Morocco Travel

Morocco is an amazing country. Its one of the most wonderful places I’ve ever been to, and a travel destination I will always go until no more roads and villages are left to be discovered. I love Morocco and all it has to offer, either you’re looking for high touristy places or lonely villages in the middle of the mountains, this is the place to be.

I first traveled to Morocco back in 2000 and since then I’ve visited the country more than 25 times. Ever little time I have spare from my work in Portugal I try to head South and enjoy a whole different culture, food, landscapes and of course the thrill of it all: The Sahara Desert which is quite special and unique, not by its greatness (although the biggest sand dune of North Africa is here located) but indeed for its special energy and relaxing ambiance.

I have the idea that usually many people search for cultural shock or cultural differences to enjoy the most of a trip, and put on their mind to buy a faraway ticket somewhere thousands of kilometres away. No need. At least for me, Morocco stays precisely 520 kilometres (323 miles) from my city to the border of Bab Sebta or Tangier. As the country’s already keeps records of being one of the most visited countries in all Africa, still many places need to be visited and apart from big cities and fancy touristy spots, there is a lot to be found and experienced.

I discovered that driving to Morocco is quite more easy than taking public transportation as the countries conditions are very much ok to enjoy a trip with your car without worries. This is the way you can take more advantage of the country and explore unexplored villages or mountains that usually Agencies or buses don’t go. This way you can also experience Moroccan extreme sense of good hosts and receive you with great hospitality, which you can but not as often find in big cities.

It’s not normal for me going to Morocco without taking my own car. As I prefer less known destinations, I try to reach them by personal transportation, makes the whole trip much easier. Each time I drive on a trip to Morocco I make at least a good 4000km ( +-2480 miles ). Round trip journey. the maximum I drove in a trip to morocco was 8000km ( +- 5000 miles ).

Morocco is one of the safest places to travel I know. People usually think that since the country is Muslim, things will get ugly and that you have chances of getting kidnapped, you wife being taken by camel traders etc. No, nothing of this exists and they are nothing but ancient stories, long ago forgotten by Moroccans but that still remain in the European brain. If we westerners compare the crime rate existing in our own countries and in Morocco, you’ll find a pretty much safer country there.

On this blog I help you travel in the country either by you either by getting specialized Travel Agencies, Tour Operators or transportation companies. Also I’ll tell you about a few Hotels, Desert Inns, Luxury Riads or a simple camel ride in Sahara Desert that you might want to try.

Apart from all the nice tips, comment and personal thoughts, I will add several possible itineraries you can do, either for experience travellers or to beginners.

Great places to visit in Morocco are:

Merzouga’s Erg Chebbi Sahara Dunes
Marrakesh the Red Chaotic City
Bou Iblane Mountains and surrounding villages
Gorges du Todra and all the next Berber villages until Imilchil
Draa Valley and Tinfou Sand Dunes near Zagora
Ait Ben-Haddou Kasbah UNESCO village
Chefchaouen Blue painted city on the mountains
Fès a great Medieval ancient town
Imilchil and Agoudal the amazing Berber village on the Atlas Mountains
El Jadida and the interesting Old Portuguese Town with the 16th century Cistern
Fint Oasis, a Berber Village on the Mountains just 14km from Ouarzazate