There and Back Again, an EV Adventure to Dakar | #3 – Agadir to Tafraoute

The next morning, both our cars were fully charged overnight (mine to 90%).

Yesterday, Silvia gave us some stickers for our vehicles that we put on our cars before leaving the beautiful Atlas Kasbah Ecolodge.

Our next destination was Tafraoute in the Anti-Atlas Mountains. About 50 km before Tafraoute, we had a quick stop at the spectacular Tizourgane Kasbah.

The landscape along the road through the Anti-Atlas was lovely.

But it got absolutely stunning when we reached Tafraoute.

The landscape there reminded me of North-West Argentina, but with a touch of Seychelles or Côte de Granit Rose. Just spectacular.

After a photo session with our cars in the landscape, we drove to the campground Tete de Lion, where we had planned to spend the next two nights.

I could charge at the campground with 10 Amps single-phase using my Juice Booster. Getting my car from 45% to 90% would take more than 20 hours. But this was expected, and we had planned enough time at this beautiful place.

By the way, the campground was named after a large rock that looked like the face of a lion. It can be seen from the campground.

Since Tafraoute is located at around 1000m altitude, the night was cold, and I had to switch to my warmer sleeping bag.

But the next morning, we were greeted by the sun and enjoyed our breakfast at the campground.

Both Hans and I were carrying a Nespresso machine in our cars, powered by the EcoFlow Delta 2 power station.

Until late afternoon, we stayed in the campground. I used the time to copy all my video files and images to my notebook and update my block.

Then, around 3:30 pm, we drove to the famous Les Roches Peintes (painted rocks).

In 1984, the Belgian artist Jean Vérame painted large granite boulders in vibrant blue, pink, red, and yellow colors using 18 tons of paint. The result is a surreal art installation in a desert-like landscape.

After all the driving, we thought that it would be a good idea to get some exercise and climb the highest hill in the area.

The view from the hilltop was very nice and gave us a different perspective of the artwork.

After exploring the painted rocks, we got hungry and drove directly to the restaurant Chez Nadia near Tafraoute.

We had chicken and lemon tajine, which was very good.

This was our last evening in Tafraoute. The next morning, we had planned to continue our trip to the next location. I thoroughly enjoyed Tafraoute and can highly recommend it. It’s a bit away from the standard tourist routes, but it’s definitely worth the detour.