Beyond the Dunes: What to Actually Expect in Merzouga
What Merzouga is really like beyond the postcard — the village, the camps, the camel trek, the heat, and the honest highs and lows.
What Merzouga is really like beyond the postcard — the village, the camps, the camel trek, the heat, and the honest highs and lows.
Rissani and the Tafilalt were once the last great caravan crossroads before the Sahara. The kasbahs, the history, and what remains to see today.
The birds of the Merzouga desert and its oasis lake — what to look for, when, and where, from the sandgrouse to the desert sparrow.
A slow north Morocco route — Chefchaouen, the Rif, and out through Tangier for the ferry to Spain. Day by day, with real transport and timings.
What Morocco is really like in January — cold desert nights, empty medinas, snow on the Atlas, and the lowest prices of the year. Weather, packing and what to do.
Worth it — if it goes to Merzouga. What the classic tour includes, costs, and how to pick well.
Trains, CTM buses, grand taxis and when a rental car earns its keep — with real 2026 prices.
City essentials, desert add-ons, and what to leave at home — the packing list from our own bags.
Spring and autumn win overall — but the mountains and the desert run on different clocks.
Broadly, yes. What the medina hustle actually is, the scams to know, and honest notes for solo travellers.