Description of the attraction
Souss-Massa National Park is one of the natural and cultural attractions of the Souss-Massa-Draa region, located in central Morocco.
The national park was founded in 1991. It is located between the cities of Agadir and Tinzit in the lagoons formed by two rivers - Sousse and Massa - at the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean. It is thanks to these rivers that the park got its modern name. The total area of the national park is over 300 square kilometers.
The varied natural landscape of this area, where there are mountains, sands and agricultural land, provides an excellent opportunity for various representatives of the fauna to inhabit. The main value of the national park lies in the fact that the last population of bald ibises lives on its territory, which, unfortunately, no longer exist on earth. In addition, such rare birds as black-headed chagra, redstarts, bustards, all types of larks and other birds live here, many of which come here from other regions for the winter. In total, there are over 200 bird species in the Sousse-Massa National Park.
In addition, rare animals live in the park, for example, antelopes, Eurasian wild boars, gazelles, Egyptian mongooses, ostriches, as well as various types of butterflies and reptiles. Special reservations have been created for ostriches in the park.
The Souss-Massa National Park is also rich in flora. Here grows such a rare plant as the mountain vat.
Souss-Massa Park is not only a place for a cultural pastime for vacationers and tourists. It performs several important tasks at once: preserves and restores some species of animals and plants, and is also a wonderful place for ecological tourism. The most important visitors to the national park are schoolchildren of Agadir, who come here to get to know better the nature of Morocco and learn to take good care of it.
