THE RIU PALACE TIKIDA TAGHAZOUT ADDS A BEVY OF POOLS AND FOUR SWISH RESTAURANTS TO THE MOROCCO’S ATLANTIC COAST.

THIS PLACE SHOWCASES A BIGGER IS BETTER MENTALITY FROM THE MINUTE YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR. IT’S GOT SEVEN POOLS, FOUR RESTAURANTS AND SIX BARS, PLUS A PRIVATE BEACH AREA OUT THE FRONT.

THE TREAT-YOURSELF CREDENTIALS ARE TOP-DRAWER, TOO. ONE OF THE POOLS IS A CHILLED INDOOR NUMBER, AND THE SPA COMES WITH A RELAXATION AREA, A HAMMAM, A SALON AND A BUNCH OF MASSAGE ROOMS.

THERE’S A POOL FOR EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK HERE. YOU CAN PICK FROM FOUR IN THE GROUNDS, WHICH COME WITH SUNKEN SUNBATHING DECKS BETWEEN THEM. ONE’S A HEATED NUMBER, AND THERE’S ALSO AN INDOOR OPTION AND TWO INFINITY POOLS IN FRONT OF THE BEACH.

THE RESTAURANT LINE-UP INCLUDES A COUPLE OF THEMED PLACES AND AN EATERY BESIDE THE WATERFRONT. TWO OF THE POOLS COME WITH WATERSIDE BARS, AND THERE’S ANOTHER PLACE TO GRAB A DRINK IN THE GARDENS BY THE SEAFRONT. AFTER DARK, YOU CAN SETTLE IN AT THE LOUNGE AND LOBBY BARS FOR A DRINK OR TWO, AS WELL.

MOROCCO’S WEST IS KNOWN FOR ITS SANDY BEACHES, TOP SURFING CONDITIONS AND SOUVENIR-FILLED SOUKS. THE BIGGEST NAME IN THE AREA IS AGADIR – MOROCCO’S PREMIER HOLIDAY DESTINATION, THANKS TO A NINE-KILOMETRE-LONG BEACH. BUT DON’T OVERLOOK TAGHAZOUT, A FISHING VILLAGE THAT’S ON THE UP FOR HOLIDAYMAKERS. ITS BEACH IS EQUALLY AS ATTRACTIVE AS AGADIR’S, AND REALLY POPULAR WITH SURFERS.