14 Apr 2023
My friend booked a 1-week trip to southern part of Morocco using Desert Morocco Adventure with Yousef (aka Icho) as our tour guide/driver. THANK YOU (shookran) so much for making our trip memorable, adventurous and FUN!!! ICHO, was truly an amazing guide. He was polite, a phenomenal photographer AND videographer, a skilled driver manuevering across the mountains - day & night, friendly, and very knowledgeable of the local areas. We were very comfortable in a Toyota SUV with Moroccan music in the background and learning some Berber words here and there!
All our excursions were excellent and the sites (the mountains, Dades Gorge, Draa Valley, Sahara Desert, etc) were breathtaking. The weather was very cooperative - dry and cool, during third week of March. We stayed in riads, which were all surprisingly beautiful, clean and comfortable.
The HIGHLIGHT of the trip for me was the Sahara Desert: the camel ride, GLAMping, stargazing and the quad ride. MAKE SURE to book a "luxury" room when GLAMping because it means the bathroom is inside your tent. I don't remember which camp we used but it was AMAZING! Mustafa, took great care of my friend and I. The were plenty of food as if they were feeding for 10 people instead of 2. The tent is equipped with USB plugs, 5 layers of blankets (I kid you NOT), very comfortable and spacious especially the shower area.
Shopping, shopping, and shopping were another highlight for me. In the old medina in Marrakech is full of delight vendors & you can haggle with prices. I decided to purchase a handmade rug by Berber women somewhere local in a village rather than buying it from Marrakech.
I will NOT hesitate to book another trip with Desert Morocco Adventure in the nearby future! I will certainly recommend the company that wants to visit Morocco!
Many thanks again.
JoY Sakdalan - New Jersey, USA