Morocco's varied landscapes, which range from a 3,500km (2,170mile) coastline to the forests, rivers and mountains of the Middle and High Atlas and the Sahara Desert, offer a wide choice of sports and leisure activities.

The following three golf courses are a very short distance from the Commune of Tassoultante:

Marrakech Royal Golf Club built in 1935 has 18 holes par 72 and 6,200 metres. It is a beautiful course with the Atlas mountains in the background.

Amelkis Golf Club has 18 holes par 72 and 6,657 metres. A relatively new course located in the heart of a magnificent olive grove.

Palmeraie Golf Club has 18 holes par 72 and 6,214 metres. Designed by Robert Trent in the Palmeraie, an exotic setting with an excellent hotel in the grounds.

The great resevoir of Lalla Takerkoust is less than a 30 minute drive away. All types of watersports are available.

The foothills of the Atlas Mountains are less than an hours drive away where there is trout fishing, riding and trekking. You drive past fields of barley and corn, orchards full of olives, oranges, figs and pomegranate trees, and through the Ourika valley.

Oukaimeden, the best ski resort, is a 90 minute drive.

Mount Toubkal, 4,167 metres high, is the highest mountain in Morocco where you can climb or ski trek, and is a 3 hour drive.

The charming seaside town of Essaouira is a pretty fishing port less than a 3 hour drive. It has wonderful sand beaches and is a great place for windsurfing. There is also the beautiful town of Oualidia with its lagoon which is famous for oysters, beaches and abundance of wild migratory bird-life.