Activities

discoveries, excursions & experiences in southern morocco

At Dar al Hossoun, you can enjoy the tranquility of the place whilst walking around the gardens, painting, taking pictures, swimming or enjoying some traditional Moroccan cuisine at our cookery classes, or simply relaxing at the wellness and treatment area or by the pool.

For those who wish to have a more active time, there are plenty to choose from: hikes, bike rides (bikes available on site), carriage rides, visits to the souks and tannery nearby, discovery of the “lost” valley of the High or Anti-Atlas region, Berber villages and tours of private homes and gardens.
Having travelled across Morocco for over 20 years and settled in Taroudant since 2009, we live and work in southern Morocco and would be happy to share with you our experiences, our outlook and stories during some of the many walks and trips we offer on a one-to-one basis.
Taroudant is the perfect place to discover the Souss area: Taroudant, the surrounding valleys and mountains, Agadir and the Atlantic coast…

VISIT TO TAROUDANT by horse-drawn carriage

680 dirhams per person (minimum 2 people).

Guide and horse-drawn carriage transportation included (approx. 4 hours) Departure from Dar Al Hossoun Lunch included. We invite you to discover Taroudant, its ramparts, souks, tanneries, and more by horse-drawn carriage with Mohamed. You will discover the ramparts, the various gates, the streets and squares of the medina, the Kasbah, and all the rich heritage of Taroudant. Mohamed, our carriage driver, will then accompany you on foot through the medina, the Arab craft souk, and the Berber souk for food shopping (spices, honey, argan oil, etc.). He will guide you according to your needs and wishes so that you can shop in the best conditions.

If you wish, you can visit the tannery to discover how hides are treated and local leather goods are made in the tanners’ workshops.

You will then have the pleasure of lunching and taking a break in one of the city’s beautiful riads or at Dar Al Hossoun.

Discover Fortified Agadir, the ancient kasbah, and lunch with locals.

1,100 Dhs/person (based on a minimum of two people).

Guide, transportation, and lunch with locals included (duration: approximately 5 to 6 hours).

For culture and heritage enthusiasts, discover Morocco’s ancestral treasures.

Originally, each Amazigh (Berber) village had its own Agadir (or Igherm, plural Igoudar), a collective fortress where the population protected their crops, seeds, jewelry, and other precious goods. These buildings also housed common areas: a small mosque, underground water cisterns, and sometimes even a prison, designed to withstand a siege. Just 45 minutes to an hour from Dar al Hossoun, in the heart of the magnificent landscapes of the Souss plain and the Anti-Atlas mountains, you will have the opportunity to visit the Agadir of Inoumar, a site that is over 700 years old. It will be opened to you by the Amin, the trusted man appointed by the community and still the keeper of the keys. Not far from there, you will discover another place steeped in history: the Kasbah of Hamou Olyazid, chief of the Inoumar tribe in the 14th century. This former tribal decision-making center will immerse you in the Amazigh world through its architecture, traditions, and stories of the daily life of its former inhabitants. To conclude this cultural immersion, lunch will be served at a local’s home in a village near the Kasbah (or as a picnic, depending on your preference).

TAROUDANT BY BIKE - Private tour with our guide

580 dhs / 10 people max. (approx. 2.5 hours) departing directly from Dar Al Hossoun, lunch included at Dar Al Hossoun

Private tour for a sporty and unusual discovery of Taroudant

You will depart from Dar Al Hossoun and follow the Oued Al Ouaár (magnificent canyons) to the ramparts and ancient gates of Taroudant, its pink medina, the old Mellah and its Jewish cemetery, the kasbah and, of course, the many streets and squares of Taroudant, the oldest mosque in the city and its madrasa (a 16th-century Koranic school), etc. During your stroll, you will discover artisans at work, colorful stalls selling magnificent fruits and vegetables, the smells of spices and olives, etc. And when you return, a healthy lunch will be waiting for you at Dar Al Hossoun.

Approximately 2.5 hours depending on your cycling speed. Feel free to ask your guide to make as many stops as you like (to take photos, admire the scenery or simply take a break).

This experience is best enjoyed in the morning, departing at 10:00 a.m. (book at least one day in advance).

QUAD BIKE TOUR - private tour with our guide

Activity available for a minimum of 2 people

Between the Atlas and Anti-Atlas mountains, you will explore the trails of the Roudanaise countryside in complete safety with a guide.
You will discover the landscapes around Taroudant with their argan trees, earthen villages, wadis, etc.

Accessible to everyone aged 16 and over in a leisurely pace or much more strenuous for adults who wish to do so!

Allow 2 hours. Departure from Taroudant. Minimum 2 people. To take this excursion, please note the following: Cover your entire body. Wear sneakers. Choice of price:

680 dhs per person with each person having their own quad bike for 2 hours

880 dhs for 2 people on the same quad bike

THE EXTRAORDINARY IGOUDARROAD (FORTIFIED GRANARIES)

1,300 Dhs/person (minimum 2 people).

Departure at 9:15 a.m., return at 5:30 p.m.

