One of the amazing things about living in Fès is that with only a few hours travel you can be in very different geographic conditions. From the coast at Essaouira to the Rif Mountains, to Ifrane and it's Swiss chalets and on over the High Atlas to the dunes.
It can be like visiting different countries. The fact that you can go snow skiing, trout fishing or windsurfing within hours is a real bonus.
My first trip over the High Atlas to, Erfoud, Rissani and beyond was wonderful. The second a near disaster. I had been engaged as a tour leader for a group of Australian tourists. They were prepared for most things, but when we arrived at our camel-hair tents in the dunes at Merzouga the situation got unpleasant! The tents did not have any view of the dunes ( as advertised) - they were also damp, dirty and only a few metres away from a toilet. To add to our woes, several of the party developed very upset stomachs and spent much of the time in the toilet. The sandstorm did not help!
However the trip from there down to the gorges and Kasbah country was very enjoyable.
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