Trekking in Morocco off the Tourist Trail The Atlas Mountains extend for a distance of over 2500km across North Africa. It’s a real shame then that the majority of hikers are content to only trek up Toubkal, the highest peak. There are so many other mountains to explore here, many of them more remote and
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Trekking in Morocco off the Tourist Trail
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Trekking in Ramadan
If you are trekking or climbing the Atlas Mountains this June, then your trip falls during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Here are some helpful pointers to enable you to understand the local culture and religion a little more whilst still enjoying your trekking or mountaineering experience. What is Ramadan? Ramadan is the Muslim
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Arriving in a Berber village
Trekking up into the Atlas mountains and arriving at the first Berber village can be an unforgettable experience. This place is a world away from the life we know in Europe, an almost forgotten land where time is still measured by daylight and the seasons rather than by watches. Indeed many villages refuse to change
