Morocco Travel Guide

SEAFOOD,    REGIONAL

SEAFOOD

JUICE   BAR

JEWELLERY,  SOUVENIRS

Eating & Drinking

For an alcoholic drink with your meal before entering dry Mauritania, head to the restaurants at
Bab al-Bahar and the Sahara Regency.

Café Restaurant Samarkand €

( 0528 89 83 16; Ave Mohammed V; set menu Dh120) The best place to eat in
Dakhla, with views of the white cliffs of Africa from the pergolas. The menu features a wide
range of fish and other dishes; order in advance for couscous or fish pastilla . The three-course
set menu is an excellent deal.

Café-Restaurant Bahia €€

( 0528 93 00 62; 16 Ave Mohammed V; meal Dh90) A good, unlicensed fish restaurant
serving catches including calamari and octopus. The pulpo alla gallega is octopus cooked in
water and covered with olive oil and paprika.

Hassan Fruits

(Ave al-Walae) Across the pedestrian crossing from the Dakhla peninsula monument, this is
popular for a slice of gateau and a mixed fruit cocktail (Dh15).

Shopping

A pedestrianised shopping lane runs north from Ave Sidi Ahmed Laaroussi between Hotels
Sahara and Aigue. Vendors here sell goods from argan oil to bright melhaf .

Ensemble Artisinal

(Ave el-Moukouama) Marrakesh medina it ain’t, but you can find last-minute gifts here,
particularly Saharan jewellery.

Information

Dakhla has a number of banks with ATMs, in the centre of town and next to Hôtel Erraha. You’ll
also find internet cafes in these areas charging Dh10 per hour.

Pharmacie Oued Dahab ( 0528 89 81 25; Ave Mohammed V)

Post office (Ave el-Moukouama)

Getting There & Around

For advice on travelling to/from Mauritania, Click here.

Air
Aéroport Dakhla ( 0528 89 72 56; www.onda.ma) About 200m west of the Sahara
Regency.

Canary Fly (www.canaryfly.es) Weekly flights to Gran Canaria.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM; 0528 89 70 49; www.royalairmaroc.com; Ave des PTT) Flies from
Casablanca every afternoon apart from Tuesday and Saturday, returning in the evening, and
from/to Agadir on Wednesday afternoon/evening.