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BMCE OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Blvd Mohammed V) ATM.

Pharmacy Zagora OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 0524 84 71 95; Blvd Mohammed V;

8.30am-1pm & 3-8pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-1pm Sat)

Getting There & Away

AIR
Zagora has a small airport, southwest of town off the N12, that caters to private charter
flights only. Both Heliconia ( www.heliconia-aero.com ) helicopter services and Alfa Air
( www.alfaair.aero ) light aircraft fly into the airport.

BUS
The CTM bus station OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 0524 84 73 27) is at the southwestern
end of Mohammed V, while the local bus station OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Blvd Mo-
hammed V) is beside the mosque, where grands taxis also depart. Supratours ( 0524 84 76
88; Blvd Mohamed V) is near the Banque Populaire and offers a daily 6am bus to Marrakesh
(Dh125, eight hours) and Ouarzazate (Dh50, 2½ hours). There are also three daily CTM
buses to Ouarzazate (Dh50, four hours), one of which continues to Marrakesh (Dh120, 9½
hours).
Other companies, which are based at the local bus station, have at least one run a day to
Marrakesh (Dh110) and Ouarzazate (Dh45, three hours). There are buses to Rissani
(Dh90, six hours) via N'Kob (Dh20, two hours) and Tazzarine (Dh30, 2½ hours) three
times a week. A bus passes through Zagora to M'Hamid (Dh20, two hours) in the morn-
ing. More frequent minibuses run to M'Hamid (Dh25) throughout the day when full.

TAXI
Grands taxis can be found in the centre of town beside the new mosque. They are more
regular early in the morning. Destinations include Tamegroute (Dh8, 20 minutes), Agdz
(Dh35, 1½ hours), Ouarzazate (Dh80, three hours), M'Hamid (Dh25, 1½ hours) and
N'Kob (Dh60, 1½ hours).

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