Family Adventure Holiday In Morocco

Overnight Standard Hotel Swimming available

Like many North African towns, Marrakech is divided into two distinct parts, the Gueliz (the modern French-built city) and the Medina (the Old City). For generations it has been a meeting place for the mountain Berbers and the desert peoples of the south, who come to trade and barter amongst the colourful souks, turning the centre of the old city into a rich cacophony of noise and colour. We journey out into this vibrant city this morning, to enjoy a tour of some of its most enthralling sites with a local guide. You can wander past vendors selling doughnuts and fried grasshoppers, meander through native markets where Muslim women, their hands and feet dyed with henna, call out to sell their wares, and enjoy the sounds and the smells of the exotic. Leaving the city behind we drive south in the afternoon, towards the craggy peaks and plunging valleys of the Toukbal Massif. Crossing the Haouz Plain we pass through the tiny town of Asni, from where our road begins to climb towards the foothills of the Massif. Below us the valley of the Oued Rhirhaia stretches out into the distance and small villages cling to the sides of the steep hills as we meander our way towards the village of Ouirgane. The towering peaks of the High Atlas are North Africa’s greatest range of mountains, a wild region, culturally removed from the rest of Morocco, and a barrier between the northern plains and the pre-Sahara. Ouirgane presents the perfect spot to relax and enjoy the magnificent scenery of this superb part of North Africa. Located in the heart of Berber culture, at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, the village is surrounded by a rich landscape of tiny settlements, scenic valleys and fruit orchards

Overnight Standard Hotel Included meals: Breakfast Swimming available

This morning we will set off on foot. Walking in the valley offers a wonderful way to explore this land of the fiercely independent Berbers, the “Lords of the Atlas”. The Berbers present us with a unique view of a way of life lost to the rest of North Africa, where music and dance, even language and religion, are far removed from their Arab neighbours. We will head for the house of a local Berber family for lunch and to learn something more of the unique lifestyles of these most remarkable and hospitable people. This afternoon is left free for you to further explore the area or to relax by the hotel’s swimming pool.

Overnight Standard Hotel Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch Swimming available

Today we return to the fascinating ‘Red City’ of Marrakech and this afternoon is left free for you to enjoy the city which for generations has been a meeting place for the mountain Berbers and the desert peoples of the south, who come to trade and barter amongst the colourful souks, turning the centre of the old city into a rich cacophony of noise and colour. You may choose to journey back out into the city’s beating heart, the spectacular Djemma-el-Fna, a site at dusk not to be missed and a scene straight out of the pages of the Arabian Nights. Here you will find the streets and alleys alive with storytellers and musicians, jugglers and acrobats, snake charmers and clowns. Marrakech is a city like no other, boasting a staggering array of spectacular architecture and wonderful facades and a walk through its bustling streets will fill the senses and fire the imagination.

Overnight Standard Hotel Included meals: Breakfast Swimming available

Included meals: Breakfast