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2009-06-07T12:33:00.000-07:00

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Meknes- Explore Team

2009-05-01T03:39:00.000-07:00

I have guided this multinational team of tourists in the so-called Versailles of Morocco- Meknes. Because the team belongs to Ame d'Aventure Explore, there was such an interesting tour through which I focused on the megalomaniac project building of Moulay Ismail in the 17th century. Surprisingly, The Mausoleum of king Ismail (1635?-1727) remains one of the four most venerated spot in Morocco even though he was known in his times to be as a fearsome and ruthless warior king.

The Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail

2009-03-26T06:06:00.000-07:00

Explore Meknes

2009-03-11T14:01:00.000-07:00

Discovery Travels

2009-03-11T13:59:00.000-07:00

CAP Tourism Strategy 2009

2009-01-26T15:36:00.000-08:00

Despite the global economic crisis, Morocco's tourism industry is doing well. Eight million tourists visited the country in 2008, a 7% growth compared to 2007.A total of 6.72mn tourists arrived in the country over this period. The most important source market for Morocco was France, which sent 2.6mn tourists. Spain was second, with 1.43mn, followed by Belgium (392,000), the UK (387,000), Italy (333,000) the Netherlands (325,000) and Germany (182,000). Tourism receipts for the Jan-Nov period were MAD54.1bn (US$6.6bn).Despite The growth of the sector The Ministry of Tourism has also drafted a new plan to protect the Moroccan tourism sector from the effects of the global economic crisis, especially that The World Tourism Organisation (WTO) has forecast that growth in global demand for tourism in 2009 will be 0%, as compared with 2% in 2008, The new plan – called CAP 2009 – is aimed at keeping Morocco attractive to tourists new strategic measures has been adopted to anticipate and limit the impact of the global financial and economic situation on the sector.

Ame D'aventure 5

2009-01-26T14:57:00.000-08:00

Euro Eagle

2008-11-26T08:02:00.000-08:00

The ostensible reason to which I professionally enjoy my work as a Tour Guide is the simple fact to meet new foreigners! It’s not always the same practicalities even in one circuit, but the method to diversify the essential dos according to the group's own needs and interests. because of the lack of time we were running out of, I have suggested to situationally focus on a shorter circuit but which contains important things not to presently miss while visting Meknes. Shortly, the highlight was consisted of the Southern part of the Imperial City and exploring the old fascinating medina with its different contrasts. During my guiding tour with this Polish group of cyclists, I have elicited many travelling notions on which most of the members believe in. time is very important in spite of the fact it has other explanations when it comes to travelling philosophy. A staff member said "time is not that important for me to the full extent I would like to discover more without being chased by the tick of time". Paulina, who was the group leader, has some very professional travelling methods to provide pivotal necessities available to every member. The thing which attracts my full attention was when Paulina said that she is interested in the Amazigh (Berber) culture in Morocco. I promised to take her to the village where I had my field work applied to my research paper of Anthropology this coming December. I am feeling humbly proud to meet this Polish group who belong to one of the biggest cycling organization of travels in Poland in particular and in Europe in general. Special thanks to Paulina (the group leader) and to Mr. Piotr Kobus the Euro Eagle head Manager who valued my own professional credentials in terms of guidance. I am looking forwards to kindly receiving groups from your Organization for the next excursions in Morocco.

Cosmos Agency

2008-11-26T07:58:00.000-08:00

I have guided this tremendous multinational group around Meknes city. The essential component I based on, as a should- practicality, was the religious issue which traditionally form the most venerated Islamic patterns in the Mausoleum of the Moulay Ismail in Meknes. I’ve had the most honorable opportunity to meet some interesting people from this group. We shortly talked about some important subjects concerning the diversity which can be observed in Morocco, and how things differ from one group to another even in one culture. I have focused to describe that in Morocco it’s very possible to do anything you want without overpassing the limits of other’s! I would like to thank Julien, the International Tour Operator, for giving me this honorable opportunity to work with him.

Akchour

2008-11-19T07:39:00.000-08:00

camping into the wild is a good outdoor activity, but a little bit tough! certain findings suggest that camping is not all the times a leisure activity practiced whenever you think to get away from the hustle and bustle of your surroundings. the notion of camping, however, is a philosophy in which you can feel the change, practice the change and to experience the change! walking for long distances for instance, carrying a backpack that may bow your back, packing a travelling gear for a strong zeal, taking no showers for many long hours, crossing 12 Kms of cliffs and gorges to find a piece of bread, staying attentive at night with a camp-fire to soothe the fear, listenning to Roger Miller's cowboys travelling songs, sleeping inside tents instead of wollen pads, away from the humdrum of the ordinary life, several chances to meet up with solo travellers and exchange topics for a while, and to live a life into the wild ... why on earth would I do that? I could stay at home, living an easy life with so many facilities and work and earn more money. presently, it's difficult for us to believe there are people living their lives somwhere the way a camper lives for only a short of time and run back home as Forest Gump! maybe this is what makes travelers choose the roughest way to experiece something that is completely different. during my travelling experiences, and in practical way "camping" I have always acquired what cannot be found in books or even around the ordinary life. this kind of attitude teaches mainly how to handle life beyond wilderness! I would like to thank my friend Jahed for his friendly assistance to come with me. we were starting the fire to make breakfast, when this friendly French couple joined us after they had provided some help that we were in such great need of. together, we enjoyed the beauty of nature with the yummy breakfast meal. I wished time had remained longer ... everything was just "outstandingly gorgeous". I am looking forwards to meeting this couple in Meknes soon.

