Unsplash Morocco
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”— Gustave Flaubert
Planning notes — I haven't been here yet. This page is my personal research for a future trip.
Morocco hits every sense at once — the call to prayer at dawn over Fes, mint tea poured from a meter above the glass, wood smoke and saffron drifting through the souks, a horizon of rose-gold dunes after sunset.
Most of North Africa was either Arabised or colonised. Morocco was both — and kept its Berber spine running through everything: Tamazight in the markets, French on the road signs, Islamic geometry in the riads, Saharan rhythms in the music. The old cities survived intact because the French built their colonial villes nouvelles alongside the medinas, not on top of them.
The plan: 8 days, Marrakech → Fes → blue city → Sahara.
- Marrakech (3 days) — Jemaa el-Fna, Majorelle Garden, the souks
- Fes (2 days) — medieval medina, Al-Qarawiyyin (world’s oldest university), tanneries
- Chefchaouen (1 day) — the blue city tucked into the Rif Mountains
- Sahara (2 days) — camel trek into Erg Chebbi, overnight in a desert camp under the stars
Getting Around & Where to Stay
Airports, transport, taxis, hotels & useful apps for Morocco
Places on my radar
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Sahara Desert camel treks under the stars
Medina food tours, Atlas Mountains day trips, and overnight desert camps.
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