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Colours of Morocco
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Get to know the vibrant culture and colourful backdrops that are distinctively Morocco. Explore Fes, one of the holiest cities in the world, on a walking tour in the medina, where donkeys and mules laden with goods still walk the ancient market. Make your way to your desert camp in a Jeep 4x4 and spend a full day exploring the Sahara Desert. Travel the rugged “Road of a Thousand Kasbahs” to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kasbah Ait-Ben-Haddou. In Marrakech, get a true taste of Moroccan hospitality during an interactive cooking class at a women’s cooperative. Experience Morocco's deep history, unique atmosphere, and welcoming people on an unforgettable journey.
Your Tour Includes
- 7 Handpicked Accommodations
- 27 Meals
Included Highlights
- Rabat
- Fes
- Sahara Desert Luxury Tented Camp
- Camel Ride
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Accommodation
Flower Town Hotel & Spa
Nights 1-2
Riad Yacout
Nights 3-5
Kasbah Xaluca Erfoud Hotel
Night 6
Relaxing Desert Camp
Nights 7-8
Hotel Xaluca Dades
Night 9
Movenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi
Nights 10-12
Barcelo Anfa Casablanca
Night 13
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A fascinating tour. Morocco is a diverse country. Big cities, small hamlets, mountains, deserts, traditional and modern. This tour gave us a sampling of it all. Mohamed Merri, our tour director was amazing. He spent a lot of time explaining what we were experiencing, why it’s important, etc. but in an engaging, interesting manner. He also has a very calm, friendly demeanor. I would highly recommend to anyone interested in exploring Morocco.
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The colors of Morocco is one of my favorite tours. We experienced many authentic interactions within the Morrican culture and a much better understanding of the country and people.Katheryn Hammer-witty
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Very inclusive of all facets of the country and culture…hotels were top notch, and the experiences were amazing…our tour guide and bus driver were wonderful, very informative…we felt safe at all times, even in the medinas, with large crowds…Christine Emerson
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The tour was very memorable. The Cultural experience, traversing Morocco, delicious food and a very nice group of people to travel with. Our guide Rashid helped make the tour informative and fun.Valencia Thompson
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The most memorable experience was riding the camel in the Sahara. Just being there was exciting. I loved the medinas and staying in the older hotels.Jacqueline Howlett
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Glamping in the desert was favorite excursion. Overall all excursion we’re exceptional.James Woodruff
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A few of the hotels were fair to poor. There was no one at the airport to pick us up. We got on the wrong bus that was going to Casablanca not Ribat. We finally found the rep from Collette who lied to us about picking up other guests. We then sat at the wrong hotel for hours because we were never informed of a change of hotel. The trip got off to a horrible start.
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The tour was educational, culturally enlightening, fun, and much better than I anticipated. Our tour guide, Nory, was amazing. He was so passionate about his country and it really translated into a wonderful overview of a fascinating country and culture. The Sahara desert was particularly memorable.
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Tour was wonderful! So many ethnic and geographic surprises. Great variety of locations and excellent accommodations. This travel photographer's delight. Tour manager - Nory Mazdi - one of the best we have ever had in all our travels. Highly recommend this tour.Ronald Rogers
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It was probably the best tour we have been on and we have been on a few. The country was fascinating and our tour guide was excellent. Traveling with the UC Retirees was excellent. Good group of people who loved to travel and were engaged in learning.Patricia Allen
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living in the Sahara Desert for three daysFord Hall, Sr
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This was almost memorable tour. Liver Pur guide Khaled. Always there for you very caring. Trip was a bit overwhelming I thought too much packing unpacking. I am happy to have seen most of Morrocco and learned so much about its history. The people couldn’t have been nicer and more engaging.
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Tour was excellent. Pre tour extension added so much. Tour leader, Khalid Ingrinoui, is outstanding. A tour can make or break an excursion. Khalid definitely made this one. Also arrived a day early and stayed an extra day in Casablanca to experience more of Morocco’s largest city.Allan Yoshimura
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Morocco is an amazing country. Our tour manager Khalid created an amazing unforgettable experience for our group.Susan Williams
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The camels were great, as well as the Atlas Mountains, and Marrakech. I didn't enjoy being in such a large group that was so clique-ish. Also, being a single traveler, I was relegated to the worst hotel rooms. It seems as if there should have been a way to make it more equitable.
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Excellent tour -well paced. Good factory and shopping places. Dessert stay was unique. The local tour leader in old city markets needed to walk slower so we could keep together.Samuel Waxman
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Well-planned itinerary…well done, Collette Tours!!! My husband and I LoVED our camel ride in the Sahara Desert. The Deset Camp was beautiful, and the desert sunrise was spectacular!
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I expected to enjoy it but this tour truly exceeded expectations. Food was fabulous and many parts of the tour were amazing.
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I loved Tangier, so clean and open
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Overall - a great tour. Potential improvement: skip the desert experience and replace it with time in Tangier, Tetouan, and Chefchaouen.EDWARD Silbert
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THe Cancellation of 2 returning flights ..I felt that Collette did little to solve the problem and rebook our flights,,They did offer a a 3000$+ flight optiom /Also they kept change their minds and at one point told the Morroco tour manager that I was alsl set,
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Overall the tour was great! The desert stay was memorable as was Fes and the Roman Ruins.Peter Doucet
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My favorite memorable experience -- and it's almost impossible to choose a favorite -- was sitting at the edge of the desert camp and watching the sunset over the dunes of the Sahara. Such a peaceful setting gave me time to reflect the past days' experiences in amazing Morocco.Cynthia Kienzle
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Tour guide , Nabil was wonderful
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Our tour manager Rachid was excellent. Nobody else could have done better. He was knowledgeable and informative with a sense of humor.Donald Carter
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The Sahara Desert was peaceful and relaxing. The visit to the Berber family was very interesting. The mountain scenery was spectacular! There was a lot to see and do , however, there was limited time to explore the souks and experience a unique aspect of the country. The bus driver was excellent!
