Going loco in Morocco

An 8 day group adventure from Casablanca to Marrakech exploring Roman ruins and winding streets of ancient Medina's.
Camels..dunes and souks galore xxx Read more

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June 14, 2025
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Day 1
Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🌙 17 °C
Altitude: 20 m
England Casablanca 51.471717, -0.48953651°28’18” N 0°29’22” W
Heres looking at you kid
June 14 in England ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
This morning @ 4 a.m I got a taxi to Heathrow terminal 5. I've never seen a queue quite like this one..it was winding all around the airport.
I got to my gate as they were letting people through, I was so relieved. Got on flight to Madrid. Then touch and go again as just got on the plane in time for Casablanca Morocco.
Not many pics, a travel day, waiting for evening to meet the rest of the group I'll be travelling with xxxRead more
TravelerEarly start!! Why was t5 so busy? Glad you made it ok and have arrived safely!
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TravelerIt was mad I couldn't believe it..then some of the self help bag drops stopped working, thank god I was in front of others. But if I'd have got there any later I wouldn't have made my flight..nearly 2.5 hours early xx
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TravelerWell and truly on your way, even if a bit of a shaky start! Hope they are a nice group. xx
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TravelerThanku...me too lol xx
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Day 1
Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 27 m
Morocco Casablanca 33.593514, -7.59779733°35’37” N 7°35’52” W
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Meeting the tourers...
June 14 in Morocco ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
1st day little arvo stroll and evening meal out with the group, there are 13 of us..a few from Yorkshire and Lancashire, South Africa, Australia, Mauritius India USA and germany.
1st chicken tagine and cous cous, and an avocado with orange drink..also ordered a coke incase I didn't like it lol but it was delicious. Lots of stray cats, all in all a gd start 🥰. Oh and haul of naughty food cost £4 the 1.5 litres of water...24p!!! xxxRead more
Traveler24p!! Eats and treats look tempting. Nice sized group. You look at home! xx
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TravelerThankyou, the lemon wafers are divine 😋 xx
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Day 2
Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
☁️ 27 °C
Altitude: 408 m
Morocco Fez 34.036299, -4.99633434°2’11” N 4°59’47” W
Roman ruins, food and belly dancing xxx
June 15 in Morocco ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Today we started with the Roman Ruins of Volubilis, stunning views, pretty mosaics some group photos and a temp of 37 degrees, boy it was hot. The most amazing thing is that we have Peter with his daughter Margaret and he is 95!!! and bossing it!
Then we went to a sponsored program (by G Adventures the tour group I am with) that helps women provide for their families and which also helps special needs children. We had a gorgeous lunch followed by a tea making demonstration.
Then back to our lovely hotel for a rest before heading back out for some belly dancing, more food and a magician and some great musicians. I even belly danced..badly..what a great day, shame I can only add few photos here xxxRead more
TravelerWhat a colourful and fun packed day. The food looks wonderful. 😋
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TravelerWell I gotta keep up with you 😉 xx
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TravelerWhat beautiful mosaics, food looks scrummy! 95! How wonderful is that. You will have to teach me how to belly dance when you get back. xx
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TravelerHa ha I was bloody awful lmao xx
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Day 3
Monday, June 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
☀️ 30 °C
Altitude: 389 m
Morocco Mechouar Fes Jdid 34.052442, -4.99360634°3’9” N 4°59’37” W
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Fes Medina Labyrinth xxx
June 16 in Morocco ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Day 3 of Morocco, 2nd day in Fes, literally have no money left 🤣🤣.
We started by visiting one of the kings palaces..already really hot by this time.
Then with the help of a guide which they call a son of the medina who has studied all the alleys and few up there so we don't get lost) we visited the Fes Medina, over 9000 alleyways of shops/stalls, handicrafts.
