Marzouka is located in Morocco in the province of Rashidiya, 20 km from the Moroccan-Algerian border in the south of Morocco in the midst of a variety of nature as it is in the territory of Ouarzazate hailed mountainous terrain and charming valleys, especially in the Straits. Marzouka, a desert where dunes and sand, which is one of the most beautiful areas of the world watching at sunset and sunrise.
See the convoys of tourists on camels at sunrise, among them; British, Australians and Japanese, attracted by the golden sun in the shifts of colors on the sand, in human convoys next to the traditional tents through the Ait Haddou. As well as evening caravans at sunset when people unite with the desert and with the sand, which is reflected by time with the sun.
In addition to tranquility and tranquility, and the wonderful composition of the desert, Marzouka is famous for its sandy baths, which treat rheumatic diseases and vertebrae diseases. The patient is buried to the point of the neck in a hole of sand, taking into account covering the chest area with a few sand without other areas of the body. The head is covered with a cloth to prevent sunburn, and this treatment lasts from 5 minutes to an hour depending on the body's ability to withstand.
The patient then leaves the sand pit, steeped in sweat, into a hot bath and then given the famous Moroccan herbal tea. Causing relaxation of the vertebrae area, pulling the cold out of the body. This process can be repeated for patients with rheumatism several times up to three days. The heat that gradually flows into the patient's body from the soft sand and gradually warmed by the sun helps to heal from the diseases of the vertebrae and muscle tension. Today there is increasing interest in Marzouka. In Marrakesh, for example, there are travel agencies that organize tourist and therapeutic trips there. The hotels are spread with the bars of the lodge that serve the tourists.
In contrast, sand is a natural sauna. Tourists are often seen barefoot walking on hot sand. Thus, without medicine, nature contributes to healing the body, both biologically and spiritually. Many celebrities visit Merzouka, asking for tranquility and comfort away from the troubles of everyday life, including Hillary Clinton when she was the first lady in America in 1999, and Colombian singer Shakira in 2011.