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.A trip to the Sahara desert. Also we had a great bus driver Also a visit to the berber people and lunch at the vineyardDaniel Pallen
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Fantastic small group Exploration experience in Morocco with Collette. Our tour manager was efficient, personable, knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. The places we explored were incredible and interesting. We felt so welcome everywhere. Accommodations were spot on for the type of tour - unique to the area, clean and comfortable, not luxurious but nice. Tented camp in the Sahara Desert was an experience - mainly because of the sandstorm that left us stuck in our stifling hot tent for hours. All part of the true Moroccan adventure!Debra DeHaan
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This tour was amazing and led by an amazing guide,Mohamed Merri. His knowledge and love for his country was reflected in the information and experiences we had on this incredible tourMargaret Wolfe
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It was a great trip. Even the dust storm in the Sahara desert made for an authentic experience. The people were friendly, the food was good and as a female traveler I never felt in danger.
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VERY COMPREHENSIVE TOUR AND EXCELLENT TOUR GUIDE ABDOUL AND BUS DRIVER MOHAMMED. SHOULD HAVE USED MORE RIAD HOTELS, AND NOT STANDARD HOTELS. AT LEAST 2-3 RIADS SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED AS ONCE STAYING IN THAT THE REST DID NOT COMPARE TO THAT EXPERIENCE.Linda Johansen
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Well thought out stops and interesting places. Well organized. No confusion or delays. Local guide and the tour bus driver could not have been any better. Very friendly, professional, and very open and honest about the culture, peoples, and how local customs came about and are changing.Christopher Hansen
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Well planned, many varied locations. Wonderful tour guides and bus driver. Superb accommodations. Thank you
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I wanted a small group tour that wasn't just about checking off tourist sights. I wanted a more immersive experience and understand Morocco from a local's perspective. This tour exceeded my expectations in this regard. A huge part of it was thanks to the tour manager, Yassine Aballouche. He is a rare gem. Anyone who goes on tour with him will get so, so much out of it.
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Desert camping and excursions.. going through the snowy mountains.Karen Murad
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Great product at fair price
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Small group and extremely educational. It really brought a whole new experience to the plan.Craig Frerichs
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I feel that we could spend more time in historic sites, Roman Ruins, The Hassan II Mosque museum, skip the Mural of the Bab Mansour gate on the 1st optional tour with longer time on the carriage ride thru Marrakech on 2nd optional tour both of which did not reach expectations. Chosen locations for scheduled events were outstanding. Rachid enhanced our vacation with local history plus stories/tales of locales and herded our gaggle of americans thru many twists turns in the kasbah and over the wonderful dunes of the wilderness without a single mishap. I will certainly recommend this tour to the members of our travel club
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The tour guide was excellent and we got to know not only the tourist part, but got to know the people as wellLarry and Vicki Galbreath
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All was great but one night in the desert would be sufficient.Darla Schumacher
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Excellent in all ways. Wonderful tour.Douglas Powell
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all facets of the tour were wonderful. knowledgeable, patient, attentive tour guide. all the stops we made were interesting. the local tour guides were excellent. the food was very very good.
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All 3 categories listed below were excellent. But I’ve already answered these questions once before, so that’s not so excellent. My time’s as valuable as your’s, maybe more so since I’m a real live customer.
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Nice country and people. Great Tour Manager.
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Are guide was fantastic very accommodate on everythingAaron Walisever
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Our tour manager was amazing. Really brought the country to life!Sandra Costin
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Our tour manager Mohammed Merri was the best one we’ve ever had, and we’ve traveled a lot! Knowledge, language skills, empathy, flexibility, people skills all top-rate! He could easily be a diplomat in Morocco! Excellent. Brilliant to have a tour of a winery early in the tour! Alcohol not easy to come by in a Muslim country otherwise. Desert camp was great experience! Loved the involvement of the Amal NPO, and luncheon. I really liked the tour manager tipping all who needed tipping—this is an awkward and difficult thing especially if small bills are unavailable. I suggest everyone download the app Maps.me to give everyone confidence negotiating the souks in free time.Michael Fisher
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Achei ótima a excursão, principalmente o guiaSimone Roisman
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Yassine was extremely knowledgeable and provided us with a sensitive nuanced explanation of his culture. I have never ever come back from a tour feeling I know as much about being there. Yassine is a rare gem. My only suggestion is to shorten the time in the desert to one day. I will admit I was a little anxious when I was in the Fez Suq which of course is increased in these days of COVID-19.Jonathan Belcher
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Seeing the desert and the camel rides were things I wont forget. The hotel accomodaations were greatBarbara Peace
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A grand adventure...glamping in the desert, camel ride, cooking class, delicious food, visit with a nomad family, Marrakech by Night are just a few highlights.Olivia Andersen
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The 2 nights on the Sahara. The shopping bazaars in the Medina’s of Fez and Marrakech
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Sleeping in tents and riding a camel on the Sahara Desert. The food was wonderfulBarbara Olhava
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Riding the camels on the Sahara Desert.Ernest Newcomb
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Tour if the medinas in Fez & Marrakech
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Love the choice of fellow travelers. Had so much fun with our fellow farmers from Canada Enjoy the small groups
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The Sahara Desert experiences were amazing! Other highlights included the Amal Cooking School, the Argon Oil Women’s Cooperative, the tours of the medinas, the music performance at the school in the desert, the ceramics factory, and the horse and carriage ride. It was wonderful to gain in-depth knowledge about the history, culture, artifacts, and people to help us truly understand this interesting country. All memorable experiences to last a lifetime.Janis Fox
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I covered this above in the reviewGloria
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Loved the tour, the people and the places.Azra Haqqie
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Liked everything about this tour except we had too many tagines for dinnersWendy Duvall
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top of the line, well organized tripMarie Stewart
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Many exotic places like tile co-op, traditional farm, but best of all was camel ride in the desert.Deila Mangold
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The Sahara desert! Staying in comfortable and big tents we had all the important things—shower, toilet, and more room than in hotels.Nona
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The desert experience was so wonderful. The sunrises, sunsets....just everything. Loved Marrakesh as well.September Holstad
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I mentioned many positives earlier. The fossil place was super.Joanne Richards
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Flights were poorly scheduled. More free time would have been appreciated. The best part was the sunset camel ride and camping in the Sahara.Susan Ficzko
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The camel ride at sunset in the Sahara was unique and memorable.
