Short answer: Tamraght has three kinds of places to sleep. Surf houses (all-inclusive, coaching and meals in the price, built for solo travellers and small groups), a handful of small guesthouses and apart-hotels (a room and breakfast, you sort the surf yourself), and apartments (a kitchen and a monthly rate, the digital-nomad option). The big hotels are not in Tamraght at all; they are in Taghazout, ten minutes north, and in Agadir, half an hour south. A week in a surf house here costs from €420 per person with everything included.
We run two surf houses in the village, so this page is written from inside it. Where it helps you, we say so; where a hotel or an apartment would suit you better, we say that too.
Tamraght in one paragraph
Tamraght is an Amazigh village on a hillside between the banana groves and the Atlantic, ten minutes south of Taghazout and about 40 minutes from Agadir Al Massira airport. Below it sit the coast's best learning beaches: Tamraght Beach, Devil's Rock and Banana Point, sandy-bottomed and forgiving. The famous point breaks around Taghazout are minutes up the coast. It is quieter and more local than Taghazout, with cafés and a few surf shops rather than a strip. If you are choosing between the two villages, our Tamraght vs Taghazout guide goes deep on that.
Option 1: a surf house (surf camp)
This is what most people who search for a hotel in Tamraght actually end up booking, once they understand the format. A surf house is a guesthouse where the room, three meals a day, daily coaching, boards, wetsuits and airport pickup are one price, and the week runs to a rhythm: breakfast on the roof, a morning session, a beach lunch, free surf, dinner at one long table.
Who it suits: solo travellers (about 70% of our guests arrive alone), first-timers who want to learn properly, and anyone who would rather not organise a car, a coach and a board rental in a village they have never seen.
Who it does not suit: people who want to surf on their own schedule with no group, or a couple where nobody surfs.
Our two houses, so you can picture the range:
- [Blue Pearl](/houses/blue-pearl), the boutique house: twelve guests a week, private ensuite doubles, shared twins and surf dorms including a female-only dorm, and the rooftop where the whole week happens.
- [White Pearl](/houses/white-pearl), the spacious house: private triple suites, quad rooms for crews, and a glass-edged rooftop yoga deck over the bay. Built for friends and groups.
Every room in both houses is ensuite. The week is The Surf Reset, 7 days from €420 (dorm), €450 (twin), €510 (double) or €550 (private); add daily sunset yoga with The Full Reset from €510 (dorm). Shorter stays of 3 to 5 nights start at €225 (dorm) on The Quick Escape. The full breakdown of what a surf week costs, and what it would cost to put together yourself, is in our surf camp cost guide.
Option 2: a guesthouse, riad or small hotel
Tamraght has a few small guesthouses and apart-hotels, mostly family-run, usually a room with breakfast and a terrace. There is no large hotel in the village; for pools, room service and a lobby you look at Taghazout Bay's resorts ten minutes north or the beachfront hotels in Agadir.
Who it suits: couples where one person surfs and the other wants a quiet base, travellers on a road trip who are only passing through for a night or two, and anyone who prefers to book lessons and board hire separately from the surf schools on the beach.
What to check before you book: how far the walk to the beach is (the village is on a hill, so "sea view" can mean a steep fifteen minutes back up), whether breakfast is included, and whether the place can arrange an airport transfer, because there is no easy public route from the airport at night.
Option 3: an apartment
Furnished apartments and rooms are rented by the week or the month, mostly to people staying a while: remote workers, longer surf trips, the winter escapees. You get a kitchen and your own front door, and you organise everything else. This is the cheapest way to stay for a month or more, and the least connected way to stay for a week, because you will not meet anyone unless you make it happen.
If that is your plan, our digital nomad guide to Tamraght and Taghazout covers Wi-Fi, cafés and what a month looks like.
Which one is right for you
| You are | Stay in |
|---|---|
| Coming alone, want to learn to surf | A surf house; the group is the point |
| A couple, both surfing | A surf house private double or triple suite |
| A couple, one surfs, one does not | A guesthouse, or a surf house private room with the non-surfer joining the beach days |
| Three to eight friends | White Pearl's triple suites and quad rooms, one house, one table |
| Staying a month or more | An apartment, with lessons booked as you go |
| Passing through for a night | A guesthouse in the village or a hotel in Taghazout |
Tamraght or Taghazout for the night?
Ten minutes apart, every surf spot reachable from either. Taghazout has the cafés, the surf shops and the crowds; Tamraght has the beginner beaches at the door and a village that goes quiet at night. Most people who come to learn end up happier in Tamraght; most people who come for the nightlife end up in Taghazout. Our van runs between the two most days, so you are not choosing between the waves, only between the evenings.
Getting to Tamraght
Fly to Agadir Al Massira, about 40 minutes away by car. On our week packages the airport pickup is included; on the 3 to 5 night Quick Escape it is €30 one way. The details, including taxi prices and the bus, are in our Agadir airport guide.
Quick answers
- Are there hotels in Tamraght?
- Only small ones: guesthouses, riads and apart-hotels. The big hotels with pools are in Taghazout Bay, ten minutes north, and in Agadir, about half an hour south. Most visitors who want to surf stay in a surf house, where coaching and meals are included.
- Is Tamraght a good place to stay?
- Yes, especially if you are here to surf or learn. It is quieter and more local than Taghazout, the beginner beaches are below the village, and the point breaks are minutes away. If you want nightlife, stay in Taghazout.
- How much does it cost to stay in Tamraght?
- A surf house week with room, three meals a day, daily coaching and equipment costs from €420 per person at The Pearl, from €510 with daily yoga. Guesthouses and apartments charge per night or per month and you add surf lessons and meals on top.
- How far is Tamraght from Agadir airport?
- About 40 minutes by car. Pickup is included on our week packages and costs €30 one way on the shorter Quick Escape.
- Is Tamraght safe?
- It is a small village where everyone knows everyone. We wrote a full, honest answer, including what solo women should expect, in Is Taghazout safe?.