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Marrakech Art

The Red City inspires LA based artist

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'The heart of the place' - a guest post inspired by Marrakech The following article has been shared by one of our guests, artist and mixed media designer Agnes Pierscieniak. During the recent lockdown, Agnes drew upon her memories of Marrakech to branch out in to a new collection of...
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36 hours in the desert - Morocco desert tours with Wild Morocco

36 Hours in the Moroccan Sahara Desert

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36 Hours in the Sahara Desert ... Why make the long journey to Morocco's Sahara Desert? Spend 36 hours in the desert to experience the silence, the unique culture and hospitality, the canopy of stars, and glorious sunrises over the dunes.   1 1 Desert Solitude, by Michael Breitung Top...
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The taste of Marrakech

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Tasting Marrakech Tasting Marrakech curates personalised medina tours. If you’re staying in Marrakech and feel that you’d like to see more of the local side of life, a personalised tour of the Moroccan street food, cafes, and neighbourhood gems will tick all the boxes. Your tour with Tasting Marrakech will include all…

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Morocco Open for Business

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During a wave of negative media coverage this summer, I found a timely post on Instagram - "Morocco is open for business" - an endorsement from the newly-appointed British Ambassador to Morocco, HMA Thomas Reilly. HMA Reilly is getting out from behind the desk and bringing a new dynamism and energy to...
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Churchill’s visit – empire travel

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Introduction Travelling to Morocco in the 1930s would have been pioneering. The French spent the 1920s developing tourism infrastructure and promoting tourism to its colonies (more on ’empire tourism’ in a future blog). Travel to French Morocco by Europeans was for the privileged few, not the masses. It seems fitting…

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Nomadic Berber in the Sahara Desert - bespoke desert tours with Wild Morocco

Water and Hope in the Sahara…

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When Barbara Best met a nomadic goatherd in the Sahara desert, it was a moment of chance – there was nothing stage-managed about it. The Berber woman was simply asking for water, without hesitation Barbara’s husband handed out a bottle. Two women from different worlds, “She has a life I…

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Solitude at the remote Erg Chigaga great dunes - Wild Morocco

FAQ on Sahara Desert Trekking

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Where do the Sahara Desert treks start from and how do we travel there? The cheapest way to reach the start of the trek (the village of Mhamid) is by public bus. This is a 10 hours journey from Marrakech, crossing the Atlas Mountains and driving along the Draa Valley oases....
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Carpet souk in Morocco - Wild Morocco tours

Pricing in Morocco (or bargain-hunting)

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Morocco is an African nation. You may be wondering - surely it's a cheap destination; it stands to reason that we'll find low prices for everything? If we don't, then presumably we can simply negotiate the price? Unfortunately this is not the case. Expect pricing in Morocco at around the...
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