Morocco

Mount Toubkal at 4,167 m is the highest peak in North Africa and a two-day walk from a road, which makes it one of the most accessible real mountains anywhere. Around it, the Atlas valleys, Berber villages and the run down to Marrakech and Casablanca.

Morocco, a North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, is distinguished by its Berber, Arabian and European cultural influences. Marrakesh’s medina, a mazelike medieval quarter, offers entertainment in its Djemaa el-Fna square and souks (marketplaces) selling ceramics, jewelry and metal lanterns. The capital Rabat’s Kasbah of the Udayas is a 12th-century royal fort overlooking the water.