About thirty kilometers from Rabat towards Kenitra, the lake of Sidi Boughaba attracts migrant birds which find there a place of refuge and rest. This 4 km long-lake, together with the 450 hectares of forest and the hills that surround it constitute an important natural reserve, and one of the most beautiful sites of wild life of Morocco, where one can picnic, hike and, of course, practice bird-watching (205 bird species listed!) the biological reserve of Sidi Boughaba is established on Sidi Boughaba Lake, which is one of the main natural expanses of permanent freshwater on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Located 35km to the north of Rabat, the reserve is a wetland of international importance for migratory water birds.
