The edge of the plateau
Immouzer Kandar sits where the road from Fes reaches the Middle Atlas plateau, at around 1,340 m, a clear change of air from the plain below.
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Dayet Aoua · Photo: EL KHALIL EL ARFAOUI, CC BY-SA 4.0
Immouzer Kandar, Morocco
Immouzer Kandar is a town on the edge of the Middle Atlas plateau, about 45 minutes by car south of Fes from Bab Ftouh, at around 1,340 m. Home to the Ait Seghrouchen, it is where the Aïn Soltane mineral water is bottled, and it is the first step up to the lakes of the plateau and on to Ifrane.
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Why go to Immouzer Kandar
Climb south out of Fes and Immouzer Kandar is where the land levels onto the Middle Atlas plateau, at around 1,340 m. The town, in Sefrou Province, had about 21,900 people at the 2024 census and is home to the Ait Seghrouchen. It is known in Morocco for its mineral water, low in sodium, bottled here under the name Aïn Soltane. For travellers it is the doorway to the plateau: the natural lakes, or dayets, lie between Immouzer and Ifrane, and the road carries on to Ifrane and the cedar forest near Azrou. Being higher than Fes, it is cooler in summer and can see snow in winter.
- Best time
- April–June and September–October; summer as a cool escape from Fes
- How long
- A stop of an hour or two, or a half day with the lakes
- Nearest airport
- Fès-Saïs (FEZ)
- Region
- Middle Atlas · Sefrou Province
The road from Fes to Immouzer Kandar, drawn to scale
Out of the medina by Bab Ftouh, on the OpenStreetMap car route. Each town sits at its real distance along the road.
43 km
about 46 min at the wheel, without traffic or stops
من فاس، باب الفتوح إلى إيموزار كندر
Road distance and free-flow time from the OSM car router (OSRM), Bab Ftouh to Immouzer Kandar. A real day takes longer: traffic leaving Fes, a viewpoint, a slow lorry on the bends. We plan the day around it.
- Fes, Bab Ftouhفاس، باب الفتوح0 km
- Immouzer Kandarإيموزار كندر43 km
What you'll see in Immouzer Kandar
The lakes beyond
Dayet Aoua and smaller lakes such as Dayet Ifrah lie on the plateau between Immouzer and Ifrane. They are rain-fed, so we check water levels before the day.
Aïn Soltane
Immouzer Kandar is where the Aïn Soltane mineral water, low in sodium, is bottled.
The first plateau town south of Fes, at 1,340 m, on the road to the Middle Atlas lakes and Ifrane.
Near Immouzer KandarTours that reach Immouzer Kandar
Each one runs private or small-group and stops properly in Immouzer Kandar. Open one for the day-by-day plan, then ask us to quote it for your dates.
Immouzer Kandar and the Middle Atlas lakesOrchard country, a hill town above the Saiss plain, and the dayets: natural lakes on the limestone plateau between Immouzer and Ifrane.See the plan
Middle Atlas two-day loopLakes, cedars, macaques and the springs of the Oum Er-Rbia river, with a night in the mountains. A loop from Fes and back.See the plan
Fes-Meknes region three-day loopImperial Meknes, Roman Volubilis, a night in Moulay Idriss, Bhalil's cave houses, a night in the Middle Atlas and the cedars on the way home.See the planBefore you go
Getting there. Roughly 45 minutes by car south from Bab Ftouh on the OpenStreetMap car route
Altitude. Around 1,340 m; evenings are cool even in summer, so bring a layer
Pairs with. Dayet Aoua, Ifrane and the Azrou cedar forest
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Pair Immouzer Kandar with
The places closest to Immouzer Kandar, easy to join on one private route.
BhalilThe hillside town of cave houses and painted bridges, half an hour south of Fes, where women knot djellaba buttons in the lanes.See Bhalil
SefrouThe walled town south of Fes where Idris II stayed while Fes was built, with a mellah, a waterfall and a June cherry festival.See Sefrou
IfraneFes's alpine neighbourSee IfraneQuestions about Immouzer Kandar
What people ask us before they add Immouzer Kandar to a trip.
How far is Immouzer Kandar from Fes?
Roughly 45 minutes by car from Bab Ftouh, without traffic, on the road south towards Ifrane.
Is Immouzer Kandar the same as Imouzzer Kandar?
Yes. The name is spelled several ways: Immouzer, Imouzzer or Imouzzer du Kandar. In Arabic it is إيموزار كندر.
Can we combine Immouzer Kandar with Ifrane?
Yes. Immouzer and the lakes sit on the road to Ifrane, so they fit naturally into a Middle Atlas day.
Tell us your dates. We'll plan Immouzer Kandar with you.
- Tell us what drew you in. Your dates, who is travelling and what you want to see.
- A person reads it. We write a day-by-day plan for your group, private or small-group.
- You change anything. Then we confirm the guides, drivers and riads.