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It was fun and very educational.John Civitts
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Many and variedRosemond Pennington
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Dromedaries in the dunes and Tangine Cooking Class
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The tour of Morocco was thorough, fun and a little exhausting. Accommodations were very good, food was excellent and excursions were great. I loved the Riad in Fez, the nights in the desert and Marrakesh. My one and only complaint would be that in order to see everything, and at a slower pace, perhaps Collette could add a couple of days to the tour.Gretchen Johnson
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Our tour guide was passionate and informative about all things Morocco. The highlight for us was the Marrakesh by night dinner.Randal Mcdaniel
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Awesome tour guides throughout the tripPamela Hirsch
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Selection of hotels, quality of workers in the desert, good food, riding a camel, visiting a nomad family, Marrakesh market place. best dinner of all in Marrakesh, also the cooking class.Ellen Mnich
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Great sites from Hassan II to the casbah. The medina in FEZ was my favorite place with so many people, shops and experiences.Joseph Duffney
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Was a great opportunity to experience the culture of Morocco.Lawrence Ferri
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I am not sure if I could say there was just one experience that stood out in my memory..... I loved it all!!
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The 2 days in the Sahara Desert at camp were so cool! We got to see sun rise and set, eat Moroccan food, and have a camel ride.
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Riding the camel was terrific. I didn’t think the tent accommodations were up to Collette’s standards. They weren’t very clean, they were hot, and I saw nicer ones in the area!!Mary
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All the events were wonderful. Riding the camels was a time to remember, along with the lovely accommodations, fabulous artistic craftsmanship in tile, jewelry, leather, pottery, and architecture.
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Days spent in Fes . . .pottery, tannery, old city
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Riding camels and sleeping in tents in The Sahara!!!!Walter Carr
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Camping in the Sahara tents.Cindy & Fred M
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The entire trip was fantastic. However, the airline routing home was inexcusable. We had four different flights and short connections. This should have been routed home in much the same manner as our initial flight. My favorite experience was learning to make Moroccan pastilla. Or maybe riding the camel. Or driving through the Atlas mountains. Or visiting the Medina of Fes. Truly hard to pick.Rae Lamarche
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Overall excellent. Sahara stay. Great guidePeter Paquet
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Marina in Fez, Mosque in Casablanca, staying in Sahara
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Touring the medina in Fez was fascinating. Klamping in the desert was an amazing experience! Beautiful country.
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None, It was disappointing. Although we tipped the guide, he was really lacking a warm personality. I have been traveling for 50 years and have taken Collette a number of times and liked them. Not so much this time. I have been to times before this tour, and really enjoyed the country. The time in the desert was miserable. Black tents made it really bad. Not even a fan to move thee air around Everyone suffered, not just us. We were served tangine every day. All around the food "sucked".Jeanne Mcbride
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My favorite experience was the trek to the desert camp, I could have stayed there for another night or two, it was sublime. Second favorite was the hotel in Fes and exploring the Medina.Elizabeth French
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The itinerary flowed well, and included lots of interesting places in Morocco. I especially enjoyed the sunset camel ride in the Sahara sand dunes to the tent cabins. The food agreed with me, and the cooking class was fun. Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful.
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The tour was wonderful. My only complaint was flight arrangements for our return home. Our hotels were in general excellent - the one in Casablanca was not the greatest. Our room was good - some were not - and the location was sort of sketchy.
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Outstanding. We really liked everything. It was amazing.Walter Jackson
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The Sahara - camel ride, sunset and sunrise, food, amazing accommodations, camel guides, drummers (who were extremely gracious and fun) and above all the serenity and beauty of the desert.
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The camel ride and stayed over night in the tent at tip of Sahara dessert
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The desert experience, the cooking school. the Jardin Majorelle, and so much more were memorable experiences.Maureen Little
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Because of the bad flight connection.Harrison Kim Han
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Hotel in Casablanca was not of the caliber we would prefer, however the location was very good.Nancy Ryder
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I just did. Trying to shift responsibility for your office mucking up aspects of our travel adds a very negative impression of your US Office service!
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The most memorable event in a trip full of memories was the camel ride to our luxury campground. The musicians were a treat.Marc Perry
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The tour was first rate. We had a wonderful tour guide. He was knowledgeable and articulate as well as funny. His assistant and bus driver did an awesome job as well. Besides all the historical and cultural information Rad provided us with visits to the homes of some residents that added another layer of understanding to our knowledge base of Moroccan culture. It seemed that our guide knew people everywhere. From food and shopping to history and culture hew knew someone that could make the experience unique.Daniel Domenigoni
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Sleeping out in the dessert and the camel ride was an amazing experience.
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Riding camels into the desert and spending the night in a tent.Daniel Landry
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The tour was good and the Camel ride in the desert and overnight stay was wonderful
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It was a fantastic trip and the only reason I am not giving it 5 stars is b/c the hotel in Casablanca & its location were substandard. I am sure you heard the same feedback from others and it should be corrected for future trips. The guide (Radouan) was super talented, courteous, energetic, patient and well informed. His driver, Mo, was equally as skilled in his trade; however, the bus did not have WiFi as promised. Other than that every aspect of the trip was superb. The rest of the hotels, restaurants, and side trips were tops. The camel ride through sections of the Sahara and the overnight stay in a luxurious tent were wonderful experiences that we will never forget.Munther Jabbur
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The most memorable experience on this tour was the camel ride and encampment. It was GREAT!Catherine Perilli
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The camel riding on The Sahara Dessert.
