Fort Bou-Jerif Resort

Southern Morocco & Western Sahara

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Run by French expat Pierre, this wonderful oasis of civilisation in the desert is about 40km northwest of Goulimime (the last 9km is a rough dirt track). Built near a ruined French Foreign Legion fort, this compound has a range of sleeping options, from rooms in a motel and a hotel to nomad tents and campsites.

There is an excellent restaurant (menu Dh200), where you can try a camel tajine. It also offers 4WD trips to Plage Blanche, a little-visited and unspoiled stretch of beach 40km west of Bou-Jerif.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Town Hall

    Town Hall

    22.14 MILES

    One of Sidi Ifni's finest Spanish-era buildings, the stately hôtel de ville stands in a garden of cactus and plumbago, facing Place Hassan II. It's washed…

  • Beach

    Beach

    22.36 MILES

    The beach is big and rarely busy. While frequently rough waves make swimming inadvisable, its position beneath dramatic cliffs – as well as its…

  • Royal Palace

    Royal Palace

    22.14 MILES

    Trimmed by palm trees, this imposing building is adjacent to the relaxed Place Hassan II (formerly Plaza de España). This building in particular, with its…

  • Former Spanish Consulate

    Former Spanish Consulate

    22.25 MILES

    One of Spanish Sidi Ifni's most attractive art-deco buildings, with a notable front porch ideal for the partaking of consular libations. Wonderfully tall…

  • Saturday Souq

    Saturday Souq

    17.85 MILES

    Unless you're in the market for tupperware or a camel, you probably won't find anything of use at Goulimime's Saturday souq. But, as the biggest market in…

  • Lighthouse

    Lighthouse

    22.09 MILES

    Essential for Sidi Ifni's marine commerce when the heavy fog inevitably rolls in from the Atlantic, this Spanish-era lighthouse has an interesting mosaic…

  • Ship House

    Ship House

    22.45 MILES

    Looking out over the beach, this cliff-top building shaped like the bow of a ship was originally the Spanish Naval Secretariat. It's not open to the…

  • Cine Avenida

    Cine Avenida

    22.13 MILES

    Interesting art-deco building that was a cinema during Spanish days and is now occasionally used for concerts and art installations. The font of the…

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1. Saturday Souq

17.85 MILES

Unless you're in the market for tupperware or a camel, you probably won't find anything of use at Goulimime's Saturday souq. But, as the biggest market in…

2. Lighthouse

22.09 MILES

Essential for Sidi Ifni's marine commerce when the heavy fog inevitably rolls in from the Atlantic, this Spanish-era lighthouse has an interesting mosaic…

3. Letterbox

22.13 MILES

The Sidi Infni post office still has a letterbox outside marked ‘Correos – Avion/Ordinario’ (Post – Air Mail/Ordinary).

4. Cine Avenida

22.13 MILES

Interesting art-deco building that was a cinema during Spanish days and is now occasionally used for concerts and art installations. The font of the…

5. Twist Club

22.13 MILES

A poignant sign is the only evidence that this nightclub was once the place to be. There's nothing to see here these days, except images in your mind's…

6. Town Hall

22.14 MILES

One of Sidi Ifni's finest Spanish-era buildings, the stately hôtel de ville stands in a garden of cactus and plumbago, facing Place Hassan II. It's washed…

7. Royal Palace

22.14 MILES

Trimmed by palm trees, this imposing building is adjacent to the relaxed Place Hassan II (formerly Plaza de España). This building in particular, with its…

8. Law Courts (Former Church)

22.23 MILES

This Spanish-era church displays a few Moorish design influences and is now used as law courts. It's closed to the public, but the curious might be able…