We had the trip of a lifetime, and we have Sahara Trek to thank for it! - We highly recommend Sahara Trek if you are looking for a tour company who will customize a private tour based on your group’s needs and wants, with the knowledge and... read more experience of where to stay and go all around Morocco.
From our first call, Luiza was so patient answering all our questions, not to mention all her efforts to accommodate our many wishes while making sure that we stayed within our budget! Every time we called to ask more questions, she either already knew the answers or checked into our requests and got back to us very quickly with information.
We packed so many activities and cities into our vacation and Luiza guided us through the whole planning process providing all the necessary logistics to arrange our itinerary.
Even though we selected standard accommodations to keep the price down, every place we stayed in was clean, comfortable, beautifully decorated, and most importantly air conditioned (except for the cave room)!
After Luiza emailed a list of all the riads she planned for each night of our tour, I asked if they all had pools. This was very important to me because it was so very hot while we were there, and I knew that I’d want to jump into a pool almost every day. Anyway, Luiza confirmed each riad had a pool in it or if there was a pool that we could use in a related location or advised if it was unavailable.
We loved all the riads we stayed in, and they were all conveniently located in the heart of each city we were visiting. Only one of the raids we stayed in was modernized, but the rest were authentic with traditional Moroccan décor, some with rooftop dining, lounging, or gardens. The riad hosts and staff were all warm, welcoming and helpful!
Included in our tour was a personal vehicle and driver, Fouad, who was our guide, translator and bodyguard. He took very good care of us throughout the entire tour. At each stop he handed us off either to the riad staff or the tour guide for our next adventure. He always had water bottles ready for us or knew where we could stop if we needed anything during the tour. He took us to a place for lunch one day that we wouldn’t have even noticed if he didn’t know about it. All the food was fresh and delicious and very reasonably priced.
We were very happy with the tour guides Luiza booked for us in each city (with special thanks to Aziz in Marrakesh, Mohammed in Fez, and Mouna in Rabat). They were friendly, respectful, and extremely knowledgeable. Our tour included many of the activities that are part of the 9-day Deserts and Empires tour detailed on Sahara Trek’s website, however, there were a few unexpected activities during the tour that were truly a pleasant surprise like making pottery at the mosaic workshop during our day in Fez.
We had the trip of a lifetime, and we have Sahara Trek to thank for it!