El Kelaa des Mgouna Travel Guide

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Things to Do  

Kelaa Mgouna Rose Festival

Kelaa Mgouna Rose Festival, El Kelaa des Mgouna

 angiebabe Says:  Every year, usually the first weekend in May thousands of roses are harvested in the valleys of Mgouna in the Dades Valley and a festival is traditionally held to get the peoples of the area to celebrate. The dates or the actual festival is never absolutely definite as it... 

Hotels  

Kasbah la Vallee: stay up in the Dades Gorges

Kasbah la Vallee: stay up in the Dades Gorges, El Kelaa des Mgouna

 angiebabe Says:  Only about 20-30 minutes drive from Kelaa Mgouna are the hotels that line the upper part of the Dades Gorges Road on the way to Dades Gorge. But a stunning drive so you might take longer stopping for photos! In the summer its cooler up there than down in the flat and hotter... 

Kasbah Assafar: A real kasbah in the Valley of Roses

Kasbah Assafar: A real kasbah in the Valley of Roses, El Kelaa des Mgouna

 jluc59 Says:  We stay there each time we go to Morocco. The owner is a friend and a mountain guide. We usually stay in the Kasbah for a few days when we are in Morocco in the summer, or after a trek. This is a family place, with no thrills, in the Moroccan way. Rooms are charming, I think... 

Transportation  

Taxi

Taxi, El Kelaa des Mgouna

 johnsakura Says:  Taxis could be a nice way of going from one place to another in town.Although for what I think, the city its just too small for you to even think on getting a taxi. 

Local Customs  

The Rose Festival

The Rose Festival, El Kelaa des Mgouna

 johnsakura Says:  It is in the last half of May that the grand Rose festival takes place in Kelaa-des-Mgouna. It happens in conjunction with the rose crops of the season. At that time people swarm into the villages of Kelaa-des-Mgouna and celebrate with music, dancing and shopping.This... 

Tourist Traps  

WC sign on the street

WC sign on the street, El Kelaa des Mgouna

 johnsakura Says:  I dont think you'll havea ny problem on getting a bathroom when needed. 

Off The Beaten Path  

The valley

The valley, El Kelaa des Mgouna

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Street scene

Street scene, El Kelaa des Mgouna

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Surroundings

Surroundings, El Kelaa des Mgouna

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The Place

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made it to the rose festival of Kelaat Mgouna!

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 I've got some interesting experiences in El Kelaa des Mgouna. I'd love to share with you the 2 tips I've written, the 19 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created. 

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Kelaa-des-Mgouna

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 Kelaa-des-Mgouna is the centre of rose production, with two large factories for rose water. Every May, a Rose festival takes place here. The process of making rose water is quite impressive. In order... 

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Rose Scented town

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 Based in Ouarzazate, I spent an amazing day out, with a guide, being driven along the Valley of A Thousand Kasbahs, before reaching the Dades Gorge. After stopping to view a few kasbahs around... 

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