Morocco Travel Guide

Towns & Villages Morocco’s small towns and picturesque villages are ideal for unwinding and meeting the local ...

Marrakesh riads The city has more restored beauties than any other; at the best, as well as a courty ...

Essaouira The town’s name means ‘well designed’, and it still suits the whitewashed medina behind seafront r ...

Beaches Its coastline stretching from the Mediterranean to the Sahara, Morocco packs in beaches for every taste ...

Middle Atlas Around towns like Azrou and Midelt, the mellower northern Atlas range is ideal for day hike ...

Top Events Fès Festival of World Sacred Music , June Festival of Popular Arts , July Marriage Moussem , ...

March The country wakes up with the beginning of spring, when the mountains thaw and wildflowers and almond an ...

RURAL FESTIVALS During the Festival du Desert, Er-Rachidia hosts performers from across the Sahara, including loc ...

August Ramadan adds intensity to the uncomfortable temperatures – which average 40°C in Marrakesh, and can ea ...

November A busy time in Marrakesh and further south, with more people heading to the desert or trekking ...

Whether you’ve got six days or 60, these itineraries provide a starting point for the trip of a lifetime. Wa ...

far end is one of Morocco’s open seas of Saharan dunes, Erg Chigaga , where you can appreciate the desert’s ...

and- ksar (fortified stronghold) terrain of the Ziz Valley is one of the country’s most beautiful journeys, cr ...

its lush palmeraies (palm groves) and pink-hued houses. Spend a few days trekking through the valley and up ...

Three Weeks The Med & The Mountains While the previous itinerary suggested heading south to escape the crow ...

year-old rural lodge. With its gorges, caves, mesa and Barbary sheep, this verdant area is far removed from ...

is the site of a wedding moussem (festival) in September. Descend through the Middle Atlas and turn southwest, p ...

Morocco’s Atlantic seaboard takes you from the clamour of the north to the deserted coastline of the south. ...

Mountains Hoist yourself up here for rock climbing from bouldering to mountaineering; downhill skiing and ski ...

CAMEL TREKS Exploring the Sahara by camel – whether on an overnight excursion or a longer desert safari – is ...