Sports in contact with nature
From skiing to parachute jumping, a wide range of activities and
open-air sports are enjoyed right in the heart of Morocco.
Skiing
The combination of travelling by mule and skiing (known as "mule-skiing")
in the High Atlas mountains, cross-country skiing in the cedar
forests of the Tabular Middle Atlas and Alpine skiing at the resort
of Oukaïmeden or Michlifen, near Ifrane.
Climbing
Morocco is home to several remarkable sites: Aremd, the Djebel
Aroudane, the Taghia gorges, the Sirwa Massif and Mount Tidighin in
the Rif. Climbing Mount M’Goun (4068m) is still a must, and the
ascent of Mount Toubkal, the second highest summit in Africa after
Kilimanjaro, takes two days for experienced climbers.
Fishing and hunting
While pike and tench are more common in Lake Tislit, brown trout can
be fished in the wadis of Ahansal, Assif Melloul, M’goun and in the
upper Tassaoute. For surf-casting and deep-sea fishing, head to
Dakhla Bay. Hunters should head for the Bin El Ouidane and Arboua
regions, and the ring of Ouaouizert.
Riding
A country of horsemen, Morocco has successfully continued the
equestrian tradition. Horse rides are organized in the western High
Atlas, the Middle Atlas and the Saghro and Sirwa massifs.
Mountain-biking
The pleasures of mountain-biking are celebrated at all the tracks of
the western and central High Atlas, the Saghro and Sirwa massifs, as
well as Mount Tidighin in the Rif and in the desert.
White waters
Canyoning at the Aqua-n-Tazart and the Aqua N’Taghia, rafting in the
spring in the Ahansal wadi and the Assif Melloul, kayaking in Ourika
and Assif Nfiss, the Talembote Wadi and Mount Tidighin in the Rif: a
wide variety of pleasures!
Caving
Morocco has an impressive number of
caves and underground networks. Among the most famous are the
Friouato cave, near Taza – which was opened for visitors at the
start of the last century – Toghobeit, to the south of Chefchaouen
(713m deep) and the Goran cave, between Oualidia and Safi, which was
already explored at the time of the Phoenicians and houses cave
paintings.
Bird's eye view
Fly high paragliding in the High Atlas or parachuting in Beni
Mellal. Also take advantage of several aerial routes on board a
Cessna 207 available leaving from Marrakech. Does a ULM flight tempt
you? You can fly over the Marrakech region and/or the Atlas valleys.
To remember
With such a range of sports and sites, everyone is certain to find
something to suit them.
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