Category: Morocco

Top 10 places in Africa to visit this Easter

Top 10 places in Africa to visit this Easter

By on Mar 27, 2013 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Botswana, Events, Family Travel, Featured, Hotels, Kenya, Leisure Travel, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Regions, Resorts, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Tanzania, Travel Miscellany   - Read 6784 times

Have you still not yet planned what you’re doing this Easter? Easter has a social and spiritual dimension in Africa, and is a time when families love to come together. If you are looking to get away with your family this Easter – or perhaps just as a couple – then here are 10 fantastic [...]

The top 5 hotels in Marrakech

The top 5 hotels in Marrakech

By on Mar 02, 2013 in Accommodation, Africa, Hotels, Morocco, Regions   - Read 6368 times

Morocco, a land of colour, contrasts and mystery. Who doesn’t want a piece of this rich culture? Young King Mohammed VI has vowed a goal of attracting 20 million tourists a year to Morocco by 2020 (currently there are just under 10 million visitors a year) – I would say these are big visions for [...]

5 of the best luxury accommodation options for families

5 of the best luxury accommodation options for families

By on Feb 20, 2013 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Family Travel, Hotels, Morocco, North America, Oceania, Philippines, Regions, Resorts, South Africa, Speciality Travel   - Read 3896 times

Just because you are travelling with your family, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a little luxury. From whole islands, that you can hire out all to yourself, to safari lodges which cater to even the youngest of guests, there are plenty of options available for you and your family. Here are 5 of the best [...]

Top 10 places in Africa to take your loved one this Valentine’s

Top 10 places in Africa to take your loved one this Valentine’s

By on Feb 08, 2013 in Accommodation, Africa, Djibouti, Featured, Honeymoons, Hotels, Kenya, Leisure Travel, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Regions, Resorts, Seychelles, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Zambia   - Read 7195 times

There are few places more romantic than Africa… why not forget Paris and escape to somewhere a little more exciting this Valentine’s Day. Here we present to you 10 wonderful – yet exceptionally varied – ideas that will give you a Valentine’s break you’re sure to remember for years to come… Djibouti Palace Kempinski, Djibouti [...]

The most romantic restaurants in the world

The most romantic restaurants in the world

By on Jan 19, 2013 in Africa, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean, Europe, Featured, Food and Drink, France, Going Out, Greece, Morocco, New Zealand, Oceania, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 12001 times

If the cliché dinner by candlelight is not enough for what you have in mind, then you might want to check out some of the most romantic restaurants in the world. For the guys, whether you are planning on the big proposal or you would like to give your woman a special date for her birthday, these are [...]

Photograph of the week: Village in the Atlas Mountains

Photograph of the week: Village in the Atlas Mountains

By on Jan 16, 2013 in Africa, Morocco, Regions   - Read 4640 times

The location for this photograph was found by chance after taking a narrow winding piste as a shortcut from the Dades to Todra gorges, south of the High Atlas range in Morocco. The recent snowfall had made the route further up impassable. At 2,500 metres Darren Lewey and his fellow travellers found the view of [...]

5 of the best luxury hotels in Morocco

5 of the best luxury hotels in Morocco

By on Jan 08, 2013 in Accommodation, Africa, Hotels, Morocco, Regions   - Read 4952 times

If the idea of wafting about in a colourful caftan as the sun sets over palm studded desert appeals, then do as Talitha Getty did and make for Marrakech. A city steeped in culture and history – where private indulgence sidles up alongside authentic local experience – it’s a city that satisfies both the curious [...]

Morocco made easy: the Sofitel Agadir Thalassa Sea and Spa Hotel

Morocco made easy: the Sofitel Agadir Thalassa Sea and Spa Hotel

By on Dec 14, 2012 in Accommodation, Africa, Featured, Going Out, Hotels, Morocco, Regions, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel   - Read 7210 times

Agadir’s new kid on the block, the Sofitel Agadir Thalassa Sea and Spa, is indulgent, elegant, and oh so impressive, striking a mellow and tranquil chord against the smouldering backdrop of this dusty, Atlantic-coast city. Fresh from the exotic, piquant and chaotic haze of Agadir airport, I arrived at the cool, subtle opulence of the [...]

