Experience how Berber nomads have lived for centuries in the Sahara desert in Tagounite, Morocco

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Hi there. We are lehcen and hassan. We are 38 and 32. We are nomads who grew up in the desert. We lived with our family all our lives here. Unfortunatly our family moved to tagounite because of the waterproblem. But we love it here so much. We want to live here. So we are looking for people who want to help us rebuild the house. We have bedrooms and there's enough space to relax. We have a room where you can shower.
Now we need help with making bricks, walk with our dromedares and goats and sheep so they can eat, carry sand for the bricks, feading our chickens, rabbits, goats and sheep, walk the dog, renovate living room and bedrooms.
We cook traditional Berber food.
If you want we can teach you.
We also have a nomad oven and often we make fresh bread.
There is enough to do here like visiting tagounite, the market, desert, walking to the mountains, go to weddings, meet my family and friends.
We work max 3 hours a day usually after breakfast, after that you are free.

You can get here with ctm or supratours busses.
From marrakech every day buss leaves at 11 and is in tagounite at 21.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Sprachpraxis
Unterrichten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Hausarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
You will experience how the berber nomads lived for centuries and still do. You will meet my family and friends. You learn to cook berber food. I teach you how to build nomad house.
Arbeit
Build the house. Make bricks. Help with animals. Renovate rooms. Clean house. Cooking. Walk with my dromedares.
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Arabisch: Fließend
Berber: Fließend
Englisch: Fließend
Französisch: Fließend
Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.
Unterkunft
Nice house. Beautifull environment. Bedrooms. You share bedroom with other workawayers when many people. Enough space to relax. Room to take shower.
Was noch ...
Visit desert. Visit zagora and tagounite. I go to tagounite a lot so you can join me for shopping. Nice walks. Visit mountain.
Etwas mehr Information
- Internet Zugang
- Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
- Wir besitzen Tiere
- Wir sind Raucher
- Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
Dieser Gastgeber nimmt gern Digital Nomads bei sich auf.
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.
Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen
Dieser Gastgeber ist bereit, Reisende mit Haustieren bei sich aufzunehmen.
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
Arbeitszeiten
Maximum 3 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Korrekte Angaben im Profil:
(4.9)

Kultureller Austausch:
(5.0)

Kommunikation:
(4.9)

30.09.2021

Vom Host für Workawayer (Emily )

Emily is a nice, calm, friendly woman who is always willing to help. We had a great time with her. She is welcome any time. Hope to see you again

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29.09.2021

Vom Workawayer (Emily ) für Host

Hassan and his family are very Hospital and treat you like a Part of the Family. the work is easy and it is a really beautiful place -very calm!
you really get a good insight of the Life as a Berber nomad. and the Food was delicious! thanks:)

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30.08.2021

Vom Host für Workawayer (Isaac)

Thanks Isaac for your kind words. We also had a marvelous time with you. You are a smart guy, so kind and very very funny. It was very nice having you here with us. Thank you for everything. We hope you come visit us again. You are very welcome.

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17.08.2021

Vom Workawayer (Isaac) für Host

This was an amazing experience, 10/10 and my first workaway.

I stayed with them for about 2 weeks during the hot part of Summer, and mostly spent time with Hassan and Ibrahim, 2 of the 4 brothers. An average day for me consisted of waking up to the sunshine after sleeping on the roof, then having some breakfast. From there, we would fetch water… read more and begin the day's work. For me, the most common work was renovating the central garden's mud walls for a couple hours, or until the heat became too much. You only work as much as you are able, and you do not have to push yourself. The work changes as the overall project is renovating the Kasbah so it can be used to house tourists. Then, we would get out of the Sun and take a rest until lunch. After lunch, we would rest for a couple more hours, fetch water, and then spend time with whomever was around. Until a late dinner and back to the roof for the night.

The brother's speak multiple different languages, so it was not uncommon to have a conversation that flowed between Arabic, Berber, English, Spanish, French, and Italian depending on the people present and who could translate for others. Everyone shares their own language, so you will learn a bit from everyone. It was fun to laugh and joke around with these people, and let us not forget the daily game or two of Parcheez!

The hosts were accommodating and could pick up things from the nearby town of Tagounite if needed, and the town felt quite safe unlike Marrakech or the bigger cities where people hassle foreigners. There is a real sense of community. I arrived late at night in Tagounite, and without wifi I was unsure exactly where to walk to find Hassan picking me up. The first person I talked to knew him, called him up, and the next thing I knew I was on the back of a motorcycle zipping to the Kasbah! It was also not uncommon to make a few local friends besides the hosts!

