Our trip started in Casablanca and covered a wide range of activities: many historical sites including Volubilis, hiking in the High Atlas, camping in the Sahara, in depth tours of kasbahs, the Fes medina and Marrakech. All aspects of the tour exceeded our expectations.  The accommodations and meals were excellent. Our driver/guide (Youssef) was well spoken, educated, pleasant and very knowledgeable about all aspects of Moroccan history. He definitely went the extra mile to provide us with a great experience -really more of an adventure.

I have traveled internationally since the 1980′s and found the Experience it! has combined the advantages of group tour  with individual travel.  The modest extra cost is well worth it.  Experience it! has a good team on the ground in Morocco . We stopped by their office in Fes and had a nice chat. I highly recommend the Experience it! tour if you want to see Morocco One additional note. We saw fewer Americans in Morocco than expected. Apparently, the Arab Spring has discouraged tourism. We felt completely safe in the country.  This is an excellent time to see Morocco.

EJ
April 2012

October 2012 – Something to remember
One thing to keep in mind if you are planning a tour to Morocco in October of 2012…the Aid El Ahda (Sheep Sacrifice). This year, the largest holiday of the Islamic Calendar falls around the 26th of October. The country nearly shuts down for a day or two. Guides are difficult to find, shops are closed, and some restaurants aren’t open. Just remember to plan ahead around these dates…

Our Morocco Tour for October
This year we would like to highlight the Fabulous Fortnight Tour offering 14 days / 13 nights. One of our most popular tours, this Fabulous tour takes you into the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen, the ancient medina of Fes, the Sahara desert, Marrakech and more… For those looking to experience the real Morocco, this tour is perfect.

All the accommodation was good, with great hospitality,  I can happily recommend them. Particularly good was our stay in Dar Itrit, where the owner Estrella prepared us wonderful dinner and excellent breakfast. We also enjoyed very much our stay with Georgina and Massimo in Marrakech again, where we tasted some of delicious dishes. The trip to Berber village was interesting. The hosts and their family were lovely. We learned how to cook tajine and make mint tea. Then we had a tea making competition, where I won and received a diploma

We are very happy we made this second trip with your company, your service was very professional and  straightforward from initial inquiry to finalizing the tour; thank you again!

Best regards,

Maja, Jasna and Ivan
March 2012

David
March 2012

It was a journey that extended our imaginations: rich in colours, smells, experiences. Youssef was a classic. Highly educated, completely in love with his country. He was a genuinely lovely man and has now become our friend!

I will be a strong supporter of your company to anyone who is even faintly interested in going to Morocco.

Thank you very much!
Andrew and Patricia
March 2012

My favorite part of the trip was the time that we spent in the Sahara.  This travel experience ranks in our top 2 most unique travel experiences and I would highly recommend it.  The camel ride was fun and the guide was very entertaining.  The desert was beautiful.  I was very impressed with the operation at La Belle Etoile.  The deluxe Berber tent was quite comfortable considering where it is located.  It was pretty amazing that there were showers and toilet facilities in the room.  The dinner that was served was quite excellent as well.

The other hotels, specifically La Maison Arabe in Marrakech and La Maison Bleu in Fes, that we stayed in were exceptional as well.   Both of our rooms were beautiful (almost over the top deluxe) with very comfortable mattresses.  The staff at both hotels were extremely good.  La Maison Arabe felt extremely comfortable and homey.  The cooking class that we took there was a lot of fun.  The staff were great.  Between the two hotels, we preferred the food at La Maison Arabe.  Dinner was excellent and the atmosphere was superb.  I am not too big on breakfast buffets but the one at La Maison Arabe was excellent.

The Xaluca Dades hotel was nice but it obviously was not in the same league as the La Maison Arabe and La Maison Bleu.  There were busloads of people staying there and it was quite hectic.  The buffet dinner was decent.  Our room was perfectly comfortable.  Given the location of the hotel, it was quite good but the busloads of people detracted from the atmosphere, making it a type of mass production hotel.  But again, considering the location of the hotel, it was good.

Our driver, Youssef, was excellent as well.  We enjoyed the time that we spent with him and felt like we were in very good hands.  The van was also very comfortable.

Traveling to Morocco was definitely one of our most interesting and different travel destinations.  I am very glad that we chose Experience It to handle our travel arrangements and would definitely recommend your company without hesitation.

