Must Get Back To Morocco

Playing to the Senses in the Medina

This nearly 1,000-year-old mansion has been furnished with pieces made by local craftspeople.

Owner Ina Krug works with a team of experts to arrange everything from a camel safari to a customized shopping trip through the souks.

Each room has its...

My view from a Kasbah in Morocco

I can remember every smell from my first Stay in Morocco... I landed and walked into the Marrakech-Menara airport where Huge Arabic script greets you from the wall... I presume saying Welcome Weary Traveler, or something along those lines. I...

A Riad of One's Own, in Marrakech

It took four years to build this hotel at the base of the Atlas Mountains. French designer Jacques Garcia included black-and-white zellij tile work and other intricate Moorish details. Each of the hotel’s five guest riads (typical Moroccan...

Tent Hotels: Kasbah Tamadot in Marrakech, Morocco

by Maria Finn

Nine Berber tents welcome guests with warm fabrics and traditional Moroccan furnishings. Each has a deck with Atlas Mountain views, but for a real treat, request one of the five with a private pool. Try authentic dishes such as pigeon...

Stay in Riad Djebal, Morocco

Marrakesh Morocco is one of the most fascinating cities I've ever visited. Vibrant, a mix of old and new culturally. Meandering markets and snake charmers day and night. Camels and wealth amid poverty and mystique. Open your mind to the local...

Hike The High Atlas Mountains

Marrakech continues to be one of my personal favorite destination. I admit, it has a lot to do with the shopping, particularly the Berber traditional pieces- each rich with their own story. And there is no better place to experience the Berber...

Switch Backs and Backache on the N9

The distance between Ouarzazate and Marrakech is only 200km (125 miles) but the drive on the N9 through the High Atlas Mountains can take as long as four hours. The winding road, full of switch backs and featuring such scenery as to make one's jaw...

Arches Worth the Trip

One of only two mosques in Morocco open to non-Muslims (the other being the Hassan II mosque in Casablanca), the Tin Mal Mosque is a worthwhile and historic visit despite its distance away from the main tourist trail. Deep in the High Atlas, Tin...

On Top of the (North African) World!

Climbing Jbel Toubkal, the highest mountain in Africa not named Kilomanjaro, is a surprisingly convenient and doable adventure if you're based in Marrakech and looking to see the High Atlas (and burn some calories along the way!). You'll probably...

The High Atlas Mountains

A view to the High Atlas mountains from the road out of Ouarazazate, Morocco. Sheep and flowers in the valley floor and mountians topping out around 13,000 ft.

Zawiya d'Ifrane

Located in the mid-Atlas, a guide brought us here when we were staying at his Gite which was located just outside of Ain Elleuh (near Azrou). Out of nowhere emerged a table top mountain with three waterfalls tumbling down to the village below. I...

The road north into the High Atlas.

Ouarzazate is the movie making capital of Morocco. The film companies stay in Ouarzazate and film in Hait Ben Hadou, a perfectly preserved settlement nearby.

Drive this road north to Hait Ben Hadou, then on through the High Atlas to Marrakesh,...

Crossing the Middle Atlas Mountains

The contrast of the red desert earth and the fertile valleys of date palms is stunning. It's a days drive from Fez to Erfoud and out into the desert.

Pool with a View

From their website, "At an altitude of 1612m, surrounded by majestic mountains at the very spine of the Atlas range, whose impressive ravines stretch out to the winds in the sky, the Xaluca Dades Hotel, enjoys a panoramic view of the Dades Valley,...

Beautiful Riad in the Marrakech medina

Riad Linda is a British owned, beautiful riad, peacefully situated a few minutes walk from the lively souks and the famous Djemma el Fna Square. Guests can enjoy our lovely roof terrace, free breakfast, free wi - fi, hammam & rooms with air...