Adventure Level

This trip is graded ‘easy’ with walks (all optional) being ‘easy to moderate’ - anyone in good health can take part. A reasonable amount of driving is required to cover the ground and you should be prepared for the heat – especially in summer. Service levels in Morocco can be quite different to what you might be used to, so the more flexible you are, the more you will enjoy the trip!

Climate

Morocco is often called the hot and cold land. To experience all four seasons in one day is not uncommon so come prepared for this. From July to mid-September, daytime temperatures can be very hot, especially in the desert - high 30s Celsius in Merzouga. From the end of November to end of February it can become very cold especially in the mountains, the night temperatures can fall below zero and warm winter clothes and thermal layers will be required. Many hotels do not have heating. In Imlil and surrounding high areas there is usually snow from December to February. Whatever rain there is usually falls in winter but can occur at any time of year, especially in the Atlas Mountains where weather is changeable whatever the season.

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Local Payment

GBP£80 payable at the start of the trip. (The Local Payment is part of the total price of the trip that is paid by you to the Group Leader or local agent at the start of your holiday. This is in addition to the amount you pay to The Adventure Company when settling your final invoice. The Local Payment must be paid in the specified currency when requested by the Group Leader or local agent, or you will not be permitted to join the trip.

Responsible Travel

We offset the carbon emissions associated with the in-country travel on all of our trips by supporting a solar stove and clean energy project in Madagascar. However, it is your flight that will have the largest environmental impact on your holiday. We offer you the opportunity to offset your carbon dioxide emissions with a donation to our solar stove and clean energy project in South Africa. The project is run by the non-profit organisation Blue Ventures Carbon Offset and validated by the Tourism Industry Carbon Offset Service (TICOS) as delivering measurable carbon reduction and wider sustainable development benefits for local people. We strongly encourage you to donate to our project, so if you would like to offset the carbon emissions generated by your flight, please contact us.  Offsets start from as little as £4.

Working closely with our local agent we do our best to support and encourage local schools and projects in all the areas of Morocco that we visit. We strongly discourage people from giving directly to children in the street as it encourages begging. We prefer to support local well-run organizations and projects which are of greater long term benefit to many more people. If you would like to donate any gifts of pens, pencils or other learning materials your Group Leader will ensure that these are passed on to a suitable and worthy cause. All items will doubtless be gratefully received however small.

Subject to local constraints - you may be able to visit a school yourself and meet some of the children. If this is of interest to you, please discuss the opportunities that may be available to you with your Group Leader; we often find it can be one of the most memorable moments of your trip.

Since the increase in popularity of bottled water, many countries are experiencing a problem of litter especially where adequate recycling is not available. Please could you try, where possible, to use purification tablets or filters for water or buy bigger bottles of water between group members and decant into your individual water bottles.