Morocco Road Trip Finale: Essaouira to Casablanca (Fantasia & Argan Tree Goats)

0:00 | welcome back to our Moroccan Adventure

0:02 | today we’re starting in the Argon

0:05 | forests near esaa where the famous tree

0:08 | climbing goats are known to snack on the

0:10 | fruit of the Argan tree from there we’ll

0:12 | visit a local Argan Oil Cooperative to

0:15 | see how this prized oil is made using

0:17 | traditional methods afterwards we’re

0:20 | heading to cablanca but not before

0:22 | stopping to witness an incredible

0:24 | Fantasia performance an age-old Moroccan

0:27 | tradition showcasing skilled horse ride

0:30 | iders it’s a day full of unique

0:33 | experiences we’re Chris and Lydia let’s

0:36 | dive

0:37 | in in our previous video we explored the

0:41 | beautiful Seaside city of esaa it really

0:44 | has a bit of everything all the history

0:46 | and Medina shopping with come to love in

0:48 | Morocco but with a relaxed layback vibe

0:51 | that felt like a breath of fresh

0:54 | air esaa is as picturesque as it is

0:58 | vibrant a cultural hub for filled with

1:00 | art live music and Local Charm after

1:03 | more than 2 weeks on the road around

1:05 | Morocco it was the perfect spot to

1:07 | unwind have some fun and soak it all in

1:11 | but as I say all good things must come

1:13 | to an end so this morning we left the

1:16 | windy city of esaa on route to Caza

1:19 | Blanca

1:23 | [Music]

1:32 | the esaa region of Southwest Morocco is

1:36 | unique as the only place in the world

1:38 | where the Argan tree grows naturally

1:41 | this Hardy tree can live for up to 200

1:43 | years in semi-desert conditions where

1:45 | other trees struggle to

1:47 | survive the fruit of the Argan tree is a

1:50 | favorite snack for local goats and

1:53 | apparently they go to Great Lengths to

1:55 | get it we’re in the Argon Forest looking

1:59 | to see if we can see any of the goats

2:01 | climbing

2:03 | trees apparently they do that

2:06 | here our guide ilas assures us that

2:09 | climbing goats are no meth when I tell

2:13 | them goats climbing trees they go like

2:15 | seriously yes they do you keep an eye

2:19 | with me please seek uh girls with their

2:26 | sh we met a lovely goat herder who was

2:29 | more than happy to introduce us to a

2:31 | tribe of goats hoping to catch them in

2:33 | action as they climbed the Argan

2:36 | trees yes yes yes yes

2:40 | ohing look she’s looking yeah there’s

2:43 | another

2:44 | [Music]

2:53 | one apparently they do climb the trees

2:55 | but there’s too much Greenery around too

2:59 | many flowers

3:00 | on the ground why would you climb a tree

3:03 | if you don’t have

3:06 | to the goats eat the fleshy pulp of the

3:08 | Argan fruit and spit out the hard nut

3:11 | inside which locals then collect to

3:13 | produce Argan

3:16 | Oil unfortunately we never did see a

3:18 | goat actually climb a tree though Lydia

3:21 | did manage to snap a quick photo of one

3:23 | Old Goat perched amongst the

3:25 | branches if you ever make it to esaa in

3:28 | late spring or early summer you might

3:30 | have better luck it would definitely be

3:32 | a sight worth

3:34 | seeing hey buddy can you tell me the

3:38 | donkeys climb trees as

3:42 | well producing argan oil is a labor

3:45 | intensive process traditionally carried

3:47 | out by women in

3:49 | cooperatives we visited one such

3:51 | Cooperative where they demonstrated the

3:53 | Hands-On traditional methods they still

3:56 | use cracking the nuts to extract the oil

3:58 | Rich kernels and then pressing the

4:00 | kernels with a millstone to release the

4:04 | oil if the Argan nut is roasted before

4:07 | pressing the oil can be used in cooking

4:10 | especially in a dish called amlu a

4:12 | Moroccan spread made with Argan Oil

4:15 | almonds and honey which we saw being

4:17 | made and sold in the esaa

4:19 | Medina when the nut is pressed without

4:22 | roasting the oil is used in skin care

4:24 | and hair treatments prized for its

4:26 | richness in vitamins antioxidants and

4:29 | essential IAL fatty

4:30 | acids we were shown a wide variety of

4:33 | cosmetic products and Lydia made sure to

4:36 | do her part in supporting The

4:38 | [Music]

4:43 | Cooperative just down the road from the

4:45 | Argan Oil Cooperative we made a surprise

4:48 | lunch stop at a local Winery wine

4:51 | tasting was certainly not something I

4:53 | anticipated doing in

4:56 | Morocco we’ve come to a Moroccan Winery

5:00 | where we’re going to have some lunch and

5:01 | then some wine tasting sounds like a

5:04 | good plan to me Moroccan wine we’ve

5:06 | traced this so far has been

5:11 | excellent despite Morocco being a

5:13 | predominantly Muslim country where

5:15 | alcohol is generally discouraged by

5:17 | religion it has a long history of wine

5:20 | production dating back to Roman times in

5:23 | fact it’s one of the largest producers

5:25 | of wine in North Africa mainly for the

5:28 | tourist and Export markets

5:37 | [Music]

