Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)?
Pharaoh Eagle-owl
What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating?
Riad Dades Birds Lodge is a traditional family guest house located in the heart of the Dades valley between Kelaat M’gouna and Boumalne Dades. Our Lodge has been open since 2019.
How best to travel to your lodge?
By bus, taxi, or rental car
What kind of services – except for accommodation and food – does your lodge offer to visiting birders?
Riad Dades Birds Lodge offers birding & photographing day trips that cover all the major sites of the famous tagdilt track, Merzouga desert, and Erg Chebbi. Also offers guided birding/photographing tours all around the country of Morocco.
Moussier’s Redstart
What makes your lodge special?
Quiet & nice place to stay with friendly staff, made by birders for birders and nature lovers.
What are the 10 – 20 most interesting birds that your lodge offers good chances to see?
- Pharaoh Eagle-owl
- Thick-billed Lark
- Temminck’s Horned Lark
- Thekla Lark
- Hoopoe Lark
- Short-toed Larks
- Desert Lark
- Red-rumped Wheatear
- Maghreb Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
- Black Wheatear
- Trumpeter Finch
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
- Lanner Falcon
- Cream-coloured Courser
What is the best time to visit your lodge, and why?
The best time to visit and stay with us is any time between September and the end of May, when all the birds are around and the weather is nice.
Is your lodge involved in conservation efforts? If yes, please describe them.
Yes, to keep our lodge and nature clean.
House Bunting
What other suggestions can you give to birders interested in visiting your lodge?
Bring a pair of binoculars and a camera for photographing if you wish.
Do you have activities for non-birders? If so, please describe.
Riad Dades Birds Lodge offers cooking classes, bike rentals for our guests, and spending the night in the desert of Merzouga with camel treks and sleeping in a Berber camp.
If any reader of 10,000 Birds is interested in staying at your lodge, how can they best contact you?
By email riaddadesbirds@gmail.com or Whatsapp 00212696079791
Is there anything else you would like to share with the readers of 10,000 Birds?
Welcome home anytime between September and the end of May.
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