Agdz
The quiet town where the Draa Valley begins — old kasbahs, an endless palmeraie, and one of the most beautiful road journeys in Morocco on its doorstep.
Agdz sits at the moment the Draa Valley opens: the road from Ouarzazate climbs over the bare Tizi n'Tinififft pass, and then the world changes — below you is a river of palms running south between pink and ochre cliffs, with the pyramid ridge of Jbel Kissane standing over the town like a monument. From here to Zagora is roughly ninety-five kilometres of oasis, ksour and kasbahs, and many travellers who have driven all of Morocco name this stretch the loveliest road in the country.
The town itself asks nothing of you but a slow afternoon. There is a plane-shaded square, date and henna sellers, and on the edge of the palmeraie the old kasbahs — some ruined, some restored, one or two you can wander with a local caretaker. I like guests to sleep here rather than race through: the valley at first light, before the tour traffic moves, belongs to the birds and the farmers.
Walk the palmeraie
Paths thread the palm gardens between mud walls — dates overhead, wheat and henna below, mountains beyond.
Kasbah Tamnougalt
A short drive south: one of the great fortified villages of the Draa, its caid's kasbah open to visitors.
Jbel Kissane at sunset
The town's table-mountain backdrop turns copper in the last hour of light — photograph it from the palm edge.
The road south
The Agdz–Zagora stretch of the N9 is the scenic heart of the Draa — allow twice the time the map suggests.
Mild valley days and clear light on the palms and cliffs — perfect driving and walking weather.
Hot in the afternoons, but mornings in the palmeraie stay lovely.
The Draa cooks in high summer. Pass through early, or save the valley for the cool season.
How Agdz fits your journey
Agdz is the hinge between Ouarzazate and the deep south — the natural first stop of the Draa Valley run toward Zagora, M'hamid and the dunes, and an easy pairing with Skoura's oasis on the other side of Ouarzazate.
The Draa is his home valley — this road between Agdz and Zagora is the one he knows best of all.
Envie d'explorer Agdz ?
Donnez vos dates à Mustapha et il fera de Agdz une étape d'un voyage qui ne ressemblera qu'à vous.