Ourika River Access Now Requires Payment - Visitor Complaints

Ourika attracts thousands of visitors every summer who come to enjoy the river and the cool valley. But part of this natural space is being progressively monopolized by cafés and installations sometimes set up without sufficient oversight.

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According to Al Massae, establishments have installed furniture and platforms over large portions of the banks, sometimes even in the wadi bed.

This occupation prevents families from freely accessing the water or settling down without having to make a purchase.

To touch the water, you must now consume

Visitors are also complaining about prices deemed excessive in certain cafés and restaurants, as well as the absence of clearly displayed rates.

Calls are being made to Haouz authorities to control prices, free up the public hydraulic domain and organize parking.

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Complainants are mainly demanding the preservation of free spaces, so that the Ourika wadi remains accessible to all and does not become a succession of private terraces.