Little-known city by foreign tourists, but has big potential for tourism and wild and rare in the heart of the Middle Atlas in nature.
The town is small, clean and has undergone several reforms to take into account its potential. Top places to visit is the Medina where you can find shops along a street named ( Wahrane street) that are spread over a length of 500 meters. You can take a walk on the town, here easy to learn and memorize the paths squares. To finish your first day you can take a small coffee Titrite complex that often organizes Amazigh shows, unique culture is dazzling to discover.
We will subsequently detail the highlight of Khenifra his sublime nature with its lakes and water sources and trees are among the oldest of Morocco and North Africa. Just 10 km from the city there is the Arougou station which is a source of water as you can find the right hostel nearby. Then continue your way you'll discover Lake Agelmam, which is very popular with locals , a unique beauty in the winter or snow reigns everywhere offering éblouisante natural view. Once a Aguelmam not forget to visit the forest right next to discover landscapes and outside community.
Sources Oum Rabi best known in the region give life to the great river Oum Rabia, the second in Morocco, which is spread over 600 km. Do not forget also to visit the waterfall and cave oum Rabi once there.
People are simple and very hospitable, A unique space in Morocco that deserves to be seen.
Places to visit
Medina
Medina is located downtown in the heart of a neighborhood among the oldest in the city. spread on a street a few hundred meters or proposed various kinds of goods and products. It is considered the center of business activity in the city.
Medina is very active at the sunset, with a very intense activity in summer. It is far from being comparable to the Medina of Fez or Marrakech, but it retains its uniqueness and remains among the most active and most beautiful Medina of Morocco especially after refurbishment which took place recently.
Arougou
Arougou is a very nice water source, located 13 kilometers from Khénifra on the road sources Oum Rabia. You will certainly apreciate the beauty of nature and the forest that surrounds the place.
Just a side there is a beautiful inn located in the heart of the valley arougou. Calm, beauty and comfort are the hallmarks of this inn welcomes several tourists every summer Moroccans and foreigners. A small but very nice and clean swimming pool is available for guests in the heart of the hostel.
Remember, once there, to walk around the forest to discover the lifestyle of people in a unique nature of its kind that breath.
Wiwane lake
At 60 kilometers from the city of Khenifra you will find a beautiful lake that extends over an area of 40 hectares, but little known in Morocco. A wetland and relatively shallow silted.
Located in oak forest through the most wild and beautiful landscapes of Morocco, and if you're a fan of nature, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the natural capacity of the region.
The lake is uncrowded as unknown, which will allow you to spend your day in peace to the waters edge, breathing fresh air and enjoying the natural beauty of the Middle Atlas.
You must be motorized to visit the lake since the transportation to the region are very rare, and plan your day early because there are no hotels near the lake.
Sources of Oum Errabia
Oum Errabia is the second river in Morocco, its source (3youne oum Rabi) located at 1240 meters altitude in the region Khenifra, just 40 kilometers from the city.
You'll find the 40 springs that feed the river, with a dazzling greenery into the Middle Atlas.
Several tents by the river were established by the locals for tourists, you can rent one of them with a variable price depending on your generosity, it is usually between 50 and 100 DH ( 5-10 €) for the whole day, you can also request a tagine on site, prices are around 50DH tajine (€ 5) or mint tea and local bread (Meloui).
You can also visit the waterfall and even take a dip in the summer, the transition to the waterfall is a small price 2DH (€ 0.2), and if you have a little breath and strength, you can discover the sources of cascading down the mountain.
Just beside the cave you will find Umm Errabie, with a depth of about 15 meters, with the bottom of pure water. A landscape not to miss for 10 DH (1 €).
Magical discover also in the region, such as the river from the top of the mountain areas, the surrounding forest with cedars and oaks, and many other landscapes to discover on site.
Lake of Agelmam azegza
Agelmam azegza (or Aguelmame Aziza), Amazigh translation of "Green Lake" is a stunningly beautiful lake in the middle of a forest dominated by cedar and oak trees, it is situated on an altitude of 1470 meters and s 'spread over an area of 60 Ha.
Its maximum depth is 26 meters, the region has often precipitation as snow, which may persist between the months of December to March. The temperature can reach -5 ° C in winter to 31 ° C in summer, every season adds a special charm to the lake.
This is a site classified as a historical monument, as was proposed in the Aqua project and APM (Moroccan Protected Areas) project.
You can spend all day on Aguelmam and discover the forest and the cave on the mountain side, which is very cold even in summer when the outside temperature exceeds 30 ° C.
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