Ben Slimane: Forests, Coast and Culture of Benslimane Province

The forests of Benslimane Province cover more than 57,000 hectares and offer opportunities for hiking. Alongside them, the coast, other natural areas and a cultural site provide different focal points for planning your trip.

Forests and natural areas

The rich forestry heritage adds another regional characteristic to the area’s size. For planning, it is helpful to distinguish between landscapes and activities: the forests are a natural focal point, while hiking is the specific activity associated with them. If you enjoy exploring on foot, you can make this a priority; if you want to compare different types of landscape, the province offers other nature-related options.

The Oued Mellah reservoir and the Ain Dakhla gorges are also natural areas in Benslimane Province. Their landforms differ in their very names: on the one hand, a reservoir; on the other, gorges. When planning your trip, you can therefore choose more specifically whether forests, the reservoir or the gorges are the strongest landscape theme for you. This gives the general connection with nature a more concrete form.

Coast and activities

The province has a 35-kilometre coastline. Its beaches include Bouznika, Dahomy and Essanaoubar. Diving and water sports are among the activities associated with these beaches. This provides a distinct activity focus alongside hiking: in the forests, the emphasis is on getting around on foot; on the coast, it is on diving and water sports. This distinction helps you clearly organise your interests for your stay.

Bouznika brings together two regional themes: the town is home to one of the province’s beaches, and the Kasbah Bouznika is a cultural site in Benslimane. The coastal perspective and cultural connection can therefore be considered separately, even though they share the same name. For your planning, this means deciding whether you want to focus first on the coast or on culture, rather than treating both themes as one experience.

Culture, vegetation and regional orientation

The Kasbah Bouznika offers a distinct cultural point of reference alongside the natural areas and activities. The Royal Golf Benslimane offers another perspective on the vegetation: the golf course lies among old cork oaks, firs and eucalyptus trees. This tree-lined setting adds the surroundings of a named place to the broader forest perspective. The cultural site and golf course thus stand out for different reasons: one for its cultural context, the other for the tree species described.

As a broader geographical setting, Benslimane Province stretches between the metropolises of Casablanca and Rabat. This regional orientation sits alongside the specific landscape and cultural themes and helps you place the different trip-planning priorities in context.

Find the right hotel for your plans

When looking for a hotel in Ben Slimane, it helps to decide first what you want to focus on during your stay. If hiking is important to you, the forests can guide your choice; if you are interested in diving and water sports, the beaches mentioned are the main focus. The Kasbah and natural areas add culture and different types of landscape to this selection.

Discover more destinations: Ben Slimane, Settat Province.

For the broader travel overview: Chaouia-Ouardigha.