Ifrane, Medelt, Erfoud- traveling south in Morocco

Ifrane  is a Swiss-type Moroccan town, located 1600 meters above sea level. The entire area is surrounded by magnificent monkey-inhabited cedar forests. The town also hosts the Peace University, where members of three monotheistic religions were supposed to have studied together.

Ifrane- Lion

Ifrane- Swiss architecture

Waterfall outside Ifrane

Cedar forest

Monkeys in the forest

Following the old caravan trail south, we visited Midelt, a market town set in the high plains between the Middle and High Atlas mountain ranges.

Medelt

Medelt

We continue along the palm-fringed Ziz Valley, famous for date cultivation to Tafilalt oasis on the edge of the Sahara Desert. We ended the day's journey in Erfoud, where beautiful views across the shimmering Sahara have made this a popular location with filmmakers.

Erfoud

Erfoud