We have tried as much as possible to design the house in a traditional southern Moroccan style, but we have had to compromise sometimes - we do want a comfortable lifestyle. There are two bedrooms, two  bathrooms, a spacious living room, a large kitchen and a courtyard with several seating areas for both sun and shade. There is communal water and we have also built a “cuvée” under the house where we can store water coming in from the canals. This water we use for irrigation and it will eventually be connected into the house. We have solar panels to provide us with electricity and for more energy-consuming machines we use a generator. The garden outside is big enough for vegetable patches and of course......for new projects!

The oasis of Tighmert is interesting in itself - walking around exploring this world of palm groves is delightfully refreshing, but there is also a lot to do and see not far from here. There is a museum filled with interesting things from the world of nomads and  the Saturday camel market in Guelmim is a must. The sand dunes about 30 km from the oasis and Plage Blanche, an incredibly beautiful unexplored beach, are both fantastic places to go for overnight stays under the stars. The most rewarding part of the everyday life here is, in our eyes,  the privilege to experience this traditional saharouie culture, meeting the people living here and be part of something that is so totally different from the part of the world we come from.

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