In September I'm looking at heading to Spain, Porugal, ending up in Morocco in October, here's the itinerary:
Tangier – Casablanca 2 days
Rabat - 2 days
Fes - 3 days
Midelt - 2 days on Jebel Ayachi-mountain to climb
Merzouga - 2 days in Erg Chebbi-camels in the sahara
Dades Gorge -2 days Rock the Kasbah, rock the Kasbah
Marrakech
Best map I could find
Has anyone climbed Jebel Ayachi, have any recomendations? It sounds like a fairly easy climb, nothing too intense,
Same with Erg Chebbi, camel treks? Looking to trek out, camp, trek back, based out of Merzouga, unless there are better places to set off from...
And things to do in the Dades Gorge? Little Berber villages etc. Something relaxing before the bustle of Marrakech
Also, it seems I may be there at the start of Ramadan, if I'm not mistaken, it could be around 15th of October. May add some difficulty but I think it'd be a pretty cool thing to experience. Other than the obvious, any particular behaviours or taboos I should be aware of as a visitor?
In the hopes of getting invited in to someone's home for a dinner I'm gonna go prepared with a gift, I was thinking a bottle of ice wine from the Okanagan, where my family lives. But of course, I hear that alcohol is not allowed by Muslim law, so....that may not be received well. Is that a real concern, or is it more like how we view sex before marriage
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on the other?
Any other insights on the route are most welcome, thanks for any advice.
And if have some Spain/Portugal know-how, check out my post in w europe forum.
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