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Morocco
How can you see the highlights of this country in only 10 days without renting a car or enduring a tour bus? And without breaking your travel budget?  Simple. Go by train. It is one of Morocco's best kept travel secrets.

Just step off your plane in Casablanca, descend a set of escalators (within the airport) and hop on a train.  Easy. And you're on your way.  The trains are clean, efficient and affordable.

From Casablanca's airport, we first traveled by train to Marrakesh - spent three nights - then headed off for a 2-night stay in Moulay Idriss/Volubilis (via the train to Meknes and a shared taxi to Moulay Idriss), then on to Fes (by train from Meknes) for three nights and finally our last day/night in Rabat (by train from Fes) before arriving in Casablanca(from Rabat by train) to catch our homeward-bound plane.

Add on side trips if you have more time; subtract a destination if time is tight.  Either way, train travel in Morocco is a no-brainer. A winning strategy for newbies or veteran world wanderers.
April 2011112 items3772 visitsAlbum by David KohlPhotos by David Kohl & Ross Rosenberg
Enlarge photo 1 Marrakesh Koutubia (Tower)
Enlarge photo 2 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Panorama
Enlarge photo 3 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna
Djemaa El Fna Unesco Site
Enlarge photo 4 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Scene
Enlarge photo 5 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Dancers
Enlarge photo 6 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Dancer Solo
Enlarge photo 7 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Meat Seller
Enlarge photo 8 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Teeth Vendor
Enlarge photo 9 Marrakesh Teeth Vendor's Teeth
Enlarge photo 10 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Snail Seller
Enlarge photo 11 Marrakesh Snail CloseUp
Enlarge photo 12 Marrakesh - How to Eat a Snail
Enlarge photo 13 Marrakesh Spice Souq
Enlarge photo 14 Marrakesh Dyers Souq
Enlarge photo 15 Marrakesh Dyed Sheepskin
Enlarge photo 16 Marrakesh Going Native
Enlarge photo 17 Marrakesh Majorelle Garden
Majorelle Garden
Enlarge photo 18 Marrakesh Majorelle Gardens Bamboo Walkway
Enlarge photo 19 Marrakesh Interior
Enlarge photo 20 Marrakesh Tile Work
Enlarge photo 21 Marrakesh Carved Wood Wall Detail
Enlarge photo 22 Marrakesh Ceiling
Enlarge photo 23 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Snake Charmer
Enlarge photo 24 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Snake Charmer and Ross
Enlarge photo 25 Ross and Snake
Enlarge photo 26 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Tourists
Enlarge photo 27 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Vendor
Enlarge photo 28 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Dusk Scene
Enlarge photo 29 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna Moonrise
Enlarge photo 30 Marrakesh Djemaa El Fna at Night
Enlarge photo 31 Marrakesh Riad Anabel Street Entrance
Enlarge photo 32 Marrakesh Riad Anabel Interior
Riad Anabel
Enlarge photo 33 Marrakesh Riad Anabel Hallway
Enlarge photo 34 Marrakesh Riad Anabel Room
Enlarge photo 35 Marrakesh Breakfast at Riad Anabel
