The Moroccan Souk Etiquette — the traditional covered market at the heart of every medina — is one of the great sensory experiences of world travel. Wandering through the leather souk of Marrakech, the spice market of Fes, the metalwork quarter of Meknes, the blue-and-white ceramics quarter of Safi — these are not tourist attractions...Read More
September is a genuinely interesting month to visit Morocco — and one that is consistently underrated by travellers who look at the summer heat figures and assume the country only becomes pleasant in October. The truth is more nuanced and more interesting: September in Morocco is a month of transition, and that transition has a...Read More
Morocco is further from Australia than it is from almost anywhere else in the world — and that is precisely what makes it so extraordinary when Australians arrive. For most Australian travellers, Morocco represents a first genuine encounter with Islamic culture, with medieval city life unchanged over centuries, with the Sahara desert, and with a...Read More
Morocco and Portugal sit at opposite ends of the Strait of Gibraltar — just 14 kilometres of water separating them — yet they are among the most different travel experiences in the world. One is a Muslim North African kingdom of ancient medinas, Sahara dunes, and mint tea rituals. The other is a European Atlantic...Read More
There is a particular quality to a Moroccan morning that visitors almost always underestimate before they experience it. The light comes in early and golden over the medina rooftops. The call to Fajr prayer has already passed. The bread oven in the neighbourhood has been running since before dawn. By 7am, the café at the...Read More
Ait Ben Haddou Travel Guide, Ait Ben Haddou is the single most photographed building complex in Morocco, and for good reason. Rising from the valley floor on the ancient caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech, this fortified earthen city — a ksar, in the local term — is one of the finest surviving examples...Read More
Morocco is one of the most welcoming and tourist-friendly countries in North Africa, and the vast majority of visitors complete their trip without ever encountering a problem. But Morocco is also a Muslim country with its own legal framework, social customs, and cultural expectations that differ in real and specific ways from Europe, North America,...Read More
Vacation rentals in Morocco market has matured significantly over the past decade, and it now offers one of the widest and most interesting ranges of accommodation available anywhere in the world — traditional riads tucked behind unmarked medina doors, ocean-view villas on the Atlantic coast, modern serviced apartments in Casablanca’s business districts, and entire countryside...Read More
Renting a car in Morocco is, for many travellers, the single decision that determines whether a Morocco trip becomes an adventure of open roads and unplanned stops, or a frustrating cycle of bus schedules and shared taxi negotiations. Morocco’s road network is genuinely good — better than most first-time visitors expect — and the freedom...Read More
Morocco is one of the world’s most extraordinary luxury destinations — and one of the most misunderstood. The country’s reputation as a budget backpacker destination obscures a parallel reality: Morocco has some of the finest hotels on earth, a riad culture that defines intimate luxury, desert camps that deliver privacy and comfort at the end...Read More
