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Photo:
Oasis Merzouga, Morocco
ECOTOURISM
travel tours in Morocco Include Haven La Chance
Desert Hote
The company is
made up of Elena Hall and Hmad Ourdaras with the
help of his brothers in Merzouga. Elena, an
American, has spent 10 years off and on in the
village of Merzouga in the Sahara Desert of Morocco
where she and Hmad, a local Berber from Merzouga,
set up a Desert Hotel - HAVEN LA CHANCE DESERT
HOTEL - with restaurant / camping / bivouac / camel
excursions / 4x4 drives amidst the sand dunes and
palm trees.
Merzouga is a
poor village with little outside help. Tourism is
the only income besides families having a son who
is in the military who helps out the
family.
There are no
pensions for the older ones - just help from sons.
Travelers spend a few days or longer and take camel
excursions from 2 hours to 6 days into the Sand
Dunes. Travelers slow down their schedules and
mingle with the family, play with the children,
watch the women make bread and
cous-cous.
They offer
advice to the Berber men on agriculture,
construction, well-digging. They are in a
completely different world here in southern
Morocco. Elena
and Hmad travel back and forth from Malaga, Spain
and some of his brothers manage the business when
they are not in the Moroccan desert .Other brothers
travel around Morocco on expanded tours which
include the IMPERIAL CITIES of Fez, Marrakech,
Rabat, Meknes and Casablanca, and other fortified
towns along the coast. Of course, the travel
includes the desert treks, small mountain villages,
and the KASHAH routes.
Elena has
been accepted by all the local people who were
nomads but have settled down in small villages.
Other nomads live in the desert with their camels
or goats and are seen on Camel excursions. Hmad is
a Berber who speaks several languages-like most
people who have contact with tourists who travel to
Morocco.
Berbers are not
Arabic although they are Muslim. The Berber women
are not involved with the tourists. But Hmad's
fa mily
and friends invite you into their homes to share
meals and mint tea. Guests are also welcome at
special feasts and weddings and can watch the
rituals, and enjoy the meals like part of the
family.
Elena has a
great respect for these desert people- poor as they
are. She and Hmad try to help them out by bringing
tourists to the area. And also to acquaint guests
with these special Berber people, their humble
food, and generosity. This ECOTOURISM experience is
a unique bonus in addition to the spacious
desert. ECOTOURISM
because any profits from Blue Men of Morocco Co.
return back into Haven La Chance Desert Hotel where
many improvements are still needed to allow work
for the family members and their
families.
The combination
of skills and education and background of Elena and
Hmad provide a reliable, professional tour with no
surprises. The close contact with local Berbers and
their way of life is a special extra in addition to
the rest of the tours where it is always so
important to make friends with the guests and
provide an unforgettable experience which entices
one to return to Morocco.
Ecotourism Tours in
Morocco Meet Berbers and Travel in Sahara Desert,
Vacations in Morocco 4x4 Tours
Merzouga
S ee
photos of our new location on this
site.
HAVEN
LA CHANCE DESERT INN
Merzouga.
See
the following page:
www.haven-la-chance-desert-hotel-merzouga.com
http://www.bluemenofmorocco.com
BLUE MEN OF
MOROCCO CO
C/Heroes Dos de Mayo 5,!
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Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain
34 952 467562
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