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The country, people and areas we toured were very nice, and i felt representative of the country. However, as i mentioned elsewhere, our tour manager was substituted, last minute, and we were never told about this. This still would have been fine, if Hicham were a "best trained and most experienced Manager in the industry", as Collette advertises. Unfortunately, this proved to not be true; and I feel much information that could have been given by him, was not, and this made knowing about Morocco less personal. We did have one stand-out local guide in Fes, also named Hicham (2), who was EXCELLENT! If this person is not on Collette's payroll, he certainly deserves to be...he was personable, intelligent, humorous, and totally engaging with our group - everything our regular tour manager was not! I actually had 2 favorite memorable experiences - staying at Kasbah Xaluca, Errachidia, and our camel trek and stay in the desert. Kasbah Xaluca was a dream location - the accommodations were excellent, the staff friendly and helpful, and the breakfast and dinner buffets varied and delicious! Would have loved to stay there an extra day to just lounge around the pool! The camel trek was everything I had dreamed it would be - Mild natured camels, excellent Berber handlers who were very friendly and helpful, and surprising accommodations - who would expect indoor flush toilets and showers with hot water out in the desert. The surrounding dunes were a photographer's dream! Will always have fond memories of both these places!Joyce Kramer
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If I am forced to pick only one then I have to go with the camel ride into the desert and the overnight stay in the luxury tents. Singing and dancing with the Berbers around the campfire was the perfect end to this evening.
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The entire tour was great and well put together to highlight different aspects of Morocco, it’s people and culture. The most memorable experience would be the overnight trip in the Sahara desert.....it was amazing!!!
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Riding a camel in the Sahara Dessert! Wow! Recommendation would be to provide more dessert experiences, dune buggy, sand surfing, we could have gone out to dessert earlier and done more. The overnight accommodations in the dessert could be improved, nothing fancy needed, more blankets, fire pit should have been kept going and lit again in the morning as it was quite cold.Anne Marie Drouin
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Morocco is a beautiful country, with very interesting history. The tour was well paced, and activities chosen gave a great overview of the country.
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Camel ride was fun. However, desert camp was billed as "luxury". It was NOT! Plus my toilet didn't flush and they said they fixed it...it wasn't fixed. The tank was not filling up with water. Flies all over the food in the morning.Mildred Troll
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Neither Redlands, our guide nor the bus driver helped the passengers getting off the bus: steep steps and sometime the ground was uneven stepping off the bus.Jeremiah Counihan
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Moroccan food was the bestRoscoe Singletary
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Camel ride to Sahara desertLeonisa Singletary
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The medina in Fes was like stepping back in time. Collette's air department arranged all my airfare and got me to Morocco a day late so I completely missed out on the tour of Casablanca. I'm quite angry about that and feel cheated out of the complete experience of the tour.
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The camel ride and night in the desert; walking the medina in Fez.Charlotte Higgins
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Staying in the Erfoud hotel--so unique and interesting. The best themed hotel with unique decor in the room. Also, staying in the tent in the desert--no experience quite like it!Stanley Vermeer
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I will never forget dancing around the fire ring in the desert after our camel ride over the dunes.Elaine Cole
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Camel ride and night spent in tents in the desert
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There were many favourite experiences: dinner at Rick's Cafe (spectacular!), visiting the Roman ruins of Volubilis, seeing the tanneries, Medersa Bou Inania, taking the camel ride and spending the night in the Sahara, visiting the bakery, seeing Todra Gorge, exploring Ait Ben Haddou, taking the cooking class at Kasbah Omar, and exploring all the ksour and the different medinas in each city. The cities were so interesting and we loved Fes and Marrakech. The visit to the pharmacy was really interesting as well. This was one of our favourite trips, and we all enjoyed our guide's sense of humour and knowledge. We were not disappointed.C. Pope
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The camel ride to the desert for an overnight and viewing of the sunrise was wonderful except for the COLD. You need to make sure that if you run this tour in January, you tell people to bring their winter parkas, mitts, toques etc.Bonnie Hazell
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This was one of my favorite destinations. We visited many interesting sites but probably my favorite thing about the tour was that I felt like I learned a lot about the culture and the people as well as the country. We visited in three homes and I loved the experience of seeing what their homes look like and what their daily life is truly like. The camel ride and spending the night in the desert had to be the highlight of the trip! How can you describe seeing the sand dunes and beautiful scenery that can't be seen from the road!Karen Tripp
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Riding the camels in the desert and spending the night in the tent in the desert as well.Sandra Rice
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Loved the majority of the trip. Cold have skipped the Jardin Majorelle. We wound up sitting and waiting to leave for40-45 mintes. The musem was interesting but descriptions were in French so couldn't read . Would have liked to spend more time in the medina shopping the different alleys. The co-op we were taken to was okay but didn't have what I was looking for and didn't have the local interaction. I would definately recommend this trip, and I have to numerous friends. I would go back.
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While learning about Moroccan culture was an important aspect of this tour, the hotels/Riads were pretty rough. For example, the first place we stayed the bed was a hard as a board. Really, that's not an exaggeration. The spiral stairway to the floor where we stayed was tricky with multiple height steps causing challenges to go up and down the stairs. It was authentic but a bit more comfort would have been appreciated. The people of Morocco were very friendly and welcomed us warmly into their country. The contrast of North versus South was pronounced and our tour director did an excellent job of explaining the history of the country. Visiting a farm gave us first hand information of the challenge of irrigation in a desert-like environment. The other stops at the tannery, the pottery "factory," the scarf shop, the fossil shop, and the rug shop were all very interesting and no one pressured us to buy anything - a most pleasant surprise. The problem of unsafe water proved to be something that touched almost all travelers in our group, ie travelers' diarrhea. We also managed to spread cold symptoms among ourselves as well. While the food was authentic, it proved to be boring after a few meals. Toward the end of the tour, Rick's Cafe and the French Restaurant we visited were both excellent choices. Perhaps a few more "normal" for us restaurants at the beginning of the trip would prove more satisfying. The older gentleman aka the candyman who took us on a walking tour of Fes was initially entertaining, but after an hour or so, his 'jokes' grew tiresome. Our tour director did warn us about him so no one was offended. We appreciated the planned "pit stops" for the facilities and ice cream treats. Our bus driver was superb - polite, professional and an excellent representative for Collette. He distributed H2O twice per day and that, too, was much appreciated. Lastly, the camel ride, experiencing the massive sand dunes and meeting the nomad family were unique experiences that gave us a close view of Moroccan culture. The tents weren't that comfortable, but spending a couple of nights there was a great tradeoff for the wonderful experiences! Thank you for including those in this tour. We appreciate that Collette supports the rug cooperative and the AMAL Non-profit/IDRF cooking school both run for and benefitting women. Learning about the history of Morocco and its people was a very satisfying journey. Though I haven't mentioned all the variety of stops we made (Roman ruins, artesian wells, the Mosque, etc), the inclusion of so many varied experiences made this a very worthwhile vacation.
