Welcome to our blog

Tourist Attractions in Rabat Morocco, What to see and do in Rabat, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Tourist Attractions in Rabat Morocco, What to see and do in Rabat, Your Morocco Travel Guide

August 11th, 2011
Morocco Vacations & Tours

Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Bou Regreg River. On the facing shore of the river lies Sale, Rabat’s bedroom comunity. Tourism and the presence of all foreign embassies in Morocco serve to make Rabat the second most important city in the country after the larger and more economically significant Casablanca. There are a variety of historic tourist attractions in Rabat such as kasbahs, beautiful domes, minarets, wide avenues and green spaces which make for a fascinating half-day or full day Rabat tour

Read more
Casablanca Site seeing Tours, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Casablanca Site seeing Tours, Your Morocco Travel Guide

August 10th, 2011
Morocco Vacations & Tours

Casablanca is Morocco’s largest city as well as the its chief port. As the biggest city in Morocco, Casablanca is the primary place where cruise ships dock. A Casablanca site seeing tour is the best way to spend the day ashore when arriving on a cruise. Many Holland America Cruises and Oceania Cruises dock in Casablanca overnight or for the day. With 24 hours in Casablanca there’s a lot to see and do. A site seeing excursion that offers a little taste of Morocco is the perfect way to get to know this fascinating city who made its name in the 1940’s film “Casablanca.”

Read more
24 Hours in Essaouira, Tips on What to See & Where to Eat, Your Morocco Travel Guide

24 Hours in Essaouira, Tips on What to See & Where to Eat, Your Morocco Travel Guide

August 9th, 2011
Morocco Vacations & Tours

With only 24 hours in Essaouira there is much to see and do in this simply spectacular seaside artist colony. Essaouira offers a wide array of sites and sounds that can fill the pallet of any Moroccan traveler regardless of age. The small coastal town of Essaouira is popular with surfers and has a hippy, laid-back feel – perfect for those who want to spend more time relaxing than bartering. In the ’60s and ’70s, Essaouira was a pitstop on the hippie trek from Marrakesh. Jimi Hendrix made the pilgrimage, as did Bob Marley and Cat Stevens. Essaouira boasts lovely white-washed and blue-shuttered houses, colonnades, thuya wood workshops, art galleries and mouthwatering seafood.

Read more
24 Hours in Marrakech, Travel Tips On What To See & Where to Eat, Morocco Travel Guide

24 Hours in Marrakech, Travel Tips On What To See & Where to Eat, Morocco Travel Guide

July 3rd, 2011
Morocco Vacations & Tours

If you’re traveling to Morocco and only have 24 Hours in Marrakech then visiting Marrakech’s lush gardens, spectacular palaces, historical sites, the hippest shops and eating at the hot spots are a must. In 24 hours you can see the best of Marrakesh knowing exactly what places to visit, sites to see and where to eat. Start your a one-day Marrakech tour around the “red hamra” city bright an early with a visit to the Majorelle Gardens. Next, head to the Koutoubia Mosque and then to the El Bahia Palace. The breathtaking architecture of the El Bahia Palace offers an excellent architecture lesson as it was once home to a harem and has some of the best Moroccan painted ceilings, ceramics and a wonderful garden. Continue your walk through the medina visiting the Kisseria.

Read more
24 Hours in Fes, Travel Tips On What To See & Where to Eat, Morocco Travel Guide

24 Hours in Fes, Travel Tips On What To See & Where to Eat, Morocco Travel Guide

June 27th, 2011
Morocco Vacations & Tours

If you’re traveling in Morocco and only have 24 Hours in Fes then it’s important to know what to see and where to eat. Morocco Travel guide books such as Lonely Planet, Frommers and Rough Guides can be the perfect travel companion for those who desire to see and do the status quo in Fes however first hand experience from a foreigner living in Morocco can offer more off the beat experiences. When starting a 24 hour spin around the old medina, Fes El Bali, you can brave it alone or higher a local, expert Fes historical guide. Either way a Fes tour can be fulfilling in this ancient city which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. If you brave it alone to discover what’s behind the ancient medina walls of Fes, these travel tips of what to see and where to eat will make it worthwhile.