Ame Aventure 3

2008-11-10T06:51:00.000-08:00

Travelling is not all the times a hobby that can be practiced once you're feeling excited to try something new. sometimes this is the way travelling is described. by getting inextricable touch to the massive experiences gathered through your travels, I am sure you'll have another point of view intertwined into something called philosophy. my job as a tour guide takes me to so many places, but more importantly, it provides myriad of opportuities to know more about the world around. as I already mentioned in some pages back, "it's not about showing the necessary information, but sometimes to learn new things from tourists I have a period of time with!" I gave this nice group a short pause to discover the local culture themselves, while I was discussing with an English smart lady stuff about how my work goes on and how presently it situationally is linked to the science of anthropology to some extent. she was much attracted to the domain of anthropology and to particularly take Morocco as a field work. as for the Agency which organizes wonderful trips all around Morocco, I kindly would like to thank, AGAIN, Ame d'Aventure and my special respect to the charismatic travel agent Mr. Youssef who likes my working attitude.

Ame Aventure 2

2008-10-23T10:42:00.000-07:00

As every Tour Guide believes, there's always something you can experience with a group whose enthusiasm hasn't found a fence yet! I had my unflagging zeal doubled once I saw there's a great volition from this group to know more about what they were visiting! I have noticed some members jotting down every single piece of information to be well noted and later to be discussed! I was quite amazed to observe such things while I was explaining most of Sultan's grandiose achievements. Therefore, I spilled the beans and I revealed some facts about the past of The Forth Imperial City of Meknes under the reign of King Ismail. A late evening visit to the first part of Medina; the public square of Lehdim is crowded with localers. Snake charmers, story tellers, and acrobats ... these are what attracted hundreds of people to get entertained after the burden of the whole day work! Meknes, as the rest of Moroccan cities, in late evenings are becoming just more different from the morning brand to show how lively Moroccans are! I thank you for the picture, and special gratitude for the Ame Aventure Agency to again trust my qualities!

Shalom

2008-10-19T11:10:00.001-07:00

There’s nothing to complain of while travelling! The fact not to spend luxury nights, not to take the fresh food, to have frequent cold showers, to start spending the night on tents and sleep on the ground, get your shoes dusty and muddy, and to get heavy backpacks on your back and start walking or roaming around ... this is the travel philosophy! The dictum to leave the ordinary and humdrum daily life behind and go away to experience something very new! This is what millions of travelers want to experience and they select Morocco as a number one must-visit choice on their list. While on my way back to Meknes, I've decided to go a little bit deeper, and it was my spontaneous choice to visit and study about some primitive villages around the mountains then to go to the most gorgeous known Cascades of Ouzoud! Just as unplanned as never it sometimes seems to be, I met a couple of tourists from Israel, who wanted to go to the same destination as I did for ad hoc! We got a ride penetrating The High Atlas from Azilal to the location of Cascades in the West. Once we reached there, we got outstandingly astonished by the very pure view from the top down the 530 meters of the cascade. I suggested having tea right in front of the cascade and sometimes watching the monkeys coming to the table and stealing the bread. It was a very amazing experience I had with this friendly couple from Israel, and I am looking forwards to meeting them again to go to Chefchaouen and show them what a real adventure looks like for real. I hope you enjoyed your backpacking trip in Tafraouet! I am so proud I have a chance to meet backpacking tourists from Israel!

Marrakesh

2008-10-19T10:51:00.000-07:00

They say that Marrakesh is not only the centre of Morocco, but sometimes of the whole world! Apart from other cities in Morocco, Marrakesh hosts people from different parts of the world and provides what they never expect before. And it's up to the traveler’s likes and interests to seek certain activities to fully get a wonderful experience around. During my Travelling trip to Marrakesh I have had that very good opportunity to meet with some people coming from different countries. It was too short but quite interesting to some extents. We’ve exchanged topics from different angles, and most importantly about travelling as a major issue that unified us all. I have seen a hard talk between a Scottish surfer and an Indian man who has lived in London for 13 years, the struggle was gradually arisen when the English-Indian man referred to the Scottish surfer as English, and the worst was when he explained that an English is as the same as British. The funny thing was when he later stated to me that the only reason that he came to Morocco for was because of the sun! Another Canadian travelers joined us and it was like an exciting convention through which we were discussing the already struggle. It was a very interesting experience to meet you all, and I wish a good trip to Dakar! Here’s the picture we took after the morning breakfast and I displayed it as I already promised!

