Along the road from Fès to Marrakech, is Beni Millal, an expanding regional city.
Although not known as a tourist hot spot, it seemed well visited my Moroccan groups, which come to see a particularly prodigious spring, and the nearby...
,,,fortress Ras el-Ain, built to protect the valuable water source.
It's usually of interest to see a place after the sun sets.
And indeed, Beni Mellal lights itself up!
A another reason tourists come to, or just go through, Beni is to get into the High Atlas mountains. One way is to travel in a ...
..."Grand Taxi". Usually an older Mercedes, and usually shared. If a share is not available, one can be individually hired.
The destination was NOT the High Atlas, but they were seen on the horizon.
Passing Mrocco's largest "lake" (its a damned reservoir), Bin el-Ouidane, the road goes to ...
...Taguella, a good spot for...
...a lunch of tangine chicken....
...and side dishes.
However the main reason to come out here is to see the Cascades d'Ouzoud, which even in low water season...
...is worth the trip and give some work to the idle boatmen...
...and maybe a sale to the local vendors?
But for sure, take a peek at the local monkeys!
