Sun, surf, and sand… what else could you want? Climbing, of course! Tafroute was about 5hrs from Taghazoute, and we’d heard that it was full of “tasty boulders” – who could resist? We stocked up the safari van for an adventure and were off!
It was a neat drive out through the anti-Atlas, we passed kasbahs, fortress towns, and desert oases. The anti-Atlas were also full of Argan trees that were, in turn, often full of goats. Goats in trees!! Jon and Resh were particularly excited about this. They're still waiting to see a goat on a cow...
Tafroute is a great town, I can easily say one of my favorites of all the places we went. Friendly people, clean streets...
and a really cute souk where they even sell crashpads!
ok, a foam mattress, but once you cut it in half...
We also made it out to the painted rocks, where a Belgian artist painted lots of boulders all sorts of colors in the 1980s. It’s kind of a trip to drive out along a desert trail and suddenly come up on giant blue and pink rocks scattered in the sand.
So if you're looking for an out of the way bouldering get away, Tafroute is the place!
