Morocco Active and outdoor Trips

Fabulous long weekend, packed so much in feel like I've been away for a month. Highly recommend

Our guide was excellent and went out of his way to enhance our experience. He was very well organised. The itinerary was great with all aspects of Moroccan culture and geography experienced. The accommodation was really good illustrating the welcoming nature of the Moroccan people, as were the home visits organised for us.

What an amazing and accessible holiday—easy flight, no time difference, and very affordable. The Kennedy Hotel was comfortable, with a lovely pool and a great massage service. A few members of the group had minor niggles during the stay, but everything was sorted. It was conveniently located for both the airport and the old town, and Jardin Majorelle was within walking distance too. As a solo traveller, I felt completely comfortable exploring on my own, even in the evenings. The walking itself was stunning. The first three days took us through valleys and over passes on the way to base camp, and at the beginning of June the landscape still felt wonderfully fresh, with flowers and butterflies everywhere. We often walked in the cool shade of orchards filled with apples, walnuts and cherries just right for picking. Along the way we stopped for tea, freshly squeezed orange juice and picnic lunches. It was spectacular —snow-covered peaks, fresh green passes, yellow mountainsides full of flowers, and colourful stripes of rock and soil running across the mountains. The supporting team were great. Hicham, our guide, was generous, attentive and knowledgeable, and he made the holiday more than I had expected. Omar’s food was fantastic—plentiful and included a birthday cake. Our porters and their mules joined us on the third day, after Eid, and kept everything running smoothly. Then came summit day. We started at 4am, with a short walk to the refuge in the dark for final preparations before setting off uphill. It was a tough beginning, crossing scree and snow, with a line of head torches ahead of us and the nearly full moon lighting snow pockets in the peaks. The hike up great but was demanding and needed concentration. Stopping to look back was just stunning the path winding through the valley, hemmed in by the dramatic mountains. The rocks were incredible—every colour imaginable and patterned with fossil. Nearing the top, the views opened out to mountain ranges stretching as far as I could see. The final scramble and snow bridge to the summit were exciting and then sheer drops with diving crows, endless mountains in one direction and flat plains in the other. The descent was steady, with a few slips into the softer snow, but all part of the adventure. A finals day walk retraced out steps away from Toubkal then dropped us right into bottom of the valley along the river. Our group was small—just five of us and we all made it to the top together. It included an inspiring couple celebrating a 70th birthday on their first hiking trip! Loved this trip and still buzzing from being in the mountains!!

Hicham our guide was simply excellent. The tour allowed us to learn about our he culture of the berbers and Morocco as well as some amazing walking.

‘The itinerary covers a lot of ground, with some great local guides providing information about different sites (Volubilis in particular). There is a lot of travel, so making time to stretch your legs at rest stops is crucial. The scenery is ever-changing and there are plenty of photo opportunities. The highlight was the trip to the desert, with the chance to see the sunset, the Milky Way and sunrise, as well as riding a camel. The accommodation outside of Marrakesh and Fez was great and the food felt authentic, but in the cities the buffet offerings were bland and European focused, and the hotels were being poorly located for the centres. Mohammed was a fabulous guide, whose enthusiasm and knowledge made the trip special.. What would I change? I’d choose hotels closer to the medina in big cities, and add an extra day to break up the travelling.

The trip was well described so we knew what to expect, the local guides were knowledgeable and were able to accomidate the range of abilities of the group. Beware that the description, "basic Berber village house" is an accurate one!