Oukaïmeden - Morocco
There is snow in Morocco?!
Morocco, is well known as the country of sand, dunes, camels, and many more things. Did you know you can go skiing?! Oukaimeden is around 80 km in the south of Marrakech, located in the center of the high Atlas mountain. The region is not only well known for its natural beauty - it offers far more than you can imagine. From a cool refreshing place in summer, with hiking trails, climbing up to skiing down from the peak in winter.
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Hitting the road from Marrakech to Oukaimeden gives you already a small glimpse of the hidden treasures of the Amazigh culture.
Following the curvy small roads through the Amazigh region. While feeling the fresh mountain air filling your lunges, enjoying the view into the valley filled with a different pattern of earth colors, passing small villages, the minarets reaching for the sky. From afar you can hear the wind carrying the adhan to your ears.
Driving higher and higher, reaching the same level as the goats climbing on the cliffs. On the look out in finding the most juicy grass.
Take a break, a break to enjoy the hospitality of locals. Welcomed by an old, friendly lady inviting you to enjoy a cup of delicious mint tea and some freshly baked bread.
All stuffed, prepared to travel even further. The curvy road leads you deeper into the mountains, following the road passing through different villages, into the forest, and through the canyon-like walls up to the peak.
Finally, reaching the peak. A small village with restaurants at a mountain lake invites for a hot cooked Tagine offered within a clear view of the snowy winter mountains.
If you have a close look, maybe you will find some old remembrance telling the story of past adventures.
