Morocco Travel Guide

HORSE RIDING Southern Morocco is popular for horse riding, from beaches such as Diabat to hills, mountains, vall ...

Popular resort Oukaïmeden, about 70km south of Marrakesh, has North Africa’s highest ski lift, and equipment fo ...

Heading towards the Sahara, the Anti Atlas and Jebel Sarhro ranges also offer top trekking. In the north, there ...

High Atlas Tackle North Africa’s highest peak, Jebel Toubkal, and meet the Berbers on the longer Toubkal Circuit ...

resort, on the approaches to the Atlas trekking routes. The Foyle Reading Room of the Royal Geographical Soci ...

TREKKING GUIDEBOOKS » » Great Atlas Traverse by Michael Peyron. The two-volume work by the Morocco-based Brit ...

You can hire tents from tour operators and guides, and at trailheads. If you would rather not carry a tent ...

Royale Marocaine de Ski et Montagne or l’Association Nationale des Guides et Accompagnateurs en Montagne du M ...

(one porter can carry up to 18kg). There is usually a standard charge for a mule and muleteer of about ...

ON THE TREK Accommodation If you would rather not carry a tent, you can often stay in refuges and in village ...

RESPONSIBLE TREKKING Morocco is being developed as a walking destination, but many regions remain remote – a ...

Mountain Berbers manage to walk and, often, even run up and down mountains in sandals. They have ...

Environmental Considerations Rubbish Carry out all your rubbish; never bury it or burn it (Western-style pac ...

provisions into reusable containers when appropriate. If you want to make a gesture, consider carryin ...

Best Regions for Kids Marrakesh With so much culture and shopping, there’s always something to amuse children i ...

accommodation on the outskirts of Marrakesh. children, as it gives their store the image of having a broad, f ...

» » Ceuta’s creative Parque Marítimo del Mediterráneo, its pools surrounded by restaurants and cafes. Fun & ...

Marrakesh & Central Morocco Adventure Architecture Food ADVENTURE With its dunes, mountains, souqs, caravanserai, ...

Atlantic Coast Beaches Architecture Birdwatching BEACHES This stretch encompasses the aptly named Paradise Beach, a ...

Trekking through the Rif Mountains in Talassemtane National Park is superb, and largely undiscovered compared ...