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Our tour manager provided us with a balanced variety of experiences, opportunities, and various chances to meet many different peoples of Morocco.
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I can say NOTHING bad about this excursion except I had a fantabulous trip!!!!Jane Panitz
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The tour was a comprehensive view of some of Moroccos biggest cities, including many authentic meals, our tour managers vast knowledge of his country, and an authentic look at how Moroccan’s live (and how diverse that view can be from city to city). This tour was action packed and very well curated. I would love to take this tour again in 10 years to see how far the country has developed. Favorite parts of the tour were the ancient Roman ruins, and Hassan II mosque.Alexandra Hintz
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There were many memorable experiences; I never thought I would ride a camel! Our tour director, Nabil, was fantastic. He was always willing and able to help people out, whether it was someone who wanted to do something different from the rest of the group and needed some assistqnce, or when he let me use his phone to call my mother on Mother's Day because I was having trouble with my phone plan. I was not happy with the fact that, although I got an email the day before my flights, I was not able to get my boarding pass until I got to the airport because of the way the air department booked the tickets.
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Our experience w/ our local guide Thami in Fez was excellent. Everything about the Sahara desert visit was remarkable. The Marrakech madina visit and tour was great also. Our facitator Nabil exceeded Collette standard as did all the local guides.
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Great tour! I would definitely recommend taking it.
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An absolute must for exploration travelers. Totally enjoyed all aspects of our trip and would do it all over again! Truly loved the desert glamping.Susan Kiebler
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Sahara Desert camp & visiting Berber family.
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Camel ride Marakesh at night Farewell dinner at play if again sam
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I enjoyed the variety of cultures experienced across different areas of Morocco.
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The hotels were fair to poor, bad locations, old/past their prime, beds like wooden planks and sheets like Saran Wrap. I am sure that better hotels can be found.
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There are too many to list. I believe our tour guide, Nori, made the entire tour a very memorable experience.Anthony Anderson
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We loved the entire trip, really enjoyed Fes, the Riad. Loved the desert campingAnnette Healy
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The tour included many things I would not have been able to find ir do on my own. Our guide took pride in finding us the best experiences and activities available. I have already recommended Collette to fellow travelers.Stephanie Simmons
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Everything about the trip was phenomenal except for the first hotel, which was named flower town. The hotel was merely OK.Ellen Rich
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Great itinerary and great guide/tour manager. Favorite experience: an unplanned visit to a local olive press and sampling of its product.
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The things I enjoyed about Morocco: Chefchaouen, all the different terrain(mountains, farms and desert, as well as the seashores), the encounters with the local people (cooking class and the ladies at the rug shop). I enjoyed the time spent in the desert. It was a great tour and I would recommend it to others.Alana Winkelmann
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Riding camels Just all the unique things about Morocco Tour manager spent too much time carrying on a private conversation with the driver and not telling us about the area or what we were seeing Also tour manager seems to prefer talking with men and not women which is difficult since most of the group were women and that seems to be the trend in travel. He did not warm up to the group very well. Did a very poor job on the pre tour and kept saying he did not want to repeat when the other joined us. Very frustrating. Also spoke against some things offered on the tour during free time.
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The experiences we had were absolutely wonderful. Our tour guide. was awesome!Connie Crab
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Our best trip to date!Sandra Lasher
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A fascinating tour. Morocco is a diverse country. Big cities, small hamlets, mountains, deserts, traditional and modern. This tour gave us a sampling of it all. Mohamed Merri, our tour director was amazing. He spent a lot of time explaining what we were experiencing, why it’s important, etc. but in an engaging, interesting manner. He also has a very calm, friendly demeanor. I would highly recommend to anyone interested in exploring Morocco.
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The colors of Morocco is one of my favorite tours. We experienced many authentic interactions within the Morrican culture and a much better understanding of the country and people.Katheryn Hammer-witty
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Very inclusive of all facets of the country and culture…hotels were top notch, and the experiences were amazing…our tour guide and bus driver were wonderful, very informative…we felt safe at all times, even in the medinas, with large crowds…Christine Emerson
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The tour was very memorable. The Cultural experience, traversing Morocco, delicious food and a very nice group of people to travel with. Our guide Rashid helped make the tour informative and fun.Valencia Thompson
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The most memorable experience was riding the camel in the Sahara. Just being there was exciting. I loved the medinas and staying in the older hotels.Jacqueline Howlett
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Glamping in the desert was favorite excursion. Overall all excursion we’re exceptional.James Woodruff
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A few of the hotels were fair to poor. There was no one at the airport to pick us up. We got on the wrong bus that was going to Casablanca not Ribat. We finally found the rep from Collette who lied to us about picking up other guests. We then sat at the wrong hotel for hours because we were never informed of a change of hotel. The trip got off to a horrible start.
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The tour was educational, culturally enlightening, fun, and much better than I anticipated. Our tour guide, Nory, was amazing. He was so passionate about his country and it really translated into a wonderful overview of a fascinating country and culture. The Sahara desert was particularly memorable.
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Tour was wonderful! So many ethnic and geographic surprises. Great variety of locations and excellent accommodations. This travel photographer's delight. Tour manager - Nory Mazdi - one of the best we have ever had in all our travels. Highly recommend this tour.Ronald Rogers
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It was probably the best tour we have been on and we have been on a few. The country was fascinating and our tour guide was excellent. Traveling with the UC Retirees was excellent. Good group of people who loved to travel and were engaged in learning.Patricia Allen
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living in the Sahara Desert for three daysFord Hall, Sr
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The camels were great, as well as the Atlas Mountains, and Marrakech. I didn't enjoy being in such a large group that was so clique-ish. Also, being a single traveler, I was relegated to the worst hotel rooms. It seems as if there should have been a way to make it more equitable.
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This was almost memorable tour. Liver Pur guide Khaled. Always there for you very caring. Trip was a bit overwhelming I thought too much packing unpacking. I am happy to have seen most of Morrocco and learned so much about its history. The people couldn’t have been nicer and more engaging.
