Ida Outanane

Camping Night at the Ait Lahcen Waterfalls

A night under the stars an hour from Agadir: tents set up by the waterfalls, a local dinner, a fire, and a swim in the morning.

Length: 2 days
Nights out: 1 night
Difficulty: Easy
From Agadir: 32 km
Drive time: 1h
Best time: Spring, summer and autumn
Phone signal: Phone signal available

We set the camp up before you arrive and take it down after you leave. Tents, mattresses, blankets, chairs and hammocks are all provided.

An hour from Agadir, in the Ida Outanane mountains, we leave the car and walk twenty minutes to a camp beside the Ait Lahcen waterfalls. By the time you get there the tents are up. That is the point of this one: you come and live the evening, and we deal with everything else.

The afternoon is for the falls and the pools, which are good for swimming. Then the light goes, the fire is lit, and dinner is local food cooked the way it is cooked in this valley. After that there is nothing to do but sit round the fire, talk, and look up. There is no city glow out here, and the sky is full.

You sleep in a tent with a mattress, a blanket, a chair and a hammock, wake up to the sound of the water, and have the morning in the valley before the drive back. One night, or more if you want.

What makes it special

A tent ready and waiting: mattress, blanket, chair and hammock
The Ait Lahcen waterfalls and pools, a twenty-minute walk from the road
Dinner cooked locally, eaten by the fire
An evening round the fire and a sky full of stars
An hour from Agadir and a long way from the noise

What you can do here

Swimming in the falls and the pools
Exploring the valley and the waterfalls
A local, traditional meal
An evening round the fire
Sleeping out under the stars
The twenty-minute walk in to the camp

Everything here is included in the day if you want it, and nothing is compulsory. Tell us in advance what you are hoping for and we will plan around it.

When to come

Spring and autumn give the best nights, warm enough to sit out and cool enough to sleep. Summer works well for the water; bring a layer for the small hours all the same.

What to bring

Swimwear and a towel
Warm layers — mountain nights are cooler than the coast
Walking shoes for the path in
A head torch or phone light
Anything you need for the night, such as medication

Good to know

The camp is a twenty-minute walk from the road over uneven ground, so travel light.
Rocks around the falls are slippery. Take your time getting in and out of the water.
The fire is ours to manage. Please leave it to us, especially in dry weather.

Half day or full day

Ait Lahcen Waterfalls

Waterfalls, pools and a palm oasis an hour from Agadir — with an optional climb to a 1 160 m summit looking back at the coast.

Distance from Agadir: 32 km
Drive time: 1h
Difficulty: Easy to moderate

Private tripAsk for a price

Half day

Ait Chleuh Valley

A green valley in the Ida Outanane mountains with water running all year, reached on foot through an old Amazigh village.

Distance from Agadir: 43 km
Drive time: 1h15
Difficulty: Easy