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earthen walkways with low ceilings, the simple rooms are beautifully decorated with
cheery paintwork on the walls and beams.
L'Arganier d'Ammelne
( 0528 80 00 69;
www.arganierammelne.com
; Rte d'Agadir, Tandilt; s/d/f incl half-board Dh250/360/
750; )
This hotel's pleasant pink, yellow and pisé rooms open onto a flowery garden.
The terrace restaurant (meals/set menu Dh40/75) serves delicious dishes including local
specialities and the recommended beef tajine with apricots, almonds and prunes.
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Chez Amaliya
( 0528 80 00 65;
www.chezamaliya.com
; Tazoulte; s/d/tr incl breakfast from Dh330/500/750;
)
A few hundred metres past the turning for Tandilt, Oumesnate and Agadir, this Dutch-
owned hotel is one of the valley's grandest options. A Berber tent and Jebel L'Kest's lion
face rise above the pool, and paintings and local maps decorate the lobby. It has a bar,
souvenir shop and smart restaurant (mains Dh70) serving Moroccan and Western dishes;
readers recommend the chicken
pastilla
. Rooms are gloomy but comfortable, and there is
a six-person rooftop apartment (Dh1000).
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Getting There & Away
Minibuses (Dh5) and grands taxis (Dh8) head along the main road between the villages
and Tafraoute.
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Tata
POP 40,000
Situated on the Saharan plain at the foot of Jebel Bani, Tata was an oasis settlement along
the trade route from West Africa. Its name, which roughly means 'take a break' in Tashel-
hit, recalls those days of Saharan caravans, as do the turban-wrapped men sipping tea in
the shade. Close to the Algerian border, the small town has a garrison feel, with four types
of police and military stationed here, and you may be questioned on your way into town.
With good infrastructure and less hassle than other Saharan spots, Tata is poised to be-
come more of a destination for travellers.
