The grand-taxi station is on the east side of town. They service Goulimime (Dh20), Legzira
Plage (Dh10), Mirleft (Dh10) and Tiznit (Dh23).
Around Sidi Ifni
Hotels will advise on the many walks to be done in the countryside around Sidi Ifni.
LEGZIRA PLAGE
Ten kilometres north of Ifni, El Gzira, usually called Legzira Plage, is a superb secluded bay
with excellent sand and two dramatic natural stone arches reaching over the sea. It’s
accessible from Rte 104 but better reached by walking along the beaches and cliffs. There’s a
new cliff-top development near Rte 104, but once you descend the access road it’s mostly
pristine and undeveloped.
The best of the three hotels at the foot of the access road are reached via a steep staircase.
Beach Club ( 0670 52 28 00; www.legzirabeachclub.com; s/d incl breakfast Dh150/300)
has the best rooms, with shared balconies. The remote location means that, like its neighbours,
electricity is unavailable during the day.
Auberge Sables d’Or ( 0661 30 24 95; r Dh150-300) has small but comfortable rooms,
opening onto terraces with glorious sea views. Its public areas were being renovated when we
visited.
The hotels offer half-board options and you can get a simple lunch of grilled fish at the three
nearby beach cafes for about Dh50.
The local bus between Tiznit and Sidi Ifni stops at Legzira Plage.SIDI OUARSIK
The fishing village of Sidi Ouarsik, 18km south of Ifni along the coast, has a great beach.
Overlooking it from the bare hillside, Auberge Figue de Barbarie ( 0619 38 59 95;
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pears, occupies a beautifully restored farmhouse with green lizards painted on the walls. The
four rooms are simple, traditional affairs with small salons and shared bathrooms, but certainly
not lacking in style. Manager Daniel can organise activities, and hires out bicycles, surfboards
and fishing rods. The auberge was previously a ruin and there are idiosyncrasies – high winds
sometimes knock out the electricity – but it’s a great place to savour the countryside. Half-/full
board are an extra Dh100/150 per person.
MESTI
This Berber village is 25km southeast of Ifni on the road through the hills to Goulimime. At the
Mesti turnoff, you can do a tasting at the shop of honey cooperative Miel Afoulki ( 0661 47
24 33) . It sells some extraordinary local flavours, including orange and euphorbia. In the
village, the Tafyoucht Cooperative ( 0528 21 84 16; 8am-noon & 2-6pm Mon-Fri) is a
women’s cooperative producing oil and cosmetic products (Dh40 to Dh150) from the versatile
argan tree.