planetraveller

Hey Fodorites,
can you please inform me when exactly this even will be started in Morocco?
Im looking forward your replies ASAP.
Your help is much appreciated,
Elaine.

dogster

from Google:

When 14 May 2012 to 27 May 2012
(Dates to be confirmed)

planetraveller

Can You please send me the link for this if it has been official on 14 to 27 May 2012, i need the prove for the following mentioned dates.
I've heard that it heelds every year at the beginning of May, but i do not know when exactly this year, i've done many research but did not find any info about it.
Can you please send me the link for the dates please if you are sure, because it takes only 3 days not that long .
Thanks a lot.

dogster

Well plane - see that little addition: [Dates to be confirmed] I think it means what it says.

I just Googled 'Festival Des Rose Kalaat Mgouna 2012'. Why not do that too? Then you'll know as much as I do.

It is confusing, I know. I Googled again and can't find the link. But I did find this tidbit:

<i>The dates or the actual festival is never absolutely definite as it depends on the rose harvest, the season and the powers that be - the Moroccan Tourist Office in London has usually proved a good source for receiving pending information as soon as it comes available.</i>

Which makes a lotta sense and probably explains why you can't find a definate date. Roses don't grow on cue.

planetraveller

Actually, i've done many research about it used several search engines, but with no result about the exact dates.
Anyway; Thanks a lot for your efforts helping hopefully someone will give a help about this because our trip want it to be based on that event.
We are looking forward our trip to Morocco soon.

thursdaysd

In that case, why don't you contact the Moroccan Tourist Office in London mentioned by dogster? What makes you think any fodor posters will know? We may be good, but we don't have occult powers.

planetraveller

I've contacted so many resources for this event but don't know why really no body has any updates about it ! wierd
how could i know then, look for updates please if someone of you got the info.
appreciated in advance.

TimCullis

Your best chance is to contact a local hotel such as Kasbah Itran, see http://www.kasbahitran.com/kasbah_en/home.html

I stumbled across the festival by accident a few years back. Lots of Moroccan 'line dancing' but really interesting.