MOROCCO INFORMATION
Spectacularly diverse, Morocco is also the nearest exotic location to the UK. The country is very close to Europe, barely 14 kilometers from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar. It is in many ways a country set apart with breathtaking landscapes combining sand, sea and snow.
Morocco nestles on the north-western tip of Africa, separated from the rest of the continent by the towering Atlas Mountains and by the Sahara itself. Morocco's varied geography includes no less than four mountain ranges, in addition to lush river valleys, beautiful sandy coasts, and wide expanses of desert.
Its climate, geography, and history are all more closely related to the Mediterranean than to the rest of Africa, and for this reason, visitors are often struck by the odd sensation of having not quite reached Africa in Morocco.
In the north, its fine beaches, lush highland valleys, and evocative old cities reinforce this impression. The Rif Mountains also run along the north coast. Yet, as one moves south and east, into and over the starkly beautiful ranges of the Atlas, Morocco's Mediterranean character melts away like a mirage. The Sahara stretches out to the horizon, and forbidding Kasbahs stare. The three most prominent mountain ranges, which run parallel to each other from the southwest to the northeast, are the Middle Atlas, the High Atlas, and the Anti-Atlas. The ascent of the country's highest peak, Jebel Toukbal (13,665 ft./4,165 m.), is a spectacular and not particularly difficult High Atlas trek.
