Family holidays with children in Morocco - attractions and entertainment

Morocco is not among the countries that are ideally suited for recreation with young children. Children of early age find it difficult to acclimatize. Also, in local hotels, there is no children’s menu, thus creating a situation whereby getting the appropriate food becomes a challenge. It is best to go to Morocco with children from nine years. However, if the choice of the country for travel with the younger kids still fell on Morocco, it should be noted that it is difficult to move around the streets of the city with a baby carriage due to condition of the road surface and the abundance of stairs and ladders. Today big hotels have enough children’s entertainment, so it is still possible to find a suitable option for a family holiday.

Among the best hotels to stay with children of different ages are big hotel complexes in Agadir and Marrakech. In the Agadir four-star “Club Hotel Riu Tikida Dunas”, there is an indoor children’s pool, as well as an entertainment center which employs animators. The hotel “Iberostar Founty Beach” is located one kilometer from Agadir and is equipped with several playgrounds. The “Club Eldorador Palmeraie” located eight kilometers from Marrakech, has a children’s club where competitions, recreational activities and sports are held regularly for the kids. Older children will gladly use the playgrounds for badminton or table tennis.

Almost all major cities in Morocco have Water Parks. Fifteen kilometers from Casablanca is a huge Amusement Park “Tamaris”. For a small fee, its gates are open to young visitors to experience an amazing fairy-tale city. There are many cafes and snack bars within the park where you can have a snack. Thirty kilometers from Agadir is situated a Water Park “Atlantica”. The entrance fee is not much. The best entertainment of this water park is a huge pool with artificial waves, on the surface of which children of all ages like to wallow. In the Water Park “Oasiria” not far from Marrakech there is a hill called “Kamikaze”, which is seventeen meters in height. The water park can be reached by a free shuttle bus that makes trips from the city center. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

The largest zoo in Morocco is in the capital of the country, Rabat. It occupies a large expanse of land. To gain entrance, parents will have to pay quite a large fee. Despite this, it is worth visiting. Note that groups are often given good discounts. The zoo unites several thematic zones divided according to the peculiarities of the natural habitat of animals living in them. In the savannah zone, there is not a single cage. It consists of spacious pens, the largest of which contains elephants and giraffes. In the water zone, children will like the aquarium with its display of fish and sea animals. There is also a zoo where you can see animals from different corners of the world that other zoos in the country cannot boast of. It is convenient to visit with children as there are playgrounds with sandboxes, swings, and slides within its territory. Around the Park, there is a picturesque pond with swans.

In the central part of Agadir you will find a complex “Valley of Birds”, which will be interesting not only for children but also for their accompanying parents. The pride of the complex is the over two hundred species of colorful exotic birds singing in different voices. In the “Valley of Birds”, there also live a variety of animals, among them; monkeys, kangaroos, mouflons, llamas, mountain goats, including others. Under the enclosures which contain pink flamingos, you will find a tunnel in place. Walking along it, you can get directly to the center of their habitat. Young enthusiasts of the flora will love their time spent in this park, where many kinds of exotic plants brought from different parts of the world grow. On the territory of the complex, there is a pond where the whole family can take a ride on a motor or sailing boat. Older children will enjoy excursions to interesting places in Morocco. There are Camel tours through the Sahara desert, Safaris, and walks through the eastern bazaars.