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Tour was excellent. Pre tour extension added so much. Tour leader, Khalid Ingrinoui, is outstanding. A tour can make or break an excursion. Khalid definitely made this one. Also arrived a day early and stayed an extra day in Casablanca to experience more of Morocco’s largest city.Allan Yoshimura
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Morocco is an amazing country. Our tour manager Khalid created an amazing unforgettable experience for our group.Susan Williams
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Excellent tour -well paced. Good factory and shopping places. Dessert stay was unique. The local tour leader in old city markets needed to walk slower so we could keep together.Samuel Waxman
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Well-planned itinerary…well done, Collette Tours!!! My husband and I LoVED our camel ride in the Sahara Desert. The Deset Camp was beautiful, and the desert sunrise was spectacular!
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I expected to enjoy it but this tour truly exceeded expectations. Food was fabulous and many parts of the tour were amazing.
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THe Cancellation of 2 returning flights ..I felt that Collette did little to solve the problem and rebook our flights,,They did offer a a 3000$+ flight optiom /Also they kept change their minds and at one point told the Morroco tour manager that I was alsl set,
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Overall - a great tour. Potential improvement: skip the desert experience and replace it with time in Tangier, Tetouan, and Chefchaouen.EDWARD Silbert
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I loved Tangier, so clean and open
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Overall the tour was great! The desert stay was memorable as was Fes and the Roman Ruins.Peter Doucet
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My favorite memorable experience -- and it's almost impossible to choose a favorite -- was sitting at the edge of the desert camp and watching the sunset over the dunes of the Sahara. Such a peaceful setting gave me time to reflect the past days' experiences in amazing Morocco.Cynthia Kienzle
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Tour guide , Nabil was wonderful
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Our tour manager Rachid was excellent. Nobody else could have done better. He was knowledgeable and informative with a sense of humor.Donald Carter
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The Sahara Desert was peaceful and relaxing. The visit to the Berber family was very interesting. The mountain scenery was spectacular! There was a lot to see and do , however, there was limited time to explore the souks and experience a unique aspect of the country. The bus driver was excellent!
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.A trip to the Sahara desert. Also we had a great bus driver Also a visit to the berber people and lunch at the vineyardDaniel Pallen
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Fantastic small group Exploration experience in Morocco with Collette. Our tour manager was efficient, personable, knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. The places we explored were incredible and interesting. We felt so welcome everywhere. Accommodations were spot on for the type of tour - unique to the area, clean and comfortable, not luxurious but nice. Tented camp in the Sahara Desert was an experience - mainly because of the sandstorm that left us stuck in our stifling hot tent for hours. All part of the true Moroccan adventure!Debra DeHaan
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This tour was amazing and led by an amazing guide,Mohamed Merri. His knowledge and love for his country was reflected in the information and experiences we had on this incredible tourMargaret Wolfe
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It was a great trip. Even the dust storm in the Sahara desert made for an authentic experience. The people were friendly, the food was good and as a female traveler I never felt in danger.
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VERY COMPREHENSIVE TOUR AND EXCELLENT TOUR GUIDE ABDOUL AND BUS DRIVER MOHAMMED. SHOULD HAVE USED MORE RIAD HOTELS, AND NOT STANDARD HOTELS. AT LEAST 2-3 RIADS SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED AS ONCE STAYING IN THAT THE REST DID NOT COMPARE TO THAT EXPERIENCE.Linda Johansen
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Well thought out stops and interesting places. Well organized. No confusion or delays. Local guide and the tour bus driver could not have been any better. Very friendly, professional, and very open and honest about the culture, peoples, and how local customs came about and are changing.Christopher Hansen
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Well planned, many varied locations. Wonderful tour guides and bus driver. Superb accommodations. Thank you
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I wanted a small group tour that wasn't just about checking off tourist sights. I wanted a more immersive experience and understand Morocco from a local's perspective. This tour exceeded my expectations in this regard. A huge part of it was thanks to the tour manager, Yassine Aballouche. He is a rare gem. Anyone who goes on tour with him will get so, so much out of it.
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Desert camping and excursions.. going through the snowy mountains.Karen Murad
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Great product at fair price
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Small group and extremely educational. It really brought a whole new experience to the plan.Craig Frerichs
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I feel that we could spend more time in historic sites, Roman Ruins, The Hassan II Mosque museum, skip the Mural of the Bab Mansour gate on the 1st optional tour with longer time on the carriage ride thru Marrakech on 2nd optional tour both of which did not reach expectations. Chosen locations for scheduled events were outstanding. Rachid enhanced our vacation with local history plus stories/tales of locales and herded our gaggle of americans thru many twists turns in the kasbah and over the wonderful dunes of the wilderness without a single mishap. I will certainly recommend this tour to the members of our travel club
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The tour guide was excellent and we got to know not only the tourist part, but got to know the people as wellLarry and Vicki Galbreath
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All was great but one night in the desert would be sufficient.Darla Schumacher
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Excellent in all ways. Wonderful tour.Douglas Powell
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all facets of the tour were wonderful. knowledgeable, patient, attentive tour guide. all the stops we made were interesting. the local tour guides were excellent. the food was very very good.
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All 3 categories listed below were excellent. But I’ve already answered these questions once before, so that’s not so excellent. My time’s as valuable as your’s, maybe more so since I’m a real live customer.
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Nice country and people. Great Tour Manager.