We visited the ceramic section where they make all the beautiful things from butter dishes to tea sets and tagine pots, all handcrafted and using green clay and free of nasties like lead and also the paint is natural too.
We also visited the tannery, my goodness this is a sight....and smell 🤢...to behold, they gave us all a large sprig of mint to waft under our noses, all the guys in the actual vats, what a job!
Then we had a lovely lunch, I tried the pastilla a very traditional small pie with chicken but on the top there is icing sugar and cinnamon, glad I tried it but I wouldn't necessarily try it again lol.
And lastly a visit to the materials section and scarf making shop, where I bought a gorgeous scarf.
I've told everyone not to let me buy anything else and I'm gonna have to do quite a few weekends to make up for the spending but hey ho u only live once.
Tmw we have an early start and head on a long drive to the desert 🥰
Oh and it's been 40 degrees today not 30! 🥵 xxxRead more
Traveler I liked how the apples were all bound up xx
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TravelerThe ceramics are amazing and loved the carpets and yarns. So much atmosphere, love it.They look so friendly. 40 eh we are supposed to be hitting 30 by the end of the week. xx
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TravelerWow!!! 30 when I'm away isn't allowed lol. It's been great so far, lovely bunch of people and some great activities. Gotta be packed and down with luggage by 6. It's a fast paced trip but loving it xx
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Day 4
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
⛅ 39 °C
Altitude: 730 m
Morocco Rissani 31.200641, -4.02821131°12’2” N 4°1’42” W
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Palm Trees & Atlas Mountains
June 17 in Morocco ⋅ ⛅ 39 °C
A cool 39 here in the Sahara, we have just arrived for 1 night here after 9 hrs with a few small pitstops. The dunes are breathtaking and I can't wait for the camel ride.
I'm also full of cold and can't hear out of 1 of my ears which always happens when I go away!!
Anyways, apart from that..have had some fantastic views through the atlas mountains, an oasis of palm trees, the Berber lion statue, fossils and food (when I wasn't sleeping) and the room is gigantic!!! Time for sorting stuff out before we head out with the nomads at around 7ish xxxRead more
Traveler Was that your transport?
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Traveler Wow, it's mahoosive.
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TravelerI know!!
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Day 4
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
☁️ 37 °C
Altitude: 740 m
Morocco Rissani 31.201575, -4.02718131°12’6” N 4°1’38” W
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Sahara Camel trekking
June 17 in Morocco ⋅ ☁️ 37 °C
Day 4 in Morocco, Just had an epic evening camel trek in the Sahara desert 🥰 xxx
TravelerDid your camel have the hump in the morning like you 😂
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TravelerWell it was an evening trek so no 🤣 xx
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Traveler Me and Peter xx
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Day 4
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
☁️ 34 °C
Altitude: 740 m
Morocco Rissani 31.201575, -4.02721431°12’6” N 4°1’38” W
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Traditional Berber
June 17 in Morocco ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
So had some traditional Berber pizza tonight and then they played us some music...got us to dance and I played the drums xxx
Traveler Is that coffee or soup? 😄
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Traveler Ha soup with pearl barley xx
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TravelerVery healthy! xx
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Day 5
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
☀️ 32 °C
Altitude: 711 m
Morocco Et-taous ⵟⴰⵡⵙ الطاوس 31.143272, -4.02714231°8’36” N 4°1’38” W
Saharan adventures xxx
June 18 in Morocco ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Day 5 in Morocco, again quite a bit of travel and have arrived at our next hotel in Todra..this morning after a pastry filled breakfast I filled up a cute little bottle with Saharan sand before some of us went on the Merzouga land cruiser experience.
We started by visiting the camel station where local people leave their camels to be social 🤣 there were so many of them.
Next, onto a little oasis where saw chestnuts and peach trees, altho when our leader says peach, it sounds like he is saying bitch which makes us laugh. There were quite a few frogs just floating down the reservoir channel lol. We made a quick visit to a mostly abandoned coal mine, a few individuals still risk the danger.

