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Author: Zineb Lahlou

21 articles — routes, cities, the desert and practical advice, written by the team that runs the tours.

Salon du Cheval, El Jadida: Morocco’s Horse Culture at Full Gallop
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Salon du Cheval, El Jadida: Morocco’s Horse Culture at Full Gallop

Each October, the Atlantic city of El Jadida becomes the horse capital of Africa: the Salon du Cheval gathers …
SIEL: Rabat’s International Book Fair
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SIEL: Rabat’s International Book Fair

North Africa’s leading publishing event fills Rabat each spring: SIEL — the International Book and Publi…
The Tan-Tan Moussem: The Sahara’s Great Nomad Gathering
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The Tan-Tan Moussem: The Sahara’s Great Nomad Gathering

Once a year, the deep south remembers what it was: dozens of Saharan tribes converge on Tan-Tan with their cam…
Timitar, Agadir: Where Amazigh Music Meets the World
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Timitar, Agadir: Where Amazigh Music Meets the World

Agadir’s signature festival has a mission written into its name: Timitar — “signs” in Tamazi…
The Erfoud Date Festival: October in Morocco’s Million-Palm Oasis
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The Erfoud Date Festival: October in Morocco’s Million-Palm Oasis

When the Tafilalet’s palms give up their harvest each October, Erfoud — the oasis capital at the gateway…
Morocco’s Rose Festival: When the Dades Valley Turns Pink
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Morocco’s Rose Festival: When the Dades Valley Turns Pink

Each May, after the harvest of the damascena roses that hedge every field around Kelaa M’Gouna, the Vall…
The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music: The Medina’s Transcendent Week
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The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music: The Medina’s Transcendent Week

Since 1994, Fes has hosted the world’s great devotional voices — Sufi brotherhoods, gospel choirs, qawwa…
Gnaoua Festival Essaouira: The Soul of Morocco, Three Days a Year
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Gnaoua Festival Essaouira: The Soul of Morocco, Three Days a Year

Every June, Essaouira turns its ramparts into amplifiers: the Gnaoua & World Music Festival brings the ma…
Riad or Hotel? Where to Stay in Morocco, Honestly
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Riad or Hotel? Where to Stay in Morocco, Honestly

The single most consequential booking decision in Morocco is not the tour — it is the bed type. Riad or hotel …
Visiting Berber Villages: Morocco’s Living Mountains
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Visiting Berber Villages: Morocco’s Living Mountains

Above the plains, Morocco speaks Tamazight. The Amazigh (Berber) villages of the Atlas — stone and earth, stac…