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High Atlas Mountains, Morocco

June 28, 2017

North Africa’s highest mountain range, the High Atlas, is referred to by the Berber people as ‘Idraren Draren’ (Mountains of Mountains) and it is a delight to the eyes and a hiker’s paradise from spring through to autumn. The “High Atlas” mountains stretch diagonally across Morocco for almost 1,000 km from near the Atlantic Coast in the west, up to the northeast towards Algeria. To its immediate north lies the “Middle Atlas” mountains and to its south is the “Anti-Atlas”, also known as the “Little Atlas”, which runs diagonally along the fringes of the [MORE...]

Tamtattouchte, Morocco

June 28, 2017

About 20 km north of Gorges du Todgha, the winding well-maintained asphalt road leads to the small Berber village of Tamtattouchte. En route, look out for the small whitewashed marabout (pilgrimage chapel dedicated to a local saint) on the right side of the road. Tamtattouchte is a drab village located at the foot of the High Atlas Mountains. Further north from here the road winds through spectacular mountain scenery. The older buildings in the village are adobe-made, while the newer places are mostly constructed from cement. Once you start meeting the locals at Tamtattouchte, [MORE...]

Gorges du Todgha, Morocco

June 28, 2017

Written as Todgha Gorge or Todra Gorge, and locally known as Les gorges du Todgha or Vallée du Todgha, this incredible canyon is located in the southeastern part of the High Atlas Mountains, about 5 km north of the oasis town of Tinghir. Within a few minutes’ drive north of Tinghir, past palm groves and Berber villages, the landscape starts changing from a lush oasis to a parched canyon along the valley of Wadi Todgha. You will know you have arrived when you see the massive walls of pink and grey rock closing in along the road as if you are being sucked in by mother earth! [MORE...]

Gran Canaria of the Canary Islands

January 3, 2016

Located on an archipelago of the North Atlantic Ocean just 110 km off the west coast of Morocco, the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias)are geographically part of Africa, politically part of Spain, but notably more Spanish than African. Alas, during the high season of the European holidays, these islands are more European than Spanish. Most of the islands are quite rugged as they are of volcanic origin and mostly originate from fissure vents. Geologists reckon that much of the islands were formed during the Miocene period between 14 and 9 million years ago. This period was followed by one of [MORE...]