Morocco

It’s a major bucket list item when in Morocco — you cannot deny the call of the desert. Here’s what visiting the Sahara is really like.

At Intrepid, we love exploring little-known corners of the globe. And in 2018, we’re heading to a bunch of exciting new destinations we haven’t been before.

I’m in a dusty desert town, somewhere in the Kasbah Valleys of Morocco. I am being scrubbed raw by a woman our guide calls ‘Mama Africa’.

We don’t want to attribute it solely to the Instagram age, but there’s just something so exciting about trying to capture those pastel shades, bright buildings, and vibrant colors.

I knew a little about Ramadan before travelling through Morocco this year. I knew that it involved fasting from sunrise to sunset, but that was about it.

One traveller’s journey beyond the ancient medinas, rolling deserts, and piled Tagines of Morocco, and into the snow-capped peaks of the Atlas Mountains