Travel – Marrakesh 2025

Carl Zeiss Flektogon 35mm F2.4

We took advantage of some really good, late booking, holiday package prices to take another trip out to Marrakesh last week. For us, November is a great time to visit Morocco. The temperature is a really nice 21C during the day. We needed a jacket in the early morning and evenings but we had clear blue skies most days with a bit of cloud bubbling up in the late afternoon. The cooler weather means less visitors so, although the main tourist attractions could be busy, generally everywhere was a bit quieter than in the warmer months.

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Travel – High Atlas Mountains, Morocco 2025

Our first stop was a viewpoint overlooking a picturesque valley. Spookily situated next to a gift and tagine shop! I thought the terrain had a ‘Star Wars look about it. Not surprising really as lots of Stars Wars filming took place not far from here.

We’ve just returned from a weeks break in Marrakesh. We’re regular visitors here and every time we go I wonder where my images might come from. I needn’t have worried, I came back with far too many pics for one post.

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Marrakesh December 2024 – Part 2 – 3

A fruit seller in the small town of Demnat where we stopped for lunch

Ouzoud Falls

Tuesday was excursion day so we were up early for our trip out to Ouzoud Falls in the Middle Atlas Mountains – the tallest waterfall in North Africa. It was a three hour coach trip from the hotel and we set off just after 7am. It was quite nice to leave the bustle of Marrakesh behind us and drive out into the more rural area outside the city.

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Marrakesh December 2024 – Part 1 – 3

Although we were only in Marrakesh in October, a fantastic holiday package deal we found made it possible for us to return there this December. We grabbed the opportunity and flew out on Friday 13th (we’ve no qualms about travelling on that date) for a weeks holiday at our usual Marrakesh hotel, the TUI Blue Medina Gardens.

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Marrakesh, Morocco – Part 2

This stall holder was happy to pose for me when I asked. This was taken on our first visit in 2023 so I took out an A3 print of this image to give to the guy on this trip. Somehow we found his stall, and gave him the print. He was really pleased and insisted we take a few free cakes away with us.

Away from the bustle of the Medina, a short walk from our hotel, was Nouvelle Ville or New Town. Leaving the Medina through the northern exit in the Medina wall brings you straight into modern Morocco. It’s a smart area with all the outlets you’d expect to see in the UK. McDonald’s, Starbucks, KFC, they’re all here. There’s also a really smart shopping area with the usual designer outlets as well as some expensive looking hotels. We’d walk through in the evening and it’s busy, buzzy and a nice break from the bustle in the Medina.

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Marrakesh, Morocco. Part 1

Kutubiyya Mosque shot from the balcony of our hotel room.

We returned to Marrakesh in October having really enjoyed our holiday there in May 2023. We used the same TUI Blue hotel as last time which is situated in a superb position in the Medina or old town. We’d booked a balcony room, overlooking the hotel gardens. We were lucky as well though as the room had a superb view of the Kutubiyya Mosque.

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