Eco Rutes

Morocco has ten national parks. The 28,000 km2 occupied by protected areas account for 6% of the total area of the country. The North African Mediterranean forest, the montane coniferous forest, the steppe of the Great Atlas and that of the northern Sahara are the biomass that can be enjoyed in these Moroccan protected areas, which gradually open up to ecotourism.

The national parks of Morocco are:

- Alhucemas: Located north of the country, 150 kilometers east of the Strait of Gibraltar. Mediterranean vegetation and species such as araar, osprey or Audouin's seagull are some of the values of its biodiversity.
- High Atlas: It occupies an area of 49,000 hectares and is located in the easternmost part of the mountain range. The ruins or the gazelles of Cuvier are two precious species of fauna of this Moroccan protected enclosure.
- Souss-Massa: On the Atlantic coast, southwest of the country. It was established in 1980 and has the Oued Massa Biological Reserve. It has an area of 720 square kilometers. The eneas, the argan forests, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, in addition to birds such as storks, herons or ducks are the most important environmental elements.
- Toubkal: It is the oldest national park in the network. It is rich in medicinal and aromatic plants. It is one of the best used spaces for ecotourism, not in vain, it is the most visited protected area in Morocco.
- Tazekka: Located just 30 kilometers from Taza. The Ras Oued Waterfalls or the Chiker Grottoes are some of the amazing places that this protected space houses, located in the Jebel Tazekka massif. Holm oaks and cedars abound.
- Tazekka: Located just 30 kilometers from Taza. The Ras Oued Waterfalls or the Chiker Grottoes are some of the amazing places that this protected space houses, located in the Jebel Tazekka massif. Holm oaks and cedars abound.
- Talassemtane, Dakhia, Khenifiss, Ifrane and Merja Zerga: complete the structure of protected national parks in the Alawi country.

Ecotourism continues to grow in the North African kingdom, an understandable circumstance shortly after knowing the wonders that these ten Moroccan environmental jewels possess.

Ourzoud waterfalls

Located in the central part of Morocco, 150 km from Marrakech, in the Atlas Mountains are the most impressive waterfalls in North Africa, with a height of 110 meters. In the surroundings we have green valleys, mills, orchards and a magnificent circuit of the gorges of the El Abid river (in Arabic, "Slave river"). Many local and national associations lead projects to protect and preserve the site.

Draa Valley

A succession of palm groves, kasbahs and Berber villages. The Draa is one of the longest rivers in Morocco, born in the High Atlas and flows into the Atlantic by Cap Draa. The richest stretch of the valley is between Agds and Zagora.

Dades Valley

The Way of a thousand Kasbahs goes from Ouarzazate to Tineghir and the Todra Gorges. The Kasbahs that the Berbers erected to defend themselves against the invaders dot the entire route, and the Dades river snakes at the foot of the valley through impressive desert landscapes, villages, forests and palm groves. The river irrigates the lands where fruit, olive, birch and almond trees grow protected from the desert wind and the cold of the atlas by spectacular rock formations. Just 15 km from Tinerhir, at the end of a dense valley with impressive palm groves and Berber villages, the magnificent Todra gorge opens up, a huge fault on the plateau that separates the High Atlas from Jebel Sarhro, with a river of crystalline waters and a height of 300 m at its narrowest point.

Ziz Valley and Tafilalet

In the Southeast of Morocco is the historical region of Tafilalet, in this region there is a group of oases that were traditionally the point of arrival in Morocco of the Transaharian caravans. The Tafilalet Oasis (Biosphere Reserve), which has given its name to the whole of the valley and the province of Errachidia, is the largest palm grove in the world, with some 800,000 date palms. It is the last great oasis before the desert and the vast expanses of sand in the Sahara.

Merzouga Desert and Erg Chebbi

Near the small town of Merzouga is Erg Chebbi, the only authentic Saharan erg in Morocco. It is a magical landscape that deserves much more than a simple glance at sunrise. Erg Chebbi is composed of fascinating dunes that change from pink to golden and red according to the time of day. Silence and peace reach inside. Although there is a lot of controversy with the tourist exploitation, the truth is that a dromedary ride to a haima camp and a night between the sand and the stars are a unique and totally recommendable experience.

The atlas

The Atlas mountain range, the Atlas massif or simply Atlas is a mountainous system that runs, along 2400 km, northwest Africa. The mountain range crosses Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, being its highest peak the Toubkal, with 4165 m, to the southwest of Morocco. The population of the Atlas is mostly Berber in Morocco and in Algeria. The Atlas separates the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara desert and, in fact, is one of the factors that causes the dryness of this desert. We will cross this mountain range both on the road from Fez to the desert through the Middle High by the passage of Tizi N'talghom at 1,907 meters and the gorges of Ziz Y Ksour and to reach from Marrakech to the desert, crossing it through the port of Tizi n'Tichka, of 2,260 altitude or by that of Tizi n Tifn (1660 meters).