Wildlife Holidays in Morocco
Our Expertise
Whilst researching wildlife and habitat conservation in Morocco in 1993 we were lucky to meet the charming Said who we have employed full time as a guide for our clients since 1997.
Superb Location
Our base in Taroudant has access to areas of high biodiversity with many endemic species in the varied habitats of the Souss Valley, High Atlas and Anti Atlas Mountains (including a National Park and a Biosphere Reserve).
Our Resources
We have a wide range of maps, displays and a well stocked specialist library.
Your Guide
Said proved his worth as our field assistant and was instrumental in the setting up of our project in Taroudant. Being brought up in the argan forest, Said has a fine understanding of the local wildlife and related issues. He has a degree in biology and geology from Agadir University. Extremely knowledgeable about all wildlife, he has a particular passion for botany and ornithology. He has regularly accompanied specialist groups such as Jaeger Tours (USA) and Greentours (UK).
From Ian Green of Greentours: "Staying at Taroudant with our groups each year has been a wonderful experience. The hospitality and the food is first class and Said is a great companion in the field. Being close to the Atlas and right in the bird-rich Souss Valley makes it a superb base for a wildlife tour and Said's local knowledge has helped us no end. And you can pop down to the souk at the end of a long day enjoying the birds, flowers and butterflies before Fatima's superb tagines... what could be better?" Oct 05
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Biodiversity
The director, Jane Bayley, first visited Morocco in 1991 to study
the tremendous diversity of wildlife, geology and climate (not with
the original intention of entering the ecotourism holiday business!).
In Morocco there are 460 bird species, 90 reptiles (50% more than in the whole of Europe) and 3,600 recognised plants, of which 17% are endemic. The area is a "cross-roads" for flora and fauna from the Mediterranean, the Sahara & the Tropics with the addition of montane variations.
There are two internationally important reserves locally, the Argan Forest Biosphere Reserve and the Souss Massa National Park. The latter is well known for its estuarine birdlife, but most particularly for the last remaining wild breeding colonies in the world of the Bald Ibis.
If you would like more information on the natural history of the region,
you can download a more detailed document here:
Natural
History download
(WORD 6.0 format, 44kb)
Natural
History download
(Adobe Acrobat PDF format, 60kb)
Naturally Morocco Limited - Experience the Real Morocco
Tel: 01239 710 814 UK local rate: 0845 345 7195
