Jewel of Morocco : Day 5 ERFOUD

Jewel of Morocco : Day 5 ERFOUD

Excursion to Rissani

On the way , stopped

At a factory that offering fossil and mineral products. Fossil is said being embedded since more than 140mil years ago

It is then p cut, polished and maintained the fossil as the art that you can display or use as your entrance, table etc

Visiting Rissani 

The Rissani town

Touring the  Souk

The livestock market 

The recycle item:

Sandals made of used tyres

A visit to the Mausolem of Moulay Ali Sharif, The 1st ruler of the Alaouite Dynasty

The door knocker

Inside the mosque 

The Ksar- a community within the wall

Browsing carpets at the Ksar

Excursion the desert- sand dune

The Badoiun in the middle of the desert

A lake in the desert 

Doing some sand boarding 

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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 

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