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The Real Morocco

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Ait Irghite is a small and idyllic mountain hamlet with several hundred inhabitants high up in the Atlas foothills near the city of Amizmiz. The village is wonderful and, although I visited in autumn, I can only imagine how lovely it must be in springtime. The village is made entirely of stone and mud-brick topped off with an inexplicably hot pink mosque. The hillsides have been terraced and are covered in apple groves, walnut trees, and gardens of tomatoes, squash, okra, oranges, potatoes, and more. They've even carved a kilometer's long irrigation stream along the mountain side which ends in the village in a series of small waterfalls and pools. Despite it's poverty, the place is simply beautiful.


To get there, really, you need to go with a guide. There are no hotels, so you'll be needing to sleep in someone's living room...so, again, best to go with a guide. I went with Berber Travel Adventures ('https://berberadventures.com/') who I couldn't recommend more. They were helpful, friendly, obviously good friends with the locals, and spoke great English. You can hire a guide online, and then get to Ait Irghit via Amizmiz, which you can catch on a local bus from Marrakech for around 1 dollar. The trip takes an hour and you get off at the very last stop.

As we found out, these mountain Berber villages are the real face of Morocco, no necessarily the resorts of Casablanca or the souks of Marrakech. These people have lived here for thousands of years and preserved their way of life, cuisine, language, and artworks. It was really a pleasure to visit the people of Ait Irghite, taste their home-cooked tagines (work an article on their own!), experience their hospitality, and make their acquaintance.

If you're planning a trip to Morocco and are looking for an authentic experience, Ait Irghite and Berber Travel Adventures should be at the top of your list!
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