Morocco Immersion Tours and Adventures

We just returned from an amazing adventure in Morocco. Working with Kim Kim and Sharon was great. Sharon worked with us to plan a trip that combined the right amount of guided touring with free time. She was able to curate the trip so we could do everything we wanted. Highlights include a cooking class with Narwa and her family, guided tours with Mohamed in Marakesh, Hassan in Fes and Hassana in Rabat. Our tour manager, Rashid was excellent. He was so helpful, timely and funny. We felt very cared for as he navigated around the country and made sure we had what we needed in every city.

Working with Kim Kim was so easy. Sharon was responsive and helpful and once on the ground, Abdou, her partner checked in and was so helpful. One example- I left some antibiotics on the airplane and Abdou helped me get some in Marakesh.

We will definitely work with Kim Kim again and would highly encourage anyone going to Morocco to check in with Sharon. She will make your trip amazing!

Our first visit to Morocco was a thrill. Nihad made the planning so easy. I originally intended to travel with my brother & his wife, but he had to undergo surgery a month before our planned trip. Nihad easily substituted one of my friends in their place, which increased the price only slightly. We started in Marrakech (2 nights at the excellent Riad al Rimal), then traversed the High Atlas Mountains to Valley of Roses (2 nights at the stunning Kasbah Tiziri). We took a camel ride to the desert camp (Sahara Stars Luxury Camp) for 1 night, then went on to Fes (2 nights at the Riad Farouzi Fes). We flew back to Marrakech for 2 nights (again at the Riad al Rimal). We spent our last free day seeing the Jardins Majorelle (spectacular), the Museum of Berber Arts, and the Yves St. Laurent museum.

The high points: observing the traffic in Marrakech (wild!), our lunch with the locals in the Valley of Roses, the camel ride to the desert camp, the stop at the women's cooperative Berber rug shop, every city guide we toured with, and the people of Morocco, all of whom were so warm and welcoming. Kudos to Nihad, who always responded immediately to our questions. And of course Richad, our tour manager/driver, who was invariably pleasant, helpful, patient, and informative.

First, who is Sharon? We never worked with anybody named Sharon to our knowledge. We did work with Marion. We had a lot of back and forth to get the trip that we wanted. It seemed that our requests were overlooked and we had to keep bringing them up.
Arriving in Casa Blanca our driver was not at the airport to meet us. We had to call the given phone number and coordinate the meeting. The driver, who was the first day guide, did not speak English well and was not easily understood. The first day's tour was not as presented, consequently we did not really understand some of the stops. (We stopped at a plaza with lots of pigeons???) It would have been nice to have the driver's name ahead of time. The size of the van was nice.
Rabat--our guide was knowledgeable and gave a good presentation.
Chefchoun--our orientation walk did not happen at first. We were delivered to the hotel and we then asked Rashid, our driver, to give us a quick rundown.
On the way to Fez we stopped at the Volubilis ruins and the local guide, although knowledgeable, was on his phone all of the time. I almost asked him if we were interfering with his day. The restaurant, Roman City, was excellent. The chef, using his mother's recipes presented a great lunch (one of the better meals of our trip to that point). The ruins are ok, but if you have been to as many Roman ruins as we have it was redundant.
In Fez, our local guide was excellent. He had the patience of Job with all of the stops that the ladies in our group wanted.
Regarding the desert camp, we should have prepared a small bag for the overnight and left the suitcases in the van (please suggest this to future travelers). This would have made the transfers much easier and better. The camp was good, our camel guide was great and very nice.
Atlas Mountains-Dades. We stopped at the "Hollywood" movie studios to, take a picture of the outside? We had been in the car for an hour and half or two hours and were expecting a restroom. Nope, we would have had to pay to enter the facility. We did stop shortly down the road after requesting a break. The Eden Hotel was great but we only spent fifteen hours there.
Marrakesh--our guide was good and visiting a Madrassa was educational and brought history to life.
Essaouria--we were supposed to go to a restaurant where we would pick out our fish and it would be cooked for us. This feature was skipped entirely and we missed it (we have done this in other countries and enjoyed it greatly). We found the above restaurants the next day after our cooking class but were too full to have a dinner. The cooking class was well done, shopping, chopping and eating.
Essaouria to Marrakesh--our driver Hallie was early (we left prior to six AM!) and very nice.

General notes:
All of the hotels were very good to excellent and well situated.
We were never informed that KimKim was going to "sell" our trip to another broker. We were surprised to find this out two days prior to the start when we received release forms from Ultimate Morocco. We were disappointed as we thought that you were the actual tour company.
It would be beneficial to future travelers if you gave an idea of the cost of all of the meals that had to be paid in cash. ATM's were usually easy to find but limited in how much cash could be taken out. International banks like BNP Paribas was a great option and we suggest that guides direct guests to these branches.
As with all trips that we go on, adding tips to the package is irritating. Since you give suggestions on tipping, just include the amount and pay the drivers and guides directly.

Lastly, as we stated earlier, our photographs, videos names or likeness may not be used in any social media or posted online.
Kathleen and Paul Hart

My Husband and I just returned from a amazing 15 day Morocco tour with Morocco Immersion.We had the best driver that we could have asked for Ahmed went above and beyond to make sure things ran smoothly even going out of the way to track down a pharmacy that sold tweezers since I forgot mine at home and got a splinter.Ahmad was not only punctual but kept the van clean every night when he washed it.Ahmad took us to his personal home in Rose Valley to meet his family and have a delicious home cooked meal by his own mother.We had several local stand out guides throughout the trip in each location Abdul in Dades Valley was extremely knowledgeable,Said in Fez was funny and did a excellent job of both entertaining us and educating at the same time.The stand outs for us were the private cooking classes in Fez and Marrakesh also the over night in the luxury camp in the Sahara.Raid's that were chosen for us were all clean and well maintained.

