Demnat to Bine el Ouidane

Demnat where we were last night used to have a large Jewish population. Apparently in the 1940s and 1950s most of them migrated to Israel. The place where we stayed, Kasbah Ait Oumghar, must have been owned by some of these people at some point. The picture below is of the railing on the internal balcony.

Railing

When we were ready to leave this morning our host encouraged us to walk up the road a bit to see the natural bridge. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a road go over a natural arch before.

You can’t see the other side from here but this is one side of the natural arch
A closer view of the entrance to the arch

From Demnat we drove to Ouzoud Falls. The falls are the second highest falls in Africa. We hiked down to the bottom. We also got to see monkeys on the way.

Ouzoud Falla
Brian with one of the monkeys

Tonight we are staying at Widiane Resort on the edge of Bin El-Ouidane reservoir. The resort is absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately the reservoir is very low.

Widiane resort
Playing cards
One of the pools
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Author: marionvermazen

I am a traveler, hiker, avid reader, Sun alumnus, computer geek, Spanish and French language student, knitter and genealogist. I am retired after working for almost 30 years in the Computer Industry. I live in Reno, Nevada with my husband Duke.

2 thoughts on “Demnat to Bine el Ouidane”

  1. The resort looks like a movie set – so beautiful and Brian seems totally comfortable with the monkey. Like you, I haven’t seen a natural bridge under a roadway before seeing your photos. It doesn’t seem very safe but must be or it would have collapsed. Maybe the natural arch shape keeps it stable?

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