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Travel PlanningMorocco has three distinct desert experiences. Agafay, Erg Chebbi, and the Zagora corridor each suit different trip lengths and budgets — here's how to pick.
Travel PlanningMarch is Morocco's most underrated month — perfect desert nights, open Atlas passes, lush medina gardens, and prices below the October peak. Here's what to expect, city by city.
Travel PlanningApril is Morocco's most-visited month — but it has two faces. Easter week means sold-out riads and busy dunes. Post-Easter mid-April is Morocco at its finest with half the crowds.
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.
Travel PlanningNovember is Morocco's least-heralded shoulder month and one of its most rewarding — the desert is superb, the Atlas still hikeable, Marrakech hosts its famous film festival and prices are the lowest of the autumn.
Travel PlanningMorocco vs Egypt — an honest comparison for travellers choosing between them: ancient history vs living culture, logistics, costs, weather, crowds and combining both.
Destination GuidesThe best things to do in Ouarzazate: Atlas Film Studios, Taourirt Kasbah, the Cinema Museum, Ait Benhaddou, Fint Oasis and the great desert valley drives.
Travel PlanningHow to visit Aït Benhaddou from Marrakech: the Tizi n'Tichka drive, whether a day trip is worth it, what to see, costs, and why most people stay overnight.
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.
Destination GuidesA guide to the Draa Valley, Morocco's longest palm grove, running south through kasbahs and date oases toward the dunes of Erg Chigaga.
Destination GuidesA traveller's guide to Ait Benhaddou: the UNESCO ksar's history, film legacy, what to see, and how to visit on the road to the desert.
Destination GuidesStep onto the desert sets where Gladiator, Game of Thrones and more were filmed. A 2026 guide to Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate — 'Ouallywood'.
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