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Yes, Erg Chebbi is desert, and yes it is sand dunes, but Erg Chebbi is nowhere near "the vastness of the Sahara desert". The erg is merely 25km by 7km.

---------- DAY 2 continued ---------- Back to the route... Retrace your steps back to the RN25 and turn right, probably signposted Demnate (pronounced Dem'enet). A few km past Tanant turn left (south) for Demnate. Carry on through Demnate on what is probably signposted RR307 to Imi n'Ifri which...

---------- DAY 2 ---------- The main stopping points on the second day are the very 'amazigh' town of Aghbala, the Bin el Ouidane reservoir, the cascades of Ouzoud and the natural bridge of Imi n'Ifri. There's also an optional exploratory walk to a hand-hewn geode mine. All of this area is...

The main national RN8 road is not a great solution for driving from Fez to Marrakech as it's a busy single lane route almost all the way and not at all conducive to a relaxing time. I always recommend getting off the RN (national) routes and instead travel on RR (regional) and RP (provincial)...

I do hope you understand that I won't be sympathetic about this. You knew it was corruption and handing over such a massive amount of money just increases the likelihood that they will do it again to other travellers. A few years back I was travelling by motorbike on that same road south of...

In many parts of Europe and North America we rarely get to see the beauty of the night sky. Well now you are in luck, for the clear skies of Morocco provide a great chance to wonder at the vastness of the galaxies and other worlds out there. VIEWING TIMES In December the sun sets around 1825 in...

DUAL SIMs and eSIMs Some older Android phones have dual SIM slots where you can keep your existing SIM and add a second one. What’s more usual nowadays is for phones to be able to simulate having a dual SIM by having an electronic version (eSIM is how cellular support is provided on the Apple...

OBTAINING A LOCAL VOICE/DATA CONTRACT The best solution, however is to get a local SIM card on a prepaid contract. Mobile coverage in Morocco is excellent with 4G in most urban areas. Because a high proportion of the population lives in the more remote areas, you will also find coverage in...

Having a smartphone in Morocco is obviously useful for communicating with folks back home and hotels, being able to look things up on the Internet, and for navigation when driving. It's possible your smartphone contract from back home might allow you to make and receive normal telephone calls...