Hamza EL Asely

We had a really awesome trip to Morocco…..all thanks to KimKim (especially Said) and Jamal!! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend KimKim!! Jamal, our driver was like a brother to us! We miss him already!!

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Riad Ouassaggou

Imlil

Great location. Really good dinner and breakfast. Large rooms.

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Kasbah Roseville

Kalaat M'Gouna

Nice hotel, very nice staff. Our stay was brief.

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DAR AL MIRAAJ

Rabat

We moved here from another hotel in the area…and I’m so glad we did! Room was great! Plenty of hot water for shower and comfortable bed for sleeping! Our kids loved their room too! Staff was very accommodating and held our bags after checkout while we walked the Medina.

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Palais Medina & Spa

Fès

Beautiful pool area and lobby but that’s about all. AC didn’t work, bed was okay, but noisy room. Elevators bad, breakfast you paid for and was not great.

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Front desk seemed overwhelmed - maybe I got them at a bad time, but not helpful

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The White Camp Erg Chebbi & Merzouga

Merzouga

Great accommodations! I had the best 2 nights sleep of our 11 day trip to Morocco here! Food was wonderful! We could even have wine in the Sahara!!!

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Private Transfer from Imlil to Dades Valley via Ouarzazate

Morocco

No better driver than Jamal!!!

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Imlil Valley Walk - Toubkal NP

Imlil

This was really fun! Another fave on our 11 day trip. Guide had a mule for our walk. Walk was pretty easy for us(we are in good shape), but we each got a ride on the mule! It was fun and made for cute pics! Lovely area and nice to stretch our legs after and before the long drives!

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Private Transfer from Marrakech to Imlil

Morocco

No driver better than Jamal!! We love Jamal!!!

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Three Hour Cooking Workshop at La Maison Arabe

Marrakesh

This was really fun and our favorite meal of the 11 day trip was made by us!!

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A Tranquil Hammam & Spa Experience

Morocco

We thought men and women were separated based on everything we had read. But my teenage daughter and I were in the same room with husband and teenage son. It was fine, but kind of strange. If we had known we were all going to be together we would have planned differently.

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Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride in Marrakech

Morocco

Really amazing experience! I would highly recommend if you haven’t taken a hot air balloon ride before.

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Marrakech Evening Food Tour

Marrakesh

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Half-Day Guided Tour of Marrakech

Marrakesh

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Our 5 day trip through Morocco was a whirlwind, expertly executed by our driver Karim. Having never booked a formal tour before, we were very pleased with the balance of structure and free time this itinerary gave us. Having a driver safely covering long distances from Fes to the desert and ending in Marrakech was far more relaxing than attempting to do this on our own. We learned from our city guides in Fes and Marrakech and so much more through conversation with Karim that went above and beyond anything from a guidebook. We especially loved Fes, but the highlight was our night in the desert. The journey to the camp by camel, delicious dinner, and traditional music around a campfire was spectacular. The 5 day option is an excellent introduction to a wonderful country but we highly recommend building in time on either end to extend the experience as we did. Or, book a longer tour!

Enjoyed the trip overall. Hind sight I think we would have liked to plan more physical activity and walking around. We spent entirely too much time driving from place to place. Mustapha was an amazing driver and we thoroughly enjoyed his company. We learned more about Morocco from him than all the other tour guides combined. I didn't really like the walking tour of Merrekach I don't think you really need a guide there. Ossama was a good dude and we enjoyed hanging out with him but I don't think you really need a guide there. Fez you certainly do and that was really worth while but not there.

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Palais Sebban

Marrakech

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Dar Rihana Dades

Douar Aït Ouffi

best food we had the entire trip we enjoyed staying here.

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Half-Day Guided Tour of Marrakech

Marrakesh

didn't really find it that useful. the city is easily navigated without a guide.

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Transfer from Fes to Merzouga via Erfoud & Camel Ride

Morocco

I didn't particularly care much for the whole camel ride experience. it wasn't very pleasant for me personally. the guide was a nice kid and the camp site was cool but I didn't think it was some life changing experience.

