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Morocco Family Holidays

Marakesh, Agadir, Essaouira, Berber Villages,Camel Rides and Souks

© Karen Lotter

Jun 14, 2007
Making friends with a camel - Morocco, www.adventurecompany.co.uk
Morocco is a safe, accessible and exciting holiday playground for families. Pirate coves, camel rides, unspoiled beaches - an affordable playground for kids of all ages.

Morocco is Ideal for Family Holidays

Just because you have kids, doesn’t mean you have to stay at home. From the moment you step off the plane, can have a beach orientated Morocco family holiday or a wonderful exotic adventure trip.

Morocco is the perfect country for a family holiday. It is safe, friendly and has a magical, other-worldly atmosphere that will enchant youngsters. It is also inexpensive and a short flightfrom most European capitals.

Souks, colorful markets, lively bazaars filled with exotic spices and treasures, hammam’s (public bath houses), remote Berber villages and camel rides – a visit to Morocco will leave the whole family with memories to last a lifetime.

Morocco is a Year-Round Destination

Morocco is an all-year-round destination, though visitors enjoy the climate more in the spring and autumn. And while Morocco’s national dish is couscous, the whole family will enjoy kebabs, salads, melons, honey pastries and other delicious foodstuffs.

There are many types of Morocco family holidays – you could take an escorted package tour with other families or stay in a family-friendly resort or enjoy an eco- tourism holiday for the whole family in the high Atlas mountains.

Morocco Family Holiday Resorts

* The Agadir, Club Med, Morocco

The Agadir, set on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, is a 20 min walk to the center of Agadir. The resort, with its Moroccan style white exterior contrasting against blue skies and azure seas offers a wealth of sports and activities for children large and small in true Club Med style. Why not try a flying trapeze lesson or maybe just relax in the spa?

* Smir Village, Club Med, Morocco

Decorated in Moroccan style throughout, Smir Village in the north of Morocco, 100 km from Tangiers offers a superb holiday for families. This Club Med resort caters for children as young as four months, with special activities and equipment just for them, it leaves parents free to indulge in their favorite sport or relax on the gorgeous white sandy beach.

Morocco Family Holiday Package Tours

The Adventure Company offers two popular Morocco family holidaypackages:

* Magical Morocco Infant Holiday

An exciting, small child-friendly taste of exotic Morocco combining city, mountains and beaches which includes Marrakech, Souks and Atlas Mountains as well as Essaouira and the Beach.

This is an 8 day tour of Morocco with minimum age of one year. All walks are designed for small children and mule support is provided in the mountains.

* Kids in the Kasbahs Family Holiday

This holiday is also an eight day tour which includes Marrakesh and the Kasbahs and Rural Moroccan Life and Essaouira, the coastal holiday city that was once a “pirate's lair”. A fun and active way to enjoy Morocco with your family.

Morocco Family Eco-Tourism Holidays in Taroudant

Spend the holiday with your family in Taroudant, where Naturally Morocco Holidays have been running this small-group, highly acclaimed eco-tourism holiday since 1996.

They run the "Real Morocco"guest house for small groups almost every week of the year as this part of Morocco is a year round destination, being the warmest town in the accessible parts of Morocco between October and April.

They also offer options to extend your holiday - trekking (walking, camels or horses) in the High Atlas Mountains or near the coast. On this great eco-tourism holiday in Morocco for the whole family, tourists can visit other towns and cities including Essaouira for surfing and other coastal activities, Marrakesh or Fes for shopping and sighteeing and the Sahara Desert for the more adventurous.

More articles on Morocco:

Marrakesh, Morocco's Pink City

Morocco: Sahara Package Tours

Hammams in Morocco

Casablanca, Morocco's Nightspot


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Making friends with a camel - Morocco, www.adventurecompany.co.uk
Casablanca street - Morocco Family Holidays, http://www.flickr.com/photos/milamber
Bargain hunting in the Souks - Morocco., www.adventurecompany.co.uk
Taroudant bamboo seller- Morocco Family Holidays, www.naturallymorocco.co.uk
Taroudant, Arab Souk - Morocco Family Holidays., www.naturallymorocco.co.uk


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