Travel Reference
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Note that there is no ATM in Skoura, and since most local guesthouses don't accept
credit cards, you'll need to stop for cash in Ouarzazate.
Chez Slimani
( 0524 85 23 59;
www.chezslimani.com
;
Douar Magramane; r incl half board Dh120-160)
With the
local mayor for host, this Skoura homestay offers a pleasant insight into
palmeraie
life: a
garden filled with pomegranate trees, dates drying in the yard and a few sheep and goats
for neighbours. Rooms are simple and light-filled with shared bathrooms, while
homemade breakfasts and dinner are served communally on the shady garden terrace.
It's signed off the N10 west of the village. Follow orange painted rocks 1.5km along a
piste
road.
MAISON D'HÔTE
€
Kasbah Aït Abou
( 0524 85 22 34;
www.kasbahaitabou.com
; Palmeraie de Skoura; per person incl breakfast/half board
Dh180/250; )
Sleep like a dignitary in this 1825 kasbah built by the local
caïd,
with a
25m mudbrick tower that's an engineering marvel. Ground-floor rooms are big, plain and
naturally cool, with wonky en-suite bathrooms, or you may opt for newer rooms around
the vegetable garden. Thanks to a unique partnership with the UCPA youth club, horse
rides through the
palmeraie
(per hour/day Dh150/400) can also be arranged.
Follow red arrows from the main road.
KASBAH
€
Dar Lorkam
( 0524 85 22 40;
www.dar-lorkam.com
; GPS coordinates N 31°05.57, W 06°35.03; d/ste incl half board
Dh800/1000; closed Jan & Jul; )
With a garden full of roses and views of Jebel
M'Goun from the vine-draped terraces there's hardly any reason to venture beyond the
snug confines of Dar Lorkam. Six cosy rooms with understated decorative details sit be-
neath shady olive trees overlooking a small, child-friendly pool. Mornings slip by with
walks in the
palmeraie
and visits to the souq while evenings are best spent in the royal
purple hammam.
Follow green triangle markers from the main road.
MAISON D'HÔTE
€€
Sawadi
(
MAISON D'HÔTE
€€
0524 85 23 41;
www.sawadi.ma
;
Douar Tajanate; s/d/ste incl breakfast Dh660/780/930;
)
An oasis within an oasis, 9 acres of walled organic gardens make a bucolic setting for
pisé bungalows - and they also yield sumptuous evening meals. Unwind after visits to
