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Yahya Boulfrifi

Yahya hails from the Moroccan Sahara, living out his youth literally in the wilderness. He is one of the last generation to have grown up as children in the region, previously practising a way of life that had remained unchanged for centuries. Since establishing Wild Morocco he has been fortunate to have travelled extensively overseas. Yahya is not only an experienced desert trekking guide but also one of the safest drivers you are likely to meet. Naturally, he knows how to handle any situation in the desert wilderness (navigating safely in zero-visibility without a reference point, finding shelter in a gale-force wind). Expect a genuine introduction to Amazigh culture from an experienced professional.

Yahya’s family left their desert home in 1990 as water, previously provided by the Draa River to deep wells, became too scarce and life in the desert untenable. Yahya’s family has since lived in M’hamid El Ghezlane, the lively frontier village at the end of the tarmac road before the desert opens out.