Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Jewel of Morocco day 4,5 27/4/15

A journey from Fes-Ifrane-Erfoud , a very heart of Morrocco 



A stopover at Ifrane, French built alpine resort. Also a hot spot resort for ski




Verdant cedars forest give way to volcanic mountains and wind swept plain as we motor crossed the middle Atlas range to Midelt


Pix along the way, passed fortified mud-straw villages 
And at the background... The Atlas mountain 

Descend into the spectacular Ziz a Gorges n arrived in Er-rachidia an important crossroad, once controlled by the French Foreign Legion 



Stopover for lunch at ....
The town...a very clean town

The landscape slowly changes and becomes progressively more arid as we enter the stony desert


On our last stretch to Erfoud, an expected and breathtaking surprise; the miraculous and peaceful oasis of Ziz Valley appeared out of no where 



The oasis - a spectacular view

We reached Erfoud ( is an oasis town in the Sahara Desert, which is also known as the Gate to Sahara) and our Hotel for 2 days




The pool