Geography Trip to Morocco

Merchant Taylors' offers fantastic educational trips abroad for all of its students, and Morocco is an ideal location for a trip for A Level geographers. It offers students a plethora of physical and human geographical experiences, such as seeing the green oases of the Draa Valley and the dramatic landscapes along the Tizi - n -Tichka pass, whilst observing the challenges and the pressures of modern society.

The boys witnessed first hand something that they study as part of the A2 Water Conflicts topic. For despite regular droughts, Marrakesh has managed to harness water from surrounding river basins to feed the numerous golf courses and swimming pools.

In contrast, during their visit to the Berber village, the boys saw how people face increasing problems with water scarcity and how they have sought to overcome this problem through small-scale irrigation techniques. They rode with monadic camelteers who have diversified into tourism as they battle over sparse vegetation in the Sahara, which is in decline as desertification processes intensifies due to climate change.

In addition, the boys learned how to cook tagine and make mint tea, travelled by camel to their traditional Bedouin desert camp, listened to music under the stars in the Sahara, explored the souks of Marrakesh, and ate in Djemaa el-Fina Sqaure. A throughly enjoyable and educaitonal trip was had by all.