Morocco

Leave the standard highlights behind and choose the raw culture and active adventure we have mapped out for you:

• Staying with Mostafa in the Rif Mountains: Stay with Mostafa and his family on their farm outside Chefchaouen and take part in traditional mountain life for a day.
• Making goat cheese and visiting beekeepers: Learn how to press creamy goat cheese (Jben) into woven wicker baskets and taste fresh honey that tastes like wild thyme.
• Ali's 200-year-old Kasbah in the Ziz Valley: Ali is single-handedly restoring an ancient mud-brick fort and will take you to visit date farmers and ingenious irrigation systems in his oasis.
• Motorbike motocross with Mustapha in the M'Goun Valley: Ride pillion on a motorbike over unpaved gravel roads to spots in the valley where regular cars simply cannot go.
• Hiking with nomads in the High Atlas: Trek for days with nomads and their herds, set up your tent under an insane starry sky, and let the donkeys carry your luggage.
• Creative culture workshops in Essaouira: Meet artists and learn traditional carpet weaving or smithing silver jewelry.
• Donkey trek to a secret beach with Hamid: Ride a donkey through the forests to a deserted beach near Essaouira for a fresh fish barbecue and live Gnawa music.

Whoever thinks you can only find a safari vibe in East or Southern Africa hasn't explored the Sahara of Morocco yet. During our off-road 4x4 crossing from M'hamid to Foum Zguid, you will experience the real, untouched emptiness of the desert and have a chance to spot the rare Addax.

Besides the vast desert plains, we recommend these three beautiful national parks to avoid the mass tourist crowds:

• Talassemtane National Park: A green mountain area in the Rif with dense cedar forests, waterfalls, and wild Barbary macaque monkeys.
• Souss-Massa National Park: A varied coastal park south of Agadir, known for rare bald ibises, flamingo's, and wild gazelles.
• Iriqui National Park: A dry salt lake that turns into a temporary marsh in winter, full of migratory birds, ostriches, and fennecs (desert foxes).

1. Groups of friends & "Lustrum" trips (Our absolute favorite)
   Morocco is the ultimate destination for a legendary university trip or an epic trip with friends. Why? Because of the perfect mix of action and relaxation. During the day, you can go off-roading in a 4x4 or ride pillion on a motorbike through the mountains and desert, and in the evening, you drink a cold beer on the relaxed surf coast of Taghazout or Essaouira. And the best part: such a road trip can be done in just 7 days. Ideal if you are looking for a shorter trip with a tighter budget, without compromising on adventure.
   
   
2. Lovebirds & Couples
   Wandering together through the courtyards of an atmospheric, hidden riad, dining by candlelight on a rooftop terrace overlooking the medina, and falling asleep under an overwhelming starry sky in the desert. Morocco is intimate, adventurous, and incredibly romantic.
3. Adventurous families with (young) children
   People often think Morocco is too intense with young children, but nothing could be further from the truth. The roads are good and the travel distances are surprisingly manageable. Our golden tip for families: skip the far northern town of Chefchaouen. This keeps travel distances short and relaxed, while you still fully enjoy the oases, the desert, and the beach. A perfect, stress-free adventure for the whole family.
   
   
4. Roadtrip-junkies
   Do you dream of driving for hours through constantly changing backdrops? Morocco offers an amazing scenery of deep canyons, red desert dunes, and snow-capped peaks. Here, you soak up culture and nature right from behind the wheel, over spectacular mountain passes and challenging gravel roads.

Let's be honest: avoid July and August. You will melt away in the interior with temperatures that easily exceed 40°C. Morocco is the ultimate destination to escape the gloomy weather. Our favorite periods are the autumn break, winter break, and the spring break. Temperatures are a comfortable 20°C to 28°C, perfect for being active during the day and crawling around the campfire at night.

Not tied to school holidays? Cool! Then we recommend a round trip through Morocco in the spring (March to May) and autumn (September to November)