Zate Valley nr Marrakech
Has anybody been all the way to the end of the Zate valley piste? (40kms out of Marrakech en route to Ouarzazate) I followed it last week, after reading glowing reports in Lonely Planet, who generally get things spot on. I followed the piste for 20kms above the town of Arba Talatast and found it very uninspiring so turned back as I was getting near the end of my trip and didn't want to waste time. Just wondered if it became something special towards the end of the piste?? The following morning I stumbled upon a piste that WAS special. Coming down from the col of Tizi-n Test, just about 5kms after the col (going in direction of Taroudant) a piste leads off to the left. Only a few kms down this piste is a valley with 4 or 5 villages set among the most amazing terraces that wouldn't look out of place in China. Definitely worth a side-trip!
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