Consider the High Atlas mountains for an 'inspiring' hiking holiday

Writer suggests Morocco mountains for an unforgettable trip

Travellers looking for hiking holidays should consider visiting the High Atlas mountains in Morocco, according to a writer.

In an interview with the Guardian, novelist and non-fiction writer Lucy Wadham said that her trek across the mountains was inspiring.

According to Ms Wadham, people looking for Morocco holidays should think about mountain trekking as a complete break from the stresses of home, as the "hills engulf [you] … into the kind of natural embrace that makes you forget where you're from".

The author said that her trip provided her with the motivation for a book.

"Those four magical, prelapsarian days of Berber hospitality were the inspiration for Aisha's redemptive journey in my third novel, Greater Love," she said.

Lucy Wadham has written three novels and a non-fiction book - called the Secret Life of France - about living in the European country. She also publishes a blog under the same title.