Marrakesh & Central Morocco - Morocco - page 214

Information

Bureau Des Guides ( 0524 48 56 26; [e-mail]; 8am-7pm) This information
bureau is open daily during the season. If you arrive without having made arrangements,
head here and let them know your requirements and they'll hook you up with a guide for a
fixed-price rate (Dh300/400 per half/full day). Guides speak a range of languages, includ-
ing French, English and Spanish.

Aroumd

For Berber hospitality above the trekker fray, head 3km up to the hilltop village of Arou-
md (aka Armed), at 1960m. You could take the drivable piste from Imlil, but the walking
path passes a burbling stream, stone houses and shady orchards.

Sleeping & Eating

Les Roches Armed/Chez Lahcen
( 0667 64 49 15; dm Dh60, d per person incl half board Dh180) Atop Aroumd, guests enjoy
360-degree mountain views, admire courtyard gardens and chat by the living-room fire-
place before retreating to private rooms with tataoui (woven palm) ceilings or clean
dorms. Five shared bathrooms come with hot showers, and hearty High Atlas cooking
comes served on Berber crockery.

RIAD €

RIAD €

Dar Warawt/Chez Omar Jellah
( 0667 41 46 23; [e-mail]; per per- son Dh50) Ideal for families trekking togeth-
er, this guesthouse is a fully equipped apartment downstairs from the family home of
English-speaking guide Omar Jellah. Through arched doorways are a salon, stucco-edged
bedrooms and an enviable kitchen. You can cook here, or arrange meals (Dh100).

Camping-Auberge Atlas Toubkal/

Chez Omar le Rouge
( 0524 48 57 50; www.trekkingatlasmorocco.com ; half board per person Dh50, camping per person
Dh20; ) Hillside campsite with parking (Dh10), or basic rooms with communal facilit-
ies, including hot showers (Dh10) and meals (breakfast/tajine Dh20/50).

CAMPGROUND, INN €