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| Tafraoute Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see 4x4 from ergtours 4x4 from ergtours www.ergtours.com Tafraoute is a nice and easy going mountain village east of Tiznit, south-east of Agadir. After the barren landscape, it is a welcoming site to feel the cool air coming from the palm grove at the edge of the town. The Anti-Atlas mountains are spectacular! Also, the lunar landscape around Tafroute is one of the major physical attractions. The dress, architecture and general independence of the Berbers in the area are also a welcome change. It is an excellent place to walk, ride bikes or just relax. It is an excellent starting point for hiking or bicycling in the nearby Ameln valley. Getting around in the Ameln villages you can use taxis or rent mountain bikes from across the PTT. __________Sights Edit This [Add Sight] Painted Rocks Edit This The mysterious Painted Rocks is a plain of boulders painted red, blue and black by a Belgian artist. The Rocks are in the valley and are easily accessible. Best time to visit is February, when the almond trees are blossoming. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Ameln Valley Edit This You can spend an unlimited time exploring the 26 Berber villages in this valley. The houses and mosques are brightly painted and the people, welcoming. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] _________History Edit This Tafraoute doesn't have a lot of history. It was build as a French administrative center and after independance it became a Moroccan one. The region itself has more history. Not far from Tafraoute is the zaouia of Sifi Ahmed ou Moussa, which used to be the centre of the sufi state of Iligh. ________Getting Around Edit This 4x4 from ergtours 4x4 from ergtours www.ergtours.com The town is very small, just go on foot. If you want to explore the region, the best thing is to rent a bike. You can rent bikes at the Maison Touareg Carpet store, which is on the road to the Hotel des Amandiers. [Add Local transport mode] Driving there. Edit This There a 2 main routes to tafrawt from the Agadir area. Agadir>Inezgane>Ait Meloul bridge across wadi souss>Bou-Anfer south of near the Agadir_al_massira Airport>Timlaline>Ait Baha-Tizi_n_Taraktine pass>Tafraoute Good in rental car if you start at the airport, as it avoids the busy road/traffic jam at Ait Melloul Bridge. or..... South to Tiznit, then East across the desert plain to Oued Assaka>Col-de-Kerdous>Jemaa.Ida.Oussemlal>Tafraout 2nd one is Main Route by public transport taxis and buses From Tiznit, more.. World66 rating: [rate it] ________--Getting There Edit This Napoleon's Hat Aguerd Oudad Napoleon's Hat Aguerd Oudad There are busses going to most places north, almost all of them take the road to Tiznit. There are two to three buses a day. Book in advance, the offices of all the lines are in the main street. The old blue or black local bus that leaves arrives around lunchtime from Tiznit via Jemaa and Agard Oudad road. Leaves again after lunch for return trip. Cheap, bumpy and good fun. You can take a grand taxi to Tiznit as well and from there find a bus or a grand taxi onwards. Grand taxis take the other ("old") road via Aday and past Had Tahala to join the Black/Blue bus route at Jemaa (just East of Col du Kerdous). Best time for Grand Taxis to Tiznit is about 07:30 or 08:00 hrs, in 2003 the taxi-arranger/supervisor wore a long black raincoat in the mornings (so you can look for him!) . Best place to look for a taxi, 50 meter from bridge across the wadi near the Cafe Tanger, but the other side of the bridge, ie from the Cafe Tanger, cross the bridge and keep walking 50 metres or so. About 35 DH /person to Tiznit, maybe a bitt extra for large bags/suitcases. Need more space to sit in taxi? Pay for an extra place and spread out a bit. |