Les Cascades D'Ouzoud...
...is where Oxfam decided to take us for a training session. Ouzoud is a very small village about 7 hrs (heading south) away from
After a long journey we arrive at this very small village. Way cool. Ouzoud itself has nothing more to attract the outside world except for the falls! So it is a charming, hippy-style village packed with tourists in tents, tons of souk and a string of restos and cafés that face the waterfalls!
We settle in at Chellal d'Ouzoud, a simple hotel with a terrace on the main floor.
We were also treated to a small performance by a local Berber band. Directly in front of us were the falls, a beautiful sight inspiring thoughts of
exotic escapes and paradise itself. Down below were tons of locals and tourists swimming and diving, some from some pretty impressive heights!Our new friends then took us for a short walk alongside the mountain to see wild MONKEYS!!! They were jumping from tree to tree and then climbed up the rocks to play at our feet.
The next day we had a 4 HOUR HIKE through the mountain. Strenuous, especially in the mid day sun, but well worth it. We saw mountain set villages, went through caves, crossed really questionable rock bridges and then went swimming in one of the spring water creeks!
I, of course, started to complain about being hungry quite a bit towards the end, ended up sliding all over the place so much so that out guide had to practically hold my hand the entire way, slipped in one of the creeks and lost my shoes. The guide recovered them for me though thank God!
My whining for food brought us to a cute open-air resto that served mouth watering “tajine de dinde” (turkey tagines).
WHAT an amazing weekend! I STRONGLY recommend any visitor to