Then the 4×4 started and suddenly we were being thrown all over the show, it was wild being driven fast over the dunes but very exciting. We were taken to local nomad homes and had some mint tea, the little boy there took a liking to me and my earrings 🥰, and we saw how they lived and gosh was it wild.

Then we went to lunch and after that saw some locals play instruments and sing a little.
We have finished the day seeing some gardens that belong to local tribes, I believe there are 32 local tribes and they each have their plot of land which is usually inherited down by generations.

It gives them ways of providing for themselves.
They can irrigate their piece of land at a certain time in the month, there are local laws which each tribe must abide by when it comes to their turn, oh and the water comes from a local spring.

It was a welcome cool area and even started to rain a little bit apparently this area can be known for thunderstorms and flash flooding.

So then we went to the Todra Gorge to end the day and wow what a magnificent place and where the springs start.

Now at the hotel where will freshen up and go for dinner with some tour mates, chicken kebab for me.
I'm knackered, group tours are wicked but can be fast paced and pack alot in..with long journeys on the bus. I wouldn't change it tho, I'm having a wonderful time 💖 xxxRead more
TravelerSounds like a fab day ❤️
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TravelerIt has been thanks xx
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TravelerWow busy day!
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Day 6
Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
☁️ 22 °C
Altitude: 1,406 m
Morocco Toudgha El Oulia 31.545533, -5.57174231°32’44” N 5°34’18” W
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Through rose valley to Ait Bin Haddou xx
June 19 in Morocco ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Day 6 in Morocco, today we started off with a viewpoint to take some pictures, have passed through rose valley which is home to the damask rose, went in a lovely shop and the smell was amazing.
We then went to a herbalist who demonstrated the different way things are blended and what helps with what ailment, it was really really interesting.
I asked what could help with coughs so I'm gonna try it out when I get home.
Then onto lunch in ouzazate where I had a Pina colada which was delicious and I thought was a mocktail but it wasn't lol.
We are staying in Ait Bin Haddou tonight before moving on to Marrakech tomorrow. I am doing a tagine cooking demonstration in a couple of hours and then we are doing a group walk to a kasbah this evening, followed by me eating my tagine for dinner xxxRead more
Traveler Sorry, but even the toilet seat had roses on lol xx
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Traveler So many lovely lights in Morocco xx
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Traveler Storks nests are on so many buildings here xx
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Day 6
Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
☁️ 29 °C
Altitude: 1,282 m
Morocco Aït Benhaddou 31.04595, -7.13409731°2’45” N 7°8’3” W
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Rocking the kasbah
June 19 in Morocco ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Evening of day 6, rocking the kasbah, pics of hotel and tagine cooking xx
TravelerHow was the Tagine, I noticed the spices! Love the jewellery, especially the beaded bags. xx
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TravelerYes it was very yummy xx
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Traveler That looks delish. 😋
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TravelerThanks..the preserved lemon was a revelation in it I must say 😋 xx
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Day 7
Friday, June 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
🌩️ 19 °C
Altitude: 1,279 m
Morocco Aït Benhaddou 31.045869, -7.13400831°2’45” N 7°8’2” W
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Marvellous Marrakech xxx
June 20 in Morocco ⋅ 🌩️ 19 °C
Day 7. Last Full day before flying home tmw.. here in magnificent Morocco. Arrived in Marrakech..gosh what a place, and first and foremost i got my magnet!!
A place full of colour and contrasts I've really really had a blast.
Again met the most wonderful people and ugly cried saying goodbye.
Another epic group trip with invites from around the world.
I can safely say I do not want to go back home but alas other adventures await, so I must.
So here's some pictures of beautiful views and people, our tour guide Ali was awesome and our driver laaraby who drove us safely from Casablanca to Marrakech 💖 xxx (hard to pick only 20 pics/videos)Read more
TravelerWonderful!!!!! xx
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Traveler This is apparently soap they use in the hammam xx
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Traveler Had a lovely fresh orange juice xx
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Trip end
June 21, 2025