Natural Wonders - Morocco - page 951

NOTABLE NATIONAL PARKS

NATIONAL
PARK

BEST
TIME

LOCATION FEATURES ACTIVITIES

Toubkal Na-
tional Park (
Click here )

May-
Jun

near Marrakesh highest peak in North Africa hiking, climbing

coastal estuaries & forests; 275 species
of birds, including endangered bald
ibis, mammals & enclosed endangered
species

Souss-Massa
National Park
( Click here )

wildlife-watch-
ing, birdwatch-
ing, hiking

Mar-
Oct

south of Agadir

Lac de Sidi
Bourhaba
( Click here )

lake & wetlands; 200 migratory bird
species, including marbled duck,
African marsh owl & flamingo

hiking, swim-
ming, birdwatch-
ing

Oct-
Mar

Mehdiya

lagoon habitats; 190 species of water-
fowl, including African marsh owl,
Andouin's gull, flamingo & crested
coot

Merja Zerga
National Park (
Click here )

Moulay Bous-
selham

wildlife-watch-
ing

Dec-
Jan

Talassemtane
National Park
( Click here )

cedar & fir forests; Barbary macaque,
fox, jackal & bats in the cedar forest

wildlife-watch-
ing, hiking

May-
Sep

Chefchaouen

Bouarfa Wild-
life Sanctuary

Apr-
Oct

Bouarfa red rock steppe hiking, climbing

Tazzeka Na-
tional Park (
Click here )

Jun-
Sep

near Taza oak forests & waterfalls hiking

Al-Hoceima
National Park (
Click here )

thuya forest, limestone escarpments,
fish eagles

birdwatching,
hiking

May-
Oct

Al-Hoceima