14 day trip through Morocco
Morocco
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Jul 19 - Aug 2, 2025
We took a 14 day family trip through Morocco, and Hamza helped us plan our trip. He listened to our interests and accommodated all our requests- from city tours to rock climbing to kite surfing (which did not happen because there was no wind). Hamza connected us with a local tour company who actually handled the trip detail- and Said and Hamza (another Hamza) did a great job taking care of us. Special shout out to Hamza, our driver- a very careful and awesome driver who became our friend after countless hours of driving through Morocco! There were some disappointments- for example, no tour guide at Rabat and we skipped some sites due to miscommunication, but Said was very responsive and fixed the situation as soon as I contacted him. He made sure we had a guide in every city after that. Overall, the trip was fantastic and we learned a lot about the history, food, and people of Morocco. Thank you, Hamza, Said, and Hamza! =)
Hotel Reviews
It's a Moroccan version of Motel 6.
It's a cute, small boutique hotel in a small village in the Dades valley with a super friendly staff and the best food we had in Morocco. The owner went out of his way to accommodate our needs, and I wish I had cash to tip more. We stayed two nights and had dinner at the hotel restaurant both nights- both fantastic- but they only take cash so be prepared!
An old, charming hotel right on the water. Very friendly staff - but no AC, which was fine but leaving the window open too cool down the room also invited flies. They also seemed a little short staffed and breakfast service was OK, not great.
It's a clean, modern hotel. Seems to be centrally located (loud traffic noises), but as far as we can tell, there was nothing special to see or eat or shop nearby.
Activity Reviews
Made a short stop at Rabat- Our driver dropped us off at the Mausoleum- we just wandered around without knowing what we were looking at, and a local guide started talking to us. He provided some explanation, which was fine, but then he pressured us to pay him 400 Mdhars. Wish we had a proper guide with us and shown us around a bit more- it looked like an interesting city.
a beautiful garden but not much explanation.
We had the best guide of this trip- very knowledgeable and patient.
Best experience- didn't get to see the sunrise because of the haze but saw wild foxes and the ride was fun!
Had stomach issues so we skipped the meal but the hike through the riverbed was great - wish we could have gone longer but it was super hot and we were feeling pretty weak from our tummy issues so we cut it short.
There was no organized activity- some boards (some with broken parts) were laid around the camp, and you were supposed to just take them out and try on your own. Sand dunes near the camp were small and it was not worth the trouble.
The stable was very dirty- never seen so many flies. The ride was fine although one of the horses dropped to the ground and my husband could have gotten hurt (thankfully he didn't) and the guide did not speak much English or provide any explanation. But the scenary was beautiful.
No wind, so we had to cancel. They switched us to regular surfing lesson on day 1 - which was ok but not what we signed up for. There was some miscommunication between our trip organizer and the vendor who did not know that we were coming on a windless day , etc. Apparently, the surfing instructor (Salim?) was outstanding but the overall experience was not great. We are still trying get refunded for kitesurfing - we were supposed to kite surf 2 days and it's much more expensive than regular surfing, which we did only 1 day.
no wind- was cancelled.
the drive along the coast was beautiful- wish we could have stopped on some beach for a break.
