Experience nomad life in the desert while helping with maintenance of my house in Tagounite, Morocco

Morocco

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14/12/2019
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2019

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Hello! I am Mustapha, i am a nomad, from tagounite and i work as a guide to the desert here. I have a family casbah(traditional house in the desert) in a small oasis village called casabah, few km from tagounite. As nobody lives in the house, it needs some reparations and renovation, which would be the main work.
Type of help
Gardening
Building
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will be able to see how life is in the Oasis /desert, as well as tge traditional ways of building. You'll also meet my friends and family, so youll see how it is to be part of a bərbər family.
Help
Doing all the stuff necessary to repair the house as well as running it. Making bricks. Make more rooms. wee will cook, bring water etc. Together.
Languages spoken
A bit of English, peu de français, bərbər and arab.
Accommodation
Its an old house which needs a lot of work. I have 2 rooms. You will share the bedroom with other workawayers. The food will be provided in exchange for the work
What else ...
Ill pick you up in Tagounite, there you can go by bus from Zagora /ouarzazate/Marrakesh /agadir. You can also take a shared taxi to Zagora and then from Zagora to tagounite, if you want already the journey to be a morrocan experience.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 3 hours a day, 5 days a week

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(5.0)

Communication:
(3.9)

10/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (Ahes & Raphaël) for host

We stayed 10 days with Mustapha and his family. That was an amazing first workaway. We learn a lot about Arabic and berber culture and way of life.
We helped making brics for the house, but we only work a little, not every day. Mustapha took the time to show us the country side and to introduce us to his friends. We also stay few nights in his… read more

(Very good )

03/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (David & Klara Luna) for host

All in all we had a good time with Mohammed, Mustapha and their sisters and brothers!
We spend only a little bit more then one week at their place and the first and last night we could stay at the familys place in Tagounite. There we played a lot with the lovley little brother and sister from Mustapha and the whole family was very welcoming and… read more

(Very good )

07/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (Florian & Mila) for host

we stayed with mustapha for several nights, unfortunately one of us got sick - so we probably were not a big help..
the work we did was some digging and repairing holes in the walls with mud.
Mustapha taught us how to cook a tajine and some words in berber and moroccain arrabic. we also met mustaphas family which was extremly nice and generous… read more

(Very good )

25/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Driss) for host

I spent good time there, two weeks exactly. If you're looking for a peaceful, safe and healthy, this is the right address.
About the host:
Mustafa is a honest, trustable and has a big knowledge about the life in desert. Moreover, he is open minded, and bears my unlimited questions about each detail in the oasis and desert too.
About his family:… read more

(Excellent )

15/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Fara) for host

When I do another workaway in the village, Mustapha is my neighbor, so I spend some time with Mustapaha. I visit his family,mother, brothers and sisters, they are all good,simple person,love life ,very kind and friendly, make me feel safe in Morocco(when I travel in other tourist place,the people always bother me ). We cook together,not too much… read more

(Excellent )

09/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Donna & Franklin) for host

We stayed with Mustafa’s and his cousin Ibrahim in Tagounite for about a week. Life was very peaceful and we had the opportunity to spend time camping with camels in the desert. Definitely one of the most memorable experiences of traveling...not a lot of actual work to do, but that was fine with us!! Much love to these guys, they are really great… read more

(Excellent )

21/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Lisanne) for host

I stayed with Mustapha for a few days. The Casbahs are really, very impressive. We also went to a camp in the Sahara which was really cool. Even when I fell sick from drinking camel water (oops) he took really good care of me. Shukran and until next time!

(Excellent )

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