Category: Morocco
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Nine days in Morocco: deserts, souks and mountain peaks
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If you work office hours you’ll know that a week’s holiday is actually nine days including the weekend on either end. So here’s nine days in Morocco, jam-packed with energy, colours and scents. You’ll visit three areas of Morocco with this itinerary: the desert, the mountains and Marrakesh. Marrakesh will…
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Trekking Mount Toubkal in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains
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Is there a more satisfying feeling than the euphoria of summiting a mountain? Here’s my experience of trekking Mount Toubkal in Morocco, and some tips to smooth the figurative steep mountain path. About Mount Toubkal Mount Toubkal is North Africa’s highest peak, standing at 4,167 metres (13,671 feet). It’s in…
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Camel riding in the Sahara, and thoughts on animal tourism
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As part of my nine days in Morocco, I did a three-day tour to the Sahara Desert. It was a whistle-stop tour of traditional Bedouin villages, remote desert filming locations, a foray into the sand dunes – and camel riding in the Sahara. I generally don’t love group tours but…