Original Travels Co

Kim Kim overall made it easy for us to plan our trip to Morocco. We provided our interests and they made a specialized trip for us. Said was helpful in keeping us informed. Our driver Mustapha was great throughout the trip and was so helpful. Our guides were so knowledgeable. We really enjoyed our trip. I would definitely use Kim Kim again for our future travels.

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

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The trip planning process was very easy. I liked the modular aspect which allowed me to be guided but independent, then the back and forth with Ali was smooth to have questions answered and adjustments made. He was very helpful. Three star rating is because there was a big scheduling snafu where somehow my request for 8 days in April 2026 was altered to 9 days in April 2027. I didn't catch that but thankfully Said (or someone) did as the hotel etc bookings were being finalized. In the end it worked out fine but it could have a disaster!

on arriving in Morocco Rachid our driver was very friendly and helpful and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, he had car trouble at beginning of day 2 which he thankfully took in to address before starting our journey but it cost us a 3 hour delay. Said arranged a new driver, Farid, who took us on the rest of the trip and he was fantastic - a great and patient driver, and immensely kind and friendly. 10 stars!

Mixed reviews on the guided tours. Fes is super interesting but the tour stops were clearly all tourist shopping destinations. Pottery/mosiac stop was excellent and very informative. The leather making area information was brief, the adjoining shop had nice products, though I think we got hoodwinked on 2 jackets we bought (they made it like they were going to custom alter them for us, make a show of coming to the hotel at 10pm, saying he had worked all afternoon to make my son's jacket and insisting we try them on in the lobby. The jackets were beautiful but fit exactly the same as what we tried on in the shop; I think they just brought us 'inventory'. Rugs overview was also interesting to see the different local/native styles but felt trapped when they had laid 15+ on the floor. Prices expensive relative to other rug shops we later saw. Scarfs overview ok, prices expensive as well. Would have rather had more organic milling around the souk, and have the guide explain things we were seeing along the way (e.g, interesting foods, etc) but he was on a mission to lead us to each tourist stop. Would also prefer if he asked what type of meal we wanted vs taking us to a touristy, expensive (but delicious) restaurant.

Marrakech guide was our favorite and the ancient school in the medina is a must-see. We also had a lovely lunch at the secret garden. Disappointed he took us to his "friend's shop" bc my son wanted a silver necklace; they claimed it was 725 silver but later at the silver school in Essoira, we learned it wasn't silver at all. Stop at his other friend's spice shop was a big hit, tho.

Amal Center was the highlight - we all enjoyed learning about the school and doing our cooking. The food tour in Marrakech was also good. We ate well!! Guide a little low energy - he'd just come from a week with another group and I think he was tired.

Both Riads - Fez and Marrakech - were gorgeous and also a different style from each other which was nice. Bfast at Marrakech riad was outstanding!

Overnight in the desert was amazing and a terrific break from the cities. However, we didn't care for the entertainment - it was too long and loud and not that great. It seems like all the hotels in the area have a caravan of performers that cycle through each resort throughout the nite. We would have much preferred sitting around a quiet fire and enjoying the stars. (But, even if that was the case at our hotel, you could hear noise and see flashing lights from the surrounding hotels.)

Essoira was lovely, we were tired by then and didn't feel much like touring much and our guide graciously shortened our tour. Again disappointed that he took us to an expensive restaurant (though lovely), walking past the restaurant my daughter had found online and requested. If you want the carved wood and silver, buy them here.

Many criticalities in above for future improvement, but all in all Morocco is a fantastic country to visit and we had a terrific time.

The trip was phenomenal. We hit all of the most amazing sites in a short amount of time and had very helpful guides throughout the way.

