filed in Adventure Activities, Kayaking, World Rivers on Apr.29, 2010
We have recently returned from Morocco with the Ripon Explorer Scouts on what can only be described as a truly inspiring expedition. This team of 15 and 16 year olds along with their scout leader and mentor Phil, had been fundraising for more than 2 years to take part in this expedition. With super market [...]
filed in Adventure Activities, Family Adventure Holidays, Kayaking, Rafting on Mar.26, 2010
Our team is now well and truly in the midst of our Morocco rafting season. But who rafts in Morocco and what different trips are on offer there? When many people picture Morocco, they think Sahara Desert and lets face it, the rafting wont be very good there! However Morocco is home to the Atlas [...]
filed in Adventure Activities, Kayaking, Rafting, World Rivers on May.17, 2009
If you believe in karma you sometimes wonder what some creatures did in a previous life to deserve their present state. Questions like this riddle the brain when you travel in Morocco. For example, what creature deserved to be reincarnated as the Moroccan donkey that suddenly collapsed dead in front of my van under a [...]
filed in Adventure Activities, Rafting, Trip Reviews on Mar.08, 2009
The ferry slowly cruised toward the coast of Africa and through the darkness the lights of a new continent appeared. Our journey across Europe was complete but we still had to cross most of Morocco until we reached our final destination, the Ahansel River running through the heart of the Atlas Mountains. The sea breeze [...]
filed in Kayaking, World Rivers on Feb.17, 2009
Its about this time of the year that UK and European paddlers get itchy feet and want to jet off somewhere a little warmer for some fun in the sun. Fed from the Atlas mountains, the clear waters of the Ahansel River in Morocco provide the perfect escape! The perfect time to visit this exotic [...]