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Vacation in Morocco : Highlights & Travel Tips
Morocco is a captivating gateway between Africa, Europe, and the Arab world, offering travelers a vivid mix of cultures, landscapes, and centuries-old traditions. What makes it especially memorable is the sheer variety packed into one country: bustling imperial cities, Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, snow-dusted mountains, and the rolling dunes of the Sahara. From the maze-like medinas of Fez and Marrakech to blue-washed Chefchaouen and the dramatic kasbahs of the south, Morocco feels both deeply historic and intensely alive.
Highlights include shopping for spices, textiles, and ceramics in lively souks, sipping mint tea in a riad courtyard, exploring ornate palaces and mosques, and taking a desert excursion by camel or 4x4 at sunset. Food is a major part of the experience, with tagines, couscous, fresh bread, and street snacks offering plenty to discover. For practical travel tips, dress modestly in traditional areas, carry cash for smaller shops and markets, agree on prices before hiring guides or taxis, and be prepared for temperature swings between day and night—especially in the desert and mountains. Spring and autumn are generally the most comfortable seasons for sightseeing, while summer can be intensely hot inland.
Best time to travel Morocco
The best time to visit Morocco is February and March, when travel interest peaks and conditions are generally pleasant for exploring cities, mountains, and desert regions without the extreme summer heat. January is also a good option for a quieter trip, while avoiding late spring and early autumn may help if you're planning around lower traveler popularity and hotter inland weather.
Best travel reports from Morocco
On the way in the desert
There are various methods available to cross a desert: Riding on camels is a leisurely, peaceful, and gentle method, but one would have to get used to the saddle to be truly...
Heading back north over the winding Atlas Mountains
Today, we headed back north over the winding Atlas Mountains. The landscape was once again breathtaking, and the roads will likely stay in our memories 😅😮💨🏎️
Day 40
We started the morning with a small horseback ride and encountered the Barbary macaques again. Suddenly, the locals there became a bit too pushy and wanted to sell us various...
Day 31
After sleeping in, which wasn't easy in this heat, we enjoyed a refreshing swim in the pool before I had my second job interview. Then I went to the car workshop to get my air...
Goodbye Marrakesh
Today we visited another palace, the Palais Bahia, then had tea overlooking the still quiet Djemaa el Fna square, and now enjoyed the sun on a sun lounger at the hotel. Now...
Traffic accidents
In the past 24 hours, we witnessed two traffic accidents. In one, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle, and in the other, a small car veered off the road and flipped over. As there...
Donkeys as working animals
The use of donkeys as working animals is still diverse in Morocco. For example, as a means of transportation for people and goods or for cultivating fields. When the donkey has...
Speed controls
Speed controls are carried out on the Moroccan roads, both with stationary radars and with mobile laser guns. Drivers try to warn each other with flashing lights and hand...
Minzetee
Zur Begrüssung von Gästen wird man hier in Marokko zu einem Minzetee eingeladen, dieser wird aus möglichst grosser Höhe eingeschenkt und in kleinen Gläschen serviert, an denen...
Impressive waterfalls in Ouzoud 🌊
After two nights in Marrakesh, we were ready to continue our journey 🚐💨 and headed to Ouzoud to see the waterfalls - one of the largest in North Africa! In anticipation, we...
Stopover in Kenitra
Driving here is completely different and more exhausting for us (there are constantly animals and people on and off the road; the driving style of the locals is also a bit...
Oranges and orange juice
For breakfast, we are served freshly squeezed orange juice in every hotel. Freshly squeezed means that the oranges are cut and processed into a delicious juice using an electric...
Expedition report Morocco 6.2
Draa Valley / Anti Atlas / Tafraoute / Souss-Massa Draa
Über Rabat und Casablanca auf die Farm 👩🌾
Today was a packed day: after coffee in the morning, we packed up and went to Rabat—the capital of Morocco. We can feel the total difference here. Less people on the streets,...
Burger and Galette
After many local Moroccan restaurants (there's either couscous or tagine), we had something different for dinner today: burgers and galette for lunch. Both were very delicious!
Rabat - The White Royal City
Rabat was quite pleasant for us to explore with its clean and tidy streets.
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Amlou
In the region around Essaouria there are many argan trees, from whose fruits the high-quality argan oil is produced. Today we were allowed to visit a cooperation of 80 women to...
Art of painting
In today's restaurant, the blue color was refreshed for the spring season. We observed the work with interest - in our opinion, the symmetry was not maintained... Who knows,...
9000 alleys
The Old Town of Fes is the largest inhabited old town in the world and is home to the longest shopping streets in Africa. All the alleys are labeled with names. In the narrowest...
Rabat
Rabat, the capital of Morocco, feels very western. In cafés you not only see men sitting, but also women meeting for a coffee. We did not see this in Asilah. There is a lot of...
Hello Marrakesh 🌴❤️
After our pancakes for breakfast, we continued to Marrakesh today 😇🙏🏼 After 2.5 hours, we arrived in the hustle and bustle: tire tracks on the road are ignored, horn honking...