Original Travels Co

Our trip to morocco was amazing. It was very well planned from start to finish. Everything was well organized from pick up at the airport accommodations guides and driver. We had access to a contact person 24/7 to answer questions and provide direction when needed. Our driver Tayeb was what made our trip! He was the first driver we have ever had on a trip. He was professional knowledgeable and super friendly. By the end of the trip we felt like we had made a great friend. Would highly recommend Kimkim.

Hotel Review

Dar Rihana Dades

Douar Aït Ouffi

The best hotel experience we had in morocco. The hotel was beautiful and quaint. Exceptionally clean and well appointed. The had both breakfast and dinner at the hotel and this was hands down the best meal we had on our trip !

Authenticity & Character

Location

Located in a beautiful setting

Staff

Owner was attentive and accommodating

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Review

Nature's Masterpieces: Discovering Todra Gorges and Erfoud on the Road to Merzouga

Morocco

Our trip to the Sahara was one of the most memorable travel trips we have had.

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Our driver Tayeb was the best part of outcrop. Friendly professional knowledgeable and made out trip from excellent to outstanding.

We had a fantastic time in Morocco, and it was made all the more enjoyable by our wonderful guide and driver Reda. He looked after my family which included my daughters ages 14 and 11 so well. A particular highlight was our stay at the Tiziri Camp in the dunes at Merzouga - we were lucky with the weather and saw sunsets and sunrises that I have not experienced anywhere else on the planet, not to mention the Milky Way at night. Quad biking was also a highlight for my daughters and Reda helped us with the booking of this - he was also brilliant with any personal issues we had (a fight with a contact lens etc!).
Our visit to the Berbour camp was incredibly eye opening, and reminded us of the importance of water to us all. Youssef was our guide for this part of the adventure and we particularly enjoyed hunting for fossils with him (I think Youssef enjoyed this too!)
All in all a wonderful trip - make sure to ask for Reda when booking!

We had a great time in Morocco on our 3-week trip arranged by Original Travel through KimKim. Having our private driver, Ayoub, for the entire trip made all the difference. He was like our personal assistant. He drove us to and from restaurants and always accompanied us into our accommodations to ensure everything was in place. His knowledge of history and culture was impressive. We talked with Ayoub about education, health care, religion, the Moroccan economy and anything else that popped into our minds. Ayoub was perfect. He made the trip great!

All our accommodations, with the notable exception of the Hilton Garden Inn in Tangier, were great. Some had a spa and a Hamman. All, except in Tangier, were beautiful riads which had been restored. The Palais Sebban, where we had a roof-level room with a terrace, was wonderful. We were there for nearly a week at the start of our trip.

The Hamman experience is not to be missed. Just don’t be shy.

Lunch and dinner in the homes of local folks is a treat. The food prepared in a home is much better than the same dish served in a restaurant.

The local guides were perfect; they were knowledgeable and flexible. Two of them were particularly good. Hanan took us on the food tour in Marrakesh; she did a great job and was just fun to be around. We had some of the best food of the entire trip with Hanan. Sharif, in Fes, also did a great job. His English was particularly clear and his knowledge was unsurpassed.

We loved the desert – 30 minutes is enough on a camel, though. Visiting the nomad camp was enlightening – another example of how fortunate those of us who live comfortable lives are.

Morocco is a varied place. The difference in the terrain south and north of the Atlas Mountains is striking. How interesting to see it unfold and be described by our driver, Ayoub.

We highly recommend KimKim and their local operator, Original Travel, for a trip to Morocco. Make sure you ask for Ayoub as your driver.

Samir was a fantastic driver. We could not have asked for anything more. He was accommodating and professional at every turn. He provided great insight about his beautiful country and answered all of our questions. He definitely elevated our trip and our experience.

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.

Great trip to Morocco. We would suggest others considering a similar itinerary take 16 days to do the trip, rather than our 11days. Many long days in the car brining us to amazing sites, but little time to enjoy the destination as often arriving early evening and leaving at 9am the next day. Wonderful stops along the way, but there was nowhere near the time needed to avail of them all based on how our trip was booked. Recognize driving in Morocco takes longer and thus 300km trip will likely take at 10 hours with a lunch stop.

Morocco is a wonderful place to visit. Original travel was great and our driver and tour guides where fantastic. The Riads were beautiful and it will always be a memorable trip! Although it is a long drive the overnight in the Erg Chebbi - the Sahara dessert dunes was amazing. We are very grateful for our tour guides, particularly navigating the amazing Median of Fez. The history and culture we learned from them enhanced the trip immeasurably.

Activity Review

Feasting with Family: Unforgettable Evening Food Tour in Marrakech

Marrakesh

So fun to explore the Market with Yassin. We tried so many different foods, learned a ton and had a great opportunity to ask all of our questions about life in Morocco in an informal open way. Kids had a great time as well and the flexibility of the tour worked well for our family.

I'm so glad I worked with KimKim to plan my trip around Morocco. It was so comforting to work with a team that knows the country to handle logistics, hotel recommendations & bookings, and setting us up with local guides. There are so many things that we wouldn't have known to ask for that were included in our itinerary, like a stop to feed capuchin monkeys on our way to Merzouga, and the trip was so much better because of these things.

