Tamnougalt: A Quiet Kasbah Village in the Drâa Valley
Six kilometres past Agdz, an earthen village of caïds, palm groves and cool shaded lanes offers the Drâa Valley at its gentlest — and least crowded.
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Merzouga: The Sahara at a Gentle Pace
Morocco's most famous dunes begin at the end of a village street — so you can meet the Sahara without a long trek. A calm, practical guide to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi.
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Zagora: A Gentle Guide to Morocco's River in the Desert
Everyone calls Zagora the gateway to the Sahara. Come instead for the Drâa — a green river valley of date palms, mud villages and very slow afternoons.
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Skoura and Kasbah Amridil: Morocco's Quiet Oasis of Earth
Forty kilometres east of Ouarzazate, a huge palm grove hides one of Morocco's grandest mud-brick kasbahs — and almost none of the crowds.
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M'Hamid El Ghizlane: Morocco's Gentle End of the Road
Where the tarmac stops and the Sahara begins. A calm, uncrowded oasis town in the Drâa valley — and why it rewards travelers who take the extra hour or two.
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Khamlia: Morocco's Quiet Village of Gnawa Music
Seven kilometres south of Merzouga, a small Saharan village keeps alive the music of West Africa. Here is why Khamlia deserves an afternoon of your time.
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