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Are guide was fantastic very accommodate on everythingAaron Walisever
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Our tour manager was amazing. Really brought the country to life!Sandra Costin
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Our tour manager Mohammed Merri was the best one we’ve ever had, and we’ve traveled a lot! Knowledge, language skills, empathy, flexibility, people skills all top-rate! He could easily be a diplomat in Morocco! Excellent. Brilliant to have a tour of a winery early in the tour! Alcohol not easy to come by in a Muslim country otherwise. Desert camp was great experience! Loved the involvement of the Amal NPO, and luncheon. I really liked the tour manager tipping all who needed tipping—this is an awkward and difficult thing especially if small bills are unavailable. I suggest everyone download the app Maps.me to give everyone confidence negotiating the souks in free time.Michael Fisher
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Achei ótima a excursão, principalmente o guiaSimone Roisman
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Yassine was extremely knowledgeable and provided us with a sensitive nuanced explanation of his culture. I have never ever come back from a tour feeling I know as much about being there. Yassine is a rare gem. My only suggestion is to shorten the time in the desert to one day. I will admit I was a little anxious when I was in the Fez Suq which of course is increased in these days of COVID-19.Jonathan Belcher
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Seeing the desert and the camel rides were things I wont forget. The hotel accomodaations were greatBarbara Peace
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A grand adventure...glamping in the desert, camel ride, cooking class, delicious food, visit with a nomad family, Marrakech by Night are just a few highlights.Olivia Andersen
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The 2 nights on the Sahara. The shopping bazaars in the Medina’s of Fez and Marrakech
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Sleeping in tents and riding a camel on the Sahara Desert. The food was wonderfulBarbara Olhava
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Riding the camels on the Sahara Desert.Ernest Newcomb
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Tour if the medinas in Fez & Marrakech
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Love the choice of fellow travelers. Had so much fun with our fellow farmers from Canada Enjoy the small groups
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Liked everything about this tour except we had too many tagines for dinnersWendy Duvall
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The Sahara Desert experiences were amazing! Other highlights included the Amal Cooking School, the Argon Oil Women’s Cooperative, the tours of the medinas, the music performance at the school in the desert, the ceramics factory, and the horse and carriage ride. It was wonderful to gain in-depth knowledge about the history, culture, artifacts, and people to help us truly understand this interesting country. All memorable experiences to last a lifetime.Janis Fox
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I covered this above in the reviewGloria
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Loved the tour, the people and the places.Azra Haqqie
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top of the line, well organized tripMarie Stewart
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Many exotic places like tile co-op, traditional farm, but best of all was camel ride in the desert.Deila Mangold
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The Sahara desert! Staying in comfortable and big tents we had all the important things—shower, toilet, and more room than in hotels.Nona
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The desert experience was so wonderful. The sunrises, sunsets....just everything. Loved Marrakesh as well.September Holstad
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I mentioned many positives earlier. The fossil place was super.Joanne Richards
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Flights were poorly scheduled. More free time would have been appreciated. The best part was the sunset camel ride and camping in the Sahara.Susan Ficzko
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The camel ride at sunset in the Sahara was unique and memorable.
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It was fun and very educational.John Civitts
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Many and variedRosemond Pennington
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Dromedaries in the dunes and Tangine Cooking Class
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The tour of Morocco was thorough, fun and a little exhausting. Accommodations were very good, food was excellent and excursions were great. I loved the Riad in Fez, the nights in the desert and Marrakesh. My one and only complaint would be that in order to see everything, and at a slower pace, perhaps Collette could add a couple of days to the tour.Gretchen Johnson
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Our tour guide was passionate and informative about all things Morocco. The highlight for us was the Marrakesh by night dinner.Randal Mcdaniel
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Awesome tour guides throughout the tripPamela Hirsch
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Selection of hotels, quality of workers in the desert, good food, riding a camel, visiting a nomad family, Marrakesh market place. best dinner of all in Marrakesh, also the cooking class.Ellen Mnich
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Great sites from Hassan II to the casbah. The medina in FEZ was my favorite place with so many people, shops and experiences.Joseph Duffney
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Was a great opportunity to experience the culture of Morocco.Lawrence Ferri
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I am not sure if I could say there was just one experience that stood out in my memory..... I loved it all!!
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The 2 days in the Sahara Desert at camp were so cool! We got to see sun rise and set, eat Moroccan food, and have a camel ride.
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Riding the camel was terrific. I didn’t think the tent accommodations were up to Collette’s standards. They weren’t very clean, they were hot, and I saw nicer ones in the area!!Mary
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All the events were wonderful. Riding the camels was a time to remember, along with the lovely accommodations, fabulous artistic craftsmanship in tile, jewelry, leather, pottery, and architecture.
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Days spent in Fes . . .pottery, tannery, old city
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Riding camels and sleeping in tents in The Sahara!!!!Walter Carr
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Camping in the Sahara tents.Cindy & Fred M
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The entire trip was fantastic. However, the airline routing home was inexcusable. We had four different flights and short connections. This should have been routed home in much the same manner as our initial flight. My favorite experience was learning to make Moroccan pastilla. Or maybe riding the camel. Or driving through the Atlas mountains. Or visiting the Medina of Fes. Truly hard to pick.Rae Lamarche
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Overall excellent. Sahara stay. Great guidePeter Paquet
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Marina in Fez, Mosque in Casablanca, staying in Sahara
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Touring the medina in Fez was fascinating. Klamping in the desert was an amazing experience! Beautiful country.
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None, It was disappointing. Although we tipped the guide, he was really lacking a warm personality. I have been traveling for 50 years and have taken Collette a number of times and liked them. Not so much this time. I have been to times before this tour, and really enjoyed the country. The time in the desert was miserable. Black tents made it really bad. Not even a fan to move thee air around Everyone suffered, not just us. We were served tangine every day. All around the food "sucked".Trusted Customer
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My favorite experience was the trek to the desert camp, I could have stayed there for another night or two, it was sublime. Second favorite was the hotel in Fes and exploring the Medina.Trusted Customer
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The itinerary flowed well, and included lots of interesting places in Morocco. I especially enjoyed the sunset camel ride in the Sahara sand dunes to the tent cabins. The food agreed with me, and the cooking class was fun. Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful.
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The tour was wonderful. My only complaint was flight arrangements for our return home. Our hotels were in general excellent - the one in Casablanca was not the greatest. Our room was good - some were not - and the location was sort of sketchy.
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Outstanding. We really liked everything. It was amazing.Trusted Customer
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The Sahara - camel ride, sunset and sunrise, food, amazing accommodations, camel guides, drummers (who were extremely gracious and fun) and above all the serenity and beauty of the desert.
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The camel ride and stayed over night in the tent at tip of Sahara dessert
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The desert experience, the cooking school. the Jardin Majorelle, and so much more were memorable experiences.Trusted Customer
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Because of the bad flight connection.Trusted Customer
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I just did. Trying to shift responsibility for your office mucking up aspects of our travel adds a very negative impression of your US Office service!
