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Morocco guidebooks

Title: Morocco
Authors: Geoff Crowther, Bradley Mayhew, Jan Dodd, Hugh Finlay
Publisher: Lonely Planet

ISBN: 1740593618  

Description: This guide to Morocco offers insider advice on where to sleep, eat and play and understand Moroccan Arabic, French and Berber. Detailed maps cover medieval medinas, the rugged Atlas Mountains and everywhere between, and where to experience the country's best trekking, bird-watching and surf. 

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Title: Trekking in the Moroccan Atlas
Author: Richard Knight
Publisher: Trailblazer

ISBN: 1873756356   

Description: Stretching 2000 km (1200 miles) from the Atlantic port of Agadir east to Tunisia the Atlas form one of the world's great trekking ranges. The High Atlas region in central Morocco is the most dramatic and beautiful section of the entire range. Towering peaks, deep gorges and huddled Berber villages enchant all who visit.

43 detailed trekking maps - showing route times, places to stay and points of interest. The best treks in: Toubkal, Sirwa, Sahro and M'goun

Written by ex gapyear.com Editor, Richard Knight (when he was moonlighting!)

- Practical information - planning your trip and getting to Morocco from Europe, North America and Australasia

- Historical & cultural background - religion, art, cuisine and customs

- Marrakesh, Imlil, Taliouine, Ouarzazate, N'Kob, Boumalne du Dades, Azilal and Tabant - detailed street plans, where to stay, where to eat, what to see, and getting to the start of your trek

- Green hiking & safety - how to stay healthy on your trek and minimise your impact on a fragile region

- Language sections - Arabic, Berber and French

- Moroccan flora & fauna - four-page full colour guide to the flowers of the High Atlas, plus an illustrated bird identification section

Click here >> to read an interview with Richard Knight about trekking in Morocco

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Title: Culture Shock! Morocco
Author: Orin Hargraves
Publisher: KUPERARD

ISBN:  1857331443 

Description: For many, Morocco conjures up images of Bogart or the mystery of narrow streets winding past ancient walls, but a successful stay depends on coming to terms with a much deeper reality. At times the experience may frustrate you. Culture Shock! Morocco offers invaluable insights into the Moroccan world and helpful hints on how you can find a place in it. From the daily details of shopping and getting around town to the implications of Islamic tradition, through topics such as language, food and entertaining, customs, relationships and doing business.

Culture Shock! Morocco covers everything from the daily details of shopping and getting around town to the implications of Islamic tradition. Through topics such as language, food and entertaining, customs, relationships and doing business, Orin Hargraves uses his own experience and that of many others to give you a head start in surviving in Morocco. 

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