Destination GuidesIfrane, Morocco: The Middle Atlas Mountain Town Worth Knowing (2026)
The complete guide to Ifrane — Morocco's serene Middle Atlas resort town — with cedar forests, Barbary macaques, skiing at Michlifen and the best time to go.
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Destination GuidesThe complete guide to Ifrane — Morocco's serene Middle Atlas resort town — with cedar forests, Barbary macaques, skiing at Michlifen and the best time to go.
Destination GuidesMeknes and Fes sit an hour apart and share imperial history — but they feel entirely different. Here's how to choose between them, or how to do both well.
Travel PlanningA practical guide to the best day trips from Fes: Meknes imperial city, Volubilis Roman ruins, Moulay Idriss, Chefchaouen and Ifrane's cedar forests — with distances, timing and honest advice on which trips actually work in a day.
Travel PlanningThe great south loop from Marrakech covers roughly 1,000 km and 7–10 days, connecting the Atlas pass, ksar ruins, dramatic gorges and the Saharan dunes of Erg Chebbi before emerging in Fes. All main roads are paved. Here is how to drive it.
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Travel PlanningTen days is the ideal length for Morocco's grand circuit: Marrakech, the High Atlas, Ait Benhaddou, two nights in the Sahara, the gorges, Fes and Chefchaouen — with enough time to actually breathe.
Travel PlanningOne week is enough to cover Marrakech, the High Atlas, Ait Benhaddou, the Sahara dunes and Fes — if you plan the route right. Here is the classic 7-day Morocco circuit.
Destination GuidesThe best things to do in Chefchaouen: blue medina lanes, the kasbah, Spanish Mosque sunsets, Ras El Maa, Akchour waterfalls and Rif mountain hikes.
Travel PlanningHow to get from Marrakech to Fes: the 7-hour train via Casablanca, a private drive via Beni Mellal, or the scenic 2–3 day route through the Sahara. Compared.
destinationsMorocco's Little Switzerland: alpine architecture, cedar forests, and Barbary macaques in the refreshing Middle Atlas.
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