EXCURSIONS
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| Ballade par les roches granites | Ait Mansour | Oase Ait Mansour | Ballade Ammelne-Tafraoute |
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| La musique Traditionnelle | La Vallée d'Ammelne | Le travail traditionnel | Maison traditionnel |
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| Babouches | Oase Ammelne | Préparer amlou | Les roches peintes |
There are a number of fantastic excursions from Auberge Kasbah Chez Amaliya. The
following is a brief description of some of the most popular excursions. Don't
miss them!
The Auberge Kasbah Chez Amaliya is situated at the beginning of a pedestrian
path, making it a excellent starting point for several hikes in the Valley of
Ameln.
For those that enjoy solitary hikes, this is also a possibility!
Do you want an Exclusive Guided Excursion? Ask our reception!
Guided Excursions:
1. Agard Oudad - Napoleon’s hat and the Painted Rocks - Half day
We will bring you in the afternoon to the village Agard Oudad by car (7 km).
Agard Oudad is situated under an enormous rock (Napoleon’s hat). From Agard
Oudad we will walk to the Painted Rocks (one hour walk). Then have dinner
(barbecue) at sunset with a camp fire and music entertainment in the great
outdoors. Return to Ameln by car.
Price: 480 dirhams / € 44 pp (4 persons or more)
2. Walk to Tafraoute across the mountains - lunch in Tafraoute - visit
Tafraoute (market on Wednesday) and visit the village of Tazzka (granite rocks
and prehistoric carving of a gazelle) – One day
You will enjoy the beautiful views on your hike from Auberge Kasbah Chez Amaliya
to Tafraoute up & across the granite range. It is very possible to see a herd of
goats and some nomad tents on the way. This walk takes two hours. Tazzka is a
village situated 2 km from Tafraoute. Return from Tazzka to Ameln by car or by
foot.
Price: 180 dirhams / € 16 pp (excl. lunch, 4 persons or more)
Price: 250 dirhams / € 23 pp (excl. lunch, 3 persons)
Price: 290 dirhams / € 26 pp (excl. lunch, 2 persons)
3. The Canyons of Ait Mansour – One day
We will bring you by car (4x4) to Ait Mansour (25 km). The hamlet in the bottom
of a lush palm-filled gorge is really fascinating (and resembles Arizona). We
will hike through the canyons and have a nice picnic for lunch. Return to Ameln
before dinner.
Price: 550 dirhams / € 50 pp (incl. picnic, 4 persons or more)
Price: 650 dirhams / € 59 pp (incl. picnic, 3 persons)
Price: 750 dirhams / € 68 pp (incl. picnic, 2 persons)
4. Visit Berber family in Asguine - picnic - walk to Anameur (source bleu) -
One day
We will leave early in the morning on foot through the valley to visit Mrs
Khadija in the village of Asguine. She shows you her traditional house and may
demonstrate how she prepares argan-oil and amlou. After tea at her house we will
walk to Anameur and visit the spring. We will have a picnic there. Return from
Anameur to Ameln.
Price: 250 dirhams / € 23 pp (incl. picnic, 4 persons or more)
Price: 350 dirhams / € 32 pp (incl. picnic, 3 persons)
Price: 400 dirhams / € 36 pp (incl. picnic, 2 persons)
5. Walk to Oumesnat across the valley - visit the Traditional House -
discover the ruins of an old deserted Berber village – Half day
During this excursion you will be in the heart of the Ameln Valley. Discover how
the Berber people lived here in the last centuries. Enjoy the serene beauty of
the valley.
Price: 110 dirhams / € 10 pp (4 persons or more)
Price: 155 dirhams / € 14 pp (3 persons)
Price: 175 dirhams / € 16 pp (2 persons)
6. Visit Cooperative Tifaouine Ameln at Amoulokhfis (Berber women pressing
Argan-Oil & girls hand embroidering leather) - lunch – Half day
We will leave in the morning on foot to visit the women of the argan oil
cooperative & leather embroidery association. The women will prepare our lunch.
After lunch we will walk through the valley back to Auberge Kasbah Chez Amaliya.
Price: 200 dirhams / € 18 pp (incl. lunch, 4 persons or more)
Price: 280 dirhams / € 25 pp (incl. lunch, 3 persons)
Price: 320 dirhams / € 29 pp (incl. lunch, 2 persons)
7. Enjoy the Ammelne Valley with the whole family on a donkey-led excursion
and picnic - Half day
Enjoy the beauty of the Ammelne Valley in a uniquely Moroccan way. Your whole
family can journey through the amazing landscape as the sure-footed donkey
Shouf-Shouf or Habiba carries the young children and your lunch to the picnic
site.
Price guide: 200 dirhams / € 18
Price one donkey: 150 dirhams / € 23
Price picnic pp: 70 dirhams / € 6
8. Rent a mountain bike :
Price: 80 Dirhams / € 7 per day
40 Dirhams / € 4 per half a day