Imagine le Voyage

2008-10-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

Behind every successful tour visit is a successful tour leader! This is the only concept through which I urge my credentials in tourism and try the best I can to show what others need to know about the city they visit, and most importantly what can be never found on any Guide Books. Providing such kind of authentications on whatever comes to sight needs only certain cogitations and then comparison! These are the major body techniques to reach the cultural and psyche behaviors based on observation. Tellingly, people's psyche in Morocco for instance is typically affected by the way how culture works in its local term. Meknes is one of the Imperial Cities in Morocco, so the only way to know how people in Meknes are culturally distinct from the rest of Imperial Cities, a tourist should try to find these uneasy features in each Imperial city and then to compare them. With this lively group, I found myself spontaneously showing and talking about most of sultan Moulay Ismail’s megalomaniac project building in the so called Versailles of Morocco – Meknes. From the 45 Km of the well defensive fortified ramparts, pierced with twenty immense gates, leading the way to one of the most grandiose Granary which used to accommodate 12 000 horses, then taking slight glimpses of Moulay Ismail’s two palaces within the Imperial City quarter, an exit to the most wonderful gate in Morocco (Bab El Mansour) and finally a real life experience inside the first part of the Medina (The Public Market). I sincerely would like to thank every member of this group because with their vast enthusiasm to know about Meknes it was possible to have a real life experience! My special regards to “Imagine le Voyage Agency” who believed in my own humble qualifications and qualities to guide this intellectually stimulating, active and enthusiastic group.

Ame Aventure

2008-10-08T09:20:00.001-07:00

An English group of tourists, who insisted to get a precise look on the Horse Breeding Stallion in Meknes, brought much inspiration to the way how everything should be indicated in terms of the knowledge about horses. Unlike other Imperial cities in Morocco, there’s always something different in Meknes to be visited and to keep an eye on it. So the intention of the group and what every member finds to be more exciting is a number one priority to keep my attention to. The first thing in my suggested itinerary was a bus ride directly from the first Imperial gate of Meknes (the Thursday’s Gate) to the Studs. While being there, the horse groom showed some of the very appealing horses to the group with so many picture snaps taken by photographers. Making an inductive explanation about the three types of horses that Morocco in general boasts for its breeding qualities. A serious and outstanding amazement was sparkled on every one’s face by introducing the Berber type, which is known by its natural strength and good looking shape. My initial and special gratitude to the members of this group, then I will personally thank Ame Aventure Travelling Agency along with its knowledgeable tour guide operator Mr. Youssef.

Chefchaouen

2008-10-08T08:20:00.000-07:00

The English Expereience!

2008-09-18T06:04:00.001-07:00

A short cultural visit inside the labyrinthine windy streets of Medina with an English small group. The tour involved discovering many aspects of culture and how it has inextricable cohesion to the way local people behave in a very particular welcoming attitude. What made this group harvesting cumulative information about the culture in only short hours was the simple fact of Ramadan. Medina in this Holy Month of Ramadan is an impressive walking tours spot. The dynamic activity is never ending into the tangled narrow streets of Medina, even most of people are overwhelmed in Ramdan you can still grasp how comfortable they are to go shopping, working or passing their times in talking about things related to Ramadan. As I already suggested in many of my cultural tours surrounding Meknes, a number one purpose travelling destination in Morocco's four Imperial Cities is that you have to go for a ramble around the Medina the day after your organized walking tour is already finished. Getting lost in Medina will zoom many other things in that could not be even mentioned before; and getting yourself close to the culture yourself may give another exciting experience which will be finally considered as part of fun!

Meknes

2008-09-18T06:04:00.000-07:00

The Portuguese Experience

2008-08-26T16:08:00.000-07:00

A small cool friendly group from Portugal that I've guided in the nearby Meknes. later in Fez, Chefchaouen and to the exotic area of the National Park of Tlassemtane!

the French Experience

2008-08-13T05:53:00.000-07:00

A friendly picture with a group of French tourists, mixed with some others from different countries, at the end of my guiding tour around the Roman Ruins of Volubilis.

The Japanese experience

2008-08-13T05:28:00.001-07:00

It was another great opportunity to meet this Japenese couple whose eager to know about Morocco was endless!

Wallace, a lawyer, who travels all the way along to Morocco with his wife, yunion ( a lawyer too), to discover the vast cultural component in the four Imperial cities ( Fez, Rabat, Marakesch, and Meknes)

In The Kasbah

2008-08-13T05:17:00.000-07:00

Sitting with Chantelle and Marko after having a yummy meal in Kasbah.

Chantelle said it was better if we had a Safari trip instead of one-day excursion!

The Dutch Experience

2008-07-15T09:33:00.000-07:00

Introducing Documanus Maximus in the Roman Ruins of Volubilis to a small group of young tourist ladies. Julia (the one in the right) said that the Excursion to Volubilis made her thinking about how everlasting the site lasts over 2000 years. I also showed her as the rest of the group what were the reasons behind the damages that can be seen until today.

Rabat - Meknes

2008-04-12T06:33:00.000-07:00