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Hotel in Casablanca was not of the caliber we would prefer, however the location was very good.Trusted Customer
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The most memorable event in a trip full of memories was the camel ride to our luxury campground. The musicians were a treat.Trusted Customer
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The tour was first rate. We had a wonderful tour guide. He was knowledgeable and articulate as well as funny. His assistant and bus driver did an awesome job as well. Besides all the historical and cultural information Rad provided us with visits to the homes of some residents that added another layer of understanding to our knowledge base of Moroccan culture. It seemed that our guide knew people everywhere. From food and shopping to history and culture hew knew someone that could make the experience unique.Trusted Customer
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Sleeping out in the dessert and the camel ride was an amazing experience.
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Riding camels into the desert and spending the night in a tent.Trusted Customer
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It was a fantastic trip and the only reason I am not giving it 5 stars is b/c the hotel in Casablanca & its location were substandard. I am sure you heard the same feedback from others and it should be corrected for future trips. The guide (Radouan) was super talented, courteous, energetic, patient and well informed. His driver, Mo, was equally as skilled in his trade; however, the bus did not have WiFi as promised. Other than that every aspect of the trip was superb. The rest of the hotels, restaurants, and side trips were tops. The camel ride through sections of the Sahara and the overnight stay in a luxurious tent were wonderful experiences that we will never forget.Trusted Customer
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The tour was good and the Camel ride in the desert and overnight stay was wonderful
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The most memorable experience on this tour was the camel ride and encampment. It was GREAT!Trusted Customer
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The camel riding on The Sahara Dessert.
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The country, people and areas we toured were very nice, and i felt representative of the country. However, as i mentioned elsewhere, our tour manager was substituted, last minute, and we were never told about this. This still would have been fine, if Hicham were a "best trained and most experienced Manager in the industry", as Collette advertises. Unfortunately, this proved to not be true; and I feel much information that could have been given by him, was not, and this made knowing about Morocco less personal. We did have one stand-out local guide in Fes, also named Hicham (2), who was EXCELLENT! If this person is not on Collette's payroll, he certainly deserves to be...he was personable, intelligent, humorous, and totally engaging with our group - everything our regular tour manager was not! I actually had 2 favorite memorable experiences - staying at Kasbah Xaluca, Errachidia, and our camel trek and stay in the desert. Kasbah Xaluca was a dream location - the accommodations were excellent, the staff friendly and helpful, and the breakfast and dinner buffets varied and delicious! Would have loved to stay there an extra day to just lounge around the pool! The camel trek was everything I had dreamed it would be - Mild natured camels, excellent Berber handlers who were very friendly and helpful, and surprising accommodations - who would expect indoor flush toilets and showers with hot water out in the desert. The surrounding dunes were a photographer's dream! Will always have fond memories of both these places!Trusted Customer
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If I am forced to pick only one then I have to go with the camel ride into the desert and the overnight stay in the luxury tents. Singing and dancing with the Berbers around the campfire was the perfect end to this evening.
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The entire tour was great and well put together to highlight different aspects of Morocco, it’s people and culture. The most memorable experience would be the overnight trip in the Sahara desert.....it was amazing!!!
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Riding a camel in the Sahara Dessert! Wow! Recommendation would be to provide more dessert experiences, dune buggy, sand surfing, we could have gone out to dessert earlier and done more. The overnight accommodations in the dessert could be improved, nothing fancy needed, more blankets, fire pit should have been kept going and lit again in the morning as it was quite cold.Anne Marie Drouin
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Morocco is a beautiful country, with very interesting history. The tour was well paced, and activities chosen gave a great overview of the country.
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Camel ride was fun. However, desert camp was billed as "luxury". It was NOT! Plus my toilet didn't flush and they said they fixed it...it wasn't fixed. The tank was not filling up with water. Flies all over the food in the morning.Trusted Customer
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Neither Redlands, our guide nor the bus driver helped the passengers getting off the bus: steep steps and sometime the ground was uneven stepping off the bus.Trusted Customer
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Moroccan food was the bestTrusted Customer
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Camel ride to Sahara desertTrusted Customer
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The medina in Fes was like stepping back in time. Collette's air department arranged all my airfare and got me to Morocco a day late so I completely missed out on the tour of Casablanca. I'm quite angry about that and feel cheated out of the complete experience of the tour.
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The camel ride and night in the desert; walking the medina in Fez.Trusted Customer
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Staying in the Erfoud hotel--so unique and interesting. The best themed hotel with unique decor in the room. Also, staying in the tent in the desert--no experience quite like it!Trusted Customer
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I will never forget dancing around the fire ring in the desert after our camel ride over the dunes.Trusted Customer
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Camel ride and night spent in tents in the desert
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There were many favourite experiences: dinner at Rick's Cafe (spectacular!), visiting the Roman ruins of Volubilis, seeing the tanneries, Medersa Bou Inania, taking the camel ride and spending the night in the Sahara, visiting the bakery, seeing Todra Gorge, exploring Ait Ben Haddou, taking the cooking class at Kasbah Omar, and exploring all the ksour and the different medinas in each city. The cities were so interesting and we loved Fes and Marrakech. The visit to the pharmacy was really interesting as well. This was one of our favourite trips, and we all enjoyed our guide's sense of humour and knowledge. We were not disappointed.C. Pope
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The camel ride to the desert for an overnight and viewing of the sunrise was wonderful except for the COLD. You need to make sure that if you run this tour in January, you tell people to bring their winter parkas, mitts, toques etc.Bonnie Hazell
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This was one of my favorite destinations. We visited many interesting sites but probably my favorite thing about the tour was that I felt like I learned a lot about the culture and the people as well as the country. We visited in three homes and I loved the experience of seeing what their homes look like and what their daily life is truly like. The camel ride and spending the night in the desert had to be the highlight of the trip! How can you describe seeing the sand dunes and beautiful scenery that can't be seen from the road!Trusted Customer
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Riding the camels in the desert and spending the night in the tent in the desert as well.Trusted Customer
