Backpacking Morocco: 10 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Morocco, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Marrakech
Marrakech-Safi
Souks, riads, Jemaa el-Fna.
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Fes
Fes-Meknes
The great medieval medina.
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Chefchaouen
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
The blue mountain town.
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Sahara Desert
Draa-Tafilalet
Merzouga dunes and camels.
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Essaouira
Marrakech-Safi
Breezy walled coastal town.
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Ait Benhaddou
Draa-Tafilalet
Mud-brick fortified village.
Atlas Mountains
Marrakech-Safi
Berber villages and peaks.
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Casablanca
Casablanca-Settat
Seaside Hassan II Mosque.
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Rabat
Rabat-Sale-Kenitra
Relaxed coastal capital.
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Todra Gorge
Draa-Tafilalet
Towering canyon walls.
Backpacking routes through Morocco
Real trips through Morocco, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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Toubkal and the Atlantic: Morocco's Mountain-to-Surf Route
Trek Toubkal from Imlil, North Africa's highest summit, then follow Morocco's Atlantic coast: Essaouira's windy ramparts, Taghazout surf, quiet Mirleft.
Imperial Cities to the Erg Chebbi Dunes: Morocco's Classic Loop
Morocco's great loop by train and desert road: Casablanca, Rabat, the Fes medina, a camel camp in the Merzouga dunes, Todra Gorge and into Marrakech.
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