The city of Rabat is the best destination of 2024. This is certified by the American magazine "Conde Nast Traveler". In its global guide to the best places to go in 2024, the magazine talks about Morocco.
Last year saw a surge in travel to all destinations in Africa, with air travel across the continent approaching pre-pandemic levels. Safari camps from South Africa to Kenya were fully booked, and travelers lingered in popular destinations such as Cape Town and Zanzibar well beyond the peak season. What does this mean for the year ahead?
A new reference point for cultural events is the capital of Morocco. Interesting music festivals, big-name architecture and luxury hotels. Rabat has all this and more, and 2024 brings a wave of news.
The Moroccan capital is one of the country's four imperial cities, but it has long been ignored by travelers drawn to the beauty of places like Marrakech, Fez, and Tangier. That could change this year, as the city is in the midst of a cultural and artistic reinvention.
Even more exciting is the opening of the new Rabat Grand Theatre nearby. One of legendary architect Zaha Hadid's unfinished masterpieces, it will incorporate a 1,800-seat theater, an experimental performance space, and a 7,000-seat amphitheater, along with green spaces and a restaurant. It will be the largest venue of its kind in both Africa and the Arab world and will host symphonic, ballet, opera, and philharmonic performances (all of these are scheduled before the end of 2023).
Another highly anticipated cultural event is the return in 2024 of the Mawazine festival, which will return this summer after a break caused by Covid. The lineup is not yet known, but in the past, Africa's largest festival has attracted top-notch artists such as Rihanna and Mariah Carey.
A flurry of high-profile hotel openings are expected in the city: the Fairmont, La Marina Rabat-Salé and the newly opened Conrad Rabat Arzana both herald a new era of modern luxury in the historic city. Now the focus is on the opening of the Four Seasons Hotel Rabat in Kasr Al Bahr, expected at the end of 2023, as well as the planned Ritz-Carlton Rabat Dar Es Salam.
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