Understand
[edit]Imouzzer is a favourite daytrip for locals who come to visit the cascades.
Get in
[edit]The best option is to take a grand taxi (aka green minibus) from Aourir (25 dirham, a little more than an hour) that runs every 1-2 hr if there are enough people.
To get to Aourir take a bus running north on Mohammed V (31, 32) in the direction of Taghazout or Tamri (there might be more). The trip should cost around 5 dirham.
See
[edit]- 1 Cascades d'Immouzer (about 300 m from the roundabout a foot path starts down to the waterfall).
- 2 Paradise Valley (Vallée du Paradis). Conveniently located on the way to Imouzzer, but very busy and crowded. 20 dirham from Aourir by grand taxi.
Do
[edit]Walking down the road for about half an hour the river turns into a second set of cascades. Just at their top the water carved deep holes in the stone. This is a great place for a little swim. Young locals come here to jump from the top of the rocks.
Buy
[edit]The region is famous for its almond-trees and as such almond products such as Amalou are sold here. It might also be a good place to buy locally produced honey.
Eat
[edit]Down at the river is a café, a restaurant (tajine for 2: ~80 dirham). The hotel (see below) also runs a restaurant.
There are more eateries at the crossroads up the mountain, however the road takes about 3½ km to get up there.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Hotel Amalou, Les Cascade d'Imouzzer Tamarout, ☏ +212 670805380. Run by friendly, helpful and welcoming owner Mohammed just down at the river running from the cascades is a new, calm and well-kept hotel. (Bring earplugs, as a frog concert is starting after sunset and won’t stop until the morning.) Restaurant, swimming pool. double room off-season: 150 dirham (2011).
There is much more accommodation on the road from Aourir including a bunch of Auberges.
Go next
[edit]Get back to Aourir which is handy to go to Taghazout, Tamri or Agadir.