Errachidia (ar-Rachīdīya) is a city of 92,000 people (2014) in the Saharan Morocco of Morocco.
Understand
Errachidia is of not much interest from a tourist point of view. It was shortly part of Rally Dakar in 2006 and 2007.
Furthermore, the military use of this town gives it a clean and organized urban net.
Get in
Errachidia can be convenient hub between Ouarzazate and Merzouga on the national road 10. Otherwise, using the parallel route further south, you have to relay mainly on grand taxis between these two places.
- Aerodrome of Errachidia-Moulay Ali Chérif (IATA: ERH). Year-round flights from Casablanca, and seasonal flights from Marrakech, Paris, Barcelona, Milan-Malpensa, Amsterdam, and Nantes.
Get around
See
- Ain Zarqa Musky (La Source Bleue (Blue Spring) Oasis, العين الزرقاء مسكي منتزه), south of Errachidia
- Grace oases in Kelmima, Errachidia province
- View of Oasis Walad Chaker (Ofus)
- Hassan Dam
- Merzouga region