Morocco
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Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2017 for Best Value
Morocco--exotic, colorful and full of surprises! Come along with TravelingJules and explore the best Morocco has to offer, including a day shopping in the medina in Marrakesh 0:25, an overnight glamping experience in the Sahara desert and sunrise camel ride 1:36, a visit to Fez 2:19 to see the tanneries and the world's largest car free area and more! Watch to find out why Morocco is on Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2017 for Best Value!
Morocco
FEATURED IN FORBES: 11 Off-The-Beaten-Path Places To Put On Your Camping Bucket List
Where: Sahara Desert, Morocco
Who: Juliana Broste, TravelingJules, is a travel host and filmmaker who captures interesting experiences and fun things to do around the world on video.
Why: Trade in your mountain flannel for a caftan to go camping in the Sahara Desert in Morocco. Bonus, you don’t have to pack food or pitch a tent. All details are sorted when you let a company like Grup Xaluca wow you with their overnight glamping trips, located in the middle of the Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga. Glamorous camping comes at a range of prices for singles and doubles, with standard, luxe and royal options ranging from 600 MAD – 5,600 MAD ($60 – $560). Bivouacs Xaluca (meaning Camp Xaluca in French) offers “haimas,” decorative camel-hair tents, nodding to the nomadic people of the area. Travelers sleep in style in a real bed with a duvet – complete with a private bathroom and hot shower, and even electricity to charge your devices!
Golden hour is the perfect time of day to trek across the sand and watch the shadows grow along a rolling sea of dunes. For 200 MAD ($20) you can climb on top of a camel (or dromedary, rather) at sunset (or sunrise) to travel deeper into the desert. Hop off and hike to the top of a dune to get the best views.
Arriving to camp on camelback feels like you’re in a movie. Musicians serenade you playing traditional Berber music as you meet your luggage and get settled in. A marvelous multi-course feast awaits, sampling traditional Moroccan dishes like lamb tagine and cous cous under a starry night sky.
Waking up in the Sahara Desert is every bit as exotic as it sounds. Rise with the sun and indulge in a moment of calm. Admire the pastel colors of the sky as the sun climbs above the horizon of sand before enjoying breakfast at camp and eventually continuing on your Moroccan adventure.
