1/15/2014 - Tineghir to Ouarzazate

After breakfast we head out for a scenic drive through the spectacular Dades Valley, just over 4500 feet above sea level - witnessing the power of water as it carves shapes into the rocky surfaces. 

Scenes from the Dades Valley.

As if one breakfast wasn't enough, we visit a Berber family and share Berber pizza and mint tea.

Our Berber host family walks us through the procedure of making
their pizza.  We enjoy their hospitality and their scrumptious children.

Our last stop before checking into our hotel is a visit with a Berber Imam and his delightful brother, who is also currently studying to become an Imam.

We luck out with a last-minute hotel change to the Ibis Moussafair, a newer and cleaner hotel than the Hotel Riad Salam. In fact, we are the very first OAT group to stay here.