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Landscape Around Marrakesh: High Atlas, Ourika Valley
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  • From Marrakesh it's easy to visit the High Atlas and the Ourika Valley. The Ourika Valley is at an one-hours drive south of Marrakesh. The Jebel Toubkal ( 4167M) is just west of the Ourika Valley. From the Ourika Valley you can easily reach Oukaimeden, a ski-resort in winter time. In 1975 I made a nice donkey ride in the mountains near Oukaimeden. In 2000 we stayed in the valley and visited a local Berber house.

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    Landscape Around Marrakesh: Ourika Valley
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  • In 2000 we spent some relaxed hours in the beautifull scenery of the Ourika Valley. We had a lunch on the terrace of one of the auberges in the valley, enjoying the nice views. We walked around a bit and explored the riverbed. When we saw the small amount of water at that moment , we could hardly imagine, that in November 1995 severe floods damaged many houses and resulted in the loss of hundred of lives in this valley.

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    Landscape Around Marrakesh: Atlas Shrugged
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  • On a clear winter's day, climbing to a higher floor in any one of the cafes in the Jemaa el Fna square would offer a glimpse of the Atlas mountains looming over the pink city in the distance. And it is quite a sight-- long ranges of snow capped mountains whose fame sometimes precedes itself in part because of the Greek story that comes with it. Legend has it that Atlas was the last of the Titans that was defeated by the Greek Gods in their fight for the world. As his punishment, Atlas was banished beyond the western frontier of the world, where he was to hold up the sky till the end of time. When Perseus came across Atlas on his way home from slaying Medusa, he asked for shelter and food but was refused. And so Perseus turned Atlas into stone by showing him the freshly servered head of Medusa, thus forming the mountains you see today.

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    Landscape Around Marrakesh: Check out the beautiful Atlas mtns from the plane!
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  • stunning views of snowtopped Atlas near Marrakech - Marrakesh
    stunning views of snowtopped
    Atlas near Marrakech
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    I always ask for a window seat unless its a night flight as I just love being able to see what I can see from the air - flying over Spain and the Strait of Gibraltar and down the coastline with its white breakers and stretches of sand noticeable before the plane takes the flight path over Morocco countryside can be stunning and then the views over Marrakech.... Looking down over the olive orchards and mudbrick villages, the green meandering stretches of oases in the wide plateaus of dry brown with mudbrick villages are all sights Ive enjoyed looking down on from the air and being able to take photos of as well - also looking down to eagerly see if I can recognise familar....Telouet?, Ouarzazate? though usually not that far west. Getting closer to Marrakech is the excitement of the sighting of the Atlas mountains sticking up from the vast areas of flatness - especially when they are snow covered! and the olive groves that grow prolifically around the city - and the scent of them often noted inside the plane - to seeing the rise of the mosque minarets and the new housing developments on the outskirts as the plane flies over - and to even the excitement of recognising the beautiful Menara gardens and its pavillion on the lake and the nearby palace.....

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    Landscape Around Marrakesh: From Marrakesh, if you enjoy...
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  • From Marrakesh, if you enjoy this kind of things, you can go to the mountains of Atlas. But you should prepare yourself previously and get a guide. It´s hot, hard, but also, very beautiful. The berberess are wonderful people, and their caracteristic tea, tasted in this ambiance, is unique.

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    Landscape Around Marrakesh: La Palmeraie
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  • La Palmeraie de Marrakech - Marrakesh
    La Palmeraie de Marrakech
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    La Palmeraie is a large oasis of palm tree groves just outside Marrakech. The palm trees were planted in the early years after the founding of the city, and an irrigation system was devised to keep water flowing and the palm trees green. Today, la Palmeraie is quite scenic and contains many palaces and hotels as well as golf courses. Many people choose to stay at a hotel in la Palmeraie when visiting Marrakech.


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    Landscape Around Marrakesh: Tizi-n-Test Pass – through the High Atlas
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    Tizi-n-Test: our first
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    The road over the Tizi-n-Test Pass was built by the French and opened in 1928 and is linking Marrakech with Taroudant (and Agadir) over the Tizi-nTest (almost 2100 m). Before the road was built, the mountain Berbers could easily close the pass and block the passage to the south. But since the French opened the ‘new’ road the south and the mountains have become much more accessible. We made this day trip with a car with driver (grand-taxi), because we didn’t know what to expect on the Moroccan roads, having seen the crazy traffic in the medina of Marrakech. But once outside the city there is not much traffic at all and driving wouldn’t have been a problem. Tahanaout is the first village we passed, situated in the foothills of the High Atlas and already on a height of almost 1000m. After the Moulay Brahim Gorge we reached Asni, a Berber village with a souk on Saturdays (see tip). Asni is a pleasant little town in a fruit growing area with the highest mountain of Morocco (Toubkal – 4167m) in the background. After Ouirgane, a village with some hotels, the mountains became higher and the landscape got more and more scenic. The road followed for a rather long time a river and we passed some Kasbah’s and Berber villages, which had mostly the same colours as the surrounding rocks. We visited the Tin Mal Mosque (see tip) and the road started winding along barren slopes, higher and higher into the mountains with really breathtaking views. The peaks of the High Atlas were snow covered and during the last part of the trip we even had some fresh snow on the road. After 135 fantastic kilometres we reached the top of the Tizi-n-Test Pass (2092 m). On top of the pass are a small and simple gift shop and café/restaurant. Our driver advised us not having a lunch here, because they charged much too much. So we made on our way back a stop in the Berber village of Ijoukak and had a perfect Berber omelette in a very local restaurant. Our hotel made the reservation for the grand-taxi; we paid 750 Dirhams for the day.

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    Landscape Around Marrakesh: The high Atlas mountains
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  • From Marrakech you can see the high Atlas mountains, whose highest peaks (more than 4000 mt) are often covered with snow. It is a short ride from Marrakech and there are terrific mountain views. Hiking and trekking trips can be organized locally.

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    Landscape Around Marrakesh: The Sahara Desert
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  • Walking in the Sahara Desert is fun but be sure to have enough water and a guide! Don't travel alone and always wear a hat! The sun is shining very intensive and temperature may increase to 50°C.

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    Landscape Around Marrakesh: A visit to the Atlas Mountains
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  • A visit to the Atlas Mountains is a must for the visitors who can afford a few spare days. Otherwise, if you visit the city in the Winter time, take a carriage ride around the city walls. The view of the snow covered mountains from the as background to the red-brick walls and the palm trees is unforgettable and one of the images that best sumps up the essence of Marrakesh.

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