Travel Reference
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motifs that blend so seamlessly here - or at least recognise scenes shot here from Oscar-
winning movies
Babel
and
The English Patient
.
Sleeping & Eating
Bab el-Oued
MAISON D'HÔTE
€€
( 0524 88 53 95;
www.babeloued-maroc.com
;
d Dh825-935, tr Dh1155, ste Dh935; )
Shaded by date palms in a walled organic garden, these ecofriendly bungalows fairly
beam with local pride thanks to wooden doors carved in town, carpets from nearby
Tazenakht, palm-beamed ceilings and glossy
tadelakt
bathrooms. By keeping the pool
small and the toilets low-flow, the French- and English-speaking owners conserve enough
water to grow 60 types of plants, including herbs and vegetables for Moroccan-Mediter-
ranean meals.
Nonguests can call ahead for delicious organic lunches (Dh165), and nap in hammocks
by goldfish ponds afterwards. It's 6km south of Agdz.
Chez Yacob
( 0524 84 33 94;
www.lavalleedudraa.com
;
half board per person Dh300; )
Next door to Tam-
nougalt's ancient
mellah
are eight snug rooms with en-suite bathrooms ringing a soaring
courtyard, capped by a scenic terrace overlooking the
palmeraie
. Set menus are Dh90,
and bountiful enough to count as lunch and dinner. It's 2km from Rte de Zagora down an
unpaved lane.
KASBAH
€€
Getting There & Away
Turn left off the main road 4km past Agdz, then 2km east up a
piste
.
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Circuits Touristiques
Those with a 4WD shouldn't miss the slower, scenic
piste
that runs from Tamnougalt to
just north of Zagora, parallel to highway N9. The dirt road winds along the north side of
the valley through palm oases, villages, patchwork fields and river vistas all the way to
Zagora. For shorter 4WD excursions along the scenic north side of the Drâa, follow sign-
posts for 'circuits touristiques' off N9 (near the Afriquia petrol station) just before Ouled
