Travel Guides

Travel Guides

Real, practical guides written by the team that runs these trips.

Side by side comparison of Marrakech and Fes medinas in Morocco
Hassan Tower and Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat Morocco

Rabat Travel Guide: Morocco's Understated Capital

Rabat is Morocco's political capital and one of its most overlooked cities. Here is what makes it worth a visit, calm streets inc…

Essaouira harbor and blue fishing boats on the Moroccan Atlantic coast

Essaouira Travel Guide: Morocco's Atlantic Coast

Essaouira offers a laid-back coastal counterpoint to Marrakech, with a walled medina, fresh seafood, and steady Atlantic winds.

Hassan II Mosque on the Casablanca coastline in Morocco

Casablanca Travel Guide: What to See

Casablanca is Morocco's largest city and often a first landing point. Here is what is genuinely worth seeing during your time the…

Blue painted alleyways and buildings in Chefchaouen Morocco

Chefchaouen Travel Guide: Morocco's Blue City

Chefchaouen's blue-washed streets make it one of Morocco's most photographed towns. Here is how to plan a visit to the Blue Pearl…

Fes el Bali medina alleyways and tannery in Morocco

Fes Travel Guide: Morocco's Cultural Capital

Fes is home to the world's largest car-free urban area and centuries of history. Here's how to plan your visit to Morocco's cultu…

Jemaa el-Fnaa square and souks in Marrakech at sunset

Top Things to Do in Marrakech

From the souks to the Majorelle Garden, here are the essential things to do in Marrakech, plus practical tips for making the most…

Split view suggesting a Marrakech medina street beside a modern Casablanca skyline

Marrakech vs Casablanca: Which Should You Fly Into?

A side-by-side comparison of Marrakech and Casablanca as your Morocco arrival city, covering flights, atmosphere, and which suits…

Surfers paddling out at a point break near Taghazout at sunset

Taghazout Surf Guide: Morocco's Surf Town

Once a small fishing village, Taghazout is now Morocco's best-known surf town — a guide to its breaks, seasons, and laid-back atm…

Long sandy beach and promenade along Agadir's Atlantic coastline

Agadir Travel Guide: Beaches, Souks & Day Trips

Rebuilt after the 1960 earthquake into a modern beach resort city, Agadir offers wide sandy beaches, an active souk, and easy day…

Taourirt Kasbah walls in Ouarzazate under a clear desert sky

Ouarzazate Travel Guide: Gateway to the Sahara

Film studios, a monumental kasbah, and its role as the essential midpoint on the road from Marrakech to the Sahara — a practical …

The monumental Bab Mansour gate in Meknes at golden hour

Meknes Travel Guide: The Overlooked Imperial City

Meknes pairs monumental gates and a quieter medina with easy access to the Roman ruins of Volubilis, and gets a fraction of the c…

View over Tangier's whitewashed medina toward the Strait of Gibraltar

Tangier Travel Guide: Morocco's Gateway City

Why Tangier, the ferry-linked meeting point of Europe and Africa, deserves more than a passing stopover, from its medina and kasb…