Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0669 80 71 01;
www.zouina-cheval.com
; 1hr ride Dh160, day incl picnic Dh600, treks 2/5 days
Dh1900/6000)
This outfit is owned and run by Najib and Sophie, highly qualified and exper-
ienced instructors who cater for all levels, including children and beginners. Longer horse
trekking and camping trips are available.
La Maison du Chameau
( 0661 34 71 08;
www.lamaisonduchameau.fr
; Douar Al Arab; per hr Dh 140, per day incl lunch Dh550)
This remote guesthouse is home to eight
mehari
s (white Sudanese racing camels). The
guesthouse offers weeklong camel-riding courses, shorter excursions and a selection of
peaceful rooms decked out in vibrant fuchsia pink and electric blue. It's 7km along Rte de
Marrakesh.
CAMEL TREK
HORSE RIDING
Ranch de Diabat
( 0662 29 72 03;
www.ranchdediabat.com
; 1hr lesson Dh165, 8-day trek incl accommodation Dh8800)
Horse-riding lessons for adults and children, and excursions from an hour to wide-ranging
weeklong treks. Camel rides also available.
Sleeping
Auberge Tangaro
( 0524 78 47 84;
www.aubergetangaro.com
;
r incl breakfast Dh600-900, ste from Dh1100; )
If you
want to stay in Diabat, your best bet is this rustic and remote old house in a serene loca-
tion, close to the golf course. The rooms here are chic and all beautifully decorated (each
has its own open fireplace) and the whole house is romantically lit by candlelight at night.
Dinner is available, and there's a hammam.
GUESTHOUSE
€€
Getting There & Away
To get to Diabat from Essaouira drive south on the coast road to Agadir and turn right just
after the bridge about 7km out of town. Alternatively, local bus 5 leaves from outside Bab
Marrakech (Dh5, every two hours).
Sidi Kaouki
The constant blustery winds, wild beach and decent accommodation at Sidi Kaouki are
fast turning it into one of Morocco's top windsurfing and surfing spots. It's not for the
