Living in Morocco: the waterfalls of ozoud for moments of freshness

Cascades Ozoud in Morocco are located 170 km northeast of Marrakech. According to the means of transport and traffic on the road, take between 2h30min and 3H for access.

Impressive waterfalls

The site is one of the beautiful places in the Moroccan Middle Atlas to discover for anyone on holiday in Morocco.

The area housing the Blessed mellal cascades ozoud is renowned for its scenery. The immense waterfalls that end in a torrent offer impressive magic table invites visitors to enjoy this outstanding natural beauty. From the top already, you can see the bottom of the bowl rocks that allows visitors to make short walks through the vessels.

A culturally rich

During the descent, the visitor will enjoy the many small shops and traditional restaurants that line the path to heaven through the many plantations. Tajine Berber carpets, handicrafts, jewelry ... Overall the story of a Moroccan Middle Atlas region rich in culture. In addition to nature and landscape characteristics of Ouzoud, the place is famous for the tasty Berber cuisine served in many small taverns.

However, caution is recommended when the way down because of the nature of the ground muddy slide. Once at the foot of the waterfalls, you can afford a mint tea or even a meal feet in the water.

The monkeys ozoud welcome you gently

Along the promenade, you will not miss the ubiquitous ape characteristics of the site. Many are aligned along the path of descent or sheltering in carob, these giant trees with fruit loved monkeys. Number of Barbary macaques are indeed in the caves of the cliffs.

And if you try walking in Morocco?

The Ouzoud is also an opportunity to enjoy the numerous hiking trails of Morocco who come to you. You can choose to explore on foot Ouzoud sources located about 6 km. You will pass through an olive grove for 1 to 2 km before returning to an ancient olive press. Once the sources, you can not resist the urge to jump into the cool waters and relaxing

Ouzoud is one of the good plans for day trips from Marrakech or Beni Mellal or even Casablanca and Rabat. Indeed, it has all the ingredients to enjoy a gentle cool day away from the stress of big cities.