Nem, nem versben fogok elbúcsúzni, hanem jelzem, hogy már csak egy hónap maradt. Pár októberi bejegyzés, aztán már legfeljebb élőben- ha a rendszer is úgy akarja. Még nincs minden fotó cucc a kezemben, ami itt van azt még nem tudom használni rendesen, még nincs kezemben a biztosítás, nem olvastam eleget a helyekről ahova megyek, oltások még nincsenek meg, de nem is vagyok nagyon lemaradva.
2012. szeptember 28., péntek
2012. szeptember 19., szerda
Várakozás
Foto felszerelés ki lett választva, megrendelve, oltás nem kell, illetve csak veszettség ellen, de az egyszerű, repülőjegy le van foglalva, maga az út le van foglalva, packing list alapján nem kell venni semmi extrát. Igazság szerint leginkább csak várni kell, de ez egyúttal a tehetetlenség érzését is kelti, semmivel sem tudom előmozdítani a túrát. Csak várok.
Épp hogy megírtam a bejegyzést, hívtak is a fotósok és holnap jön a gép. Így kell ezt csinálni :)
Épp hogy megírtam a bejegyzést, hívtak is a fotósok és holnap jön a gép. Így kell ezt csinálni :)
2012. szeptember 11., kedd
Foto felszerelés
Nehezebb, mint gondoltam. Érvek, ellenérvek, minden mellett és ellene is szól, jobb de drágább, megéri-e? Ki fogom-e használni a többlettudást? Ne azért vegyem a drágábbat, hogy nagyképű legyek de ne spóroljam el az igazi értéket. Franc tudja mi lesz a végeredmény. És mikor. És mennyiért.
2012. szeptember 10., hétfő
Program - legalábbis a terv
Day 1 (Sat. Nov 3) - Arrive
Marrakesh (RAK) @ 2:00 PM (D) (AT)
You will be picked up from the airport and taken directly to your riad in Marrakesh. After getting relaxed in the hotel, you would meet your guide and discuss with him the sites you are interested in visiting. If you like, you can explore the Saadian tombs, Bahia Palace, Ali Ben Youssef Koranic School, and walk through the various souks. Don't forget, the Jma el Fna square which comes alive at dusk and into the night with storytellers, musicians, acrobats, snake charmers and more. This is a must-see!
Day 2* (Sun. Nov 4) - High Atlas Mountains (L, D) (T=2 hrs)
Today, you will have private transport to the High Atlas Mountains where you'll meet our High Atlas Mountains guide and walk with him to the Berber village of Armed and enjoy lunch at a local family's home. You'll be able to grab some photos of the region on a guided walk or drive.
Day 3* (Mon. Nov 5) - High Atlas Mountains (L, D) *Optional Professional Photography Workshop
Today in the high Atlas, you can choose to do travel along the Nfiss Valley to the Tin Mil Mosque if you'd like. It is a stunning area worthy of photographs. If you choose to have the professional photography workshop as an itinerary extra, it would be today that you'd do some morning discussions followed by an outing to the Kik Plataue, Tin Mil Mosque, and other regions in the High Atlas to capture the best photos possible.
Day 4* (Tue. Nov 6) - Ait Ben Haddou / Ouarzazate / Skoura (D) (T= 6 hrs)
After passing over the Tiz n Tichka Pass today, you will arrive in Skoura. Along the way you will have the opportunity to visit the UNESCO world heritage site at Ait Ben Haddou. It has been used as a backdrop for many famous films, including The Mummy and Gladiator. You might also enjoy exploring Ouarzazate. This relatively new city is home to Atlas Studios, where tourists can enter and take a guided tour of various movie sets. In Ouarzazate, you can also visit the Taorirt Kasbah once owned by the Glaoui family, who ruled Morocco. In Skoura, you will be staying in the Skoura palm grove also known as the valley of kasbahs.
