We started our hike south of Tafraoute, where a track leads in the direction of the Napoleon’s Hat, a rock formation at the village of Agard-Oudad. After the abandoned fields of the village, we turned right to walk through the fascinating granite landscape, formed by erosions. We felt like being back in Namibia. Sadly we …
From Tafraoute, we went to explore the old Berber villages, nowadays nearly completely abandoned, but some houses are restored as museum, called “maison traditionelle”. We visited one house in the village of Tazka, in walking distance of our campsite. Only 3 of the old houses are still in use, all the other families moved either …
After filling up the car in Foum-Zguid, buying water and veggies, and a quick lunch at a restaurant, we hit the road again, to tackle a track leading over the mountains to Tissint. The route was described as very rocky, but the first part was very comfortable, which made us confident it can’t be too …
Before we made our way back to civilisation, we did a circle around these mountains. The track in the valley was a bit more challenging with steep steps and inclines, but the rock formations made it worth it. Driving in direction to the road leading to Foum Zguid, we thought the adventure was behind us, …
After we had left Zagora, we took a route to Foum Zguid which led us through all types of desert, driving 280 km on tracks we had from Pistenkuh.de but also tracks we found ourselves, taking detours and shortcuts. A sandstorm two days ago had blown sand over the tracks, making them difficult to spot, …
The former caravan stop and oasis at the Draa river is still an important hub, nowadays more for tourist, who want to experience the desert, than for caravans which had once crossed the Sahara. We found a lovely camping at Oasis Palmier, where we could relax under palm trees, got our washing done and did …
Historically, Tamegroute is an important centre of learning and religion due to its famous Sufi Zawiya, one of the most influential – and in its time one of the largest – Sufi orders in the Islamic world. Next to the main mosque, the graves of eight marabouts (religious teachers), are visited by patients from all …
Driving on our own through the desert – a good idea? We hoped, yes, when we left Merzouga. We had spent 2 nights around Erg Chebbi with a lovely sundowner on the dunes together with a fellow traveller. Before we even had reached the end of the tar road, we were stopped by a local, …
We had accepted the offer of a guided tour through the desert, which took us close to the Algerian border and finally to Erg Chebbi, the highest sand dunes of Morocco. On the way we found some fossils, had great views and finally drove over the dunes, around Erg Chebbi and finally to Mezourga, the …
From Midelt we took the classic route south, taking us through the Ziz gorge, which provides a fantastic landscape along the route. We saw the first mud-walled houses. Later, we decided to take a detour through the desert to reach some strange buildings. We stopped in Errachidia at the Marjane supermarket for some provisions and …
