Kasbah Mohayut

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Kasbah Mohayut - Briefly

The Kasbah Mohayut is a charming little Auberge, perfect for those wanting to experience the desert without spending hours on end in a 4x4 or days on a camel.  It is also a great location for fossil hunters, with real enthusiasts staying for up to a week.  It is more usual for guests stay for 2 or 3 nights, with one of those nights spent in a desert camp – an amazing experience under the spectacular Saharan sky.

 

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Kasbah Mohayut - Completely

Kasbah Mohayut is situated near the village of Merzouga at the edge of Erg Chebbi – some of the highest sand dunes in North Africa, reaching up to 150 metres in places.  The dunes stretch for 22 km in length and are 5 km wide, and whilst not as vast as the dunes of Ch’gaga to the south of M’hamid, they are still very impressive!

Pise (mud) walls surround the grounds of the hotel, encircling the attractive gardens, main building, rooms and pool.  There is a bar area, lounge and restaurant, patios and lovely roof terraces from which to gaze at the immensely starry sky.  Pretty lanterns and candles softly light your way at night so as not to produce any light pollution, bringing with them a wonderfully warm ambience.

The hotel is full of local arts and crafts, fossils, and some hugely impressive specimens of ‘desert roses’ – crystal rosette-like mineral formations, shaped by the forces of wind, water and pressure in arid sandy conditions.

The staff at the Kasbah are local, as is the young owner – Moha Mezan – who was born in the small village just metres from the hotel.  You will see his friendly, helpful manner mirrored in his attentive staff as you experience the wonderful Berber welcome for yourself!

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  • En-suite rooms and suites with air-conditioning, heating and telephone
  • Desert camps and camel treks
  • Pool
  • Gardens
  • Bar
  • Lounge
  • Dining room
  • Roof terraces
  • Internet connection on request
  • 2 hours from Er Rachidia Airport (1 flight from Casablanca per week)
  • 6 hours from Ouarzazate airport

All of the rooms are simple yet comfortable, decorated with individual Berber styles in warm colours, and filled with lovely rugs, wall hangings and handcrafted furniture.  All have en-suite Tadelakt (traditional polished plaster) bathrooms, air-conditioning and heating.

Desert camps

There are currently two main desert camps – the Deep Desert camp 1 reached by camel, and the Dune camp 2, reached by 4x4.  There is another much smaller camp which may be available should you prefer exclusivity.

Traditional, simple Berber cuisine, with a copious breakfast and delicious dinner included.  Lunch is also available, and picnic lunches can be requested should you choose to spend the day fossil hunting or exploring the area.

Because of Kasbah Mohayut's location, it is sold as part of a multi-centre holiday for those travelling around Southern Morocco, and is not suitable as a single-centre destination. Please speak with one of our specialist travel advisor's for help with putting your itinerary together, and they will provide a quotation to include this hotel.

  • Single occupancy prices are available upon request.
  • Extra bed prices are available on request
  • Family suites available

Excursions and guided treks

4x4 Morning tour – 1100 dirham for two people

Visit the Oasis, the Holy dune, the highest dune, village of the black people where Gnaoua Music was first formed, amazing fossil beds, the flamingo lake in the black desert, nomads in tents (if in the area at the time) and finish with lunch of a Berber Pidza with a Berber family in the village by the Kasbah.

Trekking – a day in Méharée

Depart from the Kasbah in the morning around 9 a.m. by camel or walking if you prefer.  Picnic lunch in a small oasis, and return in the evening to the hotel after watching the sunset in the middle of the dunes.  Price on request at the Kasbah.

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