HOTELHOTELHOTELREGIONALYet for many visitors, the main attraction is nothing more complicated than the pure beauty of the landscapes. Morocco has
few true sand dunes (Algeria and Libya have some of the best Saharan dunes), but it does have thousands of kilometres of
arid land. You need only head south of Goulimime, or to the country’s sandy southeast, to get a sense of the desert. After the
cool beauty of the Saharan sunrise and the terrifying brilliance of the midday sun comes the extraordinary calm of dusk over a
land that seems empty but is not – and that stretches not just as far as the eye can see but further than most visitors can even
imagine.Sleeping
You will only want to stay in Goulimime if necessary, as many hotels are basic and some may
be tricky for women (full as they are of trans-Saharan tradesmen). If you have transport, there
is better accommodation outside town.
Hôtel Adil Moussafir €
( 0528 77 29 30; [email protected]; off Route d’Agadir; s/d Dh310/370) Goulimime’s
grandest option, with one of its best restaurants, the Adil Moussafir has a friendly reception and
spacious, good-value rooms with bright bedspreads.
Hôtel Hamza €€
( 0528 87 39 75; off Route d’Agadir; s/d Dh400/460; ) Behind the tourist office, this quiet
caravanserai with efficient staff and expansive corridors is overpriced, but pleasant
nonetheless.
Hôtel Ijdiguen €
( 0528 77 14 53; Blvd Ibnou Battouta; s/d Dh75/150) Situated across the road from the bus
station, Hôtel Ijdiguen (‘Ichdigen’) is clean and welcoming, with tiled corridors, reasonable
rooms and shared showers.
Eating
Around the bus station and north of Place Bir Anzarane are good areas for snack stands.
La Plage Blanche €
( 0528 87 10 20; Ziz garage, Route d’Agadir; meals Dh70; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Convenient from Place Bir Anzarane and the bus station, this is one of Goulimime’s best
restaurants, with well-stocked fish and patisserie counters. On Friday, join the locals and treat
yourself to the seven-vegetable couscous, while the masses pray outside the mosque across
the road.
Information
Place Bir Anazarane is the centre of town, and near here you’ll find banks, internet cafes and
the post office.
Cyber Negorich (Ave Hassan II; per hr Dh4; 9am-midnight) Internet access just northwest
of Place Bir Anzarane and Hôtel Salam.
Tourist office ( 0528 87 29 11; 3 Résidence Sahara, Route d’Agadir; 8.30am-4.30pm
Mon-Fri) The helpful Hassan offers information on Goulimime and the region. Follow the sign
for Hôtel Hamza and turn immediately left.