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When we think of Marrakech in a subtropical city in Africa, the gateway to the Sahara, where caravans of camels Berber launch their products to one more authentic souks in the world. Marrakech But, believe it or not, also offers excellent skiing in the High Atlas Mountains, the resort Oukaimeden, just over 40 miles or one hour from the city. Oukaimeden often visited in one day from Marrakech and offers all sorts of services and a lot of fun.
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Abstract OUKA ¯ Meden
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Meden OUKA ¯ opened as a ski resort in 1936 by the French Alpine Club Marrakech. You are at an altitude of 10,738 feet (3273 meters) and is the highest ski resort in Africa and best equipped in Morocco, and one of the most popular on the continent, with an average of 24,000 visitors every weekend during high season.
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The snow season is very variable and difficult an annual average of 120 days Mid-April to December to mid-term, even if the snow is very reliable from January until late March or early April.
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The ¯ OUKA Meden Resort has a ski relatively modest, approximately 300 acres, but very interesting, including 3 black, 8 red, 4 blue and 3 green slopes. It also has the highest chairlift in Africa, 7545 meters above the sea as well as 6 lifts with a capacity of more than 4,000 skiers per hour. There several projects underway to develop the resort as a plan to equip roads with artificial snow machines.
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Currently, the price Entry station cost only 10 dirhams, half-day lost for the cost of skiing, 30 dirhams, and equipment rental should not cost more residents than 60 dirhams per day.
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Getting there
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There, the buses do not travel are expected to arrive ski ¯ OUKA Meden, but you can hire a taxi to get there from Marrakesh and pick it up for return to the city by about 300 to 500 dirhams. You can also rent a car in the city between 30 and 600 dirhams per day, depending on season, type of car and service need.
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Accommodation and restoration
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There are several hotels, villas and restaurants of the resort and the people. One of the two main hotels is very expensive and the other is reasonably affordable. For a small fee, you can hire a local guide who will take you to a field house style more authentic and traditional, cottage and private homes, where you can rent an apartment with a variety of services and different prices.
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Recreation and Leisure
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Besides skiing, there are many leisure activities that can be performed entirely Meden ¯ OUKA. You can hike and explore the incredible landscapes that offer the Atlas Mountains and the great variety of birds and plants for nature lovers. You can also go to fishing in many rivers and lakes in the region where the carp, perch and trout. In addition, you can visit some archeological sites the most impressive Morocco, where there are several rock paintings dating back 2100 years before Christ.
Your visit to Marrakech will be even more exciting and complete if you experience the chance to ski that Oukaïmeden offers you. Most hotels in Marrakech will help you plan your skiing expedition to the last detail, including transport, accommodation and equipment. Also, many Marrakech riads will help you arrange your entire ski adventure so that you can make the most of your stay in the Ochre City.
David Gonzalez-Company (BA Degree in Philosophy, Universitat de València (Spain); MA (Hons) Degree in Mental Philosophy, University of Edinburgh (UK); MA Degree in Comparative Literature, University of Washington (USA)) is a writer, journalist, educator and translator who has traveled extensively and has lived in several European, North American and African countries.
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