Ancient Agadir: beyond the booming beach

Ancient Agadir: beyond the booming beach

By on Dec 07, 2012 in Africa, Morocco, Regions   - Read 5329 times

Agadir is Morocco’s major south-western city, the capital of the Agadir province, and the Sous-Massa economic region. Tourism has developed in a different vein here to its popular cousin Marrakech. With a perennial climate of water, waves and sunshine, the Agadir ‘brand’ has long been associated with Northern Europeans holidaymakers, as betrayed by the concourse [...]

The top 8 sea resorts in Morocco

The top 8 sea resorts in Morocco

By on Nov 25, 2012 in Africa, Morocco, Regions   - Read 5068 times

Fed up with winter and looking to banish those winter blues?  Then how about visiting one of Morocco’s sea resorts?  Here we tell you the best to visit, whether you be travelling with family or as a couple, or whether you’re looking for a city break, an active getaway or a little peace and quiet. [...]

The top 20 most expensive hotels in the world

The top 20 most expensive hotels in the world

By on Sep 17, 2012 in Accommodation, Africa, Asia, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Caribbean, Europe, Hotels, Italy, Japan, Maldives, Middle East, Morocco, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Regions, Seychelles, Turks and Caicos, United Arab Emirates, Western Europe, Worldwide   - Read 24517 times

Luxury-Hotels.com has conducted a survey that identifies the most expensive hotels in the world. The findings came from an analysis of average room rates for standard double rooms in hotels around the world during the June to August 2012 summer season.  Interestingly, half of the top 10 most expensive hotels in the world are all [...]

5 of the world’s most inspirational resorts

5 of the world’s most inspirational resorts

By on Aug 13, 2012 in Accommodation, Africa, Caribbean, Mexico, Middle East, Morocco, North America, Regions, Resorts, Saint Kitts and Nevis, South Africa, United Arab Emirates   - Read 2493 times

I’ve selected the following five resorts for special praise based on a number of metrics. We all love to discover somewhere unique, somewhere exciting or unusual when looking for the ideal place to stay- so I just wanted to share with you five of my personal recommendations that have inspired me on my own travels. Capella [...]

3 choice picks from the Condé Nast Hot List 2012

3 choice picks from the Condé Nast Hot List 2012

By on May 14, 2012 in Accommodation, Africa, Asia, Hotels, Maldives, Morocco, Regions, Resorts, Vietnam   - Read 2127 times

Condé Nast Traveller have announced their Hot List for 2012 with the latest annual batch of fabulous worldwide hotels getting some coveted recognition. The publication is one of the most influential and widely read in the luxury travel industry – and from our perspective it’s nice to see some of our personal favourites taking pride of [...]

Royal luxury in Morocco

Royal luxury in Morocco

By on Sep 21, 2011 in Accommodation, Africa, Going Out, Hotels, Morocco, Regions, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel   - Read 364 times

It is no wonder that King Mohammed VI’s first hotel took over 1,000 craftsmen and artisans 3 years to complete the project and has already been voted one of the best hotels in the world in 2011. Since it opened in 2010, the hotel has established an exclusive clientele including royals, celebrities and politicians. Within [...]

Photograph of the week: Stork at sunset

Photograph of the week: Stork at sunset

By on Aug 31, 2011 in Accommodation, Africa, Hotels, Morocco, Regions   - Read 608 times

This is a view at sunset from the roof terrace at Dar Les Cigognes of the “Royal Storks” so called because they rest/nest on the ramparts of the Royal Palace as they migrate from Europe along the coast of Africa every year. This stork is in the process of clacking its beak like a castanet, [...]

Baglioni Marrakech awarded Best Fractional Resort Worldwide

Baglioni Marrakech awarded Best Fractional Resort Worldwide

By on Aug 05, 2011 in Accommodation, Africa, Hotels, Morocco, Real Estate, Regions, Resorts   - Read 1279 times

One of Morocco’s most exciting and design-led five-star hotel, spa and real estate resorts, The Baglioni Marrakech, has received the two top accolades for Best Fractional Resort Worldwide and Best Fractional Resort for Europe & Middle East from Perspective Magazine. The Baglioni Marrakech unites some of the leading brands in luxury travel, with the hotel [...]

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