Morocco - My trip into the foothills of the atlas mountains and the Berber valleys.

Whats up Guys, I thought would share some of my photos from my recent trip to Morocco i took with my girlfriend.
For anyone who has yet to visit this awesome country you need to get yourself out there, maybe some of my photos will convince you to book that ticket....

We Stayed close to Marrakech in a RIU owned hotel called Tikida Garden which, if you are thinking of going to Marrakech i could not recomend enough.

We planned a few excursions whilst we were out there and one on the highlights was traveling to the Atlas mountains to see the Berber people, we left our hotel early as its takes a few hours to get there, passing countless olive and walnut groves and tiny villages.

The landscape starts off very flat but quickly changes as you go further into the foothills.

we stopped of in a village to visit an argan oil cooperative.

The women that work here still use traditional methods that have been passed down through the generations, from their mother and their mothers before them.

It takes a 30kg bag full of argan nuts and around 2 days for these women to produce just 1 litre of oil, which is the reason this product commands such a high price, especially in western countries where it is used in high end beauty products and culinary dishes.

They also make the most amazing dip out of a byproduct left over after extracting the oil, which is mixed with some oil and honey that they get from the bee hives just outside the building to make a incredible satay style dip that is eaten with fresh warm bread dunked into it .

We continued on deeper into the Atlas mountains following the winding mountain roads and using the river that cuts through the valley as our navigation, until we reached fatima vally.

Table for 2 sir ??

Well i suppose that's one way to beat the heat !

We pushed through the village along little paths and over rocks to reach the waterfall at the top of the valley that keeps the river flowing, the water comes from deep in the snow capped Atlas mountains and dictates much of life here in Fatima valley

With only a coupple of buildings that have accsess to electricity at the bottom of the valley, the locals use the river to cool their food and drinks, this is a berber shop :-)

Finally made it .....

I hope you enjoyed my post guys and please follow me if you don't want to miss part 2 which i will be posting tomorrow.