Morocco

Autumn Tour

20 October to 27 October 2010

Principal Leader: David Walsh

Maximum of 12 clients (two leaders with more than eight clients).

Cost £1,699 single room supplement £120

Morocco is a country of startling contrasts, a long history, fascinating cultural traditions and a varied topography. For the bird watcher, there is a mixture of the familiar, the unfamiliar and the very rare. Our week-long holiday to this country will be based by the coast at Agadir, staying at a hotel we have used on numerous occasions where all rooms have a sea view. We have the opportunity to visit a variety of habitats from this base, seeing tidal lagoons, sandy estuaries, dry desert, palm oases, irrigated farmland and the green foothills of the Atlas Mountains. We also spend one night in an oasis hotel allowing us to explore the nearby desert with its sought-after birds. The bird life at this time of year is very varied and we hope to find many of the local specialities including: Northern Bald Ibis, Moussier's Redstart, Cream-coloured Courser, Barbary Partridge, Tristram's Warbler, Fulvous Chatterer, Black-crowned Tchagra, Marbled Teal, Thick-billed Lark, White-crowned Wheatear and Black-winged Kite to name a few.

We shall make sure we have time not only to birdwatch but also witness the daily lives of Moroccan villagers and visit a Kasbah (castle), and those who wish will also have a chance to visit a local souk (market). The main tour leader will be David Walsh and this will be his ninth visit to Morocco, a country he rates as his favourite destination!