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Vanlife Morocco: Aouli mines and crystal hunting

Mike Hudson – author of this post
Mike
  • December 5, 2025
Living and travelling in a van

Where can you find crystals in Morocco? we stopped the van and asked someone in a shop. He told us where to drive, and off we went.

This post is the unexpected adventure that followed. Enjoy…

It’s just a drive down this road 

From the town of Midelt

‘Just’ a drive down this road

‘Just’ a ‘drive’ down this road

‘Just’ a ‘drive’ down this ‘road’

He said it’ll be OK

You might arrive here

But what even is this place?

Let’s park here and find out

This is the kind of exploring I love

No crocs. Just these

A derelict town

Suspiciously French

They came for the lead 

I came for the vanadinite

And scary dangerous mines you can explore

But I wasn’t expecting a cinema 

Or a swimming pool

Or this lizard

Or breakfast in the old projection room

It’s a huge area to explore

Continue a few km north 

For a brilliant place to camp

Google map link

I was quite surprised that not many people seem to know about this place — even Moroccans. And whilst it was very difficult to find crystals in the ground, it was the adventure along the way that made this such a good one. This one was fun!

Thanks for sharing!
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