5:41 | it’s a pretty fancy

5:46 | [Music]

5:55 | Winery okay so we come here and as you

5:58 | can see here we we have all kind of wi

6:01 | that we produce here of course it’s

6:03 | classified into different levels of the

6:06 | quality after a hearty lunch and a quick

6:09 | tour of the winery it was time to hit

6:11 | the road five more hours of driving lay

6:13 | ahead before we’d reach kazab Blanka

6:27 | [Music]

6:38 | [Music]

7:10 | so we’re back in cassablanca where it

7:13 | all started from we’re back in the same

7:15 | Hotel so we left esaa this morning sadly

7:18 | we had a lovely time there it was a love

7:21 | very relaxing Seaside town so it was

7:23 | nice to finish our trip um close to the

7:27 | water so we felt a lot more relaxed

7:28 | there and it’s cobblestones and just got

7:31 | a really nice Vibe about it there’s

7:33 | something about the water and the ocean

7:35 | that helps relax you I think yeah we

7:37 | really enjoyed really enjoyed our three

7:39 | days there could have even had an extra

7:41 | day or two it was that nice and relaxing

7:44 | we made our way back this morning to

7:46 | Casablancas this will be our last night

7:48 | here before we head off tomorrow we

7:51 | stopped at a just a town along the way

7:54 | so our tour guy just stopped the bus out

7:56 | of the blue because he saw a horse

7:58 | festival Fantasia I think it was called

8:03 | [Music]

8:31 | it’s a traditional Moroccan horse

8:33 | festival where the guys dress up there’s

8:36 | you know maybe seven of them all on

8:38 | Horseback in traditional costumes

8:40 | carrying a a big heavy musket Lydia held

8:44 | one of the muskets which was very very

8:46 | heavy I was a little bit concerned cuz

8:48 | I’m like is this loaded if I

8:50 | accidentally drop it is it going to go

8:52 | both so I was quite happy to hand it

8:54 | back and uh but they they ride down this

8:58 | big long field about 200 M long carrying

9:01 | these muskets and they all have to stay

9:03 | in sink and ride in sink and then at the

9:05 | end they shoot their muskets into the

9:07 | sky in syn so it sounds like one shot

9:11 | and if they can do all that they score

9:13 | high marks I guess um so we saw them

9:16 | practicing that they weren’t actually

9:17 | dressed up in their costumes and they

9:19 | didn’t actually fire their muskets

9:21 | because they were just practicing uh for

9:23 | tonight’s competition but it was really

9:26 | interesting something that just happened

9:29 | out of the

9:34 | [Music]

9:44 | blue we will be sad to say goodbye to

9:47 | especially to our tour guide ilas and

9:49 | his brother Morad but uh yeah sadly this

9:52 | is our last night in Morocco well we’ve

9:54 | had we’ve had a great time in Morocco

9:56 | we’ve had a wonderful time Morocco’s

9:58 | stolen our

9:59 | it has it’s beautiful country and

10:01 | Beautiful People yeah and I I I’ll Never

10:04 | Say Never I always thought I thought

10:06 | we’d just come and do Morocco and would

10:08 | say that we’ve done Morocco but we’ve

10:11 | loved it so much that um we may just

10:14 | have to come back again from time and

10:16 | we’ve actually invited ilas so ilas if

10:19 | you’re watching this we’ve invited ilas

10:22 | and his wife to come and visit us

10:24 | brother Mor as and mor too so yeah

10:26 | they’re part of our Australian family

10:28 | now so we hope to play tour a guide for

10:31 | them when they come over to see us we

10:34 | have a flight tomorrow uh lunchtime so

10:37 | uh we’ll be heading off

10:41 | then our final sunset in Morocco for the

10:45 | time being

10:47 | anyway getting on last time on the bus

10:51 | to go to the airport

10:53 | [Music]

11:01 | so I’m wishing you

11:04 | all like a safe flight back home if you

11:08 | have anybody part of your family friends

11:11 | please tell them about Morocco and tell

11:15 | them about like flying all the way here

11:19 | to discover Morocco that we feel and we

11:24 | consider is always your large second

11:27 | home we say the don’t

11:30 | travel to add

11:32 | days to your

11:35 | life but travel to add life to your days

11:42 | [Music]

11:49 | excellent bit emotional now saying

11:52 | goodbye to the boys it was that was a

11:54 | trip of a lifetime and they’re part of

11:56 | our

11:57 | family very special

11:59 | very

12:01 | [Music]

12:05 | special as we wrap up this final vlog

12:08 | from Morocco we want to say again what

12:10 | an incredible country this is from its

12:12 | stunning Landscapes and Rich history to

12:15 | its fascinating culture and delicious

12:17 | food Morocco has truly captured our

12:19 | hearts we highly recommend adding this

12:22 | beautiful country to your travel plans

12:24 | you won’t regret it most importantly we

12:28 | want to thank the wonderful ful people

12:29 | of Morocco for welcoming us with such

12:31 | warmth generosity and kindness your

12:34 | hospitality has honestly left a lasting

12:37 | impression on us if you’ve enjoyed

12:39 | following our Moroccan Adventures please

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12:48 | stories from around the world thanks for

12:51 | joining us on this incredible journey

12:53 | till next time it’s bye for now

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