Category: Morocco
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Casablanca
We had our final day in Morocco in Casablanca. Again, we enjoyed another tour, this time visiting the Hassan II Grand Mosque, an iconic site of Casablanca. It was a wonderful experience to be able to go inside the Mosque and have a very animated tour guide share his passion for Islam. He emphasized the…
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Rabat
Our visit to Rabat the capital city of Morocco was a quick stop over on a long drive. Our driver showed us around this beautiful city, including the huge palace and Grand Mosque and Tomb. There were many local families visiting the mosque and enjoying the green courtyard in the evening sun. It is always…
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Volubilis and Chefchaouen
After setting out on another long road trip we reached the Roman ruins of Volubilis, another UNESCO world heritage site. This ancient site is located on the top of a hill with amazing views of the surround land. At the site visitors have full access to a huge Roman ruin site, still in amazing condition….
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Fez
Our local guide Sherif met us at the hotel and took us on a tour around the Medina of Fez. It is much larger and older than any other medina in the country. It is labyrinth and very maze like, without a guide we would have quickly become lost. Sherif was an interesting guide, he…
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Merzouga Dessert and Torda Gorge
The following day we headed out for another long journey, (10 hours) to the Sahara Desert and our dessert camp at Merzouga. We would highly recommend anyone taking a similar trip to Morocco take more days or have less stops. Retrospectively we wish we had identified this as a problem on the propped itinerary before…
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Atlas Movie Studio
The following morning, we got up early and headed out our first stop was “Quzaiwood” (not Hollywood or Bollywood) at the Atlas film studios. This film studio is in the middle of the desert. The many sets, made with plaster, survive better in the desert due to the dry, hot climate climate. They show different places…
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Ait Benhaddou and the Desert
The following day we travelled through the Atlas Mountains to the dessert. Along the way we met a snake charmer at one of the picture stops, he insisted each family member have their picture taken with his poisonous snake, determine to get a big tip. We then continued to the ruins at Ait Benhaddou, a…
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Imlil, Atlas Mountains
The following day after breakfast at our Riad, we headed out on the road with our driver Nourdy and his companion Hamza. The scenery, heading into the Atlas Mountains was breathtaking. We arrived at the village of Imlil, the central village to 8 small Berber towns near this location. It was interesting to see the…
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Marrakesh, Morocco
Our first night in Morocco the Riad was incredible! Mosaic tiling, plaster and wood carving, a garden courtyard and a lovely pool. Sophie and I had couscous for dinner, Aiden had lamb shank and Alastair had his first Tangene, it was all delicious. The following morning, we got up early for a Moroccan breakfast before…