Our author recommendations don’t end here. We’ve flagged up our favourite places – a perfectly sited hotel, an atmospheric café, a special restaurant – throughout the Guide, highlighted with the 
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Our authors have haggled in the souks and camped in the desert, clocked up hundreds of kilometres aboard buses and on mules, and generally consumed more mint tea than can possibly be good for them. Here are a few of their favourite things…
Helping Hands in the Happy Valley Shop at truly fair-trade associations in the Aït Bouguemez valley by visiting Anou-certified cooperatives, where artisans in remote regions sell their work directly to customers.
Take the tram Modern tramway networks have been constructed in Rabat and Casablanca, offering an easier way to get to the sights while rubbing shoulders with the locals.
The sound of the muezzin The call to prayer is one of the most evocative sounds in Morocco, whether it’s sweeping across the rooftops of an imperial city or echoing through a mountain village.
Stargaze in the Sahara Head to North Africa’s first private observatory, Kasbah Hotel SaharaSky, for an unforgettable evening of rooftop stargazing and venture onwards into the Erg Chigaga to camp in one-million-star accommodation.
Surfing in Taghazout A line-up of good right-hand breaks have made this friendly, easy-going little fishing village Morocco’s top surf spot.
The painted rocks of Tafraout Out in the middle of nowhere, tiny Tafraout is surrounded by some of Morocco’s most jaw-dropping scenery, including an incongruous collection of blue-painted boulders that make it seem as though the sky has somehow leaked into the ground.
Middle Earth in the Middle Atlas The charming town of Bhalil in the Middle Atlas has hillsides pocked with cave houses where you can share mint tea and msimmen pancakes with Berber families.
Our author recommendations don’t end here. We’ve flagged up our favourite places – a perfectly sited hotel, an atmospheric café, a special restaurant – throughout the Guide, highlighted with the symbol.
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SURFERS AT TAGHAZOUT
Alamy
ART DECO ARCHITECTURE, SIDI IFNI