Welcome to the online travel guide to Morocco covering detailed information about the travel destinations, tips, national parks, visa guide and so much more.
MARRAKESH:
On reaching Marrakesh especially in the capital Imperial, one will have a feeling of pure enchantment due to folk artists who make the spell of the place more attractive to the souls of the believers with an aim to make the guests live in their area with Samaa El Fna being the famous world square.
With the view of controlling the traffic, Almoravids beacon city was found in 1070, which the earliest conquests used as their base.
The construction of Kasban was undertaken by the head of Almoravids called Abu Bakr who was nicknamed “Stone Castle” near the Koutaobia site.
In the reign of Youssef Ben, Marrakesh became the capital city under the Almohades that went as far as the Libya frontiers.
Abdelmaumen the first Almohades sovereign began the raining of Koutoubia mosque. The Yacoub El Mansour his ground son adorned a superb minaret, which up to now exists.
Administrative districts were constructed and reservoirs were dug by his son Youssef.
Marrakesh reached its peak resembling Seville’s “La Giralda” and Rabat’s Tour Hassan Koutoubia, which were built as far back as 11th Century. The building is as long as 70 metres, with Hispanic-moorish master piece art.
Also The Badii Palace was constructed by Ahmed Elmansour Dahbi following his success over the Portuguese in 986 of the Hejira (1578), well known as the Battle of the 3 Kings by the European world.
The construction took 16 years and other buildings in the city include Dar Sisaid Museum which contains the true Moroccan art and the array display of gold and marble ornaments which were collected by Ahmed El Mansour (1578-1603).
Medersas ben Youssef being the Saadian greatest ruler. Mouley Abdellan found the coranic school in 1570 and the true master piece of merinids architecture.
While the Agdal gardens were laid down in the 12th Century in the reign of Menara and Abdel moumen with a flower fringed artificial lake.
Marrakesh is Bewitched with Atlas snowy huts ancient palm groves and rose coloured ramparts as well as exuberant and sumptuous.
The city radiates splendour multicoloured wools explosion at the dye merchants rhythm time music festivals, hence Koutoubia provides the good perfection for relaxation due to its entertainment and the blue garden shades.
For the visitors hoping to move further in the Kebabs and ubiquitous, they will need to spend more. Local meals are served like Essaouira seafood, while Alcohol cannot be served in public unless in top end restaurants.
The local currency in Morocco is Dirhams, which can only be found in the country and not allowed outside the country. Can be exchanged with Euros for currency exchange Banks are vailable at all nearby cities, while the maximum Dirhams you can withdraw from ATM card is 200 a day. Hotels only accept cash, however, some can allow cheques.
Tipping:
For tipping, Baksheesh is the only solution for relaxation. For visitors should come with some change in banks since prices in Marrakesh are not fixed because they are determined by what the customer is willing to pay. So you should expect to haggle as much as possible in order not to be exploited.
Guidelines:
§ Do not pay the price you are told (initial price).
§ Ignore what you are told.
§ Be patient enough and not rude.
§ Walk away from the traders at least once.
§ Pay atleast 1/3 of the price you are told.
§ Finally remember to enjoy yourself.
Safety Guide:
In Over zealous, carpet sellers is the first place where you will be hassled while in Marrakesh.
The Brigade touristique pays fro the good work done for the families and women. However, you should avoid dark areas during the sunset. You should keep money in a safe place and dress reasonably.
Language:
The official second language is French, however, there are some Marrakeshis who are employed in the tourism sector who speak English and some Arabic.
Dar Si Said Museum:
In Morocco’s beautiful city, there is a sumptuous palace, which consists of Moroccan art. On the first flow, you can see objects in copper, clothes, Berber jewellery and arms. Other objects from mountain areas can also be seen.
For the salon on the first ground comprises of decorations of Hispano-moorish and elegant furniture in cedar wood.
Around the city yard, a number of window and door frames can also be seen, which are well decorated in ornamentations and all the streets show you the surrounding culture of the local people.
The museum is located in Riad Ez-Zaitoun.
BERT FLINT MUSEUM:
This is situated in the Municipal theatre. It consists of arms, jewels, musical instruments, furniture carpets and customs.
This museum consists of small art and traditional pieces. Situated in Agadir include other museums while Bart flint museum is situated in Ruedela Bahia.
MASORELLE MUSEUM:
This museum is situated in Majorelle gardens, which however turned into Yues Saint Laurent house in Marrakesh city, made by French artist Jacques Majorelle in 1920’s, made of banana plantations, trees, pools, coconut palms, and is situated in a blue environment without a number of birds.
The gardens were taken care of by Vves Saint Laurent who has added a private museum in North Africa. The garden is open to the public and serves the whole museum.
ASNI REGION:
This is a small village where hikers pass when they are going up to the Mountain when you are in a hurry, but if you are to stay, then you can use this route. The place you have to get close to is the Imlil, which is 11 miles to the road, which is very rough. The Saturday lorries and pick-ups go for the Imlil souk.
The building of the trailhead for Toukbal. The city comprises a number of shops and houses as well as the French Alpine club refugee and cafes for most hikers choose to stay s at the club which provides bunk beds and open all years as well as camping mattresses and blankets.
The First Close Shop should be the shopping centre, which is run by Lancern Esquary.
This is an English-speaking guide while others are listed on the notice board.
After the snow has covered Djebel Toubkal, the place becomes a walk rather than a climbing.
Following the Mizane valley, the walk becomes more interesting, which is 2.5 miles from Imlil and to Toukal refude hut 8 miles by using the Sidi Chamcharouch route at the foot of the mountain. Food is prepared by the refuge garden to our guests; however, the hut can be very busy and concentrated.
A number of people move early morning from Imlil to spend the night at Toukbal refuge and wake up very early morning to have the perfect view of the panorama, hence you will be able to find people who have just come down so you should request from them the route direction.