Day 5* (Wed. Nov 7) - Merzouga (Sahara Desert) (D) (T=5 hrs)
In the morning, you'll head from Skoura to Merzouga, which is on the edge of the Sahara Desert. En route, if you'd like to take a drive up into the Dades Valley or Todra Gorge, you may do so. However, this will add two hours to your transport time for the day. Before venturing on a short camel ride into the desert, you can pack an overnight back and leave any luggage in storage at the hotel. Following, you'll choose your camel and head into the dunes for a memorable night under the stars. You'll be sleeping in a Bedouin-style tent. Our private tent area has actual beds with blankets and sheets, as well as carpets aligning the ground, and a western-style bathroom facility.
Day 6* (Thu. Nov 8) - Merzouga (Free day) (L, D)
You can take 1 or 2-hour off-road tour in Merzouga where you would be able to visit a desert lake (not during the dry season), ruins of an ex-French military outpost, an antimony mine, have tea with a semi-nomadic Berber tribe, go to Khamlia, a village of freed slaves known for the Gnawi brotherhoods who play spiritual music. You would also be able to visit Rissani, the hometown of the current Alaouite Dynasty where Moulay Ali Cherif's mausoleum is located. You can visit the mausoleum if you'd like. Rissani was once known as Sijilmassa, an important caravan trading center, and you can take a quick drive through the ruins of Sijilmassa if you'd like. Rissani is also known for it's silver. You can have medfouna (the typical dish of the town) for lunch in Rissani.
Day 7* (Fri. Nov 9) - Tinjedad / Dades Valley (D) (T=4 hrs)
This morning, you'll be able to rise with the sunset to grab some photos before hopping back onto the camels for the short ride back to the hotel. Once there, you can enjoy a shower and breakfast before heading on the road again. You'll have plenty of opportunities to stop along the way for photos. You'll then head through Rissani, home to several fossil shops, before continuing on the road to Tinjedad for lunch. En route to Dades, you can drive up into the Todra Gorge. This will add about two hours to the above transport time for the day. Following, you'll head through Tinjedad and to Boumalen. Here, you can enjoy a drive up into the scenic Dades Valley to witness Morocco's most amazing natural rock formations. You'll spend the night in dades Valley.
Day 8* (Sat. Nov 10) - Marrakesh (T=6 hrs)
Today, you will head back over the Tizi N Tichka pass and the High Atlas Mountains to Marrakesh. Even though you are leaving early tomorrow morning, we'll go ahead and reserve a room for you so you can relax this afternoon, shower, and prepare for our late departure.
Day 9 (Sun. Nov 11) - Depart Marrakesh @ 2:00 AM (AT= 20 min)
You'll be departing Marrakesh early this morning. We hope you had a wonderful journey!
You will be picked up from the airport and taken directly to your riad in Marrakesh. After getting relaxed in the hotel, you would meet your guide and discuss with him the sites you are interested in visiting. If you like, you can explore the Saadian tombs, Bahia Palace, Ali Ben Youssef Koranic School, and walk through the various souks. Don't forget, the Jma el Fna square which comes alive at dusk and into the night with storytellers, musicians, acrobats, snake charmers and more. This is a must-see!
Day 2* (Sun. Nov 4) - High Atlas Mountains (L, D) (T=2 hrs)
Today, you will have private transport to the High Atlas Mountains where you'll meet our High Atlas Mountains guide and walk with him to the Berber village of Armed and enjoy lunch at a local family's home. You'll be able to grab some photos of the region on a guided walk or drive.
Day 3* (Mon. Nov 5) - High Atlas Mountains (L, D) *Optional Professional Photography Workshop
Today in the high Atlas, you can choose to do travel along the Nfiss Valley to the Tin Mil Mosque if you'd like. It is a stunning area worthy of photographs. If you choose to have the professional photography workshop as an itinerary extra, it would be today that you'd do some morning discussions followed by an outing to the Kik Plataue, Tin Mil Mosque, and other regions in the High Atlas to capture the best photos possible.
