Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Armas
(
www.navieraarmas.com
)
Sometimes operates ferries to/from the Canary Islands.
BUS
Buses mostly leave from the offices towards the southern end of Blvd de Mekka. Book
ahead for daily
CTM
(Blvd de Mekka)
departures to the following destinations:
DESTINATION
COST (DH)
DURATION (HR)
Agadir
230
11
Dakhla
165
8
Goulimime
155
7
Marrakesh
325
14
Tan Tan
120
5
Tiznit
190
9
Supratours
(Pl Oum Saad)
services cost more than CTM's;
Satas
(Blvd de Mekka)
services cost
the same or marginally less.
TAXI
Red and white petits taxis charge about Dh5 to take you across town, including to the
main grand-taxi station, located about 2km east of the centre along Blvds Prince Moulay
Abdallah and Abou Bakr Seddik. Grand-taxi services include Tan Tan (Dh150), Gouli-
mime (Dh200), Inezgane (for Agadir; Dh250) and Dakhla (Dh180).
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Dakhla (Ad-Dakhla)
POP 60,000
Established by the Spanish in 1844 and formerly called Villa Cisneros, Dakhla lies just
north of the Tropic of Cancer on a sandy peninsula, stretching out 40km from the main
coastline. It's a very lonely 500km drive from Laâyoune (more than 1000km from Agadir)
through endless
hammada
. After so many hours on the road, it is tempting to imagine that
you are arriving at the end of the earth. It is certainly the end of Morocco, or at least the
last major settlement, closer to Nouâdhibou (Mauritania) than Laâyoune.
And yet Dakhla feels less remote than many southern towns and certainly more pros-
perous, with a selection of good hotels and restaurants. The whitewashed, arcaded streets
