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Tafraoute – Activities

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 18:17:56 +0000

The Ameln Villages are built on the lower slopes of the Djebel el Kest, between the “spring line” and the valley floor, allowing gravity to take the water through the village and on to the arable land below. Tracks link the villages, following the contour lines – and frequently the irrigation canals – and most are accessible from the road only by crossing an intricate network of these irrigation canals, orchards and allotments. Many of the villages have basic shops where you can buy drinks, but little else.

Oumesnat to Anameur – and a loop back to Tafraoute

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Sidi Ifni – Activities

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 13:42:51 +0000

Sidi Ifni has become something of a base for surfing and paragliding.

Favorite spots for the former are on the main beach, just in front of the tennis courts, and another beach 100m south of the new port. Favorite paragliding spots are the hills behind Ifni, and Legzira, a beach 111 north of Ifni overlooked by a Spanish fort, where there are two places to stay: the basic Auberge Lagzira (no phone), which has no electricity, and the new Auberge Sable d’Or (071 80 92 98 8).

Ahmed at the Hotel Suerte Loca can provide details of surfing and paragliding…

Hammam in Morocco

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:02:20 +0000

The absence of hot showers in some of the cheaper Medina hotels is not such a disaster. Throughout all the Medina quarters, you’ll find a local hammam in Morocco. A hammam is a Turkish-style steam bath, with a succession of rooms from cool to hot, and endless supplies of hot and cold water, which you fetch in buckets.

The usual procedure is to find a piece of floor space in the hot room, surround it with as many buckets of water as you feel you need, and lie in the heat to sweat out the dirt from your pores before…