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Agafay Luxury Camp: An Honest Guide to Morocco’s Closest Desert Escape An Agafay luxury camp is the fastest way to sleep in the Moroccan desert without handing two full days to the road. The plateau begins about 30 kilometers south of Marrakech, close enough that you can finish lunch in the medina and still be […]
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Where to Stay in the Agafay Desert: Camps, Lodges, and Honest Advice Your choice of where to stay in the Agafay Desert shapes the night far more than the drive out of Marrakech ever will, because two camps three kilometers apart can hand you opposite experiences. One holds its silence after dark. The other seats
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Fes, the cradle of Moroccan culture. Some say it’s stuck in time. It hasn’t changed. Some compare it to Marrakech, seen as dynamic, cosmopolitan, hedonistic even. With the passage of centuries, the milennial medina and its renowned university, akin to its sister- city across the Mediterranean, Granada, has had its share of visitors and chroniclers.
WHAT’S NEW IN MOROCCO WINTER 2025 NEWSLETTER From our offices in Marrakech, we regularly get on the road and scout Morocco for new locations, experiences and unique accommodations. Our latest scouting covered over 2500 miles ( 4000 km) in November and December 2024. Over 2 weeks we tried and tested new and established riads and
granaries Whatever lives has meaning and whatever has meaning lives. ( C. Geertz) Years ago, strolling around Gueliz, something in a shop window caught my eye. It was a book store and the cover of the book in question portrayed a fortress ( or a castle ?) strung up on the top of a bluff.
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This trek is specifically thought for those that look to trek Morocco when the desert and its surroundings are too hot. It’s also an alternative to the High Atlas mountains next to Marrakech ( Imlil, Ourika Valley, Asni) where both local and foreign tourists teem in summer. If you prefer to meet other tourists on
TRAVEL FROM SPAIN TO MOROCCO: WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Update March 2026: Ryanair flights from Malaga to Marrakech and return have observed delays of up to 90 minutes and even beyond over the last few months. From our own experience it is preferable to book a flight in the morning or early
Tafraoute is also home to spectacular Morocco trekking, when the High Atlas is covered in snow. It’s a glorious morning in Ameln valley, perhaps a little too warm for this milder- than- usual November. Leaving Tafraoute behind, Lion’s Head is winking at us. Or so it seems from down here. The lush valley spreads
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Now the Moroccan south has its own luxury kasbah, a perfect location half way between Marrakech and Erg Chigaga dunes. But this is not just another kasbah turned guesthouse story. It’s personal. And it’s inspiring. Why personal: the owner of the house spent his childhood therein and returned decades after to restore it and
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La Mamounia revamped itself during the pandemic. Staying true to its origins: the epitome of luxury in Marrakech. Never resting on its laurels and making good use of the forced shutdown during the pandemic, La Mamounia revamped itself in 2022. The French restaurant has been replaced by an Asian. The Italian restaurant boasts a new