Luxury Morocco Holidays

Just a four hour flight from the United Kingdom, Morocco encapsulates the exoticism of far more distant lands. The towering Rif and Atlas Mountains proved historically to be an impenetrable barrier to successive invaders, thereby preserving the lifestyle and language of an indigenous Berber population who have added a richness and unique cultural depth to this Mediterranean country. Morocco holidays are a truly encapsulating way to discover this fantastic country.

Morocco is a mountainous and surprisingly green country of outstanding natural beauty, where the dazzling peaks of the Atlas, give way to the silent shifting sands of the Sahara desert, and the gently undulating hills of Eucalyptus and Argana trees succumb to long ribbons of golden sand on the Atlantic coast.

Cuisine

Holidays in Morocco are not fully experience without sampling the fantastic cuisine and the food of Morocco reflects the country's diverse cultural heritage. The Berber influence remains strong with many of the 'essential' Moroccan dishes such as couscous, tajine (tasty stews) and harira (hearty soups) being Berber in origin. The Bedouin Arabs introduced dates, milk, grain, bread and dried pasta. The Moors brought Andalusian foods to the feast - nuts, fruits, herbs and oil. Invading Arabs brought a wealth of spices from the East.

Essentially Moroccan cuisine is based around the staples of peppers, tomatoes, garlic, olives, eggs, onions, couscous, chicken, lamb, pigeon, fish and a wealth of spices, fruits, nuts and pastries both savoury and sweet.

Marrakech offers some great Moroccan dishes served in beautiful traditional restaurants. Essaouira has a number of restaurants whose appearance belies the quality of the food available - never judge a book by its cover! La Gazelle d'Or in Taroudant is renowned for the excellence of its cuisine whilst Agadir has a huge number and variety of restaurants with menus offering Italian, French, Mexican, Chinese, Thai and Lebanese.

Beach Resort Sights

Catamaran Cruise

From Agadir, enjoy a cruise along the North African coast with its varying landscape, interesting rock formations, delightful villages and secluded beaches. These fabulous excursions are one of the great things to do in Morocco and are a wonderful way to spend a day or so on your holiday. Lunch is included and there's time to sunbathe, swim and try a little fishing.

Marrakech

From Agadir, a full day tour to the Imperial City of Marrakech takes in numerous historical monuments and sites, the medina and its souks, plus the famous and exotic Djemaa el Fna square with its extraordinary collection of Berber musicians, snake charmers, fortune tellers, fire eaters and dancers gathering to entertain the ever shifting circles of mesmerised onlookers. Visiting Marrakech is without a doubt one of the top things to do in Morocco.

Taroudant

A 90 minute drive from Agadir in the Souss valley is the ancient and traditional redochre walled city of Taroudant. Once the capital of the Saadian dynasty it boasts impressive medieval ramparts, bustling souks and an old kasbah quarter with a 19th century palace transformed into a hotel.

Tafraoute

A delightfully scenic tour into the Anti Atlas Mountains passes abandoned Kasbahs and Palmeraies and adobe style villages clinging to the mountain slopes. Nestling in the enchanting Ameln Valley is Tafraoute, a village of pink granite rock standing amidst almond tree plantations and date palm groves.

Skala de la Ville

The walk along the top of the impressive ramparts guarding the approach to the harbour in Essaouira boasts fabulous views over the medina and out towards the ocean. Below, built into the sea wall, are wood workshops producing wonderful pieces of work from the local Thuya hardwood, and souks offering some very fine traditional handicrafts.

Immouzer

From Agadir travel into the foothills of the Atlas Mountains and discover an area of outstanding natural beauty with high peaks and sheer cliffs, gorges and stunning vistas, plus an oasis of a thousand date palms.