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…
Dar Les Sirenes is an old medina home (‘dar’) next to Essaouira’s ramparts which now offers five guest rooms. The Dar has been completely restored by Italian architect Edoardo Miotti. Dar Les Sirenes blends contemporary and ethnic styles throughout and each of the rooms has a distinct character (the two…
If you are fortunate enough to be staying overnight in the Ounila Valley at Kasbah Ellouze during a tour with us, we would encourage you to wake up that bit earlier in the morning so you can meet the neighbours and see how they prepare their daily bread. They aren’t…
From spending a lot of time with our extended Moroccan family I thought it about time I shared some insights in to social etiquette and general ‘to-dos’. You’ll probably find these are quite obvious but will set the scene for your first meeting with your local team or your first…
Morocco is a nation of meat-eaters and goat does figure on the menu (perhaps less so at the tourist restaurants, although it’s worth asking). That’s not to say that our team doesn’t know how to rustle up a delicious vegetarian meal – vegetarian food is integral during a multi-day trek…
At the palm oasis of Tagounite, on the fringes of the Sahara Desert, lives our extended family. We are able to arrange a ‘homestay’ with them for the night, either en-route to the desert or as a trip in its own right. Their farmstead has land and borders the palms. The…
Based close to Marrakech, and in the rolling foothills of the High Atlas, Jarjeer Mules is a haven for donkeys and mules, some neglected, or sick, or homeless, and of all ages (even new-borns, as the pictures show). Jarjeer is the brainchild of British couple Susan & Charles, who live…
