Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Le Berbère de la
Montagne
( 0524 83 02 28;
www.berbere-montagne.com
;
Km 34; per person incl half board Dh250-300, camping
per person/car/tent/caravan Dh15/12/15/30; )
With tent pitches overlooking the river and
the hotel within a few metres of the narrowest point of the gorge, this friendly place offers
peaceful accommodation far from the madding crowds. It's also perfectly located for
hikes into the Petit Gorge and up into the hills to visit nomad encampments and secret
caves hung with stalactites. The eight pleasant rooms come with
tataoui
ceilings, terra-
cotta tiled floors and pine beds heaped with warm blankets.
Laundry facilities/electricity are an additional Dh30/20, and guides will cost Dh200 per
day.
CAMPGROUND, GUESTHOUSE
€
Chez Pierre
(
INN
€€
0524 83 02 67;
www.chezpierre.org
;
Km 27, Aït Ouffi; s/d/q incl breakfast Dh465/605/880;
)
Eight light-filled rooms and one apartment are notched right into the gorge wall, with
tasteful, minimalist decor, flowering terraces and poolside sun decks. A rosy gorge sunset
is the prelude to spectacular five-course dinners (Dh220) featuring inventive appetisers
,
delicately cooked duck in red-wine jus and impeccable
tarte tatin
served beside the snug
wood-burning stove.
Brothers Ismael and Lahcen Sibiri run the inn with great pride and passion and offer
guided day trips in English, French and Spanish.
Maison 4 Saisons
( 0524 83 17 55;
www.chambresdhotesdades.com
; Km 24, Aït Oudinar; s/d incl half board Dh330/500)
Book early for one of the four 'seasonal' rooms at Youssef Azrarag's welcoming new
guesthouse where Berber hospitality, vintage French furniture and bright local decor blend
seamlessly. All the rooms overlook the lovely patio garden where numerous varieties of
mountain mint and verveine perfume the air. After High Atlas treks, walkers collapse on
Moroccan cushions in the large open-plan kitchen, where you're free to lend a hand cook-
ing.
MAISON D'HÔTE
€€
Kasbah de Mimi
( 0524 83 05 05, 0671 52 38 55;
http://kasbah-mimi.webliberte.net
;
Km 12, Aït Ibrine; per adult/child
incl half board Dh500/335; )
Save yourself the trouble of cultivating friends with fab-
ulous country houses, and book a weekend at one of four rooms in Kasbah de Mimi. At
MAISON D'HÔTE
€€€
