travel advice
Straight answers from the team that plans the trips — when to travel, what it costs, what to prepare. Written in Casablanca, from programmes we run ourselves.
International TripsYes, when the week is structured. Ours is based in Broadstairs in Kent, covers six cities including two full days in London, sets levels with a placement test on day two, and is supervised around the clock. From age 10.
International TripsFourteen days split three ways: a day in Kuala Lumpur, the busy half in Phuket with the Phi Phi islands and Phang…
International TripsThe north, centre and south in one run: Hanoi, the rice valleys of Mai Chau, the limestone peaks of Ninh Binh, a…
Discover MoroccoYes, particularly around Marrakech, where the Ourika Valley, Essaouira and the medina are all day trips from one hotel base. Children travel…
Umrah and HajjA passport valid well beyond your dates, the Umrah visa (we arrange it), photographs to the current specification, ihram clothing and an…
International TripsCairo for the pyramids, the museums and guided historic days; Sharm El Sheikh for the Red Sea, diving and resort time. Our…
Travel TipsSpring (March to May) and autumn (September to November) are the safest choices countrywide. The Atlantic coast is comfortable almost year round,…
Travel TipsTagine, couscous on Fridays, harira soup and pastilla are the dishes to try, with mint tea served everywhere. It is fragrant rather…
Discover MoroccoYes, if you are already travelling in the north or have at least seven days. It sits in the Rif mountains a…
Travel TipsLayers in every season, shoes you can walk uneven ground in, and clothing that covers shoulders and knees for religious sites and…
Discover MoroccoMarrakech if this is your first trip: it is livelier, easier to navigate and has the best day trips. Fes if you…
Travel TipsSix days is enough for one region, seven covers the northern cities, and ten lets you cross the country from the Mediterranean…
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