Visit local artisans around the country
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Archives for CRAFTED Tours
WALKING TOURS
WALKING MOROCCO TOURS If you enjoy the outdoors you could choose to traverse the awe-inspiring landscape of the Atlas Mountains or Sahara on a walking TREK. Step by step, engage with the natural environment and encounter the ancient indigenous Amazigh (Berber) Culture to explore the heritage, spirituality and lifestyle that has endured in Morocco throughout the years. SUGGESTED ITINERARIES: TREKS AZADEN VALLEY & TIZI OUSSEM – 2 days An overnight walk in the Toubkal National Park through Amazigh (Berber) villages perched on the foot of the mountains and virgin juniper forests. Drive from Marrakech to Imi Ourlad then trek to
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Sahara: CRAFTED TOUR
WHY SHOULD YOU GO WITH ZIG ZAG? …because we listen to your dreams and create a personal CRAFTED tailor-made itinerary. Any of the suggested ‘Sahara Tours’, or any others that appeal, can be modified to suit your special interests or we can start from scratch. Would you like to play a round of golf on the way? Stop to look for fossils? Have time to smell the Damask Roses and sample the dates? Erg Chebbi Dunes Erg Chigaga Dunes The Southern LOOP – Skoura Oasis, Erg Chebbi, Jebel Sahro Mountains The Great South – Ouarzazate, Draa Valley, Taroudant Contact ZIG ZAG
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CRAFTED Tours and SAHARA.
Marrakech FASHIONISTA
MARRAKECH FASHIONISTA: CONTEMPORARY DESIGN A shopping tour with a difference! After you have finished in the Old Medina let us take you to the hard to find places where the Marrakchi designers create and ply their wares. These boutiques and workshops are generally outside in Gueliz (the new town centre), in the industrial zones or tucked in hard to find places. With ZIG ZAG your private vehicle with driver & guide will pick you up at your guesthouse and take you on this magical tour. contact ZIGZAG…
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CRAFTED Tours and DAY TRIPS.
sweet MUSIC
Sweet MUSIC: Follow the sweet melody of the traditional Oud, the rhythmic beat of the Gnaoua, the lively dance of the Amazigh (Berber), the trance music of the Sufi – find where the locals are playing! Music Festivals Morocco has many music festivals. The bigger, more international and established Festivals such as the Fez Sacred Music Festival, Essaouira Gnaoua World Music Festival, Jazzablanca and Festival Mawazine generally publish their dates well in advance each year and we recommend booking early to secure accommodation and transport. Other regional events often post their dates at the very last minute and
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red letter days
RED LETTER Days A special occasion? If there is a way we can make your holiday the best and most auspicious event just let us know …weddings, parties, anything… Is it a celebration with family? Anniversary? Big ‘O’ birthday? A coronation :)? Let us make arrangements to take you to a special location with special food, special wine, special whatever your hearts desire! contact ZIG ZAG
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SUB-ROSA
SUB-ROSA: Sshhh – it’s a secret! It could be a surprise party or romantic retreat… Or what about a MYSTERY TOUR? …leave it up to us! Or a THEMED adVENTURE perhaps? Role-play? Contact ZIG ZAG
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REAL food
REAL Food: We like gourmet – but without the pretensions of many ‘foodie’ tours! You can do a cooking class in Marrakech in a state-of-the-art kitchen with all mod-cons or follow us on a REAL Food experience where you can cook tagine on a traditional coal brazier with a beautiful local family. Or bake REAL bread in a traditional clay oven. Or cook a whole goat ‘mechoui’ style in a special mud oven. Shop at the weekly market, walk the oasis and see how the REAL food is grown, make 7 times steamed REAL couscous and eat REAL seasonal fruit!
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Specialist Art Tours
SPECIALIST ART TOURS: with Amazigh Cultural Tours Morocco ZIG ZAG works with AMAZIGH CULTURAL TOURS MOROCCO to present a range of Art Tours including: PAINTING, JEWELLERY, TEXTILES, PHOTOGRAPHY and more… Our Guest Artists share their skills and experience and encourage participants to take something like a ‘slow food’ approach to the exploration of Morocco and to their art making, where time is taken to absorb a completely new culture, gather information, ideas and inspiration and then make a considered response in whatever the given medium. Traveling with like-minded people and an experienced team of co-hosts including Australian artist Rita Lazauskas and professional
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CRAFTED Tours and Tours.