Guide, lunch
at the Kasbah of Tizourgane and transportation included (7 to 8 hours, approx.)

For lovers of culture and historical heritage, we will guide you on a discovery of the most beautiful fortified collective granaries in Morocco.
Originally, each Amazigh (Berber) village had its own Agadir or Igherm (Igoudar in the plural). People, crops, seeds, jewelry, and more were kept safe in these fortified buildings.

Each family had a private cell within the walls, which also housed a small mosque, underground water cisterns, and a prison large enough to withstand a siege!
An hour and 15 minutes from Dar al Hossoun, several igoudars (granaries) dating back more than 700 years will be opened to you by L’Amin (the trusted man) appointed by the population and always keeper of the keys. In the vastness of the Anti-Atlas landscape, you will continue on to the Kasbah of Tizourgane, “little Carcassonne,” built of granite in the 13th century.

A fortress that became a kasbah with the construction of dwellings within its walls in the 16th century.

On the way, you can stop and stroll through a colorful traditional weekly souk. This unmissable and popular part of Moroccan life will take you on a journey back in time (Wednesdays and Sundays in Ait Baha, Thursdays in the small village of Khémis Ida Ou Gnidif).

IGUILIZ, THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

1 300 Dhs/pers. (from 2 persons).
Accompaniment, picnic lunch and transportation included (6 to 7 hours approximately).
Dar Al Hossoun takes you to discover the archaeological site discovered in 2004 by a Franco-Moroccan archaeological mission of the University of El Jadida and the University of Paris-Sorbonne.
In the early 1120s, the fortress of Iguîlîz was the starting point of a religious revolution that led to the foundation of the Almohad Empire, the most powerful empire known to the Muslim West in the medieval period, which would later succeed the rule of the Almoravids.
These ruins, whose trace has long been lost, are perched on a spur designed to resist attackers and from which one enjoys an unobstructed view of the surrounding valleys and mountains.
They are located about sixty kilometers from Taroudant. It takes 1 hour and 45 minutes to get there by the road that runs along a beautiful palm grove at the bottom of the canyon. Then 30 minutes of walking on a path.

THE PALMERAIE OF TIOUT

850 Dhs/pers. (from 2 persons).
Accompaniment, lunch and transportation included (about 5 hours).
Palm grove of 13 hectares and more than 20,000 palm trees, Tiout is the most northern of the known oases and the only one north of the Anti-Atlas.
Biblical landscapes, place of rural life of 7 hamlets and 300 families living directly or indirectly from the agricultural activities of the palm grove still organized as for centuries.
Discover the management of water, the distribution of land, the culture, the argan tree to the bottles of oil to the virtues become legendary … and, of course, the Berber cuisine of Jamila during the traditional lunch on the carpets of the nomad tent in the heart of the palm grove.

THE FABULOUS MILLENNIUM VALLEY OF CEDRATS

1 150 Dhs/pers. (from 2 persons).
Accompaniment, picnic lunch and transport included: 6 hours approximately including 2h30 of walking on a mule track (bring hiking or sports shoes).
Nestled in the foothills of the Anti-Atlas mountain range, this excursion offers you the opportunity to discover magnificent landscapes.
We will do a rather sportive hike of 2h30 on a mule track which will lead us to the bottom of this beautiful canyon and will allow us to discover the culture of the cedar (variety of citrus fruits millennium) which is cultivated there since more than 2000 years and which is celebrated during the Jewish festival of the huts.
On the road, you will see the stations of artisanal production of charcoal and a quarry of pink marble and travertine that decorate the facades of the Hassan II mosque in Casablanca, in Berber villages.

ANIMAL PARK AND DRY GARDENS CROCOPARK

Crocopark wildlife park and dry gardens
Lunch at the park restaurant
Taghazout beach for a swim
Walking and surfing
Excursion possible for 2 people or more – Private guided tour, transport, park entrance and restaurant taken care of by us – Allow approximately 8 hours – Departure from Dar al Hossoun at 09:00 – Price for 2 people: 1 300 Dhs/pers – Price for children under 12: 50%.
A 45-minute drive will take you to the Parc Crocopark at the entrance to Agadir. The park is both an animal park, where you can get up close and personal with different species, and a dry garden planted with interesting species and origins.
Among the animals are 300 Nils crocodiles, which are fed at around 12 noon (from March to October), an impressive sight… giant tortoises, marmosets, pythons and anacondas…. You can also walk through the park and see the magnificent iguanas, which are semi-liberty around you in their shimmering blue, green and yellow robes…. A wonderful discovery!
There are also play areas for younger children to enjoy. Lunch at the Park’s restaurant.
Departure for the large Taghazout Bay beach, 10km north of Agadir, the world temple of waves and surfing.
Stroll along the promenade between Devil’s Rock and Taghazout, watch the surfers and take a dip (the water is never very cold thanks to the Golf Stream). Why not try your hand at surfing by hiring a board on site (hire and possibly an introduction to surfing with a professional instructor are available in addition to the par cet entrance fee on prior reservation.
17:00 departure for your return to Taroudant.

