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TR: Road to Samazar 26-Apr-2017 At 7:40:23 AM Superstu

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On 24/04/2017 Vwills wrote:
>Would be interested in where you stayed on the north side. The Kasbah was
>amazing, but rather pricey after our perfectly adequate digs in Tafrout
>for $12 per night.

There is one place to stay in Madao, a small village on the road from the Kasbah about 10 minutes towards Tafraout. It's inside a local house but run by two Saharan guys who rent the property from a family that's moved to the city. Not as clean and well kept as the Kasbah, but cheaper, friendlier and the owners were relaxed and let us do our thing. I think it was 200 Dh for the two of us including meals, although we'd often skip the prepared breakfast as we wanted to get an early start. Meals were good.

I understand you may be able to bargain down the Kasbah rate if you stay for a while and mention you're climbers.

The climber's log in the Kasbah had a note from two Brits who'd managed to find accomodation up in the Samazar valley. They said you'd need French or Arabic to ask around to find it. That would be a great base and save the epic drive up the hill every day.