Ait Ben Haddou is the most famous village in Morocco — a fortified mud-brick ksar stacked on a hillside along the old caravan route from the Sahara to Marrakech, UNESCO-listed since 1987 and the backdrop of Gladiator, Game of Thrones, The Mummy and a dozen other productions. Here’s how to visit it properly: when to […]

Is Morocco safe? Short answer: yes — Morocco is one of the most stable, tourism-ready countries in Africa, hosting over 14 million visitors a year. As a licensed Moroccan tour company, we get this question weekly, so here’s the honest, detailed answer: what’s genuinely safe, what needs street-smarts, and what solo and female travellers should […]

The Atlas Mountains of Morocco run 2,500 km across the country like a spine, separating the Atlantic plains from the Sahara. They hide North Africa’s highest peak, thousand-year-old Berber villages, waterfall valleys an hour from Marrakech, and the most scenic mountain pass on the continent. This guide covers the three ranges, the best valleys to […]

The Agafay desert is Marrakech’s secret weapon: a rolling, moon-coloured stone desert just 45 minutes from the medina, with camel rides, luxury camps, quad tracks and Atlas Mountain views — no eight-hour drive to the Sahara required. Here’s everything to know before you go. What is the Agafay desert? Agafay is a rocky desert (reg, […]

Wondering about the best things to do in Marrakech? The red city rewards both wanderers and planners: a UNESCO-listed square that turns into an open-air theatre at dusk, palaces hidden behind plain doors, gardens that inspired Yves Saint Laurent, and day trips that reach mountains, waterfalls and desert within two hours. Here’s what’s actually worth […]