Read more
Timitar Festival Agadir 8th Edition 2011, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Timitar Festival Agadir 8th Edition 2011, Your Morocco Travel Guide

June 26th, 2011
Morocco Vacations & Tours

The Timitar Festival is held annually in Agadir, Morocco typically during the month of June or July. The 8th Edition of the Timitar Festival held this June 22nd – 25th, 2011 was the perfect morocco travel opportunity for those wanting to escape seaside as Timitar featured some of Morocco’s most admired artists, Hamid Inerzaf, Rayssa Naima, Rayssa Kabira, Bderrahim Souiri, Funk Atlas, Imazzalen, Ahwach Foum Lacen and Daoudia. Timitar also showcased International artists alongside its wide range of Moroccan musicians such as Lebanese superstar Najwa Karam, Malian greats Amadou & Mariam, Goran Bregovic from Serbia and Registan from Uzbekistan. Each stage at the Timitar Festival was filled to the rim with people and filed in as having excellent weather.

Read more
Moroccan Door Knockers & The Hand of Fatima, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Moroccan Door Knockers & The Hand of Fatima, Your Morocco Travel Guide

June 24th, 2011
Morocco Vacations & Tours

Moroccan door knockers can be found throughout Morocco and are palm-shaped. Door knockers in Morocco are a symbol of protection for the home as they are typically designed in the shape of the “hand of fatima” (Khamsa, Chamsa or Hamsa) and made of solid brass, cast iron or wood by a skilled artisan. Each door knocker that I’ve seen during my travels in the Magreb’s old cities of Marrakech, Essaouira or Fes have either been oxidized by the artist or they have developed a fabulous, aged green patina. The patinas are typically in various shades of green and are similar to those found on the statue of liberty in the New York harbor and on on ancient buildings in Europe. The green patina that forms on the chamsa Moroccan door knockers is natural and they resist corrosion which accounts for why they have remained on some of Morocco’s most extraordinary doors for centuries.

Read more
Moroccan Doors of Essaouira, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Moroccan Doors of Essaouira, Your Morocco Travel Guide

June 22nd, 2011
Morocco Vacations & Tours

The magic of Morocco is found in many places and one of them is in the hand painted doors of Essaouira. To travel inside Morocco is to visit this vast country one door at a time. Moroccan doors in Essaouira are ordained with Moorish style motifs, chamsa door knockers and painted in a variety of hues such as in Majorelle blue and canary yellow. Doors in Morocco are a gateway to another world and bare emblem of history along with the secret lives in a Moroccan home. Made of wood, metal and plaster Moroccan doors are a photographers dream as they make for the perfect subject matter.

Read more
Moroccan Jewelry & Trade Bead Treasure Hunting Tour Fall 2011, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Moroccan Jewelry & Trade Bead Treasure Hunting Tour Fall 2011, Your Morocco Travel Guide

June 18th, 2011
Morocco Vacations & Tours

Morocco’s Treasure Hunting Tour of North African Silver Jewelry & Trade Beads is on the calendar for Spring 2011. Come Travel to Morocco and enjoy fourteen days of sheer jewelry bliss. Save your Morocco tour dates: September 16th – 29th, 2011. Bead your Way Through Morocco is a Moroccan Jewelry & Trade Bead Treasure Hunting Tour created by Travel Exploration Morocco and hosted by Sarah Corbett, a Tribal Jewelry Expert. Travel Exploration Morocco is a New York and Ouarzazate based Travel Agency and the first to offer this customized Moroccan Jewelry & Trade Bead Tour to Morocco with a Tribal Jewelry Expert.

Read more
Argan Oil & Goats in Trees, Your Morocco Travel Guide

Argan Oil & Goats in Trees, Your Morocco Travel Guide

June 16th, 2011
Morocco Vacations & Tours

The first time I visited Morocco, I saw postcards that featured goats perched in Argan trees. Sure, I thought, this is a gag. Surely they must have either tied stuffed goats to branches or retouched photos. So the first time I visited Argan Country, near Essaouira and Agadir, boy, was I surprised. There were real goats in the trees! Munching away! I soon found out that was going on. The goats were exclusively found in argan trees. Argan is a relative of the olive, and the goats were eating the argan fruit. Argan is grown exclusively in the southwest region of Morocco. It is difficult to cultivate and as a result, wild trees are treasured. Argan oil is prized in Morocco and recently has been discovered by the West. It has been used for centuries for cooking and cosmetics. The oil is extracted from the kernel of the pits.

Read more
« Older Entries
Newer Entries »