La Petite Kasbah

Zagora


Expect a warm welcome and a fresh glass of mint tea when you arrive at La Petite Kasbah. Originally the family home of Brahim Badri, it has five bright rooms around a flower-filled courtyard, a cushion-strewn tea salon and a terrace overlooking Amezrou's palmeraie (palm grove). Don't miss the evening excursion into the palmeraie (palm grove) and village (Dh50 to Dh100).

You can also arrange camel rides and longer excursions to the dunes of Erg Nakhla and Erg Lihoudi.


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