Enlarge photo 36 Casablanca Train Station
Morocco Train Information
Enlarge photo 37 Casablanca Train Platform - En Route to Marrakesh
Enlarge photo 38 Morocco Train Interior
Enlarge photo 39 Morocco Train Map
Enlarge photo 40 Moulay Idriss Distant View
Enlarge photo 41 Moulay Idriss Hilltop View
Enlarge photo 42 Moulay Idriss View of Town Center from Dar Ines
Enlarge photo 43 Moulay Idriss - Distant View of Dar Ines View
Dar Ines
Enlarge photo 44 Moulay Idriss Path to Dar Ines
Enlarge photo 45 Moulay Idriss Dar Ines Entrance
Enlarge photo 46 Moulay Idriss Dar Ines Interior
Enlarge photo 47 Moulay Idriss Dar Ines Interior 2
Enlarge photo 48 Moulay Idriss Dar Ines Ceiling
Enlarge photo 49 Moulay Idriss Dar Ines Door
Enlarge photo 50 Moulay Idriss Stop Sign
Enlarge photo 51 Volubilis View from Moulay Idriss
Enlarge photo 52 Volubilis Walking Route
Enlarge photo 53 Volubilis View
Volubilis
Enlarge photo 54 Volubilis with Stork Nest
Enlarge photo 55 Volubilis Stork
Enlarge photo 56 Volubis Columns
Enlarge photo 57 Volubilis Arch
Enlarge photo 58 Volubilis Arch detail
Enlarge photo 59 Volubilis Walkway
Enlarge photo 60 Volubilis Mosaic 1
Enlarge photo 61 Volubilis Mosaic 2
Enlarge photo 62 Volubilis Mosaic 3
Enlarge photo 63 Volubilis Column
Enlarge photo 64 Volubilis Column detail
Enlarge photo 65 Moulay Idriss Photographer
Enlarge photo 66 Volubilis Poppies
Enlarge photo 67 Volubilis Poppy detail
Enlarge photo 68 Fes Borj (Fort) Nord
Enlarge photo 69 Fes Bab (Gate) Boujeloud Entrance
Fes Unesco Site
Enlarge photo 70 Fes Tannery
Enlarge photo 71 Fes Tannery detail
Enlarge photo 72 Fes Tannery detail 2
Enlarge photo 73 Fes Tannery detail 3
Enlarge photo 74 Fes Goat Head Market
Enlarge photo 75 Fes Rat Game
Enlarge photo 76 Fes Game
Enlarge photo 77 Fes Street Man
Enlarge photo 78 Fes Street Man Close Up
Enlarge photo 79 Fes Gate Looking into Place Boujeloud
Enlarge photo 80 Fes Snail Vendor
Enlarge photo 81 Fes Snail Vendor Detail
Enlarge photo 82 Fes Mellah (Old Jewish Quarter)
Enlarge photo 83 Fes Entrance to Jewish Cemetery
Enlarge photo 84 Fes Jewish Cemetery
Enlarge photo 85 Fes Royal Palace Front
Enlarge photo 86 Fes Palace Close Up
Enlarge photo 87 Fes Royal Palace Door detail
Enlarge photo 88 Fes Mosque Door with Cat
Enlarge photo 89 Fes Mosque
Enlarge photo 90 Fes Mosque detail
Enlarge photo 91 Fes Shop
Enlarge photo 92 Fes Route Marker
Enlarge photo 93 Fes Sufi Concert at Dar Batha Museum
Enlarge photo 94 Fes Sufi Concert
Enlarge photo 95 Fes Sufi Concert
Enlarge photo 96 Fes Riad Tizwa Interior
Riad Tizwa
Enlarge photo 97 Fes Riad Tizwa Room
Enlarge photo 98 Rabat City Center
Enlarge photo 99 Rabat Hassan Tower Plaza Panorama
Enlarge photo 100 Rabat Hassan Tower
Enlarge photo 101 Rabat Hassan Tower Close Up
Enlarge photo 102 Rabat Guard at Entrance to Mohammed V Mausoleum
Enlarge photo 103 Rabat Coastline Panorama
Enlarge photo 104 Rabat Looking from the Kasbah to Sale Beach
Enlarge photo 105 Rabat  Looking across Oued Bou Regreg
Enlarge photo 106 Rabat Sea Fortress
Enlarge photo 107 Rabat Chellah Site Panorama
Enlarge photo 108 Rabat Chellah Site
Enlarge photo 109 Rabat Chellah Tower
Enlarge photo 110 Rabat Chellah Stork nest
Enlarge photo 111 Rabat Chellah Interior
Enlarge photo 112 Rabat Fortress
 
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