Ifrane is a very nice city "town" in the
Middle Atlas of Morocco. It is situated in the north center of Morocco. The word, "ifran" means caves. The
first permanent settlement of the area dates to the 16th century. The
average altitude is about 1,665
metres (5,460
ft). Because
of its elevation, during the winter months, it snows. Ifrane is also the place
where the lowest temperature was ever recorded in all Africa
continent: -24 °C (was
recorded in 1935). During the summer, a cool climate is experienced in Ifrane. The
population of this nice small city in Morocco is about 13,000 (December
2008). Tamazight is the regional language for people in Ifrane but almost
people there talk too Arabic and also talk French language. You will find many
who talk English language.
Really, Its air is very clean, if you like
to rest after long period of working in your office and stress in your big
city. I can advise you to take some days and relax at Ifrane city. In Summer,
many people from different part of Morocco like to spend their
holidays and enjoy time with their families in this beautiful town. Many people
too like to visit it in winter as land is covered by snow and some they like to
ski in Jbel Hebri "Michlifen" Mountain (2,000m). Indeed, it is a very
wonderful landscape which I am sure that everyone saw it liked it much. Who
never visit this town wish a day doing it.
If you plan to make a trip to Ifrane city, let me give you some
informations which are very necessary for you:
The best way to arrive to Ifrane is:
- Book plane to Fez airport "Morocco".
- When your plane
arrive to Fez airport, you need to take a
taxi "Grand Taxi" from Fez
airport to Taxi station. It costs around 100 Dh.
- When you arrive to
taxi stations "Grand Taxi", ask about Taxi which takes to
Ifrane.
- Your journey from Fez to Ifrane is one
hour.
When you arrive to Ifrane station you
will find in the same place Green taxi "Petit Taxi" and you can ask
the driver to take you to the near hotel.
The nice places to visit:
- Source
Vitel is very nice wonderful beautiful place in Ifrane
city with a series of waterfalls, some of which are found
inside the forests of Ifrane and others ones, which you should take a taxi to
visit them. Really, it is a amazing place which everyone saw it like it much
and visit it again and again.
- Al
Akhawayn University is a very nice university and
the only one in Morocco
which studies are with English language. You can
request special permission from the faculty to visit it.
- Centre-ville, the newer part of the city. Here, you can find the center
for tourism, the iconic Lion statue that many tourists
from inside or outside Morocco
like to take pictures next to it. There are also a very nice lake and park
which are near to the university, and too a number of restaurants, cafes, and
convenience stores.
- Marché is opened every day and where everybody
can buy his/her supplies: vegetables, fruits meat and breads... There are also
many restaurants which make nice Moroccan food with varying price.
Moreover, I will give you other informations about speed and
prices in your journey:
- How fast can you
drive a car in Morocco Road?
It's 60 km
per hour.
- How fast can you
drive a car in Morocco
motorways? It's 100 km
per hour.
- How fast can you drive
a car in Morocco
communities? It's 40 km
per hour.
- How much does
petrol cost in Morocco?
It costs 1.21 Euro (unleaded) and 0.87 Euro (diesel).
- How much are 4
stars hotels in Ifrane city Morocco? It's in average 600
Dh per day.
I hope that you find all my informations useful for you and I
wish for you a happy holiday in your country "Morocco".
