Morocco Vacations, Morocco Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

We stowed all our gear into the back of our minivan tour bus and left our hotel in the morning and stopped at Cape Spartal, which is Africa's most north-westerly point and stopped at a cave/grotto. We then headed south and stopped at the seaside village of Asilah, an old Portuguese Atlantic port. We had a guided tour through the medina and had lunch there, where I had my first of many Tajines I would eat throughout my trip. It was pretty good and similar to something I cook here at home....

As much as I would like to go to Marrakesh today, it is really impossible because we don't have enough time.  The train ride (total of 8hours) is longer than our "would be visit" there.  I just decided to explore Casablanca again, going to the souks and challenge my bargaining skills.  Anyways, you can always find great stuff and souviener items here.  We had dinner at the Corniche, in a place called. It is 630 in the afternoon but the sun is still up.  We were so hun...

This trip was booked through www.gate1travel.com.  It is fantastic and comprehensive tour agency and I strongly recommend using them! My intention was to write daily blogs for this trip, but sometimes one gets so involved in the journey that one does not have the time or energy to express their experiences in words.  And this was definitely one of those times!  I do believe, however, that my pictures truly speak for themselves. Here was our travel plan from Gate 1 ...

I still have very vivid memories of back in 97 when I was still "green"--getting off the train in Tanger and trying to explore the old city in the early hours of the morning when there weren't a lot of people around.  A shifty looking fellow started following me insisting on being my "guide".  I insisted that I didn't need a guide, thank you very much.  Once he had me cornered at the edge of a cliff he acted like he had a knife in his pocket and demanded money... After quickly ...