Hotel Reviews

Riad Fes Madaw

Fes

Convenient location right in the Medina clean and comfortable.Delicious breakfast.Beautiful interior well decorated nice rooftop.

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Hotel was clean beds were comfortable

Hotel Club Val d'Anfa Casablanca

Casablanca

It was nice to have a beautiful pool to unwind in after a long day a bar and resort style hotel.

Authenticity & Character

Location

walkable to the beach

Staff

The Hotel exchanged our US money it was convenient

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Palais des Remparts

Essaouira

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Riad Nila

Chefchaouen

Authenticity & Character

Beds were comfortable room was spacious

Location

Right in the heart of the city

Staff

Front desk staff carried our bags to our room and made sure we were happy with the room.

Cleanliness & Comfort

smelled good and was extremely clean

Sahara Stars Luxury Camp

Merzouga

The tent itself was gorgeous clean but I felt there was lack of communication from the start our bags were dropped off with no other direction.The food was not good it lacked flavor and was not authentic Moroccan flavor,Drinks were served warm that was a big disappointment.

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AC was not turned on until 9PM the tent was so hot we had to open the door to get the temp down.The food was horrible and drinks were served warm.

Kasbah Tiziri

Kelaat Mgouna

We were blown away with this property the owners were warm and welcoming and went above and beyond to insure we had a excellent stay.The view from the rooftop is jaw dropping gorgeous.

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Riad La Croix Berbère Luxe

Marrakech

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Activity Reviews

Dades Valley to Merzouga Camel Trek via Todgha Gorge & Tinghir

Morocco

The camp its self was beautiful there were a few things that we didn’t like the fact the ac wasn’t turned on until 9pm we couldn’t enjoy the tent also the food quality was very bad we ended up getting food poisoning from it drinks were served warm

Quality of Experience

Poor food quality warm drinks didn’t enjoy this part

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The staff at the desert camp were unorganized

Transport

Clean and comfortable

Guided Tour of Marrakech

Marrakesh

Great full day activity you will see so much enjoy a delicious lunch and be amazed

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The guide was knowledgeable and patient

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Guided Hike through the Monkey Fingers

Boumalne Dades

This is a pretty intense hike at times there were some spots that were a steep climb we needed help from the guide to get though it

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Excellent guide was patient and helped us though the tough parts of the hike shared knowledge about the area and even gave us fresh fruit along the way

Transport

Clean and comfortable

Guided Tour of Fes

Fes

You will learn a lot about Fez and see all the sights sounds and smells of the Medina you will be amazed at what is being hand made.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Clean and comfortable

Driving Tour of Casablanca

Casablanca

You will see a lot in a small amount of time be prepared for a fast paced day

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Clean and comfortable

Chefchaouen to Casablanca Via Rabat

Morocco

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Clean and comfortable

Fassi Bread Baking Class

Fes

Both Fatima’s were great the grandmother (Fatima)doesn’t speak English but she understands you and conveys in such a way you understand what she’s saying.

Quality of Experience

This was such a amazing experience loved that it was just the two of us

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The personal one on one hands on

Transport

Clean and comfortable

Merzouga to Fes via Midelt, Azrou, & Ifraine

Morocco

This was a great activity I’m a huge animal lover it was amazing to be up close with the monkeys I’ve only seen them in zoos

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Clean and comfortable

Essaouira to Marrakech

Morocco

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Clean and comfortable

Marrakech to Dades Valley via Ait Ben Haddou

Morocco

Beautiful scenery you will feel like you stepped into a movie set

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Knowledgeable

Transport

Clean and comfortable

Private Cooking Class w/ Souk Tour

Morocco

This was a great activity we felt welcomed into the home of the instructor and she was very patient with us as we a bit nervous to cut our fingers

Quality of Experience

Intimate since it was just my husband and myself

Food

Well seasoned and extremely fresh ingredients

Guides, Drivers and Staff

All professional

Transport

Clean and comfortable

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Morocco

Great experience felt like being in Europe and not Africa

Quality of Experience

The unique landscape

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Majid was Very professional and knowledgeable

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Taste your way through Marrakech ( Guided tour)

Marrakesh

We did this activity directly off the plane and were a bit tired.The lamb was a bit dry and they gave us way too much felt bad that we had to waste so much

Quality of Experience

Food

I liked the that we got a gloms at the Medina

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Day with the Locals in the Valley of Roses

Morocco

Our driver surprised us and took us to meet his family at his home his mother cooked us lunch and we got to met the entire family it was a very special experience one I will never forget.

Quality of Experience

The warmth and welcoming of the family the amazing flavorful food

Food

The home cooked well prepared meal (Berber pizza)

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The warm hospitality and friendly welcoming of the family

Transport

Ahmed was amazing

Our trip was memorable and went smoothly. As per what was told to us the guide and driver was waiting for us at the airport. he picked us up and took us on our way. All the cities we were escorted to the Riyads by responsible representatives who took care of our stay there unitl the next time we meet the driver. The places we stayed were all clean and comfortable. Breakfast was sumptuous and served on time. We are vrey happy with Kimkim travels service.