Me and Chris

Morocco - L'Ourika Valley and High Atlas

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March 4th 2011
DAY 5 3rd March 2011 We booked the trip yesterday at a local travel agent and were to be picked up at 09.00am. The minibus duly arrived and after picking up a couple of other people we set off towards the higher atlas mountains – no guide!!!! Yesssss!!! After about half an hour we stopped at a large gift shop with a panoramic roof terrace where we could take photos of the plains (and of course ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Ourika Valley

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more