Morocco short break
| country: | Morocco |
| location: | Atlas Mountains |
| departures: | 2010: 14 Jan, 18 Feb, 18 Mar, 1 Apr, 27 May, 17 Jun, 14 Oct 2011: 13 Jan, 17 Feb, 31 Mar |
| price: | From £629 - £839 (5 days) including flights from the UK, from £399 - £539 excluding flights. Single supplement £190. |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
the amazing things you'll be doing
Close to Europe and perfect for a short break, this trip provides a great taste of North Africa, exploring the rich history and culture of Morocco, as well as its tremendously varied landscapes. There is time to explore the Imperial City of Marrakech with its historic mosques and palaces, maze-like souks, tranquil gardens and the Djemaa el Fna Square. A scenic drive takes us to Ouirgane, a picturesque valley in the High Atlas, where we walk through local villages. The Berber inhabitants are friendly and welcoming and many still live according to the seasons and age-old customs. On this trip we stay in a beautiful auberge in the countryside and a stunning riad hotel in Marrakech.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Fly to Marrakech. |
| Day 2: | Morning drive to foothills of High Atlas Mountains. Afternoon walk in Ouirgane Valley. |
| Day 3: | Four to five hours walking through the splendid Azaden Valley in Toubkal N.P.; picnic lunch en route; return to Marrakech. |
| Day 4: | Half day guided tour of Marrakech, afternoon at leisure. |
| Day 5: | Fly to London. |
small group adventure holiday
Typically you will be sharing your experiences with between 4-20 like minded travellers (depending on the trip, operator and how many others are booked on the trip) and you'll have a group leader with you. Whether you are travelling alone or with friends its good value, and a great way to meet new people! While itineraries are pre-planned there is some flexibility and you'll have plenty of privacy. This trip will appeal to travellers of all ages who enjoy meeting new people as well as seeing new places. how this holiday makes a difference
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As a part of our continued commitment to responsible tourism, we operate this trip in a way that aims to reduce impacts and to give as much back as possible to the local communities. We visit Toubkal National Park area and visits to monuments in Marrakech. The operator also works with us on our projects in Morocco, which our clients have helped to support. We support the Terre des Junes Project in Marrakesh which gives a start to homeless children with support, education and gardening apprenticeships at local hotels.
We use a locally run operator, who employs local leaders and staff to work on our trips. We have worked with the operator for well over 10 years and over this time have built up an excellent working relationship, we have regular training sessions with the local leaders to help them in all aspects of their jobs and to encourage them to think about the responsible tourism issues and to implement these ideas on the trips. We are also working on issues for example reducing our impact, by not buying plastic drinking bottles but developing a refill system on our centre based trips. We use local leaders and they receive regular training from us, which covers all aspects of their jobs including Responsible Tourism and ensuring that all clients are given a responsible tourism briefing. Leaders are also encouraged to take all clients to visit our responsible tourism projects in the areas they visit. We use all locally owned and run accommodation on this trip. This contributes directly to the local communities as local staff are employed and locally produced and sourced goods are bought for the accommodation benefiting the wider community. Small group sizes max 16, mean we can stay in small locally run accommodation in order to benefit the local communities more directly. This also means that the groups do not have a dramatic impact on the local communities in terms of litter and resources. We have at our offices worked to reduce our carbon footprint through a reduction of energy use and energy conservation measures. We also actively reduce the waste produced by having active reduction and recycling policies in place. We run annual staff workshops on Responsible Tourism. Global warming is a reality and to help you make a difference by reducing the carbon dioxide that is produced when you travel we offer a chance to carbon balance your flights. We encourage all our clients to do this and do so for all our staff travel. Go on do your bit! |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |