Ouzoud

Ouzoud Waterfalls

The Ouzoud Waterfalls (Amazigh: imuzzar n Uzud, Arabic: شلالات أوزود) are waterfalls about 110m high, on three levels, on a picturesque geological site in Wadi Tissakht, at 1060 m altitude of the Atlas Mountains, in the central High Atlas, Morocco. This vast site is an important Moroccan tourist spot, 30 km from Azilal, 120 km from Beni Mellal, and 150 km northeast of Marrakech

Description

These spectacular waterfalls, considered among the highest and most beautiful in Morocco, often overlooked by a rainbow, are located in a green wadi / rural valley of red sandstone, similar to an oasis, planted with olive groves, almond trees, fig trees, and more

The tourist site, calm and natural, entirely pedestrian, offers many campsites based on rudimentary huts / huts made of bamboo and reed, bathing places, small restaurants on the terrace of Berber cuisine, Moroccan craft shops from the High Atlas, the along a footpath that descends to the foot of the waterfall.

 

The tourist site, calm and natural, entirely pedestrian, offers many campsites based on rudimentary huts / huts made of bamboo and reed, bathing places, small restaurants on the terrace of Berber cuisine, Moroccan craft shops from the High Atlas, the along a footpath that descends to the foot of the waterfall.

Although classified as SIBE, this site is increasingly distorted by tourist activities. These affect in particular the behavior of wild Berber macaques, but accustomed to receiving food from tourists. Waste and wastewater are often discharged directly on site, particularly in the wadi. Each year, new businesses appear gradually nibbling the vegetation that once offered shelter to local wildlife.

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