Highlights:
- Food tour in Marrakesh with Lehsson our guide. We thought it would be a bit repetitive after 10 days in Morocco but he took us to eat a lot of local street food which we had not had time to try before.
- Tour in Fez was also very nice with Sherif. He was both informative and very knowledgeable of the Medina being able to help guide us through the small streets.
- Chefchaeoun is absolutely gorgeous and our guide was also very nice, Abdullah.
- We absolutely loved our stay in Merzouga on the desert and wish we had had more time

We felt that at times the alotted time in the itinerary did not match with the travel time. The roads are very windy and the speed limits are very low so, one constructive feedback would be to consider a lot longer time on the road and maybe earlier pick ups especially between Casablanca > Blue City, Fez > Merzouga and Merzouga > Boulmane Dades

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Elegancia Riad Boutique & SPA

Marrakech

Amazing hotel. Complimentary wine was just the right cherry on top!

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Dar Rihana Dades

Douar Aït Ouffi

The dinner was absolutely amazing here and hospitality was very nice. Not a lot to do in the region, but a great stop between Merzouga and Marrakesh. Important to let travellers know that they do not accept card to pay for the meal.

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Tiziri Luxury Camp

Merzouga

Absolutely amazing glamping experience. Wish we had stayed longer

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Riad Semlalia

Fès

Very nice and very authentic experience.

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Taj Chefchoaune Luxury Hotel and Spa

Chefchaoun

Great, spacious, beautiful view

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Visit Majorelle Gardens

Morocco

Beautiful. A bit too filled with tourists but worth it. Wonderful gardens.

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A Tranquil Hammam & Spa Experience

Morocco

AMAZING! Highly recommend. Very relaxing and unique.

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Half-Day Guided Tour of Marrakech

Marrakesh

Recommend if you have one day in the city so that you can hit all the spots, however if you have more time you can definitely walk on your own.

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Marrakech Evening Food Tour

Marrakesh

Amazing! I did not think we were going to try so many different things. Highly recommend. Lehson our guide was very informative.

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Transfer to Marrakech via Roses Valley, Ouarzazate & Aït Ben Haddou

Morocco

This was also a very long drive. Wish we had had more time at Ait Ben Haddou. Must provide longer times in the itinearies for expectations to be met.

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Stopped at a restaurant on the way. Nothing fancy.

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Merzouga to Boumalne Dades via Tinghir & Todra Gorge

Morocco

This was the least interesting day. Still a lot of driving and not a lot of intersting stops just quick lookouts for pictures. But worth stopping to cut a bit of travel time to Marrakesh.

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Fes to Merzouga via Midelt & Erfoud & Sunset Camel Ride

Morocco

Long trip required early wake up. We were not able to stop at Midelt and Erfoud becuase of time. Again the alotted time was not ideal. But we made it to the sunset which was the hightlihgt. Highly recommend.

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Just a stop along the way.

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Guided Tour of Fez Medina

Fes

Sherif was great! Loved the entire experience.

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A Drive from Chefchaouen to Fes via Volubilis, Moulay Idriss & Meknes

Morocco

The time for this was not well allocated. We arrived very late to VOlubilis, even stopping our tour early in Blue City. Once we were done with Volubilis it was late and everything was closed in Malay Idris and meknes. We only did Volubilis.

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Very touristic... pizza, salad, etc.

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Guided Tour of Chefchaoeun

Chefchaouen

Nice walk around, however we had to start very early and the tour was even stopped 30 min before the end of the alotted time becuase we had to factor in drive to Volubilis. Here is where we though maybe it could have been better organized by the local agency.

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Casablanca to the Blue City With a Stop in Rabat

Morocco

Rabat was a definitely nice stop. We had to pay for our entrance to Chellah which was not clear in the itinerary. Which I found confusing. But other than that very nice. However, it is important ot factor in the time to drive to Chefchaoeun since we got in very late.

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Guided Tour of Hassan II Mosque

Morocco

Beautiful place. Worth stopping just for this.

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Quick Tour of Casablanca with your Driver-Guide

Morocco

Because of time we were not able to do a lot of this. This comes in as a feedback to allot time better.

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