Atlas Mountains Guide: Overview, Hotels & Travel Writing

I’d seen the Bougmez Valley described as "the best-kept secret in Morocco". Admittedly, this was something I’d read in the Lonely Planet Guide to Morocco, and Bougmez is also mentioned at least briefly in a number of other guidebooks.

As we jolted along, taking the bends sluggishly on the van's heavy suspension, I marvelled at the view. To my right - sachets of coffee, biscuits and chocolate; to the left - boxes of batteries, razor blades, combs and cheap jewellery. Balanced on a...