An unforgettable 3 weeks in Morocco, a place which left me with a love-hate feeling..
We flew into Marrakech from Barcelona & started our trip staying at Le Riad Yasmine which is a stunning little riad just outside of the hustle and bustle of the main Souk.
First morning began perfectly- breakfast by the poolside.
We then went to explore the hot and humid streets of Marrakech, we were previously warned of some of the locals in the Souk, and we quickly understood what they meant, approached and hassled, and something I had never experienced in another culture was the aggressive sales approach, if we told them we weren’t interested in their restaurant they would follow us up the street and then say “Fuck you”. I never really felt unsafe or threaten, it was actually rather funny. We learnt quickly just to ignore them and carry on our way.
Although this cultural experience Marrakech was still so interesting and I would never encourage anyone not to visit, but its nice to go prepared!
The stalls are filled with beautiful rugs, lanterns & ancient treasures, I wanted to buy it all! But when you are living out of a backpack that already weighs far too much, its just impossible ๐
Here’s a quick run down of our itinerary;
We spent 4 nights in Marrakech around the Souk area, we then hired a car and drove to Ait Ben Haddou an ancient town half way to the Sahara, we spent the night at a quiet B&B and had the BEST dinner on the rooftop, the owner was an older Moroccan man who was SO sweet. The b&b is called Riad Tamdakhte Guest House, we came and stayed again on our way back because we had such an enjoyable visit! Next stop was the Sahara desert, we went to merzouga region and spent 3 nights under the stars, the first camp we stayed at was called Sara & Ali’s desert camp, and the second was Kam Kam Dunes.
We drove back to Marrakech for a couple of nights but stayed out of town at Aman Jena, This was a little oasis just outside of the busy Marrakech, I really loved this resort, we had a huge villa & felt like you had the resort to yourself. Next we took a drive out to the coastal town of Essaouira, really we took the drive out there for the night to see the Goats in the tree, which we sadly didn’t get to see ๐ next time maybe, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, google it, so funny!
We than took an overnight sleeper train to tangier- spent a night, & then caught a bus to Chefchouan – blue Pearl of Morocco..
We spent 3 nights in Chefchouan, which I believe was probably too long.. it is incredibly unique, but I admit by this stage I was a bit done with Morocco for now!
Lastly catching an overnight train back to Marrakech to fly out.
I left feeling like it was one of those incredible places I’ve been and done and don’t need to return. but a year later here i am finishing this blog off thinking to myself.. id love to go back soon.. ๐
Here’s a collection of out Morocco images, some unseen..
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absolutely stunning photos! the Riads are extremely gorgeous even though it might not look like it from the outside, just a simple little door (most of them) xD people are really really friendly. I myself had enough of Marrakech though after 3 days but that’s more because I’m just not a city person and people outside of the touristic cities are so different they are genuinely kind while in the touristic parts you sometines have to guess whether their kindness is real or not. It doesn’t take away the fact that they’re still very kind of course ๐ and the desert is just mesmerising! I have a page too about Morrocco ๐ maybe you’ll see different things that you mightโ want to do someday ๐
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J’ai l’impression de redรฉcouvrir le Maroc. Ces photos sont superbes !!! (comme d’habitude ๐ Merci pour cette belle visite. C’est une destination que j’avais mise de cรดtรฉ mais je crois que mon cลur a ร nouveau fonduโฆ
These places look amazing! Definitely want to visit Morocco, its just one of those places where I’d rather go with someone than alone ๐ Looks beautiful though!
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Wow Lauren! You’re amazing. How do you take pictures from high POV? With a drone?
Wow, Lauren!!
Stunning pictures and good article! I heard about the love-hate-feeling soooo many times. I will travel to Morocco next year and I am very excited how I will feel ๐
All best from Berlin
Laura
So Morocco looks incredible!! ๐ I love the detail in the architecture! A fab read too! ๐๐ผ
Stunning photos! I’de like to visit Morocco!
Beautiful photos! Can’t wait to go to Morocco myself! Thankyou for the post!
Marocco looks so so beautiful! Definitely a place I want to visit one day ๐
Also your hotels always look so dreamy and perfect!
I was so happy when I saw that you where in Berlin some weeks ago!!! Not far from where I live ๐
Love from Germany
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Outstanding travel photos from Morocco! Thx
Outstanding travel photos from Morocco! Although not everyone can afford such a luxury trip but the photographs are very very beautiful! We follow you because we are hungry for more … rockon!
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Nice photos. Morocco is an enigma in many ways.
Every picture is a masterpiece. You guys are fantastic . โค๏ธ
Wow those photos are absolutely stunning! I visited Morocco a few weeks ago and clearly missed out of so many absolute gems!! Must go back x
Such amazing photos. Would love to know more about what you did and didn’t like about the country.
curious, how was the stargazing at the sahara desert? i am surprised you don’t have pictures capturing that, i heard it’s pretty unreal out there.
Beautiful pictures!
Hi lauren, can I please talk to you about traveling around in Morocco? I am studying abroad (alone) next semester, and I have some questions.
I’m very nervous about being alone, and I’d like to talk to you about safety. Also, I noticed your outfits show a lot of skin (not judging- this is how I dress) but I read that I’m supposed to be conservative. Did you have any problems while in Morocco while dressing this way?
Also, with the whole “fuck you” thing, I’m not sure if I would be as composed as you sounded! I’d probably yell back!
Did you feel uncomfortable wearing shirts and low cut tops/dresses? I’m visiting next year and not sure what to wear!
Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures!
Where did you stay at in Chefchaouen?
Amazing photos!
Did you like Ali & Sara or Kam Kam better?