PHOTOGRAMMA: Deserted Merzouga

After a huge vast of people in Fes, it was time for a time-out. Getting in touch with the nature. Zen. It was difficult to decide between swimming on the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean in Agadir or Essaouira, or going to see the desert. Desert sounded appealing, but ten hours on a bus to get there. About the same time it took to the coast of the Atlantic as well. It is very comfortable to travel by train, the first class tickets are just a bit more expensive (about 3 Euros more than the second class), and the train from Casablanca to Fes takes about 4 hours. The only trick is that the railing is set only between major cities (Casablanca, Fes, Marrakesh), and if you want to get in touch with the nature (ocean, desert), you can take the bus.

sunset in the village of Merzouga

Rose of the sand, Made by the sun, during great climate changes

Having taken the public transportation bus, I strongly suggest anyone to book a touristic trip for three days if you want to go to the desert. It is easier. Not that it was uncomfortable, a normal air-conditioned bus, with the reasonable amount of space. But being stuck in a bus for ten hours which is speeding over 300 km per hor, hmmm… (a little over exaggerated, but close).

every Kasbah has a pool

Anyway, three nights in a Kasbah, with the desert just in a back yard, it was
amazing. Camel trip and everything, climbing the dunes, swimming in the pool in the middle of the dessert.

People are very nice, as well. Unlike Fes, nobody is trying to sell you anything, they love to talk about the history of the desert people, the Berbers. Their way is easy paced and stress releasing. The zen was reached, the batteries were charged, desert is amazing.