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A great new trekking guide to North Africa's greatest mountain range, complete with 44 trail maps.
--Travel Africa, Winter 2010/11
A very useful guide... obviously put together by someone who knows their subject in great depth. --The Scottish Mountaineer, February 2011
This valuable guide offers a fascinating insight into the Atlas and opens up some stunning routes. --Strider, April 2011
...all the information one would expect, and some that you would not expect! --Backpack, Spring 2011
Recommended.
--Wanderlust magazine, November 2011
--Travel Africa, Winter 2010/11
A very useful guide... obviously put together by someone who knows their subject in great depth. --The Scottish Mountaineer, February 2011
This valuable guide offers a fascinating insight into the Atlas and opens up some stunning routes. --Strider, April 2011
...all the information one would expect, and some that you would not expect! --Backpack, Spring 2011
Recommended.
--Wanderlust magazine, November 2011
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A comprehensive and practical guidebook to trekking in the Moroccan Atlas mountains ideal for both experienced and novice trekkers. The guide contains: 50 detailed trekking maps showing route times, places to stay and points of interest; the best treks in Toubkal, Sirwa, Sahro, M'goun; practical information - planning your trip and getting to Morocco; historical and cultural background; Marrakech, Imlil, Taliouine, Ouarzazate, N'Kob, Boumalne du Dades, Azilal and Tabant - detailed street plans, where to stay, where to eat, what to see and getting to the start of your trek; green hiking and safety; language sections in Arabic, Berber and French; Moroccan flora and fauna - four page colour guide to the flowers of the High Atlas, plus an illustrated bird identification section.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this for a trip to the Atlas mountains along with the Cicerone guide - this one is loads better. More detail, better maps, more practical stuff, and better cultural and historical section. The author has clearly made a real effort to understand the country and comes over very enthusiastic about Morocco.
I ended up only doing a couple of days walk in the Toubkal region but i will be going back, sooner rather than later - what a fantastic place to visit.
My only (very small) gripe is that the Toubkal region chapter is relatively short compared to the other less popular regions.
I ended up only doing a couple of days walk in the Toubkal region but i will be going back, sooner rather than later - what a fantastic place to visit.
My only (very small) gripe is that the Toubkal region chapter is relatively short compared to the other less popular regions.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
During the 25 years that Alan Palmer has been trekking in Morocco he has acquired a comprehensive knowledge of the country in general and the Atlas Mountains in particular. This experience shines through in his excellent new guide. As well as detailed descriptions of the principal Atlas routes he provides a wealth of information essential to the modern traveller. A. Wainwright meets Lonely Planet! The neat maps accompanying the trek narratives have useful hand-written annotations highlighting key features along the way and this pathfinding is backed up with sensible advice about weather, safety, kit etc. Flora and fauna to look out for as we trek are also outlined and illustrated.
But the book is not simply a trekking guide. Morocco is a fascinating country with a rich history of invaders and settlers. The book traces the arrival of first the Phoenicians then the Romans before considering the huge impact of Islam. Much later came the French Protectorate and, following its demise, the present monarchy. The relationship between Berber and Arab is outlined as well as the geology of the mountains themselves plus much more.
The gateway to the Atlas is the exotic city of Marrakech and this mix of ancient and modern rightly commands a chapter of its own. The book describes the harmonious mix of cultures represented by a constant stream of tourists set against proud traditional cultures and complements these thoughts with helpful advice on such practical issues as where to eat, local transport and mint tea.
Now that Morocco is so well served by budget airlines many more trekkers and tourists have the opportunity to fly into its different world in just a few hours. For anyone contemplating such an exciting trip this new guide should be an essential companion. They will find it equally enjoyable reading by home or camp fire. It will be of special interest to those accompanying me on our forthcoming Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers High Atlas trek.
Geoffrey Cobb Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers
But the book is not simply a trekking guide. Morocco is a fascinating country with a rich history of invaders and settlers. The book traces the arrival of first the Phoenicians then the Romans before considering the huge impact of Islam. Much later came the French Protectorate and, following its demise, the present monarchy. The relationship between Berber and Arab is outlined as well as the geology of the mountains themselves plus much more.
The gateway to the Atlas is the exotic city of Marrakech and this mix of ancient and modern rightly commands a chapter of its own. The book describes the harmonious mix of cultures represented by a constant stream of tourists set against proud traditional cultures and complements these thoughts with helpful advice on such practical issues as where to eat, local transport and mint tea.
Now that Morocco is so well served by budget airlines many more trekkers and tourists have the opportunity to fly into its different world in just a few hours. For anyone contemplating such an exciting trip this new guide should be an essential companion. They will find it equally enjoyable reading by home or camp fire. It will be of special interest to those accompanying me on our forthcoming Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers High Atlas trek.
Geoffrey Cobb Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was given this book as a present and to encourage me to visit Morocco which it has certainly done. It offers the chance for something a little different. Without a local contact it is difficult to properly experience a country, the standard tourist itinary tends to have little to distinguish it from countless other locations. However, this book allows for something special, a unique insight into a very special place. Instead of a Holiday Inn in Marrakech I will be travelling by donkey through the high Atlas. This book imparts confidence, its like having a friend who has travelled before advise you on the best ways of doing things, where and how to travel, what are the must sees and the must buys. Alan Palmer has already put in the hard to work ensure that you dont have to.
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Very informative a must buy for trekking in Morocco
We have been running treks in the Moroccan Atlas Mountians for over 5 years, and of all the books which we have looked at this trekking guide is by far the most informative with... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Adventurous ewe
Fantastic guidebook!
My friends and I were trekking through Jbel Sahro (south-east Morocco) region and we were using this guidebook. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Katarzyna Osipowicz
Compact, concise and great value
This was a last minute buy, having been looking for some half-decent trekking maps of the Atlas without success, and proved a very worthy and useful companion. Read more
Published 12 months ago by B Moon
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What a fabulous book this is. I found it to be extremely useful and well as practical. The book is clearly written and full of interesting anecdotes. Read more
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