Beautiful stops and sites discovered in Morocco in March (page 2 of 18)

What an exciting story, amazing photos! I can't wait to read the rest!

Okay, it works but it's not always smooth. A really beautiful route. There’s also supposedly a way to take a track at the top of the pass on the right, coming out between Aguadir Melloul and Ifri!!! I looked for it but didn’t see it. Any ideas??

You’re right to point out that the kilometer markers are way too often unreadable! Still surprising though!

So here we are in Aguinane, a small oasis we discovered thanks to the show *Échappées belles*, which dedicated a report to it. And here too, it's love at first sight for this oasis that we're lucky enough to see in spring—it's luminous, with golden blonde cereals growing in terraces, and generous, abundant water flowing everywhere. It's stunning!



We start by looking for a place to stay for the night. We settle in at *Paradis d'Aguinane*. We're welcomed by Khakia, with a radiant smile and boundless energy. Everything is spotless. While dinner is being prepared, we take a little walk around the village. The kids are playing.

The village's little bakery, *Tafarnout*, is run by women. Little paths wind between the terraces and irrigation canals that bring water to the cultivated plots. It's charming, peaceful, zen...



We return for dinner on the terrace, with a superb view of the entire oasis. And the next day will live up to all its promises.

Perfectly quiet night. There aren’t many of us at the hostel. View of the oasis from our bedroom window. After a nice breakfast, the sun is already flooding the whole oasis—time to explore the area.







And water, always present, everywhere...

We cross the village again, which surprises us a bit with the size of its houses. We head back to the bakery to buy bread for our picnic and return calmly to the hostel.



In the evening, we see a whole procession of women and children passing by, singing above our hostel. Khakia explains that it’s a weekly tradition for the women—they gather at one of their homes to share a moment.

The next day, we hit the road again. Destination: Taliouine. We leave Aguinane, a visit that truly enchanted us. The first few kilometers aren’t easy—the road is narrow and steep... We figure it’s definitely better to go up than down.

True, the climb up to the pass isn't something to take lightly. But what a beautiful route!!

Absolutely! We made sure to check beforehand before heading up to the pass, and everyone told us the road was good and that we’d get through easily with a Logan... And it was true! No potholes... No impassable rocks... But hairpin turns and some pretty impressive climbs... We’re glad we did it, but we preferred the other route on the way back—less stressful!

And what a joy these landscapes are!!!

Gorgeous landscapes! Amazing travel journal! I dream of seeing all this! But I’ll have to wait a bit... and read the forums in the meantime! Thanks so much!

Aguinane was on our September 2019 itinerary, canceled due to hospitalization, and the March one canceled because of contagion. We're still waiting... without making any plans. Thanks for this beautiful visit to the oasis. Are you photography pros? If so, that's great, if not, big kudos anyway...

Well... Huge congrats... 😉

Aguinnane was also on my March itinerary—luckily, your travel journal lets me dream about the next trip. Thanks.

hi there Huge kudos and thanks for this new travel journal! after Darzel’s one, I’m thrilled and I see once again that Morocco is paving the way for our greatest pleasure! francia

Here’s the one I know: After 2.2 km past the pass, at the junction for the track to Agadir Melloul, stay on the right. Head toward Eguerfa and Timedghart (8 km). At the exit of Timedghart, take the track to the left for 25 km. It joins the P1743 18 km north of Agadir Melloul. No difficulties—a beautiful climb after Timedghart, then a plateau until the tarmac. FYI: at the exit of Timedghart, the right-hand track joins the N10 (33 km) west of Tazenakht (32 km), but it’s rougher.

Be aware, this route isn't fully paved at all—only the first 20-30 km after Aït Kine (can’t remember exactly, my last trip was in February).

By the way, you’ll pass within a few hundred meters of a beautifully restored downtown AGUADIR in Aït Kine—don’t miss it.

It’s locked up, but if you hang around for a few minutes, someone’s bound to come to the rescue.

Oh, awesome, thanks a million! I’d heard about it before. I’ll definitely make a note of it. Yeah, now I think I have a rough idea where it is. Good for the end of the year—December, in principle. Because before that, October/November, Algeria, now that I’ve got the instructions to be sure I’ll get my visa. Almería/Ghazaouet/Almería/Algeciras/Tangier Med.—probably just dreaming, unless I conquer that *coromachin* thing.

No problem. Let me know if you'd like more details like GPS points, etc. I'll dig out my travel journals.

hi I’m a "woman" 😕, not great with maps 😉 can you tell me your route to get to Aguinane? after that, I can see the road to Taliouine, but via the N12, it’s not obvious! maybe a "man" can explain it to me! thanks 😏 francia

Hi everyone, Here’s roughly the route I think "Danouk" took: From Skoura, take the N10 to Ouarzazate, then the N9 to Agdz. On the right, take the R108 at the intersection with the R111, follow it until the intersection with the N12, then take the N12 to Kasba El Joua. One kilometer past Kasba El Joua, turn right onto the P1743 toward Akka Ighane. There, take the P1800, and after about 10 km, turn left onto the road that’ll take you to Aguinane. 400 km and 6 hours of driving. I think I got the route right if I followed "Danouck"’s travel journal correctly.

Hi Danielle, This travel journal is amazing and the photos are gorgeous. Thanks for taking us on a journey during these complicated times.