DESERT and DUNES

TINFOU AT THE DOOR OF THE SAHARA 

Tinfou found 26km from the town of Zagora to the Southeast. Going to Tinfou permit yourself to live a glimpse of life in the wilderness (preferable in the afternoon). 

Leaving Zagora must take the road to the South-East (road hamid) to go to Tinfou. 18km later, we arrive at Tamegrout, lazy town, famous for its library of Koranic school as well as a craft cooperative pottery. It is worth a stop in order to take the tour. It then continues along this road until Tinfou. The latter is known for its small sand dune you see a little further to the left of the road when you arrive. Take the narrow path that leads to it, you will see some nomadic tents on the bumpy plain. Take the opportunity to do a walk of a few minutes on foot or by camel *. You definitely do not forget the experience. 

ROAD TO OASIS KASBAHS MAJESTIC 

Route of 1000 Kasbahs aptly named. They are so numerous along the 230 km between Ouarzazate and Goulmina that near valleys and palm groves. 

It is accessed Skoura, a small town famous palm grove where many Kasbahs, well maintained, as Kasbah Ameridil, the most famous of them abound; then, a few km away, which rose Kalaat M'gouna harvested from April to June is honored and celebrated for 3 days in early May during the Rose Festival. Browse trails along the banks of the river is a real delight M'gouma roses scattered poppies, wild corn, almond fig trees and wheat fields ordonnancent an amazing garden tangle beauty and scents. Upon exiting Kalaat M'gouna is the village of Azlag where once the Jewish community in the village specialized in making daggers, a tradition carried on today's know-how of more than 200 artisans. 

It's Boumalne a share the road along the Dades Valley, the borrower is to offer 60 km of happiness. The road winds along the valley and plays with the vertical drop. It offers a wide range of spectacular scenery on the kasbah, the staggering cliffs fingered monkeys, panoramic views, gorges, village and valley Mserir little known Oussikiss whose stone houses, fields and gardens well irrigated and the dam close calls in this release that are not. 

Tinerhir, pleasant city, deserves that we stay a while. Against the bottom and the edge of the palm is the Jewish quarter, oldest part of Tinerir. On the heights overlooking the Kasbah of Glaoui nearby. Nearby are the gorges of Todhra to which a scenic route leads us along one of the prettiest villages sheltering palm groves of Morocco and adobe kasbahs habitées.Les walks around the gorge along this fault impressive 300 m, we grow to explore the trails of the High Atlas and Berber villages. 

Going down the throats of Todhra Tinejdad to the palm stretches over a few kilometers towards Ferkla. At Tinejdad visit the Ksar El Khorbat dating from the nineteenth century is worth seeing as well as the Museum of Oasis located opposite the main entrance of Ksar. The museum Lalla Mimouna, 4km before entering Tinejdad is an inevitable stop, teeming with poetry in praise of the water, the only source of life oasis. The road of 1000 kasbahs ends at Goulmina. Located in the oasis of Ksar Goulmima Heal is one of the finest in the region. 

DUNES M'HAMID 

Mr. Hamid El Ghizlane or hamid gazelle, is the last village before the vastness of the Sahara. Silted, ocher and proudly erecting palm trees, the city is the starting point for adventure and dreams insured. The people of M'Hamid nomadic origins knew the noble past of their ancestors, an acute knowledge of the corners of the desert, its reg and its dunes. The day of the souk is an opportunity to meet the famous blue men formerly nomadic, the camel of the desert. 

The road to get there is beautiful: Zagora and its famous sign "Timbuktu, 52 days camel" Jebel Zagora which offers a beautiful view over the valley of the Draa Tinfou dunes along the Oued Draa and palm trees dotted with kasbahs and ksours ... 

After slow progress on the winding roads of Djebel Bani, you are really in the desert. 

The little village of M Hamid, with its low adobe houses, seems to be out of the sand. At the entrance of the village, on the right, there is the small square where the souk on Monday morning; further, the village center with its souvenir shops and the village café. 

DUNES CHEGAGA 

Rising to 300 meters above sea level, stands as chegaga largest mass of sand dunes in Morocco. The endless expanse of sand dunes and the beautiful, dark pink color earth day, and tan or gold depending on sunlight and time of day you would live moments of enchantment. 

DUNES ERG LIHOUDI 

Erg Lihoudi form a spectacular sand dunes constantly reshaped by the changing winds. Also called Erg Jews, this set is on the edge of El Ghizlane hamid. It consists of dunes grouped into real dune covering large areas. 

Take a camel ride a camel to the dunes of Erg Lihoudi. Your caravan took a course to discover the desert. You will begin through the village of adobe. 

Wheat and barley are omni present. The palm Bounou shows the very clever system operation of an oasis with its choice of crops depending on the proximity of water sources or river. 

A fascinating world to understand ... beautiful late afternoon waiting for you to reach the first beautiful dunes of Erg Lihoudi. After discovering the night under real khaimas, you are now real nomads. 

The day will begin for the bravest by a beautiful sunrise over the dunes ... unforgettable. During your walk, you will discover the solitude of wide open spaces of the desert, the pleasure of walking into a world of sand and the atmosphere of the camel caravan, the slow pace of camels