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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

The Facets of the Middle Atlas

After a night at a very nice campsite near Azrou, with chickens, rabbits, ducks, all kinds of birds, and a pink chick, we venture onto secondary roads for the first time. I...

Fez / Merzouga / Sahara 🇲🇦

Currently we are on our way from Merzouga to Tinghir, where the Atlas Mountains are the attraction. We spent one night in Meknes which was not particularly spectacular. And two...

Casablanca/Marokko

14.7.2024 Casablanca Today, not everything went as planned. I had booked a special city tour for 11 a.m. However, our ship could not arrive until later than planned and I did...

Campers here in Morocco

I have been thinking for a long time whether I should write such a post. The title is a bit strange, because there are so many different people traveling here in Morocco. When...

Relaxation at the paragliding spot

After another peaceful night on the cliffs of Legzira, we wake up in the morning and around the cabin sleep 5 young stray dogs, who are not bothered by our breakfast and...

Day 47 Iou Ariden -Marrakesh

Marrakesh, actually we didn't want to visit such big cities. But Marrakesh... It already sounds like a place we would like to visit. There is a guarded parking lot here, where...

Day 28 Foum Zguid - Lac Iriki 2 Oldies in rally fever but big brother is watching you

No internet last night. The starry sky the night before last: amazing, it felt like there were only stars in the sky. In the morning, we set off on our planned tour. No vehicles...

Day 11+12 - Betis - Mouley Bousselham Arrival

Yesterday, I had trouble with internet connection (ultimately phone settings) 😂. Thanks to Burki, I can write again today. So: At 1:00 p.m. yesterday, embarkation at the port...

Zurück in Fes II

My journey starts and ends in Fes, with Yassine and his family. Yassine offers cooking classes almost around the clock, so the house is always filled with international guests,...

Wonderful desert tour

On the bus, I meet Richard and Veronika, a couple from the Czech Republic who are also going on the desert tour with Houssan. The bus ride is freezing cold, no heating, and...

Akchour Waterfalls

After a delicious pancake breakfast, we start our hike to the Akchour Waterfalls. It takes a while for more people to come for the shared taxi, so we have time for an...

Hey tell me how can it be that money can set you free

During the first night in Morocco, we spend the night at a small fishing port. The port is entered through a barrier, controlled by the border guards. Every fisherman must...

Caravanlife 4.0: Half a year on the road

It started on July 31st, 2023 and we have now been on tour for a good 6 months! When I type and read this, sometimes I can't believe it, but the speedometer now shows 20,000 km...

Communication in Morocco

Now I should tell you something out of the box... We have had a wide variety of experiences in this beautiful country, because of course there are also Moroccans who speak...

Day 20 white beach - a bit further

We are still on the Atlantic coast heading south in beautiful weather. This morning we had a bit of a detour, especially on steep stony tracks. I preferred to get out. I prefer...

Day 15 Essaouira -Tamri Speed Dating

This morning once again the proof: I am the absolute dyslexic when it comes to orientation. Wanted to find the dentist from yesterday. Result: desperate, I trudge back to the...

Day 14 Oualidia - Essaouira African burn out

So far, Morocco has been everything to me: beautiful, exhausting, ugly, friendly, etc. Today, I drove about 150km on country roads along the coast to Essaouira. Often, there...

We are Pro Anti-Atlas

Between the High Atlas and the Anti-Atlas lies a plateau. The High Atlas appears brown from a distance, while the Anti-Atlas appears gray. We choose another off-road tour. But...

Fes, the city of tanners

Fes impresses us. We stroll through the alleyways, at first we try to remember the turns, until we realize that it's useless. We wander through the touristy streets, find narrow...

7. Tag 10.1.25 Casablanca

In the morning at 9 AM with a warm 20 degrees, we head to Casablanca. First, we visit the Hassan II Mosque, then continue to the bazaar to enjoy a mint tea leisurely. An...

Essaouira - Mogador

A city that, according to our Morocco guide, is considered the gateway to “Morocco Light”. It's a shame that it's so reduced here, because of course Essaouira offers everything...

Desert and oasis

We are heading further east, crunching along the Algerian border. Our goal was the oasis with the town of Figuig, because there is a campsite at the hotel there. The route was...

A good week in Morocco...

We have now been traveling in Morocco for more than 7 days, time for a short interim review. It's very green here, which I didn't expect, because Andalusia on the other side of...

Anti-Atlas Mountains

From Tiznit we drove to the Anti-Atlas Mountains. The landscape is mostly very barren, but there are always oases where magnificent palm trees grow. With the large dry riverbeds...

Crossing from Spain to Morocco

We have now arrived safely in Morocco and are slowly acclimatizing. The Moroccans welcome us very warmly in their country. But first let's tell you about our crossing: We took...

10/15/23 - Arrival in Morocco; Day 1-3

First stage start of our Small Wonders aid project: Today, October 15th, we arrived late in Morocco and have already completed a third of the route (and therefore the “easy”...

Tag 32+33 Zagora - Track between Zagora and Merzouga

After we were restocked and briefly met Ines and Uwe at the campsite, we drove about 50km on asphalt before heading onto the track. We had arranged a spot to meet Ines and Uwe...

Day 23 Taourirt - Amtoudi

This morning we decided to take a tour together to the hot spring near Fask and then to Amtoudi. We drove on a track to the hot sulfur spring. They used to try to drill for oil...

Rabat and Sale

In Rabat, I stay at Simo's flat, where Luise from England and Mara from the Netherlands live. While Simo is at a concert, his friend Isaam and I cook tagine. Later, we meet Simo...

Back in Fes

After another pancake breakfast, my bus goes to Fes. When I arrive there, I first buy my bus ticket to Merzouga for the next day and then go to Yassine. He had offered me to...