Experience Morocco

We had three days planned by Amal with a fantastic driver, Abderrazaq. We were given tours in Volibulis, Fez and Chefchouen by local knowledgeable guides and Abderrazaq suggested excellent restaurants. The team worked well, and seamlessly, and we highly recommend KimKim. It’s worth every penny!

Hotel Reviews

Karawan Riad

Fès

Kirwan Riad is located a short walk from where the cars park, through the medina. Our room was lovely but we could not find a switch for one light behind a door, and the cellphone given to us by the Riad rang at 1:30am. The patio was not private, as the dividing screen had fallen. The breakfast was excellent for our vegetarian, but limited to bread and fruit for our vegan. I wish there was some breakfast grain and plant-based milk available to provide protein.

Authenticity & Character

It is an authentic Riad

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Staff carry luggage from car to room

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Lina Ryad & Spa

Chefchaouen

Riad Lina is a charming place high on the hill. Expect to be climbing steps in Chefchouen, and at this Riad. We had a view of the city and sunset from the semi-private terrace. Our room was comfortable and we particularly enjoyed having a swim in the pool, which is room-temp. We are vegetarian/vegan, and the hotel prepared a lovely dinner and breakfast for us. I would prefer to have more vegan protein, aside from wheat. We did taste 5 kinds of local bread.! Highly recommend this Riad.

Authenticity & Character

Traditional Riad with pool

Location

Views from the terrace

Staff

Staff took care to find our preferences

Cleanliness & Comfort

The bed was great

Activity Reviews

Half-Day Guided Tour of Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen

Our guide, Imad, had studied history and gave us a fuller understanding of the city’s growth in relationship to Spain. He took us on a 2 mile walk to see sites, and was always happy to answer our questions about the culture, city, and the religion. We highly recommend this tour!

Quality of Experience

Knowledgeable guide

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Great coordination

Transport

Abderrazaq met us at the ferry and found restaurants for us which suited us. He drove well and his car was equipped with iphone charger, water and local wifi.

Transfer to Fes, Volubilis & Meknes

Morocco

Abderrazaq drove us on a side trip to Volubilis, where we met with a guide selected by the tour company. It was a fantastic walk through Volubilis, many mosaics remain, and reconstruction of some structures. Even without the reconstruction, it is possible to see how the large mansions were laid out, and to grasp a bit about life in this city 4,500 years ago. Our driver choose a charming restaurant for vegan/vegetarian lunch. Additionally, we were happy to see the fields and small towns along the drive, and understand more about the Morrocan way of life and economy.

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Full-Day Guided Tour of Fes

Fes

Jamal took us on a five hour tour through the medina, and to the fort, and ceramic cooperative and suggested a wonderful restaurant for a vegetarian/vegan tastes. We enjoyed learning about Fez, the history, culture, religion, and traditions of the handicrafts. We did make large purchases of rugs and ceramics- after seeing the unique quality of the handiwork. There is extraordinary craftmanship to be seen in Fez! We enjoyed the tannery, yarn dying, watching artisans at work, and walking through the busy medina. Highly recommended!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Eight day trip to Casablanca/Fes/Marrakech.

We took a eight day trip arranged via kimkim using ExploreMorocco as our travel partner. The entire trip was extremely well organized. Amal, our travel co-ordinator was always accessible, and provided clear expectations of every day of the trip. She kept us updated about any changes, and was eager to accommodate any of our requests. Mustafa, our assigned driver for the entire journey was a gem of a gentleman. He stayed with us throughout our trip and helped us navigate through the Moroccan labyrinth. We had several tour guides such as Hachim (Casablanca), Zara (Fes), Mehmoud? ( Marrakech), who were extremely knowledgeable about the locale places. It was a pleasure to have known these people, and it was overall an unforgettable and enjoyable experience.

Our guides Ahmed and Yassine were knowledgeable, very personable, and amazing. Our driver Jalil was fantastic. He took care of even things we didn't think about! So glad we booked travel with KimKim. Couldn't have planned such an awesome trip with so many adventures.

Hotel Reviews

Elegancia Riad Boutique & SPA

Marrakech

Staff was so friendly and service was amazing. The room was small, but extremely comfortable and classic! The rooftop pool, restaurant and bar were a plus.

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Caravan by Habitas Agafay

Agafay Desert

Wish we could have stayed longer! Loved the setting of the camp. Eco-conscious. Very friendly. So peaceful and quiet!!

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Heure Bleue Palais - Relais & Châteaux

Essaouira

Top notch hotel! Rooftop pool and lounge were amazing. We got upgraded to a suite and loved it! The location close to the Scala and beach was ideal. The restaurant within the hotel was very good and service was fanstastic.

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Activity Reviews

Surfing in Essaouira

Essaouira

Our guides were so friendly and encouraging! Took some great pictures for us while surfing.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Royal Hammam and Spa treatment at La Maison Arabe SPA

Marrakesh

An absolute must have for this trip! So relaxing. An amazing experience.

Quality of Experience

Vintage Sidecar Tour of the city

Marrakesh

Felt like Indiana Jones racing through the souks and desert. Our drivers/guides were fantastic and we learned so much.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

ATVs by the beach

Essaouira

Really exceed my expectations. The views were breathtaking.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Tagine Cooking class with Lunch/ Dinner

Marrakesh

Enjoyed the cooking lesson and made some new friends from Canada during the class and enjoying the meal afterwards.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

We could not be more pleased with our trip to Morocco. Honestly it would not have been the same without Kimkim organizing, planning, and hooking us up with Amine as our tour manager with Experience Morocco. Every detail was perfect and stress free. Morocco has more surprises than we could ever have imagined and never would have experienced if it was not for you all. And we can’t wait to go back.

