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How Driving through the Highest Mountains in Morocco makes you Relaxed
The road journey of a lifetime
We left Marrakesh for what I call the journey of our lifetime. Neither my husband nor I have been driving around Morocco in a hired car. We don’t know the roads, towns, or indeed, a way to any of the towns we chose to visit. We set on our way to the desert called Merzouga which is about 500km from Marrakesh. The recommended towns to stay are Ouarazatte, Zagora and then Merzouga.
The road from Marrakesh to Ouarazatte was interesting. First and foremost your eyes are hit with a view out of this world. Then we are somewhere up in the mountains. We have reached the altitude of 2260 meters at some point. I felt like flying. With a change of the altitude we felt a bit slower and hungrier. We stopped at a cafe in a middle of nowhere and ordered a vegetable tajine.
The tajine was soul nourishing. Absolutely delicious with mouth watering cooked vegetables! We had to have it with what we call the “Moroccan whisky” the Moroccan tea. We perked up a bit and headed to our destination. Mountain road certainly kept us awake. We were heading to a Riad Chay in town called Ouarazatte.
Riad Chay sent instructions how to find them. I read it and followed it carefully. We arrived at a place surrounded by palm trees. We were greeted by a…
