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Djellabas and kaftans Marrakesh
6 Reviews The traditional Moroccan dress for both men and women is this long hooded garment known as a djellaba. It seems very practical – the body is protected from weather and from the dirt of the street,...
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Bargain! Marrakesh
9 Reviews When in Marrakesh expect to have to haggle for everything! Some general tips: - Have a maximum price in mind for the item and offer slightly below it. - If they offer you a ridiculously high price...
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Henna Ladies Marrakesh
3 Reviews Moroccan ladies desperate to paint henna designs on foreigners' hands and feet seem to be everywhere in the Medina, with the biggest concentration in el Djemaa el Fna. There are two types: natural...
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Moroccan Wine Marrakesh
2 Reviews Despite the huge growth in tourism in Marrakech, it's still surprisingly difficult to find places selling alcohol, especially in the medina. On our last night in the city, we wanted to get some wine...
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Moroccan music Marrakesh
3 Reviews The Jmaa El Fna square is a UNESCO heritage site, largely due to the story tellers that pass on stories in Arabic, but also note the musicians and various other stalls. However, be prepared to pay a...
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Water man Marrakesh
2 Reviews Around the Medina and some of the historical sites you will see men in funny looking attire with brass cups hanging off them. These are water men who supply the locals with water usually from local...
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Public Baths Marrakesh
2 Reviews Hamman Ziani is just down the road from Palais Bahia. It is a traditional style Hamman catering for tourists. 80Dh for Hammam, Steam, Gommage and Soaping - compared to 150 Dh at our hotel spa. I took...
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Taking Photos Marrakesh
1 Review This advice isn't unique to Morocco, but it's the first time I've been brave enough to try it and it worked a treat: I always look in travel magazines and books and am amazed at the magnificent...
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The Pink City Marrakesh
1 Review Well all the houses inside and, nearly all outside are pink ... why??? well the material with wich the outside wall makes the wall be pink, ... nowadays people MUST by law paint their houses that way...
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For the on going questioning in the forums as to what adaptor plugs to use in Morocco for your battery and laptop chargers etc:Plug sockets in Morocco use the french 2 pronged plugIn some places you might find that the on off switch is the same for the socket and for the light bulb in the room so take care that the switch is left on if its important for you that its charged
Morocco uses a ‘Type C’ European 2 round pin electrical plug. Electricity in Morocco is 220 Volts, alternating at 50 cycles per second. If your appliances and digital devices use 220 Volts, you may need a transformer rather than a converter. What is the difference? Converters are lightweight and usually rated at 50-1600 Watts. They are good for hair dryers and travel irons that are used for short periods of time. They are not good for your computer! Transformers are rated at 50 & 100 Watts, are heavier and can protect sensitive electronic devoices used for long periods of time. This would of course include battery chargers and computers. You can but a combination voltage converter and plug adapter. That may be very useful if you are visiting here for a while. Thanks to 'Angiebabe' for photo 1!
Travelling inland is a good opportunity to see the hard compromise between desert and agriculture. Men try to extract all the possible resources from land, but the desert advances, and the dry scenery turn inevitable as you go south.
Hi Deneen, well with the amount of time you have its about time you went down and visited the sahara at merzouga! YOu would defiinitely get to see and hear Gnaoua music there - with the Gnoua Association at Khamlia just south of Merzouga - also though - and im mindful of it myself - is checking out the dates of the Marriage festival at Imilchil - its usually in August but because of Ramadan, just as last year, would normally be on as soon as Ramadan is over as summer is the best time when people get married so its likely to be on during the dates you are there - unless theyve fitted it in just prior to Ramadan starting but i dont imagine so - theres always good music there - not Gnaoua but the music in moroccan is such a wonderful range - and you can easily get gnaoua cds - you can even buy the cds to the Essaouira gnaoua music festival easily around the place - theres a service station...
