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The valley of the vans in Tafraoute, Morocco

March 10, 2016 by Mike 8 Comments

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Tafraoute is a cool place. I’ve never seen landscape quite like this. The town is super friendly and it just has a good feel about it. I kind of wish I found this place sooner. There’s no trouble with camping in the van here – totally different to the coast.

I came here after Taghazout. See this post: Hanging out in Taghazout – 14 photos of Morocco’s best known surf town

I took the mountain road to Tafraoute

This was a really scenic drive coming from Tiznit at sunset

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I bumped into this guy on the way

I pulled over to get a photo and this blue van pulled up behind me. It’s Gary and Claire. He knew me from the internet. Good to meet you both 🙂

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This is where Tafraoute is…

In the anti-atlas mountains about 90km inland from the coast

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It’s van land, van paradise or van valley

This seems to be a winter destination for hundreds of vandwellers from europe. The floor of this valley is covered with vans, motorhomes and campers.

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I camped here for a couple of nights

You can camp where you want but near the town you pay a guardian 10MAD (about 1 euro) for the night. It’s good and gives peace of mind being able to leave the van all day whilst exploring.

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The small town has everything you need

Internet, hardware shops, groceries, good cafes, information. Oh and you pay local prices.

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Everyone knows someone who can help you

I reversed the van over my bike. Within 10 minutes I found a guy who could rebuild the front wheel. I picked it up the next day and it cost me 100MAD – like 10 Euro! he did a great job as well.

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People come to get work done on their vans… or even to get a whole new paint job

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The landscape is really cool

This is Napoleon’s hat in the village of Agard Oudad 2km south of Tafraoute. It’s a popular spot for climbers

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Can you see the lions face in the rocks?

This is a popular climbing area in the Ameln Valley

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This whole area is also really good for cycling and hiking

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And a few km down this road is the blue rocks

But I’ll show you this in a new post – see this post: Wildcamping paradise by the blue rocks in Morocco

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All the locals are so welcoming here. They will shake your hand in the street – and without wanting to sell you something afterwards. I think this place is a must visit. I could probably spend a whole winter down in this valley. I love it and I recommend it, especially if you’re in a van.

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  1. Sam Willis says

    March 10, 2016 at 5:06 pm

    Hi we are still at Tafroute after nearly a month and left the van valley yesterday to come to Mohamed’s garage for a full respray and some other minor repairs. Agree it is a great place to spend an extended stay with everything you need at good prices. Sorry we didn’t see you when you were camped here. Maybe somewhere else on our trip. Good travels. Sam and Marc aka Horshamjack.

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    • Mike @vandogtraveller.com says

      March 28, 2016 at 2:46 pm

      Ah we missed each other. I can see why you’ve been there a month. I see many traveller vans at Mohamed’s garage. He must have a good reputation. A kid on a moped shouted through my window telling me to go to Mohamed because my wing mirror is smashed. Did they do a good job with the respray? I guess it’s good climate for it

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  2. Harriet Russell says

    April 29, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    I don’t imagine a woman traveling alone would have quite the same experience, unfortunately. Lots of great places I couldn’t go.

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    • fadoia says

      June 5, 2017 at 6:26 pm

      No It is really a very secure place for women. I spent three nights in there alone in a camper rented from zigzag camper in Morocco and had no problem. All locals really respect women especially if they are not from there.

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  3. Peter Robinson says

    June 24, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    You mentioned about possibly spending the whole winter in this valley. Surely its cold at night?
    What are the average temperatures in the winter months?

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  4. jump says

    August 23, 2016 at 3:05 pm

    Hi do you know a good place to get a van converted into a campervan in Morocco

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  5. Fadoia says

    June 5, 2017 at 6:24 pm

    What a lovely place. I spend only three nights and thinking about going back. I am from Morocco but I don’t own a camper, so just rent one from zigzag camper in Morocco and hit the road. Peaceful and a secure place even if you are a solo lady!!!

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  6. Meg Manchester says

    November 22, 2017 at 8:10 pm

    Do you know a good place to get van interiors redone? I hear rumours about awesome places in Essouairia but can’t find any hard info 🙂

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