Middle of Means-atlas

In the middle of Means-atlas a stream of cool and pure water stands. Sometimes bluish in the contact of the sky, sometimes greenish in the reflexion of orchards, this watercourse is considered to be one of the first hydraulic sources of Morocco. At a 1.240-metre altitude, a multitude of sources flow, burble and murmur. It is about the picturesque site "Oyoun Oum Errabiaa" where merges quarantine sources soft and salted to overturn directly into the river of Oum Errabiaa on a course of more than 600 metres. Having encircled with blocks of limestones and ochre cliffs, the force of the debit of waters allocates a freshness on the place. The song of banks, the bang of rocks and the twitter of birds weave, as for them, a loving symphony. At the arrival to sources, a breeze-valley transports you in an insubstantial trip, a reckless adventure in the size of nature and divine beauty. The sources of Oum Errabiaa are from now on an unavoidable stopover for all passengers for Ifrane, Khénifra and regions. «In every visit of Ifrane, we want to visit the sources of Oum Errabiaa. I come to pass the day with the family and to make discover to my children the beauty of our Morocco», explains Nabil. If this father is a regular of places, others savour his discovery, for the first time.« I hesitated at the beginning between one after midday of ski in Michlifen or the visit of sources. To tell the truth, I was surprised by the feature of this place. This mixture of waterfalls, of rivers and of greenery is peculiar. I do not regret this visit. I would have liked to have enough time to be able to come back there. I assure you that I will come back most often. Such decor should not be forgotten», entrusts us Madiha, a young student in Casablanca. Indeed, this pearl, which shines within oaks and cedars, comes to compete with the famous Moroccan tourist sites. Itto, one thirty-year person, reveals us an aspect of its daily in the sources of Oum Errabiaa.« The site knows a dynamics in spring and summer. People escape dry climate to come to refresh themselves to sources», point out-t-elle. And to add that «the agricultural activity hereabouts is a bit mediocre so the majority of the inhabitants bet on tourist resources». In spite of the daily pressures from which they suffer, the generosity of the villagers does not leave you uninterested. At the edge of banks, the inhabitants of the region constructed small shelters on one hand for relaxation and other one to feed their grant a bit. Of a fine simplicity, huts are done up. Equipped with carpet and with Berber cushions, they give a panoramic view on shining cataracts.« We rent these areas in moderate prices. The visitors can, so, enjoy a pleasant time «foot in the water». It allows an escape of the tension of the daily without forgetting that our waters have countless virtues», underlines Ali, possessing some shelters of the tourist site. In service, glasses of tea and delightful tajines allowing, in this sense, to the visitors the discovery of the Berber culinary arts. For the amateurs of memories, craft boutiques are available on the spot displaying in their shop windows of products original 100 % and especially« Hand-made». The wealth of the sources of Oum Errabiaa is interminable. The place answers all tastes. For the amateurs of archaeology and of speleology, a cave is to explore. Five dirhams the cost of visit in the middle of this mysterious cavern is where alone the streaming of waters breaks its silence. The passage to the sources of Oum Errabiaa also allows to the amateurs of "canoe" to exercise their sports favourites. This site in the numerous facets is, indeed, a heavenly picture which is added to the long list of the paradises of Morocco.