Day 4* (Tue. Nov 6) - Ait Ben Haddou / Ouarzazate / Skoura (D) (T= 6 hrs)
After passing over the Tiz n Tichka Pass today, you will arrive in Skoura. Along the way you will have the opportunity to visit the UNESCO world heritage site at Ait Ben Haddou. It has been used as a backdrop for many famous films, including The Mummy and Gladiator. You might also enjoy exploring Ouarzazate. This relatively new city is home to Atlas Studios, where tourists can enter and take a guided tour of various movie sets. In Ouarzazate, you can also visit the Taorirt Kasbah once owned by the Glaoui family, who ruled Morocco. In Skoura, you will be staying in the Skoura palm grove also known as the valley of kasbahs.
Day 5* (Wed. Nov 7) - Merzouga (Sahara Desert) (D) (T=5 hrs)
In the morning, you'll head from Skoura to Merzouga, which is on the edge of the Sahara Desert. En route, if you'd like to take a drive up into the Dades Valley or Todra Gorge, you may do so. However, this will add two hours to your transport time for the day. Before venturing on a short camel ride into the desert, you can pack an overnight back and leave any luggage in storage at the hotel. Following, you'll choose your camel and head into the dunes for a memorable night under the stars. You'll be sleeping in a Bedouin-style tent. Our private tent area has actual beds with blankets and sheets, as well as carpets aligning the ground, and a western-style bathroom facility.
Day 6* (Thu. Nov 8) - Merzouga (Free day) (L, D)
You can take 1 or 2-hour off-road tour in Merzouga where you would be able to visit a desert lake (not during the dry season), ruins of an ex-French military outpost, an antimony mine, have tea with a semi-nomadic Berber tribe, go to Khamlia, a village of freed slaves known for the Gnawi brotherhoods who play spiritual music. You would also be able to visit Rissani, the hometown of the current Alaouite Dynasty where Moulay Ali Cherif's mausoleum is located. You can visit the mausoleum if you'd like. Rissani was once known as Sijilmassa, an important caravan trading center, and you can take a quick drive through the ruins of Sijilmassa if you'd like. Rissani is also known for it's silver. You can have medfouna (the typical dish of the town) for lunch in Rissani.
Day 7* (Fri. Nov 9) - Tinjedad / Dades Valley (D) (T=4 hrs)
This morning, you'll be able to rise with the sunset to grab some photos before hopping back onto the camels for the short ride back to the hotel. Once there, you can enjoy a shower and breakfast before heading on the road again. You'll have plenty of opportunities to stop along the way for photos. You'll then head through Rissani, home to several fossil shops, before continuing on the road to Tinjedad for lunch. En route to Dades, you can drive up into the Todra Gorge. This will add about two hours to the above transport time for the day. Following, you'll head through Tinjedad and to Boumalen. Here, you can enjoy a drive up into the scenic Dades Valley to witness Morocco's most amazing natural rock formations. You'll spend the night in dades Valley.
Day 8* (Sat. Nov 10) - Marrakesh (T=6 hrs)
Today, you will head back over the Tizi N Tichka pass and the High Atlas Mountains to Marrakesh. Even though you are leaving early tomorrow morning, we'll go ahead and reserve a room for you so you can relax this afternoon, shower, and prepare for our late departure.
Day 9 (Sun. Nov 11) - Depart Marrakesh @ 2:00 AM (AT= 20 min)
You'll be departing Marrakesh early this morning. We hope you had a wonderful journey!
2012. szeptember 9., vasárnap
Kristályosodás
Tegnap megvettem a repülőjegyet, tehát van indulási és van érkezési dátum: november 2. indulás és november 11. érkezés. Részletes program is van, ide fogom írni, de a lényeg, hogy egyértelműen fotó-túra lesz. Már csak a felszerelés hiányzik. Kinéztem a gépet és a kellékeket, de nem olcsó, így még kicsit gondolkodom.
2012. szeptember 4., kedd
Definíciók
Marokkó, Atlasz, Szahara - gyerekkori szavak, amelyek játékokat, meséket, legendákat jelentettek, de most lehet, hogy új jelentést kapnak. Marokkóm volt, sokat játszottunk és mindig összevesztünk, hogy megmozdult-e a pálcika vagy nem. Atlaszom is volt és rongyosra nézegettem a zöld, sárga, barna képeket kék kígyózó vonalakkal. Szaharám nem volt, de nyilván létezett, hiszen Sicc járt ott!
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