Golf
Marrakech is scheduled to become a major golf destination for both Europeans and indeed golfers from around the globe. The climate is conducive for golf throughout the year.
There are currently three first class golf courses and a further seven scheduled by 2010. The Marrakech Royal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in Morocco, it is constantly being renovated and improved and it also happens to be one of His Majesty King Hassan II's favourite courses.
It is situated at the feet of the snow-covered Atlas Mountains and is embellished by a profusion of cypress, eucalyptus, palm, and olive, orange and apricot trees. Winston Churchill, David Lloyd George and Ike Eisenhower have enjoyed playing here.
Winter Sports
Oukaimeden is located only 74 km from Marrakech. This winter sport area is North Africa's largest ski resort and has the continent's highest lift. At 3268 meters winter sports lovers can follow their passion and enjoy the unique panorama of the High Atlas. The highest peak of the Atlas Mountain range, Jbel Toubkal, rises to an imperious 4,165m, rivalling some of the great Alpine peaks.
The country's leading ski resort, Oukameden, sits at 2,400m (100m higher than Val Thorens) and its main mountain tops out at 3,257m, a princely 60m above the highest point in the Three Valleys. That, however, is where comparisons must end. You can ski from mid-January to mid-March. In 2006 the locals were skiing on powder every weekend from the beginning of January to mid-March. Artificial snow is nowhere to be seen, although all that could be about to change. A group of Saudi investors have stumped up to transform Oukameden from a ramshackle collection of huts and small hotels into a state-of-the-art, all-year-round adventure destination, with a clutch of four and five-star hotels, golf courses in the summer and radically improved skiing in the winter. There is also talk of introducing artificial snow.
Other sports for which there are excellent services include Karting, Quad-Biking, Hunting, Hot Air Ballooning, Horse Riding, Football, and Tennis.