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( 0528 21 67 08;
www.hotel-tifrit.net
; Paradise Valley; s/d incl half board Dh300/450; )
Right
by the river in the
palmeraie
(palm grove), near the waterfall of the same name, Tifrit has
six en-suite rooms with big windows overlooking the palms.
Auberge Bab Immouzer
( 0670 13 10 06;
www.aubergebabimouzer.com
; Paradise Valley; r Dh250-300; )
Well kept but
low on atmosphere, Bab Immouzer has six en-suite rooms and a series of terraces over-
looking the neighbouring
palmeraie
and valley. Poolside rooms have balconies with a
view.
HOTEL
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Hôtel des Cascades
( 0528 82 60 23;
www.cascades-hotel.net
;
s/d Dh460/572; )
In a wonderful location on the
edge of Immouzzer village, perched high above the valley, this hotel is set in a riotous
garden with tennis courts. Flower baskets and artwork decorate the terrace and corridors;
the 27 rooms have small balconies, and there's a licensed restaurant (mains Dh75). Paths
descend 4km from the garden to the cascades. The hotel also has a self-catering house
20km away, en route to Essaouira.
HOTEL
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Getting There & Away
Buses and grands taxis run between Aourir and Immouzzer (Dh25) until about 4pm. From
Agadir, it is hard to visit the falls in a day by public transport; you can visit on a tour or
hire a grand taxi. Thursday, when Immouzzer's weekly market takes place, is a good day
to pick up a lift but a bad time to drive as the narrow road is busy. Between October and
May, the river sometimes destroys the road.
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Taroudannt
POP 70,000
Taroudannt (also spelled Taroudant) is sometimes called 'Little Marrakesh', but that de-
scription doesn't do the Souss Valley trading centre justice. Hidden by magnificent red-
mud walls, and with the snowcapped peaks of the High Atlas beckoning beyond,
Taroudannt's souqs and squares have a healthy sprinkling of Maghrebi mystique. Yet it is
also a practical place, a market town where Berbers trade the produce of the rich and fer-
tile Oued Souss plain.
