Towns & Villages
Morocco’s small towns and picturesque villages are ideal for unwinding and meeting the locals
over mint tea.
Afella-Ighir The road to these oasis villages is barely covered; in Tiwadou, stay in an auberge
with a local museum (Click here )
Agdz Watch the rest hurry along the Drâa Valley, and relax as only villagers with a resident
palmeraie (palm grove) and mudbrick kasbahs can (Click here )
Imilchil The Middle Atlas village is famous for its marriage moussem (festival), but the journey
there is stunning year-round (Click here )
Midelt Between the Middle and High Atlas, visit the surrounding villages and kasbahs, enjoy the
mountain views and leave with a carpet (Click here )
Tarfaya Clear up in a tented pool hall near a shipwrecked ferry, and watch the Saharawi world
go by (Click here )
Around Essaouira Leave the crowds in the medina and follow the surf trail south to Sidi
Kaouki and Taghazout (Click here )
Activities
Apart from the coast, Morocco is not well developed for adventure sports, instead offering
virgin territory to discover.
Mountain biking Bikes can be hired in Tafraoute, near Anti Atlas spots such as a valley of
blue-painted boulders (Click here )
Climbing The sheer rock faces of the Dadès and Todra Gorges are prime climbing territory
(Click here )
Skiing Oukaïmeden has North Africa’s highest ski lift, and the Aït Bougomez Valley has
Morocco’s best ski-trek routes (Click here )
Trekking With its mesas, gorges and volcanic pinnacles, Jebel Sarhro’s proximity to the
Sahara means its trails are passable year-round (Click here )
Water and wind Essaouira and nearby Sidi Kaouki are good for surfing, windsurfing and
kitesurfing; not far south, Taghazout is Morocco’s top surf spot (Click here )
Riding Diabat is a hub for horse rides along the Atlantic Coast; to ride a dromedary
somewhere more ambitious than the beach, head to Erg Chebbi’s Saharan dunes (Click here )
Indulgence
A growing number of places allow you to experience the best of the country’s culture and
countryside in the lap of Moroccan luxury.