Experiences

Inside
the walls

Steam under a dome, sand at the foot of the cliff, earth in your hands. Five ways to spend a day at the kasbah, and a few reasons to leave it.

The wide sandy beach at Harhoura in the morning
The domed hammam with light falling through star-shaped openings

I

The hammam ritual

Steam, black soap, a kessa scrub and a rinse of orange-blossom water under the dome of the Hammam Court. Finished with tea on the cushions.

Duration
90 min
Per guest
€55
Ask reception
Two straw parasols on the beach below the kasbah

II

Mornings at Harhoura

One hundred and twenty steps down to the sand. Parasols, towels and a basket of fruit and water are waiting when you arrive.

Duration
Half day
Per guest
Included
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A wooden rammer pressing earth into a timber frame

III

Ram a wall

Our builders show you how the house was made. Sieve the earth, fill the frame and ram a layer of your own into the garden wall.

Duration
2 hours
Per guest
€35
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A table of grilled fish, tagine and salads in clay dishes

IV

Friday in the kitchen

Go down to the boats with our cook, choose the fish, then make harira, a tagine and msemen together. You eat what you cook at dinner.

Duration
3 hours
Per guest
€60
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The earthen wall glowing rose above the sea at dusk

V

Sunset on the rampart

Mint tea, almonds and olives on the outer wall as the pisé turns rose and the sea goes slate. Every evening, weather allowing.

Duration
1 hour
Per guest
€25
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Further afield

A capital next door

Our driver takes you and brings you back. Ask reception the evening before.

Rabat medina & Kasbah des Oudayas

20 min by car

A guided morning in the capital's old town and its blue-and-white kasbah over the river.

Chellah

25 min by car

Roman and Merinid ruins in a walled garden, with storks nesting on the minaret.

Temara forest

10 min by car

Cork oaks and eucalyptus, for a walk or a ride on horseback.

Skhirat golf

15 min by car

Eighteen holes between the forest and the ocean.

The kasbah gate at blue hour, its cedar doors open and lanterns glowing inside

The gate is open

Book direct for our best rate, a late check-out when the house allows, and tea on arrival.