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Trekking, desert, mountains and the roads between — written from Morocco, at the pace the country actually moves.

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The tiled courtyard of a grand Moroccan riad, arcades and carved plaster on two storeys
Journeys
Fez · Meknes · Rabat · Marrakech

The Imperial Cities, in the Right Order

Fez, Meknes, Rabat and Marrakech each ruled Morocco at different times. Doing them as a circuit works — but only if you get the sequence and the pacing right.

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The fortified earthen ksar of Ait Ben Haddou rising in tiers above the palm groves
Journeys
Southern Morocco

The Southern Loop: Morocco's Adventure Circuit

Over the Tichka, down the Drâa, through the gorges and back. The classic multi-day route south of Marrakech, and how to drive it without spending the week in the car.

4 min read