Hotel Assanfou

High Atlas Mountains


Rooms are simple but sufficient at one of the only hotels in Azilal with en suite baths. Ask for a room on the back side of the building, where there's far less street noise.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby High Atlas Mountains attractions

1. Cascades d'Ouzoud

9.56 MILES

The many-tiered Cascades d’Ouzoud are stunningly beautiful, with several distinct falls, the largest a massive 100m drop. The area is also one of the most…

2. Bin El Ouidane

12.67 MILES

The dam at Bin El Ouidane provides the majority of the electricity in the region, but more importantly it's the location for the increasingly popular 11…

3. Zawiya of Sidi Moussa

22.32 MILES

For a spectacular sunset, climb the steep but straightforward trail up to the zawiya (shrine) of Sidi Moussa, a local marabout (saint), on a conical…

4. Sunday Souq

22.59 MILES

The valley's weekly market takes place on Sunday and offers a great insight into valley life. Traders and shoppers start arriving in Tabant on Saturday…

5. Sebt Aït Bououli

24.75 MILES

The small village of Sebt Aït Bououli, located on bend in the road at the centre of the valley, trekkers can spend the night or stock up on food for their…

6. Lac Izoughar

25.23 MILES

At the very upper (northeastern) end of the Aït Bougmez Valley, the seasonal Lac Izoughar is a favoured watering hole for the nomadic Aït Atta tribe…

7. Dinosaur Footprints

25.65 MILES

Geologists claim that tracks imprinted in exposed rock in the village of Tabalout are in fact footprints of the Megalosauripus from the Middle to Upper…

8. Cathédrale des Rochers

25.73 MILES

The most-famous peak of the Reserve Naturelle de Tamga absolutely dominates the surrounding landscape – supposedly in the same manner great cathedrals…