Moroccan mountains 'perfect family adventure travel'
Thursday, April 30, 2009Imaginative travellers looking for some adventure on their summer holiday may wish to head to Marrakesh, a travel writer has said.
The Atlas mountains, a few hours from the Moroccan city, have been named as one of the best places to take an adventurous family holiday by Simon Spilsbury in the Times.
He describes the area as the "mysterious land of the Berber Arabs" where the "only traffic noise is the tinkling of goat bells along the delightful maze of ancient footpaths".
Mr Spilsbury recommended a family tour of the "Alp-like peaks" where travellers can experience staying with local villagers, stopping to paddle in shallow streams and picnics in places "untouched by progress".
The mountain range stretches 500 miles from Morocco to Tunisia between the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea. The Atlas mountains are as old as the Alps and the highest peak - Mount Toubkal - reaches 4,165 metres above sea level.
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