Noisy Gecko Blog

Crossing the Rif Mountains, this morning we make our way to the ancient ruins of Volubilis. Morocco’s best preserved Roman site, Volubilis was once the capital of the province of Mauritania Tingitana and home to over 20,000 people. Founded in the 3rd century BC!! Under a beautiful blue sky with some great cloud formations we…… Read more

Well rested and after a mediocre breakfast we meet our local guide, Aman, for a tour of the Blue town. What’s been fantastic about this trip is not only do we have a guide that travels with us the whole time but when we visit new towns / cities we have a local guide to…… Read more

Alarm once again shrills into life at 7am. Cram everything back into our bags and get them loaded up onto the bus. After breakfast, we begin our day with a guided tour around the capital.  We start with the Royal Palace. We drive through the ornate arch and up a very long drive. The palace…… Read more

We’re on the road today and waving goodbye to Marrakech which has been great fun if a little frenetic. I’d thoroughly recommend a visit, its craziness is all part of its charm, Today we start with a drive to the Atlantic coast and the city of Casablanca En route we stop for a drinks break…… Read more

Today we’re having a morning’s tour of Marrakech with our city guide who we meet at the Koutoubia Mosque. As we walk across the Jemaa el-Fna Square he explains some of the many activities that take place in the square for those who haven’t already visited – they’ve missed a treat particularly at night. We…… Read more