The winding streets of their ancient 'medinas' have enough surprises around each corner to fill a dozen repeat trips. Away from the urban beat, you'll find Roman ruins and dramatically craggy valleys to distract you.

 

If you really want to escape from everything, Morocco still has a couple of trump cards. The High Atlas Mountains seem custom-made for hiking boots, with endless trails between Berber villages, and North Africa's highest peak (Jebel Toubkal) to conquer. Or if you prefer someone else to do the walking, simply saddle up your camel and ride it straight into the Sahara, to watch the sun setting over an ocean of sand.

 

Some facts to know About Morocco

 

- Borders: Argelia, Mauritania.
- Population: 32 million aprox
- Money: Dirham (Dh)
- Capital: Rabat
- Languages: Darija (Moroccan Arabic), French, Berber
- Phrases: ssalamu'lekum (hello); shukran (thanks); insh'allah (God willing)
- Area: 446,550 sq km
- Famous for: Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca Film, Marrakech, Trendy Riad Hotels,      Crafts, Kaftans, Vegetarian delights, Zocos (arab markets) and Medinas, Couscous,       

   Sahara Desert.

 

 

 

Information obtained from the pages Lonely Planet

 

 

 

 

 

Morocco, get involved in a different world

 

Tangier, that faded libertine on the coast, has traditionally been a first port of call, but the winds blow you quickly along the Atlantic coast to the cosmopolitan and movie-star famous Casablanca, and whitewashed fishing port gems of Asalih and Essaouira. Inland, the great imperial cities of Marrakech and Fez attract visitors in droves as they have done for centuries. 

At the other side of the Mediterranean