01 Sep 2025
We were unable to book a Tangier city tour with our cruise ship so we booked Bilal’s tour on our own which offered the same itinerary but with his personal touch. Bilal reached out ahead of the tour to ask if we had any specific requests but we were more than satisfied with the highlight tour of Tangier. And our two favorite highlights were the camel ride on the beach that Bilal was able to coordinate for us even though it was not included in the original tour (read his itinerary so you know what to expect), and our lunch experience. The restaurant he chose for us was busy with other tour groups so Bilal pitched in and helped the staff bring a pre-selection of typical Moroccan dishes to our table. We were sitting on the second floor of the restaurant on a hot day so it was obvious he was working very hard to make sure we enjoyed our meal before the second part of the tour. My kids loved the lively interactions in Arabic between the staff and Bilal as it seemed at times like we were in the middle of an Indiana Jones movie!
It was obvious that Bilal loves Tangier and wanted us to show it off and share some of his own experiences of living there. While the cruise ship tours visited the same highlights (again, read the itinerary so you know what to expect), those cruise tours didn’t have Bilal as a tour guide so lucky us for finding him. And he mentioned that his wife also offers Moroccan cooking classes in their home so clearly they love showing the best of their country.
And after our 2-week family trip visiting 6 cities and three countries, we surveyed our kids and unanimously they agreed that their favorite stop was Tangier, Morocco which says a lot about the experience Bilal provided to us. Highly recommend!