The car picks us up at our hotel about eight o’clock in the evening. We drive down a broad, brightly lit boulevard in Marrakech’s Ville Nouvelle to the old section, pass through one of the gate in the ancient red clay wall, and enter the Medina. Earlier in the day, we had walked the byways of the shaded souks in this ancient imperial city. Rays of sunlight were streaming through the striated roofs striking caftans and djellabas swaying on...
The luxury camp (Mohayut Camp no. 2) nearby the Kasbah Mohayut offers the experience of a night in the desert without sacrificing comfort. You will leave the hotel half an hour before sunset for the 10 minute walk to the camp, and return to the hotel for breakfast. A short camel trek is part of this stay. The camp has three double rooms and a triple. You can leave the majority of your luggage in your hotel room,...
Ever since first visiting Morocco more than a dozen years ago, I’ve always marveled that this North African country manages to pack such a whole lot of interesting into such modest dimensions (it’s a little bigger than California, less than a third the size of Quebec, and merely a little over a quarter as spacious as the U.K.). I mean, here the fascinating destinations just keep on coming – Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes, Rabat, Tangier, Casablanca, Ouarzazate, the Atlas Mountains,...
Morocco has a lot of challenging surfing to offer. The coastline of Agadir is the perfect location for an unparalleled surfing experience where you can escape the cold winter in Europe while surfing Morocco’s world-class waves. Surf Taghazout offers an unforgettable lifetime experience and the Ideal mix of having fun and surfing epic Moroccan waves. The village of Taghazout is home to the finest surfing spots in Morocco. The village of Taghazout has the straightest swell in...
Nestled in the gorgeous Ameln Valley, the village of Tafraoute is surrounded on all sides by red-granite mountains. Despite its unassuming appearance the area is actually quite prosperous due to the hard-earned cash sent home by relatives working in the big cities or abroad. It is a pleasant and relaxed base for exploring the region. In late February/early March the villages around Tafraoute celebrate the almond harvest with all-night singing and dancing; the festivities move from village to village...
by Susana Alosete When you think about films associated with Morocco, your mind can’t help but shift to black and white, as the faces ofIngrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart appear along with the soundtrack of “Casablanca.” However, this mythical movie was shot entirely in California, though it has left us with the memory of a romantic but dangerous Morocco. Many movies have been filmed in this African nation, which prides itself on its own version of Hollywood or, as...
“A ship is safe at harbor, but that is not what ships are for.” William Shedd The problem with the weekly twitter photo sharing phenomenon @FriFotos is that the topics chosen are always great. Often when looking through images only expecting to find one or two, numerous suitable pictures then spring out, signalling the need for a post. This is especially true of the topic for this week – harbours. The natural haven of Squamish, Canada Another reason the...
The country has a European hotel classification. There are many hotels with different levels of service, from 1 star to 5 star. Along with classified and unclassified hotels there are multiple spots for the rest. Hotel services differs from European in the direction of greater simplicity. The “star” classification is performed rather arbitrarily: the “five-star” hotel can simply have an absence of hair dryers and shampoo in the room, then in the next cheap hotel both of the items...
Bob Chaundy and three friends took part in a charity drive to Ghana from the UK but a coup in Mali threatened their long-held plans. It wasn’t a daft idea dreamt up in the pub over several pints of lager. There was method in the madness of driving two 4×4 Nissan Patrols 5,000 miles from the UK to Ghana in West Africa since the vehicles would be converted to much-needed ambulances. For the four of us involved though, it...
Morocco is bordered by Algeria to the east, Mauritania to the south, Atlantic ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. It is located in northwest Africa. The northern tip of the country is separated from Spain by the strait of Gibraltar. The relief of Morocco is mostly mountainous and in the south of the mountains stretches the Sahara desert. Thanks to its sweet and sunny climate, to its wonderful sandy beaches burned by the fires...
