Morocco Travel Guide

MOROCCAN

FAST    FOOD

FAST    FOOD

carpets though – we’ve had a couple of letters from travellers complaining of hard sell.

Eating

As usual, cheap eats and snacks are plentiful in the area around the bus station. There’s also a
produce market here.

Complexe Touristique Le Pin €€

Offline map ( 0535 58 35 50; Ave Hassan II; mains Dh50-60, buffet Dh70; noon-5pm year-
round, plus 7-10pm Apr-Aug) This large restaurant draws the coach groups (beware the
lunchtime crush), but you can easily escape them in the garden, and the large turnover of
covers ensures fresh meals, all served in generous portions. Alcohol is served.

Fast Food €

Offline map (Rue Ezzerqutouni) Don’t be fooled by the name, this is Midelt’s best chicken: Dh25
gets you a quarter chicken with salad.

Sandwich Atlas €

Offline map (Ave    Mohammed    V;  sandwich    Dh10,   quarter chicken &   chips   Dh20) We    enjoyed

this place near the old bus station.

Information

BMCI (Ave Hassan II) One of several banks with ATMs on this street.

Complexe Touristique Timnay Inter-Cultures ( 0535 36 01 88; http://timnay-
tourisme.com; Rte de Zaidia) About 15km north of Midelt, this is the best source of information
– including trekking guides and 4WD rental – in the eastern High Atlas, about 15km north of
Midelt.

Cybernet (Ave Hassan II; per hr Dh6; 8am-midnight) Internet access.

Post office (off Ave Hassan II) South of the centre.

Getting There & Away

Midelt’s bus station is off Ave Mohammed V. CTM services mostly run at night. There’s an
evening departure to Casablanca (Dh145, seven hours) via Rabat (Dh110, 6½ hours), and to
Rissani (Dh80, five hours) via Er-Rachidia (Dh45, 2½ hours) and Erfoud (Dh70, 4½ hours).
There are also night-time services for Azrou (Dh55, 90 minutes), Meknès (Dh60, four hours)
and Fez (Dh70, five hours).

Other buses cover the same routes at more sociable hours – Fez (Dh50, five hours) is
serviced by six departures through the day.

Grands  taxis   run to  Azrou   (Dh40,  two hours)  and Er-Rachidia (Dh55,  two hours).

Around Midelt

Midelt’s location on the cusp of the eastern High Atlas makes it a great base for exploring. Off
the main routes, roads are rough piste , with many only really negotiable between May and