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Offline map Google map ( 0524 42 19 96; www.mountain-voyage.com; 2nd fl, Immeuble ElBatoul, 5 Ave Mohammed V, Guéliz; 9am-12.30pm & 3.30-7pm Mon-Sat) This British-
owned company based in Marrakesh provides licensed, English-speaking guides for tailor-
made Marrakesh tours, sustainable tourism excursions in the Middle Atlas, and High Atlas
excursions with stays at its own property, the Kasbah du Toubkal (Click here ).
Tawada Trekking
( 0524 44 65 72; www.tawadatrekking.com, in French) Trekking tours and cultural immersion
experiences are the speciality of Hafida H’doubane – among the first Moroccan women to be
licensed as mountain guides – while river-guide Pascal Perron specialises in literal immersion
experiences, including rafting, kayaking and stream hikes.
Desir du Maroc
( 0661 16 35 85; www.desirdumaroc.com) Marrakshi Abdelhay Sadouk has 30 years’
experience introducing visitors to Moroccan culture, leading history and culture tours from
Marrakesh to the coast, desert and mountains. Yoga and tai-chi workshops and English-
language guides available.
Festivals & Events
Marrakesh Marathon
(www.marathon-marrakech.com; half-marathon fee €30, full €50) Run like there’s a carpet
salesman after you: 5000 marathoners cross the finish line at Djemaa el-Fna at this annual road
race in January.
Jardin’Art
(www.jardinsdumaroc.com, in French) Celebrate Marrakesh in bloom mid-April, with temporary
gardens, garden-inspired art shows, botanical talks and displays.
Festival of Popular Arts
(www.marrakechfestival.com) Unesco declared Marrakesh’s July street-theatre festival a
‘masterpiece of cultural patrimony’ for highlighting Morocco’s dance, music and storytelling
traditions. The opening-night parade is musical mayhem, with 500-plus performers thronging the
Djemaa el-Fna.
Marrakesh International Art Fair
(www.marrakechartfair.com/en) Forty art openings are rolled into one at this October
showcase of contemporary art talent from across Morocco and the Mediterranean.
International Film Festival
( 0524 42 02 00; http://en.festivalmarrakech.info) Stars from Hollywood to Bollywood strut
the Berber red carpet at this week-long December festival, culminating in wildly unpredictable
awards shows – recent honourees include Bosnian director Emir Kusturica, Ben Kingsley,
Michelle Yeoh, and Harvey Keitel.