MASSA NATURE PARK

Excursion possible for 2 people or more Private guided tour, transport and picnic provided by us – Allow around 8 hours – Departure from Dar al Hossoun at 9am – Price for 2 people: 1 300 Dhs/person – Price for children under 12: -50%.
To the south of Agadir, the mouth of the Draá is home to a marshy area with alternating vegetable gardens and waterholes that birds love. This is a beautiful ornithological reserve, where you can observe the world’s only colony of Bald Ibis in the wild…
We’ll go as far as the mouth of the ocean and its long beach.
A beautiful walk in the park lasting around 1h30 to 2h00 (+ picnic time) accompanied by an animal guide will allow you to appreciate this wild nature.
After the picnic you can stay on the beach or, if you prefer, we can go, still accompanied by our guide, to the neighbouring 33,800-hectare wildlife park, which is home to numerous gazelles, antelopes, ostriches, onyx, etc.
During this SAFARI, the guide will tell us about the different species of African origin that we will come across in semi-liberty in this park.
This activity will last 1h30
Entrance fee to the animal park: 150.00Dhs to be paid by you.
17H00 departure for your return to Taroudant.

DISCOVER AGADIR

The great souk
Lunch at the restaurant
A few steps on the beach
Cable car
Kasbah of Oufella
Excursion possible for 2 people or more – Private guided tour, transport and restaurant provided by us – Allow approximately 8 hours – Departure from Dar al Hossoun at 09:00 – Price for 2 people: 1 300 Dhs/pers – Price for children under 12: -50%.
Arriving in Agadir, you’ll discover the Grand Souk, curved around its beautiful ancestral earthen ramparts, whose gates have recently been restored to their former glory. Stroll through the magnificent fruit and vegetable stalls. An explosion of colours and smells!
Stroll through the other aisles, filled with food products, spices, cakes, argan oil, amlou, etc., and take a “breakfast” break to sample them if you wish before visiting the shops selling manufactured goods, bags, T-shirts, etc.
After this Berber shopping, you’ll head to the restaurant for a pleasant lunch break.
The restaurant is just 100m from Agadir’s main beach, so you can take a stroll there after lunch before heading back to the cable car station, which will take you to the Kasbah Oufella at the top of the hill bearing the words Allah (God), the Nation and the King in white stone letters. You’ll have a commanding view of the entire bay of Agadir, its beach, port and ocean.
The Kasbah, which was destroyed by the great earthquake of 1967, has recently had its whitewashed earthen walls restored. Inside, you can discover the history of the old Kasbah by following the discovery trails.
Cable car: adult ticket 120dhs / 90dhs for children under 1m40 / free for children under 80cm.
Entrance to the Oufella Kasbah: adults 90dhs / 7 to 17 years 65dhs / -7 years
Audio guides (30dhs) to be paid on site.
17H00 departure for your return to Taroudant.

DECOUVERTE D’AGADIR

Le grand souk, déjeuner au restaurant Quelques pas sur la plage, le téléphérique & la Kasbah d’Oufella
Excursion possible à partir de 2 personnes - Tour privé guidé, transport et restaurant pris en charge par nos soins - Compter environ 8h - Départ de Dar al Hossoun à 09h00 - Tarif 2 personnes: 1300dhs/pers -Tarif enfant -12ans : -50%

Arrivés à Agadir, vous découvrirez le Grand Souk, cintré de ses beaux remparts de terre ancestraux dont les portes ont récemment été réhabilitées dans les rêgles de l’ont, un trésor. Vous déambulerez au travers des magnifiques étals de fruits et légumes. Une explosion de couleurs et d’odeurs !

Parcourez les autres allées garnies de produits alimentaires, épices, gâteaux, huile d’argan, amlou etc… et pourrez faire une pause « petit déjeuner » pour les déguster si vous le souhaitez avant de vous rendre dans les boutiques de produits manufacturés, sacs, tee-shirts etc…

Après ce shopping berbère, vous vous rendrez au restaurant pour une agréable pause déjeuner.

Le restaurent se trouve à 100m de la grande plage d’Agadir alors vous pourrez aller y faire quelques pas après le repas avant de repartir vers la station de téléphérique qui vous conduira à la Kasbah Oufella au sommet de la colline portant en lettres de pierres blanches les mots : Allah (Le dieu), la nation et le roi. Une vue dominante de toute la baie d’Agadir, sa plage, son port et l’océan s’offriront à vous.

La Kasbah détruite par le grand tremblement de terre de 1967 vient de voir ses murs d’enceinte de terre et chaux blanche récemment restaurés. A l’intérieur, des chemins de découverte de l’ancienne Kasbah vous ferons découvrir son histoire.

Téléphérique : AR adulte 120dhs / 90dhs pour enfants de -1m40 / gratuit pour les enfants de - de 80cm.
Entrée de la kasbah Oufella : adulte 90dhs / 7 à 17 ans 65dhs / -7ans
Audio guides (30dhs) à régler sur place par vos soins.

17H00 départ pour votre retour à Taroudant.