Morocco — My Travel Stories

Marrakech, Morocco

Marrakech, Morocco December, 2018 Sights, Sounds and Smells of Marrakech After a 32 hour trip (including two 6 hour delays…don’t get me started on baggage transit efficiency), we made it to Marrakech! The sales tactics are different than the Souk in Jerusalem. It’s gone from “you will be my first sale of the day; you will bring me good luck” to “no Madame, it is closed that way, you must come this way”. One such diversion led us to a small, 15-family tannery cooperative.

Ouarzazate, Morocco

Ouarzazate, Morocco December, 2018 Desert-bound Today was mind-blowing! We began our desert adventure at 8am with the most wonderful guide, Mubarak. So far, we have passed through the high Atlas Mountains, reaching a peak in this area of 2260m (snow peaks in the distance. In January/February there will be enough snow to ski). We visited an argan oil women’s cooperative where we learned how argan oil is made.

Zagora, Morocco

Zagora, Morocco December, 2018 Erg Chegaga Only accessible by foot, camel or 4×4 (we did it all, but the longest part was by 4×4), Erg Chegaga is the largest dunes in the Moroccan Sahara (40km x 15km, 60m high). This place is really far (maybe 400km each way), a gruelling journey but well worth it. The camp is 30km from the Algerian border (some police checkpoints entering and exiting the desert).