Morocco is an amazing place!

Morocco | Sep 30 - Oct 16, 2024

Morocco is an amazing place of landscape beauty-the Atlas mountains, the Sahara and the Atlantic ocean, interesting, caring and warm people and a Country with a long history well told by the guides provided and our wonderful driver Karim. The trip was 16 days with highlights that included hiking the canyon of the Atlas mountains and then a private lunch in he home of our guides sister, the Sahara-the camel ride and luxury tents with the energy of the sand and the amazing sky, and the knowing of Berbers, their history and their status as the native Moroccans. The Berber motto of Free people served as the basis for the warmth and wonder of this trip. Having Karim as our driver that seemed to know every Berber everywhere we went enriched the stories and history we learned. The food diversity with the Moroccan fare and the French influence created wonderful dining experience on rooftops with great sunsets. Ahhh, cannot close without mentioning the music-Gnawa music, Amazigh folk music and sufi trance music at the evenings close. Can't wait to go back!!

Hotel Review

Dar Rihana Dades

Douar Aït Ouffi

Hotel was lovely, large rooms but the best is the owner and his brother the chef!! Food and hospitality was 5 stars!!

Authenticity & Character

The Brothers that own his Riad and many of their cousins make this a warm welcoming place

Location

close to the mountains

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Food was marvelous

Activity Reviews

Transfer to Dades Valley via Todra Gorge: Enchanting Valleys, Kasbahs, and Villages

Morocco

Didn't know about these mountains and their formation but the gorge hike was fantastic with a wonderful guide that allowed two older women to experience the shear magnitude of the canyon.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Got to have lunch with the guide, our driver and his sister at her home. Atreat!

Transport

Wonders of Fes: Exploring the Medina in Half a Day

Fes

Our guide was incredibly well informed with both history, culture and knowledge of the Medina-Made for a great trip

Over the Middle Atlas to the Desert: Erfoud, Merzouga, Sahara

Morocco

The Sahara is magical with it's changing sand landscape, the colors of sand at different time of day and the night sky. The luxury tents were just that but it was the after dinner music that was played with dancing and chanting that gave more magic to the day.