We are especially grateful to our driver, Samir, who was great to talk to, always on time, and very patient as our luggage expanded throughout the tour. He was a huge part of what made this trip outstanding. We knew we were in good hands with Samir from the very first day when he met us with a smile at the airport, and we really appreciated all of the insights he gave us into Morocco and its culture.

We also had wonderful experiences with our city tour guides, Shafir in Fes and Hanan in Marrakech. They were both so knowledgeable, helpful, and generous with their time. Our time in the desert at Tiziri Camp was so wonderful, the whole team there made us feel welcomed and cared for as individuals even when there were 10 other guests.

I cannot recommend KimKim or its partners enough!

Hotel Review

Tiziri Luxury Camp

Merzouga

The camp was beautiful and the staff was so lovely and helpful. Much love to Jusef and the team who made us feel right at home!

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Activity Reviews

Wonders of Fes: Exploring the Medina in Half a Day

Fes

We had the pleasure of meeting Shafir in Fes for a walking tour. Fes is a complicated city to navigate and it was impressive to see Shafir leading us through the narrowest streets without even a glance at a navigation device. He was full of useful information, took us to meet the most skilled artisans, and helped us understand the city and its history. It was a long day of walking but it really flew by as we peeked into mosques, explored the Medrasa Al-Attarine, and took photos at the palace gates.

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

A huge thank you to Shafir for his knowledge & patience!

Transport

Explore the Magic of Marrakesh: A Guided Tour

Marrakesh

We met up with Hanan again for our walking tour of Marrakech; after the evening food tour the night before, we knew we would be in great hands. We got so much more out of our trip to the Palais Bahia with Hanan's insights - I highly recommend having a guide for that experience! Hanan provided a lot of context for the markets and we really appreciated the information she shared with us.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Tasting Marrakesh: A Private Gastronomic Adventure

Marrakesh

My partner and I are picky eaters but we know that food is a huge key to understanding another culture. Even though we weren't adventurous in our tasting, we still appreciated the tour and everything we learned with our tour guide, Hanan. She took us to small cafes, market stalls, and a highly-regarded restaurant in just a few hours. The colors and smells were amazing and even though we didn't eat everything on offer, we still left with very full bellies.

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Thank you to Hanan for your knowledge & patience!

Transport

Our driver/guide was Karim and he showed us a great time in Morocco along with excellent local guides in each city we visited. The trip was very well planned and over 17 days we spent time in every main city in the country as well as went to the Sahara, Atlas Mountains and the coasts. Kimkim works with local travel companies and the one they used for our trip in Morocco, Original Travels, put together a great journey that expanded in the planning stage with my desire to include Tangier and add 2 free days in Marrakech. We had a private trip with our own driver/guide every day for just my friend and myself - each with our own hotel/riad room every night - for 17 days for about $5000 (plus tips). AMAZING!!

Activity Reviews

Guided Exploration of the "Blue City" Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen

Very good guide who showed us things we would have missed on our own - and with a lot of information.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Wonders of Fes: Exploring the Medina in Half a Day

Fes

Our guide actually gave us an incredible full-day tour of so much of the Medina that we would not have seen without him, especially the fascinating leather tannery.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

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

Morocco

It was a great experience except that I was given a juvenile camel and a very young “handler” and when it came time to get back on the camel after our “break” in the middle of our 2-hour trek, I had an “accident.” The handler did not control the young camel and before I was fully on the camel, it started standing up with me hanging off. I fell off and then another handler came over, but neither even attempted to control the camel and the same thing happened again - and while half on, the camel rose up and after trying to hang on, I fell off again. They swapped out camels and with a now-injured leg, I got on and finished the ride (because I’m tough!). I was able to do everything on the trip after that, including hiking down and up the Monkey’s Fingers canyon, walk about 6 miles a day. etc but my leg hurt the rest of the trip and it turned not just black and blue but much of it turned black! I will include a photo below.

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Food

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Trails of Connection: Trekking through Berber Villages and Immersing in Local Hospitality

Morocco

We had a fantastic hiking guide for the Monkey’s Fingers canyon hike! It was beautiful and thrilling and even though my leg hurt from the camel accident 2 days earlier, especially on the uphill part, I focused on the great experience. I could not have done the hike without our guide, who used his feet as ledges etc. And afterwards, we had a tagine lunch at the home he shares with his sister, who made the delicious lunch, and her husband.

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Food

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Explore the Magic of Marrakesh: A Guided Tour

Marrakesh

Great tour of Marrakech with a very knowledgeable guide.

Quality of Experience

Separately we had an excellent visit to an authentic hammam. Loved it!

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Essaouira Revealed: An Immersive Guided Experience of History and Heritage

Morocco

Another great guide who provided us with another great tour.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Private Cooking Class

Essaouira

Great experience - provided a more detailed review of it on Trip Advisor. Loved the cooking and meal and especially getting to know the couple offering the class.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Transfer to Marrakech via Roses Valley, Ouarzazate & Aït Benhaddou

Morocco

Interesting drive and visit to Atlas Studios.

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