MOROCCO
132 wanderlust.co.uk April 2020
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Marrakech
The fabled Red City,
Africa’s irst city of culture,
mixes up the ancient and
modern with ease.2
Fez
Morocco’s cultural and
spiritual capital boasts one
of the world’s largest living
medieval medinas.3
Essaouira
This easy-going, breezy
and art-illed city on Morocco’s
Atlantic coast is popular for
watersports like windsuring.4
The High Atlas
Hike between jagged
peaks, verdant valleys and
Berber villages in North Africa’s
greatest mountain range.5
Erg Chigaga
Experience the magic of
the ‘real’ Sahara, arriving at
this largely untouched, remote
desert camp by dromedary.6
Chefchaouen
This Rif Mountain town
in north-west Morocco is famed
for its distinctive, photogenic
blue-washed medina.7
The Draa Valley
Home to historic mud-brick
kasbahs and tranquil palms.8
Tangier
A bohemian port city at the
crossroads of Europe and Africa.9
Casablanca
Explore the architecture
of this modern metropolis.9 MOROCCAN HIGHLIGHTS
Map illustration by Scott Jessop;Sarah Gilbertor up to Dh1,400 (£110) per
day if you stay in a comfortable
hotel, eat at better restaurants
and take tours.
Staying in more luxurious
hotels and eating in high-end
restaurants will set you back
Dh1,500 plus (£118) a day. Tip
guides and private drivers, and
leave around 10% in restaurants.
Accommodation
Morocco has accommodation
to suit all budgets. In
Tangier, La Maison Blanche
(lamaisonblanchetanger.com)
has B&B doubles from Dh1,200
(£95); in Asilah, Dar Manara
(asilah-darmanara.com) has
B&B doubles from Dh700 (£55);
in Moulay Boussalem, Vila Bea
(vilabea.com) has B&B doubles
from Dh1,375 (£108); in Salé, the
Repose (therepose.com) has
B&B doubles from Dh450 (£35);
in Rabat, L’Alcazar Luxury Ryad
(lalcazar.com) has B&B doubles
from Dh900 (£71); in Casablanca,
Hôtel Le Doge Relais & Châteaux
(hotelledoge.com) has room-only
doubles from Dh1,650 (£130); in
El Jadida, Mazagan Beach & Golf
Resort (mazaganbeachresort.com)
has B&B doubles from Dh1,520
(£120); in Oualidia, La Sultana
(lasultanahotels.com/oualidia) has
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doubles from Dh4,400 (£347);
and in Essaouira, Riad Dar Maya
(riaddarmaya.com) has B&B
doubles from Dh1,270 (£100).
Salut Maroc (salutmaroc.com) has
doubles from £105.Further reading
& information
Morocco (Lonely Planet, 2017)
muchmorocco.comTOP TIP
Bargaining is all
part of the souk
shopping
experience, but
don’t haggle unless
you’re serious
about buying.