅e de Oasis

    Mus茅e de Oasis

    Dad猫s Valley

    Inside the Ksar El Khorbat, this award-winning museum traces tribal migrations through 22 rooms of carefully curated artefacts of seminomadic life:鈥�

  • Ecomus茅e Berb猫re

    Ecomus茅e Berb猫re

    Ourika Valley

    Four kilometres past Tnine, a discreet sign points up a dirt path into the Amazigh (Berber) village of Tafza, where the three-storey mud-brick ksar 鈥�

  • Kasbah des Caids

    Kasbah des Caids

    Draa Valley

    Tour the Kasbah's maze of rooms with one of the descendants of the original qaid (chief), including his office and hammam, light-filled courtyards and鈥�

  • Glaoui Kasbah

    Glaoui Kasbah

    Central Morocco

    The once-glorious stronghold has been left to crumble, but the best indication of Telouet鈥檚 former position as the centre of a trans-Saharan trading鈥�

  • Taourirt Kasbah

    Taourirt Kasbah

    Ouarzazate

    Unlike other Glaoui-era kasbahs, Taourirt escaped ruin by moonlighting as a Hollywood backdrop (Sheltering Sky, Gladiator, Prince of Persia) and鈥�

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