A friend and I recently took it into our heads to lace up our hiking boots, pack a picnic lunch, and employ Said as our guide.
Starting point: L’Amandier Villas, Ouirgane.
Destination: Kasbah Tamadot (Richard Branson’s Moroccan Retreat), Asni.
Estimated hike time: 4.5 hours.
I’m sure I’ve said it before, but, can I just say one more time how [...]
Ouirgane Valley
People seem to fall into two camps… those who want to be right amidst the vibrancy and chaos of Marrakech and those who prefer to indulge in the rare and abundant serenity of the Atlas Mountains. We fell into the latter and found a place that is indescribably beautiful and unique. The questions we are always asked is ‘what is there to do there?’ Read on and discover ...
Trekking: Ouirgane to Kasbah Tamadot
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on March 1st, 2010 · Leave a comment
Categories: Local Chatter · Ouirgane Valley · Our ramblings
Tags: · atlas mountains, berber houses, Moroccan villas, Ouirgane Valley, Trekking in Morocco, Trekking in the High Atlas Mountains
Kasbah Shama
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on August 13th, 2009 · Leave a comment
Just down the road from L’Amandier Villas, in the small village of Marigha, is Ksar Shama. It’s a lovely guesthouse nestled in a grove of olive trees with a beautiful swimming pool that definitely saved me from over-heating the other day. As I swam a couple of laps of the pool, under the bridge and [...]
Categories: Local Chatter · Ouirgane Valley
Tags: · accomodation ouirgane, High Atlas Mountains, Kasbah Shama, Moroccan villas, Ouirgane Valley
Prickly pears
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on July 22nd, 2009 · Leave a comment
I couldn’t help but notice today the abundance of fruit hanging off the huge cacti that line much of the road to Ouirgane. This would explain the unusual looking fruit I’ve been seeing on sale in the Medina for the last couple of weeks and had not, as yet, tried.
Well today seemed as good a [...]
Categories: Ouirgane Valley · Our ramblings
Tags: · atlas mountain villas, Ouirgane Valley, ouirgane villas, prickly pear, Property for sale morocco atlas mountains
The Streets of Morocco are paved with…creatures
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on July 3rd, 2009 · Leave a comment
Today I saw an old gentleman in a embroidered hat crossing the ‘Oxford Street’ of Marrakech. Nothing unusual in that, except he was cradling a fully grown peacock in his arms.
Yesterday, I came out of my apartment building and found a baby camel parked in the street.
A couple of weeks ago I came up the [...]
Categories: Local Chatter · Ouirgane Valley · Uncategorized
Tags: · animals Atlas Mountains, marrakech sites, Moroccan wildlife
The local market of Asni
Posted by Mikaela (Morocco based) on May 31st, 2009 · Leave a comment
On an average day the local town of Asni (around 10 kms from L’Amandier) is bustling and the shopkeepers do a brisk trade with the local community. But on Saturdays it really comes alive. Saturday is market day. People from all the surrounding areas make the trip into town to sell their produce, catch up [...]
Categories: Local Chatter · Ouirgane Valley · Uncategorized
Tags: · Moroccan market, shopping in Asni, villas for sale near Asni


