From Marrakech: 3-day Tour To Desert Merzouga with Luxury Camp

Eu e meus familiares adoramos o tour oferecido pela Marraquesh tour trips. Fomos muito bem recebidos por todos e os guias foram excepcionais. Sempre muito entusiasmado e atencioso. Foi uma experiência incrível. Recomendo para todos que queiram ir que abram sua mente para um país que está evoluindo no seu turismo local. O translado de Marraquesh ate o deserto é longo mas os guias se esforçam para amenizar a distância.

A few things about this trip that we completed last week. Firstly, despite what trip adviser and get my guide both say in writing, this trip is not in English. It was mostly in Portuguese and there were no drivers, guides or assistants that could converse properly in English. The language was a bit of a problem because it was disorganised chaos. No one knew most of the time what was going on and when we asked, if we got answers they were often different answers or there were none. I’ve since had a lengthy whatsapp exchange with the organiser, he says it was an English trip and was extremely apologetic regarding my conerns and offered us a free trip to the airport (which I declined) to try and prevent me from writing this review. The driving was very poor and unsafe by Western standards. The use of mobile phones by the driver while driving was laughable if it wasn’t so dangerous. I had words with the driver on 4 separate occasions, which had some effect, but the long hours on the road would have been far more enjoyable (there is so much to see) if they vaguely stuck to speed limits and drove safely. All the police on the roads checking for speed and seat belts kind of made me laugh. I’ve done quite a few of these trips across Africa and the Middle East. The staff work their asses off and get paid very little money and I have mixed feelings about writing this. The roads are poor, staff are under pressure, there are a lot of slow trucks and tourists want to get to their destination. However, this wasn’t a cheap trip by Moroccan standards and I expected better. Mind you, the Sahara was amazing and quad bike riding (which was actually quite well managed by a separate group) was the most fun we’ve had in years. I’d love to do a longer quad bike trip again but differently and safely. This trip would have been so much better with just one person speaking English, safe driving and a little bit of organisation….

We liked everything, all the tours were amazing with well-prepared guides, the experience in the desert was complete and unforgettable. I highly recommend!!