Ive lived in Morocco during Ramadan times in both city and country villages - some people may say here on VT that you shouldnt expect much or that you shouldnt do this and that but really the Moroccans do not mind and quite accept visitors and tourists to eat and do what they would normally do, such as eating and drinking during the day and in just as public a place as normal - businesses will plan for it and appreciate the business as well - its a norm that travellers can opt out of fasting as that can be what is found to be particularly nice about Moroccans and Morocco the liberality and nonjudgementalness - though of course when doing with human beings in general this cant be totally guaranteed - i certainly would say things like tourists doing that at the same time as being very loud and laughing on and on might eventually wear thin for Moroccans who are fasting and maybe suffering...
Ive lived in Morocco during Ramadan times in both city and country villages - some people may say here on VT that you shouldnt expect much or that you shouldnt do this and that but really the Moroccans do not mind and quite accept visitors and tourists to eat and do what they would normally do, such as eating and drinking during the day and in just as public a place as normal - businesses will plan for it and appreciate the business as well - its a norm that travellers can opt out of fasting as that can be what is found to be particularly nice about Moroccans and Morocco the liberality and nonjudgementalness - though of course when doing with human beings in general this cant be totally guaranteed - i certainly would say things like tourists doing that at the same time as being very loud and laughing on and on might eventually wear thin for Moroccans who are fasting and maybe suffering...
Touristy, no doubt, but a very easy and simple way to try (in comfort) a small experience of Berber life: in Marrakesh a typical restaurant is a meeting point for tourists to watch some horse and camel rides and enjoy a lamb dinner with folk dances. Artificial but nice, with the usual opportunity for the tourists to dress in local style.
As everywhere, it's outside town that you can watch the most authentic way of life in Morocco. Some scenes are very appealing, some other... almost repulsive. One thing that hits our European look is the way that everything is sold in the roads. Meat hanging in the heat of the afternoon, exposed to dust, and flies, and... Don't look. Straight ahead there are more interesting things to look at.
Although it's usually mint, sometimes the tea is made with other herbs: it depends on season, mood and time of day. Allegedly. Vervain was mentioned by one waiter, but language is treacherous. By default it's tooth-rottingly sweet.It's everywhere. There was a near thirty year gap between my first and second visits to Morocco. The memory of the taste had remained intact and was welcomingly familiar.The full ritual is fabulous. The tray bearing teapot & tiny glasses is brought. The host pours a little tea in a glass: its color is judged & if found wanting returned to the pot. When the tea is judged ready, glasses for all are poured, with a flourish, the teapot often ending as much as 50 cm above the glass.The tea habit was introduced to Morocco y the British in the early nineteenth century. Couldn't sell the stuff to most of the mainland because of the Napoleonic wars, so we needed other...
The semi-nomads move every 6 months. They live in a house in the mountains for 6 months of the year, and spend the other 6 months in a tent in the Sahara grazing the sheep. When it is time to move, they have special trucks with compartments for everything. We saw several of these trucks go by--There were sheep in a pen on top of the truck. We could see all their stuff inside the tailgate, including a cage full of chickens. Men were sitting on top of sacks of grain. If you are on the road at the right time of year, watch for these special trucks!We stopped to visit a semi-nomad family in the Middle Atlas. The eldest daughter inherited the house after her parents died. Her married sister is here also, but lives in a separate house. They are hired shepherds and don’t own the sheep. They spoke no Arabic; only Berber. Luckily, Aziz speaks Berber.The house is sparsely furnished—They have a...
Riad Kniza Marrakesh
2 Reviews and 563 Opinions Beautifully decorated room, cozy aura, clean bathroom, delicious food and warmhearted staff. I got...
Hyatt Regency Casablanca
5 Reviews and 137 Opinions I worked very hard during the day in a office witout air conditioned. You can understand how I was...
Villa Maroc Essaouira
4 Reviews and 152 Opinions Suites #27, #29,#30 are built around an open central light well. There is no way to insulate any of...
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Q: I am thinking travelling to Morocco with my nearly 6 yrs old Girl. We are landing in Marakesh and Plan to Array for 3 days After...
A: As you have 3 weeks the desert area is a must. A 'grand circuit' down to the desert via Ouarzazate, east to Erfoud, then north to Fez is easily done in two weeks. I'd...
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