Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0610 08 69 30;
www.origins-lodge.com
;
Imelghas; per person incl half board Dh350-500)
Located in Imelghas village (an easy 30-minute walk west of Tabant) is this rural-hip eco-
lodge. Eighteen whitewashed guest rooms are kitted out with handmade Berber-style fur-
nishings, plus en-suite bathrooms in
tadelakt
with solar-powered hot showers. Pack
lunches (Dh50), guides (Dh300 per day) and donkeys (Dh120 per day) are all available, as
are a whole host of excursions and activities.
Café des Amis
(meals Dh20-30)
Across from the Tabant post office, 50m down the main street, this cafe
whips up piping-hot tajines in 30 minutes from garden-fresh vegetables for just Dh20.
CAFE
€
Getting There & Away
Access to Aït Bougomez is from Azilal south along the R301. At Aït Mohammed the road
forks southeast (accessing the valley from the north over Tizi n'Tirghist and off-piste
through ancient juniper and oak forests to Aghbalou) and southwest, from where a paved
road leads all the way to Agouti.
Minibuses occasionally run from Azilal to Tabant (Dh40, three hours) in the morning
when full, from near the mosque. You might share a grand taxi (Dh35 per person) or ride
in trucks headed to Azilal on Thursday for its market.
Aït Bououli Valley
Heading southwest from Aït Mohammed you'll pass through hills marking geologic time
in red-, purple- and white-striped mineral deposits. Five kilometres before you reach
Agouti, adventurers equipped with a 4WD and steely nerves can detour south through a
steep red-clay gorge to the Aït Bououli Valley, which until a couple of years ago was inac-
cessible even by mule for months at a time.
Sights
Sebt Aït Bououli
In the remote outpost of Sebt Aït Bououli, 14km off the main road, trekkers stock up on
food for their M'Goun traverse at the
Saturday souq
.
VILLAGE
