If you are fortunate enough to be staying overnight in the Ounila Valley at Kasbah Ellouze during a tour with us, we would encourage you to wake up that bit earlier in the morning so you can meet the neighbours and see how they prepare their daily bread. They aren’t…
Kasbah Azul is one of our most popular guest-houses en-route to the Sahara Desert. Situated approx. 2km from the town of Agdz, and its dates market, it is about half-way to the great dunes of Erg Chigaga from Marrakech on the Draa River valley.
Morocco is a nation of food-lovers… We especially love to eat fish in Morocco, and it seems that the further we live from the Coast, the more we eat it! Yes, even along the frontier of the Sahara Desert, at least once a week fish will be served at home.
The Ounila is the verdant, narrow-sided river valley that runs between Ait Ben Haddou and Telouet, just south of the High Atlas mountains. There is plenty to discover in this beautiful Valley – by 4×4, by foot or by camel-back, depending on how much time you can dedicate.
Originally built as their private retreat, the owners of Kasbah Ellouze obviously saw its huge potential 12 years ago, and decided to convert the building into a guest-house. The original site was a ruined ‘pise’ (mud) home, and the Kasbah has been reconstructed, primarily using the same materials as the…
