Sports in contact with nature
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From skiing to parachute jumping, a wide range of activities and open-air sports are enjoyed right in the heart of Morocco.

Skiing
The combination of travelling by mule and skiing (known as "mule-skiing") in the High Atlas mountains, cross-country skiing in the cedar forests of the Tabular Middle Atlas and Alpine skiing at the resort of Oukaïmeden or Michlifen, near Ifrane.

Climbing

Morocco is home to several remarkable sites: Aremd, the Djebel Aroudane, the Taghia gorges, the Sirwa Massif and Mount Tidighin in the Rif. Climbing Mount M’Goun (4068m) is still a must, and the ascent of Mount Toubkal, the second highest summit in Africa after Kilimanjaro, takes two days for experienced climbers.

Fishing and hunting
While pike and tench are more common in Lake Tislit, brown trout can be fished in the wadis of Ahansal, Assif Melloul, M’goun and in the upper Tassaoute. For surf-casting and deep-sea fishing, head to Dakhla Bay. Hunters should head for the Bin El Ouidane and Arboua regions, and the ring of Ouaouizert.

Riding

A country of horsemen, Morocco has successfully continued the equestrian tradition. Horse rides are organized in the western High Atlas, the Middle Atlas and the Saghro and Sirwa massifs.

Mountain-biking
The pleasures of mountain-biking are celebrated at all the tracks of the western and central High Atlas, the Saghro and Sirwa massifs, as well as Mount Tidighin in the Rif and in the desert.

White waters
Canyoning at the Aqua-n-Tazart and the Aqua N’Taghia, rafting in the spring in the Ahansal wadi and the Assif Melloul, kayaking in Ourika and Assif Nfiss, the Talembote Wadi and Mount Tidighin in the Rif: a wide variety of pleasures!

Caving
Morocco has an impressive number of caves and underground networks. Among the most famous are the Friouato cave, near Taza – which was opened for visitors at the start of the last century – Toghobeit, to the south of Chefchaouen (713m deep) and the Goran cave, between Oualidia and Safi, which was already explored at the time of the Phoenicians and houses cave paintings.

Bird's eye view
Fly high paragliding in the High Atlas or parachuting in Beni Mellal. Also take advantage of several aerial routes on board a Cessna 207 available leaving from Marrakech. Does a ULM flight tempt you? You can fly over the Marrakech region and/or the Atlas valleys.