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flower-filled courtyard, a cushion-strewn tea salon and a terrace overlooking the Amezrou
palmeraie
. Good mountain bikes are available to hire (Dh100 per day) as are well-priced
camel rides (Dh100 per person) and longer excursions to Erg Nakhla and Erg Lihoudi.
CAMPGROUND
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Camping Oasis Palmier
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( 0613 98 52 31; pixameharee@hotmail.com; Rte de Nakhla; camping per person Dh20, per tent
Dh20-30, per car Dh15, campervans Dh20; )
Located almost next door to Dar Sofian, this
campsite has a mixture of palm-shaded pitches and Berber tents. It also has a cafe, free
wi-fi, hot showers (Dh15) and electric hook-ups (Dh20), and it'll even deliver fresh bread
to your door.
Riad de Rêve
( 0677 19 13 37; 353 Hay Moulay Rachid; s/d/ste incl half board Dh370/560/1100; )
Escape
the typical tourist accommodation and spend a night at Abdesalem's intimate riad home,
where he'll whip up tasty traditional dishes and a variety of home-baked breads. With a
nomadic background and years of experience working in Switzerland, your host is a mas-
ter of hospitality and a knowledgeable guide to local history and folklore and the sur-
rounding desert.
GUESTHOUSE
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Hotel la Fibule du Draa
( 0524 84 73 18; s/d/tr incl breakfast Dh560/680/780; )
Unexpected calm at the
Amezrou crossroads, with a palm-shaded pool, garden bar, in-house hammam (from
Dh100) and on-site massages (from Dh330). The 24 basic rooms have pisé walls, en-suite
bathrooms, fridges and climate control of varying reliability. Choose garden-view rooms
as the pool area can be noisy. It's 50m to the right off the Rte de M'Hamid in Amezrou.
HOTEL
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Riad Dar Sofian
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MAISON D'HÔTE
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( 0524 84 73 19;
www.riaddarsofian.com
;
Rte de Nakhla, Amezrou; s/d/tr incl breakfast Dh680/880/
1100, tent Dh220; )
Setting new standards in Zagora, Dar Sofian is a stunning
desert oasis. The fabulous pisé edifice was constructed by a team from Skoura, while
Fassi craftspeople executed the acres of tilework inside. The decor is a successful take on
contemporary Moroccan with a mix of modern beds and bathrooms, antique furnishings