From the places we stayed, the food, the markets, every experience... none of it would have been experienced without your guidance.

It was so easy... review the proposal you made, approve it, and go enjoy. Zero stress. Zero time lost planning, zero getting lost, zero bad experiences, zero danger.

Amine was incredible and while
initially hesitant to have someone with us for the week that we did not know, we became fast friends and hope we will continue to be in the future. He was professional, but fun. An awesome driver on tricky routes, honest, a wealth of knowledge and went above and beyond to make sure we had a world class experience. He loves his job and it shows. A million thanks to him!!!

Our guide in Fès, Chakib, while we were only with him a day, was also out of this world fun and knowledgeable. Again taking us places and introducing us to food and markets we never would have found without him. He even helped us negotiate better on some rugs!! Without him we would not have fallen in love with the culture and people in Fès.

I have already recommended your services to everyone that asks and we personally will never travel abroad again without your services. It was so worth the fee and made it so we could truly enjoy our time.

I could go on and on about our trip. There is just too much to list... not a single thing to complain about except for maybe would have liked to have spent 1 more day in Marrakech, but that’s our fault, not yours.

Thanks times a million. You will hear from us again.

Experience Morrocco did indeed make our trip a great experience. We could not have been any more satisfied. Every single aspect of the trip was perfect. Our guide, Ahmed, Had more than 20 years off experience and knew the country and its people very well. Both Ahmed and our driver, Abdul, looked over us 100% of the time and made us feel at home. We really did not miss anything. We saw it all.
The trip plan was also perfect and the special things we did were ones we will remember the most-the Hammam and the Moroccan cooking class. Everything they did was done well. Communication was great and we had the ability to plan a custom trip with their help.
Morrocco is a beautiful country with much to see and do, but, without good planning and helpful people on the ground it would be difficult. Experience Morrocco made a wonderful trip possible.

It's unfortunate that we didn't know that riads are not accessible by car. That is to some extent because I didn't do enough research, but it really should have been pointed out somewhere along the way. I had told Hajar explicitly that we were four elderly people aged 77 to 83 who were not up to extensive walking, but both our riads required a bit of a walk from where we unloaded our luggage. To make matters worse, the Palais Amani walk was through very unpleasant, not to say trashy, surroundings. and we were told not to go outside the riad on our own. This was far from what we were expecting!!!

Once inside, however, we found the riads very comfortable and lush, except that we were given rooms in La Maison Arabe that had no elevator, requiring two flights of stairs. And in the Palais Amani, our friends the Patels were given a suite in which the bedroom was upstairs but the bathroom was downstairs. Again, after telling Hajar our ages and conditions, I was disappointed that this was not communicated to the riads. The Palais Amani offered the Patels a swap to a single level room, which they accepted, but only on the second day; La Maison Arabe did likewise, again on the second day, which we declined rather than unpack and repack

The itinerary also was not constructed with reference to our elderly status. Our guide, Hammadi, apologized and said he had not been made aware of the problem; he adjusted our itinerary extensively, which we appreciated. Overall, he did a very good job for us, except that he spent far too much time taking us to shops from which I'm sure he was getting a commission. We were taken to one such shop each day, usually without warning that it was going to try to sell us merchandise. (The shop above the tanneries put on one of the hardest of hard sells I ever experienced!). I have been on many land tours and cruise-ship shore excursions but never have I felt so used.

I was also disappointed that Hammadi left us the final night at our hotel, leaving the driver to take us to the airport. The driver was fine, but we felt a bit insecure without our English-speaking guide lest there be some problem at the airport. There wasn't, fortunately, but I still feel he was derelict in leaving us early.

Thank you so very much for such a fantastic experience in this beautiful country. We were so very impressed by our guide: Youssef. He has complete command of the history, fun facts, and what it means to be a guide for two women traveling in a very different country with a completely different culture. He was extremely thoughtful and had a keen attention to detail. As well was our excellent driver, Hamada. We laughed, learned, and connected immediately with these two professionals. we felt completely at ease and relaxed. We cannot say enough positive things about Youssef, driver Hamada, and Morocco! The people are so very warm and welcoming..........!

We had a wonderful vacation in Morocco! We visited Casablanca, Rabat, Mekenes, Volubilis, Fes, Marrakesh and the High Atlas mountains.

Hajar (local specialist) made every effort to understand what we were looking for and did an amazing job planning out the itinerary in detail. I had a mix of phone/email interactions to finalize our plans. Oussama and their operations team made the plan a reality!

Our driver Hafid drove well; he was calm, pleasant and ensured our comfort at all times.

I cannot say enough good things about Mustafa our guide. He was fantastic! He was so knowledgeable, patient and went out of his way to give us a meaningful experience.

The Fes medina was the most memorable. We have previously travelled a lot and have never seen something like this. We were transported to the 15th century, except that everyone had a cell phone!

Trekking in the High Atlas mountains was a nice way to end our trip. We plucked ripe cherries as we walked along!

Staying in the riads was also very memorable; it felt opulent and grand! The food, tea service, cookies and staff were terrific.