Journey Beyond Travel, LLC - Morocco Tours

There is perhaps no other place on the planet that offers up scenic views mixed with cultural pride shining through than while you travel in Morocco. One of the best ways to spend a morocco holiday adventure is by white water rafting. This is a water sport activity that the whole family can enjoy. Adults and kids alike will enjoy taking to the open water and going on the excursion of their lives. (more…)

The Rif Mountains (Part I):

Near the once prized Spanish enclave of Chefchaouen lies some of Morocco’s best—and most hush-hush—hiking and trekking destinations in Morocco. Undulating trails pass through gorges, valleys, cedar and fir forests, over hills, mountains and peaks (reminiscent of a children’s rhyme, don’t you think?). Since this surrounding area receives fewer hikers than say Mt. Toubkal in the High Atlas Mountains, you’ll want to bring your own sleeping bag, mat and tent. If you plan on hiring a guide, bring as many supplies as you like, as mules (when available) will bear the backbreaking burden. (more…)

Two powerful publishing companies recently announced a plan to join forces in effort to boost information distribution in Morocco. Moroc Soir and Knowledge View are coming together to revolutionize the publishing community. Moroc Soir is the leading publisher in Morocco which produces several newspapers and similar online versions daily. The top two papers for this company are the Daily Le Matin published in French and the Arabic Dailies Assabah. (more…)

Casablanca is quickly becoming a financial powerhouse point in Morocco. There are several industrial companies relocating portions of plant operations to this area. Some of these are going one step further and moving the entire operation to Casablanca and setting up new headquarters here. Financial experts wishing to keep this industrial growth in a forward motion have called for a need to invest roughly 51.7 Moroccan Dirhams into the Casablanca economy. (more…)

Morocco is out of the African Cup race. Ghana was the victors in the match on Monday. Morocco’s Atlas Lions looked good in their opening game against Namibia, winning 5-1. But then they lost their next two matches. (more…)

Coach Henry Michel has been getting a lot of criticism for Morocco’s team losing in their quest for the African Cup in Ghana. He gave his explanation for the losses and put forth his plans for the future of the Atlas Lions in Morocco at a news conference held last Thursday. (more…)

Suzanna Clarke has always held a special place in her heart for Morocco. In 1961 her father toured the globe studying literature and architecture on a Churchill Scholarship. A portion of this endeavor brought her parents to a camp ground in Marrakesh where she was conceived. Growing up, family nights were often filled with picture slides of various trips to Morocco. Things such as colored wool fabrics hanging in Marrakesh streets reverberate in her mind. Her father furthered her Moroccan interest with various literary works on the architecture that he had studied there. (more…)

Morocco’s government has a plan to reduce unemployment by expanding job training. Vocational education will provide the labor market with 750,000 graduates over the next four years. Training institutions, both private and public, expect to have a 50% increase in enrollments. (more…)

Casablanca, Morocco, is home to more than 3,600,000 residents. Of this population range, roughly 30.8% of residents are at or below 15 years old. That leaves the remaining 69.2% to feed into the economic development of this city. For that reason, Casablanca is the highest economic city in Morocco and the fifth largest for the entire African continent. (more…)

Tucked away in a quiet area of northern Morocco is the beautiful city of Tangiers. Many have said this gateway to the Arabic world for those in Europe showcases the mystic and romance of Morocco. This growing city has over 669,000 residents that make a home here. (more…)

In many situations, there is only one chance to make a first impression. One way to achieve this in terms of home décor is by bringing Moroccan influences into a home. By doing so, there is a certain sophisticated stylish flair being brought into personal surroundings that will have guests feeling as though they just stepped into Morocco itself. (more…)

Tourist numbers of 7.4 million visitors to Morocco in 2006, puts the country well on the way to reaching its goal of ten million by 2010. This is a 13% increase over 2006 showing that the country’s long term strategy is paying off. Visitor numbers are the highest they have been in forty years which translates into revenues from tourism to nearly 59 billion dirhams. (more…)

United Nations Ad Hoc committee reviewed Morocco’s reports on its implementation of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Morocco’s delegation pointed out its efforts it has made for elimination of gender based differences at the meeting in Geneva.. Women in Morocco have made significant advances in terms of equality in economic and social rights. Committee Chairperson, Dubravka Simonovic praised Morocco’s progress and said Morocco will achieve gender equality soon. (more…)

Wandering the wet stony streets one thirsty mooned night in Essaouira, Morocco, we searched in vain for an authentic fish eatery. We had eaten so many times at the dock: A couple ambiance boat-shaped restaurants line the dock past the Portuguese-built harbor walls. Though the food is grilled tasty, the prices are not “local.” Through ear straining hearsay, we heard of a place where thigh-sized fish accompanied pyramids of prawn and shrimp. The hearsaid voices spit in our minds, “…the fish market…buy fish…have cooked… eat…repeat.” We lusted over the plausibility. (more…)

Morocco TV will soon have a new channel that will entirely be “Amazigh.” Finalizing of the program specifications is being done to ensure that the national channel will be able to begin operations soon. Communications Minister, Khalid Naciri, noted that the channel will air a range of general interest programs. Such a channel has been a long awaited demand of a great many Moroccan citizens. (more…)

Morocco lost to Guinea, 3-2 in their second game of the African Cup of Nations tournament. Morocco’s chances of getting to the next round are now in jeopardy. (more…)

Morocco’s Atlas Lions roared loudly on Monday by inflicting a 5-1 loss on Nambia in their opening African Nations Cup game. Goals from Tarik Sektioui and Moncef Zerka put the Lions ahead of Ghana, to the top of Group A. Morocco soccer fans are more supportive than ever this season. (more…)

Park Plaza Hotels Corporation recently announced the arrival of two new hotels in Qatar and Morocco. These luxury hotels will fall under the management direction of Global V Hospitality Inc. This company is the primary management office for Park Plaza Hotel divisions in Morocco, Egypt and the Gulf States. (more…)

Morocco wants advanced status with the EU. Europe supports Morocco’s EU partnership aspirations. Morocco says that the status will help to integrate the two economies and broaden the access to the community’s markets. High ranking European Union representatives and European foreign ministers arrived in Rabat on Monday to discuss the issue. The European dignitaries underlined their support of the Moroccan initiative. (more…)

Moroccan Health Minister, Yasmina Baddou announced a new strategy to bring reforms to the health care sector in Morocco. The plan set to run from 2008 to 2012 will have two basic priorities. First, it is making treatment accessible to the lesser privileged of Morocco’s citizens and, secondly, bringing down the costs of health care and medicine. (more…)