Hikes

Amtoudi

We had read about the Igudar (pl. for Agadir), fortified communal granaries found in the Maghreb. At the village of Amtoudi, there are 2 Igudar, which had been restored and are open for visitors. In that valley, there were once 7 of them, but the others are already past repair. In addition to harvested grains, the communities inhabiting …

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Hiking to the Painted Rocks

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 …

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The Ihlara gorge

From Songali, we took minor roads in the direction of Güzelyurt and the Kizil Kilise, the Red Church, which was a beautiful drive. The Red Church, built in the 6th century, stands alone in the landscape and reminded us a bit of the churches in Armenia. The red stone in the green landscape was a …

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Cappadocia 3

Again at quarter to five, we were woken by the noise of balloons getting filled up, this time even closer. Many were starting next to us, floating into the Love Valley with its fantastic fairy chimneys, before they made their way further to Göreme. More and more people started to come there, taking their pictures …

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Cappadocia 2

At Göreme, we visited another open air museum with churches. The entrance fee of 20 Euros, with another 6 Euros when you want to visit the “Dark Church” with the best frescos, felt a bit like a rip-off. We had a lovely lunch in a small pide restaurant in Cavusin, away from the more touristic …

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Drakensberg Hike

Our first hike at the Drakensberg was at Monks Cowl, where a camping site lies just at the start of the hikes. We left for our hike after noon, even it had at least 35 degrees. Our chosen route was leading us into a gorge and to Nandi waterfall. In the end, we didn’t reach …

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