My boyfriend and I had a fabulous 15 day private tour with Camel Safaries in Morocco. We started our trip in Casablanca, then headed north to Rabat and Chefchaouen, then went southeast thru Fes and Meknes, headed further to the desert near Rissani/Merzouga. From there we headed west through the Dades Valley, Ouarzazate, mountains in lmlil, to Essaouria on the coast and finished the tour in Marrakech. We covered a lot of ground but feel we were really able to see a lot of the country, which has such varied and beautiful landscapes. Camel Safaries arranged great local guides in each city for us as well, so we got to learn a lot rather than just snapping a bunch of photos as we journeyed through.
Some highlights of the tour were beautiful blue Chefchaouen, exploring the gorgeous Saharan sand dunes by ATV and camel, picnic lunch in the mountains, & charming seaside Essaouria. And last but not least, our wonderful trip guide and driver, Mohamed, whose attention to detail and care made the trip. He drove us all over Morocco and always made sure we were safe, happy, well fed, and taken care of. Not only that, but he personally welcomed us to his home for a lovely lunch and introduced us to his family, which was very special.
We went in October and this was a great time of year to go, still warm and at times hot, but very comfortable and there were almost no bugs the entire time.
We chose the mid range/luxury accommodation option and were very pleased with all of the riads, dars, hotels and even an adorably cozy mountain cabin we stayed in. The riads and dars were really stunning, and every room we had was well appointed. Service was always prompt and friendly.
Special thanks to Ali at Camel Safaries for arranging a wonderful trip for us and to Mohamed for taking such great care of us over our +2 weeks in Morocco. Should we be lucky enough to come back, we will be going with Camel Safaries again.
