Rabat Hotels - Reviews and Rates

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Yesterday we travelled from Fes to Rabat, which took just over 3 hours by train. It was good to be back on the coast where the sea breeze meant the temperatures weren't quite as hot as in Fes. We were both a bit underwhelmed by Rabat though, which despite being the capital is more of an administrative centre than anything. The med...

We had an early night in Tangier, which worked out well when we were woken by the prayer call at 5am from the Mosque beside our hostel... we aren't in Kansas anymore!! We packed out bags, now much lighter since sending trinkets home from Rio, and walked into the town centre for a taxi to the train station. The people of Morocco are said to be so...

Today is Eid-al-Kebir, the largest festival of the Muslim year. It commemorates the story of Abraham, who was willing to sacrifice his son Ismail to God if God wished it. At the last moment, a ram appeared, and God (or an angel) told Abraham to sacrifice the ram instead. As a tribute to this event, each Muslim family must sacrifice a ram of thei...

Rabat, a capital later than Fes, was much more modern overall, especially since, as the current capital, there has been a lot more recent building. We arrived at the city in the mid-afternoon, checked into our hotel, took a quick nap, and headed out to do a bit of sightseeing. We first visited the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, an impressive structure...

ferry log- 1 hour train log- 4 hours bus log-3 hours After the bus ride from hell, I was seriously considering running from this country and never to return, but upon arriving in Rabat, I decided to give it a fair shake. Rabat is a modern, clean, beautiful, european city with all the things you would expect a city to have. It is the capital of m...

Rabat is the least polluted and most pleasant of all the morrocan cities. I will go to Casablanca by train tomorrow morning and then fly to Madrid in the afternoon on Easyjet. From Madrid I will take an overnight train back to Barcelona. Whew.

The Tour Leader Learning Curve begins here. Classroom training thoughts have been jostling in my head and I definitely need to read my notes again. My trainer, Kate, is fantastic and I suspect my little notebook is going to be full of hints and examples of good practice from watching her. I'm also going to be counting in my sleep. Count everyone...

It is not that far from Fez to Rabat, but if you want to see all of the historic sights in can be quite a journey. The first Moroccan kingdom was founded at Volubilis in 788 AD by Moulay Idriss, a descendant of the prophet who was fleeing the Abassid caliph Haroun al-Rashid who ruled in Baghdad. Volubilis is an ancient Roman city, one of the Wes...

I'm a bit sun-struck today after exploring Roman ruins in the hot sun. the train trip to Rabat was comfortable and we shared the apartment with a young girl who is leaving Morocco in a few days to live in Italy where her future husband is working. She spoke good English and French and was studying Italian as she travelled. She laughed when we ex...