Wow! Morocco was incredible!
Morocco
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May 31 - Jun 9, 2026
Wow! Morocco was incredible! Made more incredible by the team at KimKim, Original Travels in Morocco, and our incredible driver. KimKim got us hooked up with Original Travels in Morocco, and they handled the logistics of our trip, which included hotels and tours in Marrakech, the High Atlas mountains, the Sahara desert, Fes, and Casablanca. We had a driver, Reda, who picked us up at the Marrakech airport, and he basically looked after us and our stuff until we said goodbye at the Casablanca airport. All of our accommodations were fabulous, and the nicer ones were quite nice, indeed. All were clean, comfortable, and safe. Our arranged tours were uniformly excellent, other than a misunderstanding with one guide revolving around payment for entrance fees, but that was handled internally, and no hard feelings were left. Food was incredible! All suggested restaurants were outstanding, although we ate many of our meals (especially breakfasts and dinners) at our hotels, which proved to be both wise and worthwhile. We did not have any hotel/riad confirmations prior to the trip, but they weren't needed as all accommodations and reservations were 100% taken care of. Should mention we all got a little GI bug, so bring your Cipro and be careful what goes down the hatch. Our guide, Reda, however, absolutely made the trip. Not only did he get us from place to place and make sure our bags did as well (this even included transport by mule when necessary!), he was quite interested in talking to us about his country, answering questions, providing guidance, always on time, always pleasant. Even when our questions could have been taken as probing. So, off you're reading this wondering if KimKim is the way to go to Morocco, our group would uniformly endorse it. Pull the trigger. Go. Use KimKim. And I hope your trip is as wonderful as ours.
Hotel Reviews
A little hard to find, but worth the effort. Very nice spot in the medina. Good food, treated well.
Took a mule ride from town up to the kasbah (along with our bags), and it was so worthwhile. Nice rooms, incredible views, nice people.
Really nice. Excellent food and assistance.
Beautiful hotel in the midst of Casablanca chaos (meaning we were back in the Big City after a wonderful time in smaller places), great service and food.
Incredible experience, much nicer than I had imagined. Our tent (and camp) was quite nice, clean, and safe. Food was good. Definitely one of the highlights of the trip!
Very impressive, beautiful property. A little out of the way if you're walking somewhere or getting an Uber/taxi, but we really enjoyed it.
Activity Reviews
Interesting. Not entirely necessary for your vivid tot Marrakech, but it was still nice.
This was fun, although I'm pretty sure I got my bout of diarrhea from the snail soup. Maybe I'm wrong. But the experience was amazing, with good food and good guidance. We had several stops as "appetizers" before going to a rather out-of-the-way restaurant for an excellent meal on their rooftop.
The tour was interesting and worthwhile, but we had a different sort of issue. We were under the impression that the tour was completely paid for, but there were two places we had to pay entrance fees to enter. Our guide apparently forgot to bring money. So, we paid, with the understanding that he would reimburse us after the tour. Then, when the tour was completed, we reminded him of the reimbursement, and he said he would give the money to our driver. I let our driver know of the situation. But then the guide showed up, quite upset that we had informed the driver of the situation. He then hesitatingly reimbursed our 800 dirhams (about $80), saying something about a tip, despite the fact that my traveling partner had just handed him a generous tip. It all ended well after a few more uncomfortable moments, mostly because I gave him another tip, but this interaction turned an otherwise enjoyable visit into something that left us scratching our heads.
Outstanding experience. Our hosts were professional, funny, fun, and gave excellent guidance. We did all of the prep and cooking ourselves, which added to the fun. And the food was yummy!
Shocking. Of all the places in Morocco to create a community, this would seem to be the least likely. Harsh, remote, no water, etc. But I guess that's what tire looking for. Anyway, quite insightful look at an incredible situation.
The drive was interesting and fun, but the camel ride out to our luxury desert camp was the highlight. Fabulous experience, even if it took a few days for my rear end to recover!
Fun drive. Beware the monkeys on the side of the road and the men who give you peanuts to feed the monkeys with, while grabbing your phones to take pics, all for the one-time low-low price of a tip. No evidence of anything being taken, but it was an unsettling experience.
Outstanding. The Fes medina is a maze of wondrous sights and smells, but I wouldn't wander in there without a guide, even though you have GPS on your phone.
