Errachidia city. Source: Agence Urbaine Errachidia–Midelt.

Ziz / Tafilalt

Errachidia

A regional city on the Ziz corridor, useful for understanding the eastern routes towards the Tafilalt.

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DESTINATION / THE FIELD GUIDE

A PLACE TO TAKE YOUR TIME

A regional city on the Ziz corridor, useful for understanding the eastern routes towards the Tafilalt.

31.932° N / 4.424° W

Errachidia sits in the eastern part of the Drâa-Tafilalet region. It provides an urban anchor for travel along the Ziz and towards Erfoud, Rissani and Merzouga. The surrounding oasis landscapes belong to a different corridor from the Drâa route south of Ouarzazate.

What to see

The city and nearby Ziz landscape.

What to do

Use the city as a practical stop on a wider eastern itinerary and arrange visits into the oasis country.

Practical information

Confirm current access, opening arrangements and local conditions before travelling. Use local guides for unfamiliar paths; respect private homes, cultivated land and requests about photography. Accommodation and dining links may refer to your Ouarzazate base or an onward stop; check the address on each listing.

Getting here

From the Ouarzazate region, eastern journeys pass through the Dades and Tinghir corridor before connecting towards the Ziz and Tafilalt. Plan stages rather than assuming a short local excursion.

THE LAND AROUND YOU

A place
between places.

Follow the landscape a little further.
These nearby places continue the story.

Explore the regional map

Schematic locations, not road directions.

iBEFORE YOU GO

The useful
details.

A little preparation.
More room for the experience.

The setting

Ziz / Tafilalt

Region

Ziz / Tafilalt

Find it on the mapErrachidia — area marker, not an entrance

Area marker only. Confirm the entrance, meeting point and current access.

Researched with source information · Reviewed 2026-09-27. Reconfirm changing details before travel.

TRAVEL ONWARD

There is
always more.

01Tinghir — source photograph.

Todgha Valley

Tinghir

A town and palm-grove landscape that form the inhabited approach to the Todgha Gorges.

02Merzouga — source photograph.

Erg Chebbi / Tafilalt

Merzouga

A village beside Erg Chebbi, where the dune field meets the settled routes of the Tafilalt.

04CLA Studios entrance in Ouarzazate

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Beyond the film set

Notes from the landscapes, craft and everyday life of southern Morocco.

05Residence Chay — source photograph.

Luxury Apartments

Residence Chay

Independent apartments in Hay El Massira, with room to unpack and settle into an Ouarzazate routine.

06Restaurant Habous — source photograph.

Moroccan / Café / Patisserie

Restaurant Habous

A café, bakery and restaurant on Place El Mouahidine, useful for a pause in the centre of town.

Photography credits

Photograph source

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