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Overview

From Ouarzazate, the N9 plunges southeast into the Draa Valley, formed by a narrow ribbon of water from the High Atlas that occasionally emerges triumphantly in lush oases, particularly between Agdz and Zagora, a stretch of about 95km. The drive from Agdz to Zagora takes three to four hours, though the more scenic Circuits Touristiques route follows the piste through the oasis. Beyond that, a road takes you 96km further south to M鈥橦amid, a town 40km short of the Algerian border that marks the end of the road and the start of the desert proper.

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�

  • 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�

  • Zawiya Nassiriyya

    Zawiya Nassiriyya

    Draa Valley

    Non-Muslims cannot visit the green-roofed mausoleum but the remarkable library inside the adjacent Quranic school is open to all 鈥� providing the keyholder鈥�

  • Ca茂d鈥檚 Kasbah

    Ca茂d鈥檚 Kasbah

    Draa Valley

    The 170-year-old kasbah that once belonged to the qaid (local chief) of Agdz is still run by his descendants. Stop at the reception of Casbah Ca茂d Ali鈥�

  • Maison de Poterie

    Maison de Poterie

    Draa Valley

    Abderrahman Bassou will walk you through the rustic pottery-making process, including sitting in a hole in the ground to work the wheel. Oxidised copper鈥�

  • Iriqui National Park

    Iriqui National Park

    Draa Valley

    Morocco鈥檚 largest national park 鈥� covering a land mass of 123,000 hectares 鈥� and uniquely Saharan, Iriqui was created in 1994 to protect the biodiversity鈥�

  • Erg Ezahar

    Erg Ezahar

    Draa Valley

    This tall 'screaming' dune set amid a sea of smaller dunes wails eerily when the wind kicks up. Located 65km southwest of M'Hamid, it takes three days to鈥�

  • Ethnographic Museum

    Ethnographic Museum

    Draa Valley

    Inside the Ksar Ouled Driss, 5km before M'Hamid, you'll find this rare example of a 17th-century ksar (fortified village) that still has around 150鈥�

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