Traverse the Desert & Ancient Cities on a Moroccan Train Adventure
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- 05 Apr 2023
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Visit Fes or Marrakech and you might be fooled into thinking of Morocco as a hectic place, perpetually abuzz with traffic and market negotiations. But in a country where long conversations over hot tea are the norm and much of the landscape is dotted by small towns amongst a vast sprawl of mountain, desert, and farmland, it’s worth taking the time to slow down and look around.
If you really want to see Morocco, don’t speed your way across the country by plane. Do away with the rigid itineraries. A much better option? Take a train or few.
Hop aboard the privately chartered Oriental Desert Express that runs north-south through the Sahara desert along the Algerian border (and often has to stop to get sand shoveled off the tracks), or travel easy on the fancy first-class bullet trains running along the breezy Atlantic coast from Tangier to Kenitra before crossing over to the ancient cultural capital of Fes. Grab a bunk on the classic overnight trains that carry sleeping passengers from Tangier to colorful Marakkech, if you’re up for it. When you patch together train travel through Morocco, there’s a lot to see as you watch your surroundings zoom by—and it’s fun to plan routes that let you experience a range of destinations as you go.
While trains are an efficient and easy way to traverse Morocco, it can be a challenge to find updated, credible tourist information online, especially as many transportation websites are only available in Arabic or French. Fortunately, we’ve done our homework so you don’t have to. Here’s how to plan a memorable Moroccan adventure by rail. Read More…