Early on in my stay we took a trip to see the dunes, and do all of the fun excursion stuff. I was glad to see that the people leading the excursion as well as the hosts seemed to really enjoy the trip themselves; it was not just something they were doing for the tourists. Rather, it was an event they enjoy participating in just as much. They also told me if you go closer to October after the heat settles, the excursions can last longer, and overall it *could* be a more enjoyable stay due to not having to deal with extreme heat. I personally decided to come during this time as a bit of a challenge, so please consider what you are looking for!

A few things to note: the environment is harsh, but with planning it can be managed, and you get used to it. Tee days usually reached 117F/47C and the nights began to feel cool at 100F/38C.

Myself (and the other workawayers) paid about 5 USD/Euro a day to help with food as it is COVID times, as renovating the Kasbah does not really generate money.

This is afterall a dirt/mud house, so you might not have the normal American/European amenities. If you are used to city life, keep that in mind. That said, it still felt like any regular home. It has electricity, sometimes limited wifi (usually depending on wind/sand blocking signal), and you could wash up whenever you wanted. I guess that life here takes a bit more presence of mind in that you have to live with a bit more intent as opposed to things just being available.

Drink water! You will need it. I brought a filter as well as some purifying tablets. The filter was good to consistently sip on in short term while the tablets take their time to purify, but the filter is impractical for bulk hydration. Having both was essential. I will also say, the other workawayers that happened to be there just drank the water itself. One was fine, and the other two told me that they felt only moderately ill for a few days, then of course they had nothing to worry about later. Something to consider!

Overall, wonderful and helpful people that mostly look for other good people with good ambience to share time with. If you can bring a positive attitude, well, that's about all you need for this!

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26.02.2021

Vom Host für Workawayer (Annalia)

Thanks Annalia for your kind review. Thank you for your time here with us. We had a great time with you. You are kind, calm, friendly considerate and helpfull with the work. I'm glad to hear you had a good time and liked the things we showed you. Thanks

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24.02.2021

Vom Workawayer (Annalia) für Host

Thanks Hassan for having me there in Tagounite. I lived amazing moments with you and your wonderful family and friends. Thank you for welcoming me as a member of your family. I had the luck to live unique moments there : a wedding, enjoy many teas and tajines in the desert, take care of animals, eat the berber pizza, and good moments in the Kasbah… read more

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26.11.2020

Vom Host für Workawayer (Michaela & Alexander)

Hi Michaela and Alexander,
It was nice having you here. Thank you for your review. Glad to hear you had a good time. See you again some time.

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26.11.2020

Vom Workawayer (Michaela & Alexander) für Host

Thank you Hassan for the warm, funny and welcoming moments in your family!
Tagounite and it’s indigenous people will leave good memories in us!
The kids loved to clean up your place and playing with all the family members especially Firdouz...
Also the tea in the desert was a special moment to us!
We hope to see you all again!

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14.02.2020

Vom Host für Workawayer (Pavel)

Hi pavel, thank you for your review and time we had with you. You are kind calm man and helpful. Your electrician skills were so handy and we were so happy with that. Good luck with all your travels. And welcome back anytime.

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13.02.2020

Vom Workawayer (Pavel) für Host

I stayed with Lahcen and his family for some time, the atmosphere in the house was great! Like in family.
I had many awesome experience with them, did desert tour and got invited to the real Berber wedding!
I learned so much about Moroccan culture! Learned to make and repair buildings in traditional way and to cook traditional dishes.
I liked the… read more

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14.02.2020

Vom Host für Workawayer (els)

Oh thank you for the great review. We like you a lot, nice kind calm and helpful. And funny as well. We glad you are with us.

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14.02.2020

Vom Workawayer (els) für Host

Wauw this is a fantastic place. The house is very big with many bedrooms (sometimes you even have a private bedroom) and a living room, relax area's, a big garden. I'm so lucky to have found this place. And the area is stunning, beautifull palm trees and mountains. The house is 10 km from tagounite in an oasis. The food lahcen cooks is amazing.… read more

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13.02.2020

Vom Host für Workawayer (Valentin)

You are a nice calm friendly guy, easy to talk to. And helpful. It was nice to have you here. Thank you for your great review. Come see us as again. Welcome

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12.02.2020

Vom Workawayer (Valentin) für Host

Wow ! That was my first Workaway experience and this was a Great one !
I arrived at night in the house, Lahcan's family, neighbors and others workawayers were around the fire, tchating and having fun. Then we took this traditional awesome tea and eat an amazing tajine.
Overall I appreciated the company of the family (they spoke a bit English or… read more

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