Best Regards,
Susan
April 2012

Last night my family had the opportunity to have dinner at the Riad Dar Dmana. Hayat, the main cook, once again surpassed our expectations with delicious food. We started the meal with the most amazing Moroccan salads. We could have called it quits after the first course of 12 different Moroccan salads. The flavors were just like a home-cooked meal.

The main course was an outstanding chicken tagine with prunes, apricots, and pineapple. My family demolished the tagine, proving how much they enjoyed it. I have eaten a lot of tagines and this one was right up there with the best.

Dessert was an artistically designed plate of fruit. Even thought I thought the kids were done, they continued to enjoy the fresh fruit of the season.

Dinner at Riad Dar Dmana is well worth a visit. If you are heading to Fes, make sure to request your dinner at the Dar Dmana. For those looking for an authentic tour to Morocco, the Riad Dar Dmana is a great option for dinner.

Sarah
April 2012

I can’t say enough about Hamid.  If he isn’t your best driver, I don’t know who would be.

The real benefit of the trip was that it was more educational than I expected and we were able to talk to many more Moroccans than we ever would have on a group tour.  Trips like that waste so much time, and you only get to meet more Americans.
I should mention that we had a very good guide in Volubilis, a fair guide in Fez (it was Friday, he went off to prayers and left us at the tannery which wasn’t a problem but we would have preferred to be on our town and he didn’t like that we didn’t want to buy anything) and a very good guide in Marrakesh.

The Riad Jaouhara was lovely and the attentive staff could not have been more kind.  Perfect location.  Cooking school was lots of fun.  Good balance of organized and free time.  Drive to the desert was pretty interesting as we had storms, lots of gushing water and were glad not to be in mudslides or road blocks (same on the drives in the mts. day after and getting to Marrakech), but Hamid was an excellent driver so we never worried.  He was totally attentive to our requests, but showed us extra things once he realized our interests, was always on time, generous with information and wonderful throughout the trip.  We had a great time in the desert.  We had the site to ourselves so got to spend lots of time talking to our two “attendants” and can’t believe how they pampered us.  Also, had a lovely driver there, Mohamed.  I do have one suggestion here:  we did not have enough small amounts of cash to give adequate tips to all who helped us there and would have like to give them more, but weren’t prepared.  The dunes were so much more interesting and beautiful than I would ever have thought.  Both Xaluca hotels were fine, big tour kind of places, but clean and efficient.  Hard to compete with riads or tents I guess.  So glad we upgraded to Riad Kniza.  Well worth it to spend time in such luxurious accommodations and be treated like royalty.  Also glad we added the extra day in Marrakesh.  We would have been rushed and missed the gardens.  Half day in Casablanca was just right, and the Novotel a transition back to reality.

Definitely telling everyone Experience It is the way the travel.  Bought the Paula Wolfert cookbook on Morocco when I got back and we’re already thinking about where we would go if we return.

You did an excellent job in planning everything for us.

Ellen
March 2012

Rachid, our driver for the rest of  the trip,  looked after us like he was our guardian angel. We were like family by the end of 11 days.

The highlight was definitely the desert experience. The 30 min camel ride to the dunes and back were all we needed.  We were glad to have upgraded to the deluxe tents. The young man who was our host was so outgoing. He gave us a wonderful time.The food was plentiful, the tents very comfortable, the entertainment an extra bonus,  and we had great time!
The guides both in Fes and Marekesh were very professional. We enjoyed our tours with them very much.

It was a good idea of Shereen’s to start us off in Rabat. The Riad was wonderful! What a way to begin the trip!  I think we would have been disappointed to have spent our first night at Hotel Maamoura in Casablanca. We arrived a few hours later at the airport than Shereen and Phil and had a very nice driver for our transfer to Rabat but  he was not well prepared. His sign only said Cireen Ali (or something equivalent). We had expected to see Experience it! We could not find each other and when we called his phone there was no answer. Luckily we sorted ourselves out and the trip was fantastic from then on.

In summary, we realize we were in a country that is really trying hard to upgrade its tourism and the experience we had was absolutely wonderful. We learned a lot, we felt well looked after, we loved our driver, and we were very impressed with our guides. Their attention to our needs and the detail they they and you went to make this a memorable trip is greatly appreciated.

Well done Experience it! Yes, we would highly recommend your company.
Thanks for everything.
Lyn ad Fred
April 2012