Magical Morocco
Morocco
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May 22 - Jun 3, 2023
Myself and my partner organized a two weeks trip around Morocco with Mohamed of KimKim, stopping in 8 different cities (and many more small stops throughout the country). We had a great experience working with Mohammed. He was really receptive to what we wanted, his answer time was so quick and he was always happy to make modifications in order to make sure our trip was exactly how we had dreamed it. Together, we created an epic itinerary!
Overall, we had an amazing trip around Morocco, but we must say that it was made even more memorable and magical thanks to our driver Samir Gemmaoui. He was so generous with all the information. He thought us along the way on the Moroccan/ Amazigh culture, language and religion. We learnt so much!
We felt safe with him and had full trust. We stopped at the most beautiful spots along the way! We joked he was the #photoshootmaster! We have the most beautiful memories to bring back home.
I must also add that this was a trip where I was turning 30 years old. He went above and beyond to make my birthday incredible with a personalized birthday cake and a last minute add to Akchour.
(On this note, we highly suggest to go to Akchour to hike up above God’s Bridge and to swim in the cool but beautiful water!)
We feel extremely lucky to have had the chance to have Samir as our driver. He started off as our driver and finished as a member of our family.
We highly suggest to use KimKim and of course Samir for anyone who wishes to have a dream trip with no stress in Morocco.
We loved our trip so much that we are already planning when we can come back! (Hopefully soon!)
Tanmirt and Shookran!
Rosie & Jean-François
Hotel Reviews
This was by far the best Riad we stayed at during out trip. Samira, the hosts, and her team were absolutely incredible. They make us feel at home and gave us great recommendations on where to eat, see the sunset and much more. The breakfast was also the best breakfast of our trip. It was so yummy, we are still dreaming about it!
The location was good, but the service was slightly disappointing. We were served tea to only be told at check out that we needed to pay for it. Water was also not included, which had not been mentioned.
We loved this Riad! The room was spectacular, the pool was so needed and the service was great. The host was so sweet and the food was also so yummy! We definitely would recommend this Riad to people going to Ait-Benhaddou.
This was also un "coup de coeur" for us. The room was so great, with a view of the mountains. A terasse surrounded by Mountains. It was relaly the most peaceful place. We loved the fact that there was a free Hammam! The food was so incredibly good. We had a wonderful experience at this Kasbah and we are actually planning on coming back hopefully in the near future. Things to improve: Let the visitors know that there is a walk down to the city in order to leave the Kasbah and therefore to NOT wear sandals.
Fun experience to sleep in the desert. Ahmed was really cool and fun! However, our tent did not smell too great (something was wrong with the toilet pipes) and although we had a shower - it was freezing cold.
Location was poor - there were not a lot of restaurants around us (only tourist traps). The terrasse was nice. The breakfast was ok. We must say however that the boys in the Hotel were very helpful and the room was beautiful.
Location was great as it was just besides the place. The terrasse was beautiful. However, the breakfast was not edible. The bread was old. The eggs were cold. The tea and coffee were not great. Very disappointing. We would not go back to this hotel.
Here for only one night. It was a good place to stay for a one night before an early morning plane trip. Modern building and room.
Activity Reviews
We loved going to eat with a family in Menkes. The food was out of this world. My partner also loved visiting Volubilis.
We were really hoping to do an actual hike in Imlil as there are SO many to do and we had mentioned this multiple times to Mohamed. Unfortunately this was only a walk through the village...and although beautiful, it was not what we wanted. Our guide Mohammed however was really fun and we are excited to come back to hike up Toubkal.
This was the worst activity of our trip. The guided tour felt more like a shopping trip than an actual tour. (Guide's name was Mohammed) Our guide made us feel bad about not spending. We had told them that we had already bought a carpet, but we still ended up spending 45 minutes in a carpet store. We would have much more enjoyed our time experiencing the city alone with help from our driver Samir to get to some of the places.
This was a great day! We had told Samir (our driver) that we wanted to buy a carpet from Morocco and he brought us to the cutest place ever. We had the most magical experience and bought our dream carpet. The stop in the Todra Gorges were soooo beautiful. I could have hanged out there for so long. Ait Benhaddou was fun to see! Overall, very fun day.
Although a very long trip to do - it was made great by Samir. We loved the fact that we stopped to see and feed the monkeys! Definitely one of the highlights of our trip.
We love spending time with Samir so this was a great day! The Mosque is absolutely beautiful and it was so nice to walk on the beach.
We loved having this time for us. Essaouira is an easy city to guide yourself in.
Our Guide Hassan was very nice. It was nice to have a guided tour as the city is large and there is so much to learn and talk about. The only thing is that I should have been more direct with some of the things I wanted to see and int he end there were two places that we had not seen that were on my list.
All transfers with Samir were fun! We were so thankful to have him! We probably did some berber language course during our trip! Tanmirt!
