Younes Farhat of Zayan Travel planned an amazing itinerary for our visit to Morocco. The trip... read more
Younes Farhat of Zayan Travel planned an amazing itinerary for our visit to Morocco. The trip... read more
We scheduled a 13 day tour of Morocco for the end of October until early November 2022. We were... read more
We went on a variation of the "10 Days Morocco Itinerary - Classic Tour" with Zayan travel in April 2019 for our honeymoon. I can't imagine touring the beautiful country for the first time with any other company. Zayan really amplified the trip.
Younes helped with the booking process and he worked with me to customize the trip package to meet our travel needs. He was very positive and helpful. Make sure you engage them as soon as you can so as to plan and book the trip. The good riads are snatched up sooner than others. This supply/demand issue becomes more evident during peak tourism season. In order to secure the booking, I had to pay 100% up front but it wound up being 100% worth it. Zayan even arranged a nice surprise for my wife and I in the luxury desert camp to celebrate our honeymoon.
Our guide was Rachid who drove us around in a Mercedes SUV which was very comfortable. Rachid was extremely professional and personable and spoke several languages very well; especially English. He had memorized our entire itinerary down to every detail and had everything arranged ahead of time. He was easy-going and laid back and had a calming effect in every situation. He provided excellent and trustworthy advice throughout the tour; such that he earned my trust. Rachid invited us into his world and really made the trip much more enjoyable and smooth from the point of arrival to the point of departure. Definitely request Rachid as your tour guide...which is another reason you'll want to book sooner than the others...for there can only be one Rachid. :) Now that I'm back in my home country, I'm still in contact with Rachid and value his friendship more than all the beautiful souvenirs we brought home.
We recently completed a two week Morocco trip with Zayan Tours. It was a beautiful experience in many ways. Our transport was a new Mercedes SUV which was very comfortable. Our driver and guide, Rachid, was wonderful. He made us feel safe and cared for the whole way, and helped us understand the country. The special guides offered in certain locations were also good. The hotels provided by the tour were luxurious in every location - even the tent at the edge of the Sahara. The trip was altogether a pleasure and beautiful and broadening at the same time. Thanks to Zayan tours and Rachid.
If I could leave more than 5 stars for Zayan Travel, I would - because this travel company provides truly excellent customer experience. It is clear that the owner - Younes - is the driving force in providing an impeccable travel experience.
Younes was prompt, clear and delightful to communicate with! He built trust with me quickly, which made finalization of all the details simple, and the rest of the experience easy and fun.
(Younes replies to emails within hours and to what’s up messages within minutes.)
Younes even bought us delicious dinner in a very modern Riad in Marrakech, as a welcome gift - not expected but so much appreciated!!! Truly a 5 star experience!
I appreciate Younes at Zayan Travel company for:
* working with our very packed trip schedule and making it better by suggesting to add Fes to the route, which we originally were planning to skip (Fes is a must see imperial city of Morocco!)
* accommodating our last minute (only 3 weeks in advance) reservation - other companies would not even try to do that
* pricing our trip fairly - since we booked our riads in advance, we only needed transportation and tours (most companies will not agree to do it this way - because that cuts their profit - but Younes is a true new age host who is creative and responsive to the needs of the customer)
* taking care of all the local tours and including Jewish sites in these - the local guides were prompt and knowledgeable of their cities
* introducing us to our driver Ahmed - with whom we spent a wonderful week asking all possible (and deep) cultural questions which he answered patiently and transparently every single time!
Younes is a truly unique person with whom it is easy to do business and whom you could trust - which is comforting when traveling to a far away, unfamiliar country for the 1st time.
Thank you very much for sharing your beautiful country with us, Younes. We’ll be back and will be happy to travel with you guys again, or recommend you to all of our friends and family.
We travelled to Morocco for a long awaited trip last December. It was such a lovely trip, from being picked up
By Rachid, who was waiting for us with a sign at the Marrakech airport to the rest of a 14 days trip. Rachid kept the brand new Mercedes impeccable for us, paid attention to every little detail, was always prompt in picking up us from various hotels and Riads we stayed at.
The trip was planned perfectly by Zayan Travels, five stars all the way, they made all the reservation for the finest hotels and Riads, every city we visited was unique and interesting. The kasbah’s the souks the Medina’s all remarkable. Zayan Travels had made appointments with local guides for each city, they were informed and polite.
We specially remember Momo from Fez, he was humorous and very well informed.
The camel ride in the desert was awesome, our trepidation regarding riding a camel turned out to be baseless, it was wonderful, the desert camp was luxurious, the staff was so welcoming and they even treated my husband and I with a special anniversary cake and song, chocolate cake in the desert!! Kudos to the management of Zayan Travels.
All in all the trip was so wonderful, planned so well, the food was awesome- we are delighted.
Highly recommended!
We were 3 couples and had a few changes in our itinery before we even arrived in Marakesh. Younis is an absolute delight to work with and very charming. Rashid was the perfect guide. Definatley will use this company again on our next trip.
We just recently returned from an amazing two week family (4 of us) trip to Morocco. After reaching out to around 5 different tour companies, we decided that Youne's itinerary and price worked best for us. I am sure glad we chose his company - he was very accessible and attentive via email or phone and addressed ALL of our needs. We had to make a few changes on the fly, and he was extremely patient and took care of us!
Our guide Mohammed was great, and we highly recommend him! He was very personable, genuine, and knowledgeable - we all felt like were able to learn a lot about the history of the country. He even invited us to his home to have tea and meet his family! We had several different guides during different parts of our trip and Mohammed was by far our favorite.
I have several friends that are thinking about going to Morocco and will definitely be recommending Zayan Travel!