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Guided Tour of Fez Medina

Fes

honestly don't know how you could explore Fez without a guide kinda mandatory

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Architectural Elegance: A Journey through the Hassan II Mosque

Morocco

beautiful mosque was cool to see

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We had a wonderful 8-day trip through Morocco, led by Noureddine and Yassine from Original Travels. We started off in Tangier and spent the next week on a tour through Chefchaouen, Fes, Merzouga, Ait Benhaddou, Marrakech, and Casablanca. Along the way, we explored the Instagram-worthy sites of the blue city, the Roman ruins of Volubilis, the thousands of alleys—and dead ends—in the Medina of Fes, the towering sand dunes of the Sahara, picturesque hillside kasbahs overlooking green oases below, the snow-covered heights of the Atlas Mountains, the contrast of the lively markets and peaceful gardens of Marrakech, and the enormous scale and beauty of the Hassan II Mosque.

The KimKim team worked with me on crafting a customized itinerary that incorporated all of the sites and activities we wanted and none of what we didn’t. They very graciously worked with me on changes to our travel plans and also were able to work around the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament being hosted at the same time in Morocco as that necessitated adjustments to hotel bookings. I’ve never used a travel agency before and I have to say that it was so nice not to have to worry about researching locations, figuring out transportation, working out agendas, etc. It was all taken care of for me.

We met our guide, Nourredine, and our driver, Yassine, at the train station in Tangier and they really were a part of what made the trip work so well. Our mini tour bus provided ample space for all our bags in addition to 4 rows of seats to accommodate 5 people! Needless to say, it was a comfortable ride. I’ve never liked the idea of going on tours as I preferred to avoid the big crowds, so this was a perfect way to get the convenience of the tour with the private feeling of traveling on your own. Nourredine did an amazing job of ensuring our activities went smoothly and were set up to be ready to go as soon as we arrived at each location. We would pull up to a location and a guide would be waiting to escort us on our tour or we’d pull up at the next hotel or riad only to be ushered to a seating area to enjoy mint tea and cookies while our bags and check in process were taken care of for us. Nourredine handled curve balls without ever indicating that there was any problem, including a reschedule of our guided walk through Chefchaouen from the afternoon of our first day to the morning of our second when we told him we were simply too tired. Same thing for the next day as our tour of Volubilis was pushed back when we stayed longer than planned in Chefchaouen. Nourredine would make calls on our drive to the next location and ensure that the timing was worked out. We didn’t even have to worry about getting a table at the restaurants we stopped at on the road; Nourredine would walk in and arrange for our table, then we’d be escorted in to be seated. Definitely royal treatment that I could get used to having!

As for Yassine, it was a pleasure to not have to worry about getting to our various stops safely. I’m usually pretty adventurous when it comes to driving in other countries, but road conditions in some of the more remote areas were not great, and it was comforting to have the confidence that we were being driven by an expert. When going through one small town at the edge of the desert, we encountered a flooded main road and had to navigate through the back alleys of the town to make it past and let me just say that Yassine really knew the dimensions of the vehicle quite well as there was not much room to spare to get through a couple of spots. Nature also threw us a wrinkle of heavy snow in the Atlas Mountains and Yassine had already taken this into account and planned an alternate route. Finally, when my daughter woke up not feeling well the morning before the last pass through the Atlas Mountains, Yassine was absolutely wonderful to her, taking a seat out of the bus so she could sit and admire the view at one of the roadside stops and then driving at a slower-than-usual speed in the mountain switchbacks to keep her comfortable. The driver is often forgotten on these sorts of trips, but our experience showed that having a good one can be quite critical.

Overall, I will sum up by saying that from booking to execution, this experience was a wonderful one and I wholeheartedly recommend KimKim, Original Travels, Nourredine, and Yassine to anyone who is considering a trip to Morocco.