Tent in the Sahara
13. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Sahara dune sunset
12. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
After the date farm, our guide drove us deep into the dunes, and we got to hike up a baby dune. The sand is so soft. You had to go really fast or you would sink in, several of us. Had to get on allWeiterlesen
Date farm
12. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
After dinner at the camp in the Sahara, we visited a date farm and Oasis that was started in 1985. This guy was super happy, and seemed to really enjoy showing us all of his trees, making us guess atWeiterlesen
Nomad family visit
12. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
On the way out to the Sahara we stopped again in our 4x4s and had tea and bread with a nomadic family. We all got under a giant tent that was lined with carpets, and the roof was woven wool from theirWeiterlesen
Drum lesson and Moroccan graveyard
12. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
On the way out to the camp in the Sahara, had a drum lesson, and danced to some tribal beats. Then visited a Moroccan graveyard, where they bury their dead outside the walls of the village and markWeiterlesen
Camels in the Sahara!
12. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Camel camel camel!
Rissani Market & Lunch
11. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
First full day in the Sahara, went to the weekly market in Rissani. I really enjoyed it because it was an open air market as opposed to the closed-in walls of the Fez Medina, but the vendors wereWeiterlesen
Kasar Errachidia Province
11. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Went to a tiny mini village called a Kasar, like a Kasbah in that it is a walled community but this one only has one door. We got to visit the school, and all the schools are easy to spot, it seems,Weiterlesen
Fossiles Kasbah
11. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Went to the fossil factory, I was completely caught off guard. I didn't really understand how they make fossils like in a factory, but the fossils are so prevalent in the area, they cut them out ofWeiterlesen
Chergui Hotel: Arfoud
11. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The hotel is truly an oasis in the Sahara. The pool was amazing last night, really helped lower my body temperature before bed. Very much reminds me of the Palm springs area, a very dry heat and tonsWeiterlesen
Fez Tannery
8. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Wow about sums it up. Did you know they soften hides for final product leather by soaking them in pigeon poop? Because of the ammonia? Yellow leather is more expensive than brown leather because theyWeiterlesen
Al Attirine Madrasa
8. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
14th-century school for Islamic studies featuring ornate tile work & dramatic architecture. Beautiful carvings, they get the cedarwood wet and then carve it. What was interesting was the guide'sWeiterlesen
Riad Authentic Palace
7. Mai 2023 in Marokko
A Moroccan home that has been refurbished into a guest house, this Riad had 20 rooms, perfect for our group. Breakfast in the morning was simple and delicious, and the coffee was the best on theWeiterlesen
Fez Medina
7. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Wow, the people the sounds, the smells were pretty overwhelming in our first experience in a Medina. Watched a lady rolling out bread, which they use in lieu of utensils for all their meals. Felt likeWeiterlesen
Drive to Fez
7. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Drove to Fez through an agricultural region between the Rif and Atlas mountains. Saw lots of olive and persimmon trees and the persimmon trees were easy to spot because they were netted in hugeWeiterlesen
Last Rabat dinner: Dinarjat
6. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Had a delicious Moroccan meal served family style. Live music, dancing, singing. On the walk to the restaurant, it was very tight corridors with these cute little pots overhead and had some very coolWeiterlesen
Underground liquor stop
6. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Since we are staying in a Medina and not a hotel in Fez, we had to bring our alcohol with us. Alcohol is against the Muslim religion and should not be consumed..... Yet there are underground liquorWeiterlesen
Musee Mohammed VI
6. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Contemporary art museum, some really cool pieces. A fellow traveler gave us the tip that Google lens will translate text which came in handy because all descriptions were in Arabic and French.
La Halinka
6. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Oldest coffee shop in the region with great views and even better people watching. Our crew of 15 had nos-nos, Moroccan whiskey, and baked goods. Left to right, Betty, Zaid, Penny, Kathy, local, Debi,Weiterlesen
Kasbah
6. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Kasbah right on the river that meets the Atlantic Ocean, so beautiful and a perfect day, blue skies, no humidity. Tight walkways between tall white stuccoed buildings, reminded me of European smallWeiterlesen
Mauseleum of Mohammed V
6. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Beautiful day, mausoleum is on a bluff where it seems like you can see most of the city, you can see the opera house, the skyscraper, the river, and the Atlantic. The guide said it is the number twoWeiterlesen
St Peter's Cathedral
5. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
1930s art deco cathedral. The outside does have Moroccan influences but you can see the cross at the very top and know it's not a mosque. The building is ginormous, super huge, but when you go insideWeiterlesen
Nouzhat Hassan Garden
5. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
After I dropped the kids off at the hotel for a nap, I went back out and there was a super pretty and well maintained garden close to the hotel. I was the only Westerner in there but I did good withWeiterlesen
Lunch at La Menora
5. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Great lunch place, we sat on the patio and I had a tagine of beef shank, dates, apricots, and almonds and it was bomb! The ladies had chicken with olives and lemon and I believe Ron had MoroccanWeiterlesen
Medina
5. Mai 2023 in Marokko ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
When you walk out of the new city, the old city is called the Medina and there's a big old light red wall between them. It's the original city, I think before we Rabat became the capital and theyWeiterlesen





























































































































































































































