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September and October are good times to visit for snow-free ascents of peaks. However, this is the walnut-harvest season, and the remoter villages – which are heavily dependent on this cash crop – may be reluctant to see their men leave the harvest to assist you with mule support.

Festivals and holidays

Morocco celebrates a number of world, political and religious holidays. The dates on which these holidays fall can be found on internet sites such as www.worldtravelguide.net.

World holidays such as New Year and May Day affect little in the way of street life. Banks and offices are closed, but apart from that you won't notice much difference.

Political holidays, such as Independence Day, the king's birthday and the Green March, mean a lot of flags in the streets, and more offices and some shops closed, but again life continues pretty much as normal, particularly in the mountain villages.

Religious holidays, other than the end of Ramadan (Eid el-Fitr) or the killing of the sheep (Eid el-Kbir or Eid al-Adha), will again pass pretty much unnoticed. The two Eids will affect your trip, as may the fasting month of Ramadan (see box for the dates of these religious events).