Le Gîte Dayet Aoua

Middle Atlas


This delightfully rustic lodge offers comfortable rooms with bathroom, all decorated in local Berber style. There's a pool, an apple orchard, a Berber tent and a detached Moroccan salon with log fire. Have a few days of internet detox (no wi-fi) and go cycling, horse riding or walking. Food is excellent Amazigh cuisine; enquire about half-board options and picnic lunches (Dh120).

Accommodation is varied: there's a cabin for four with a large sitting room and a lovely private house, Dar Diaf, with a fireplace in the sitting room.


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