Kantara Tours - Morocco

01/02/2023

Ouarzazate, October 2022

30/01/2023

Marrakech, February 2020,

30/01/2023

High Atlas mountains, October 2022,

30/01/2023

The red city, October 2022,

30/01/2023

Fes, February 2020,

29/01/2023

Marrakech, October 2022

29/01/2023

Tizi n Techka, October 2022

29/01/2023

Marrakech, October 2022

29/01/2023

Taznakht, October 2022

29/01/2023

Fes, September 2022

29/01/2023

Medina textures, Rabat 2023

29/01/2023

Casablanca, October 2022

29/01/2023

Olive harvest, October 2022

29/01/2023

Pottery Studio, Fes, September 2022

28/01/2023

Rabat, 2022

23/07/2022

Special shoutout in here to Riad Mena & Beyond located in near the main square of Marrakech.

What better souvenir to bring home than a little decor inspiration?

19/07/2022

This piece on African photography features Moroccan artists Hassan Hajjaj and the late Leila Alaoui.

Photography has a long history in Africa, where it was introduced by colonial powers shortly after its invention. Originally used there as an ethnographic tool by Europeans, it was transformed by A…

13/07/2022

Love to see Morocco on this list! There are some great, less popular locations mentioned that are definitely worth the visit.

From a beach getaway to a bustling metropolis, these are the destinations to have on your shortlist.

09/07/2022

The Medina of Fez is one of the largest car-free urban zones in the world. This makes visiting an incredible experience, but can sometimes make navigating a bit of a challenge for first timers.

"Trying to explore Fez alone is a common mistake tourists make... and the primary reason many people don’t ever discover the true magic of this ancient and complicated city."

Tour guides’ secrets to getting around Old Fez and its walled medina—one of the largest car-free urban zones in the world.

05/07/2022

Moroccan filmmaker Meriem Bennani explores ideas of liberation in the imagined world of her CAPS trilogoy. Learn more about the films and what Bennani learned through the process of creating them here!

The artist is currently showing her latest video in her acclaimed CAPS series at the Renaissance Society in Chicago.

30/06/2022

Food is definitely one of our favorite parts about visiting Morocco. Nat Geo hits the nail on the head with this one!

Often described as an ‘assault on the senses’, Morocco’s sights, sounds and smells linger long in the memory. Its food, too, is an unforgettable experience — immerse yourself in this eclectic cuisine, be it through street food tours or hands-on classes with local communities.

25/06/2022

Critics have mixed reviews on Nabil Ayouch's "Casablanca Beats," a celebration of the music scene in the notorious Casablanca neighborhood of Sidi Moumen. What are your thoughts on the film?

“You have to change it because you didn’t choose it.” The defiant mantra that evolves over the course of Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch’s scrappy but heartfelt hip-hop stree…

21/06/2022

Maryam Touzani explores the implications of homosexuality in contemporary Morocco in her sophomore film "Blue Caftan." Touzani explains how, "This is an extremely sensitive subject in the Arab world... You have to be really sure of your convictions in order to do it." Read more about it here!

Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, whose is sophomore feature, “The Blue Caftan,” unspools in Un Certain Regard, has never been afraid to tackle topics that shatter her country’s social conventions.…

18/06/2022

Raduone Eljaouhari, a New-York based Moroccan chef and owner of Zerza in the East Village, embarks on his new venture in Kensington, Brooklyn at Café Fés.

The Church Avenue spot is run by Raduone and Fatima Eljaouhari.

14/06/2022

Check out Atelier Carmen Haid's gorgeous Marrakech home, which blends turn of the century Austrian art aesthetics with 1960's retrofuturism.

Moroccan verve melds with modernist rigour in the home of Atelier Mayer’s Carmen Haid

10/06/2022

The term "sub-Saharan Africa" has been used without thought for decades, almost exclusively by foreigners in Europe and the US. This article reaches deep to look at the racially and historically loaded origins of this term. It also forces us to acknowledge the geographic diversity of Africa, ending with the question: "What’s wrong with more accurate geographic markers, like East, West, Central and Southern Africa? Or even just calling Nigeria, the world’s seventh biggest country, by its own name?"

Quartz Africa is a guide to the important stories of innovation across the continent’s wide-ranging economies. Our journalists in Africa write for both local and global readers.

06/06/2022

Current IPCC predictions state that half of the continent of Africa could be displaced due to climate change by 2030. These issues are already gaining momentum in places like south-western Angola, which has been facing a record-breaking drought for the last 5 years. An important and harrowing read for all.

“By 2030, about 250 million people may experience high water stress in Africa, with up to 700 million people displaced as a result.” Seven hundred million people. For context the entire population of Africa is 1.4 billion . That means by 2030 half the continent of Africa could be displaced as a ...

30/04/2022

Three of these top 10 cities include Fez, Marrakech, and Essaouira – all of which are stops on our tours!

When it comes to stellar food, culture, and the arts, nothing beats these cities in Africa and the Middle East. Including Dubai, Jerusalem, and Cape Town, see what cities Travel + Leisure readers voted the best.

25/04/2022

Ethical travel that supports the growth and sustenance of local communities is at the heart of what we do. "Expressing interest in sustainable practices and holding every facet of the tourism industry accountable to protecting our one Earth only helps to normalize sustainable travel practices, and ensures that the communities in popular travel destinations are cared for—and will continue to welcome travelers with open arms for years to come."

In our Ethical Traveler advice column, we tackle the tricky moral dilemmas and questions that arise when traveling during a pandemic.