Best of Morocco - 13 days

The tour was fantastic and our guide was great. he was very friendly and informative. i would definitely reccomend this trip.

This was my first booking with On the Go Tours and my first trip to Morocco. I am an advocate for Morocco now. I fell in love in love with the place. Morocco is such a beautiful and exotic country. Breathtaking landscapes accompanied by interesting histories and cultures. Doing the trip in Nov-Dec, my friends and I were able to experience almost all the seasons in Morocco, from the lush green plantations of argan and olives, to the freezing snowy mountain of High Atlas, to the cool sandy Desert of Sahara, to the yellowish autumn Maple trees on the way to Fes and the windy beach of Essaouira. True to its name, it was indeed the Best 13 Days of Morocco to us. We were able to sample local cuisines and pastries, immersed ourselves with the locals in different cities, explore the busy medina, learnt how to haggle, got the local hamam massage and even wore the djellabas for a day during the trip. We love the accommodation e, from posh hotel to local riads and cool Berber camp, we tried it all. There were days with long road trips but we didn't mind. The van was very clean and comfortable and our driver Hossain was a good driver. Our guide Jamal was exceptional. I couldn't have asked for a better guide. I had guides before on my previous trips but not many as enthusiastic, passionate and dedicated as Jamal. He took good care of us, making sure all our needs were met, always on standby when we texted him, and always went the extra miles even when he doesn't have too. Though we had local guides in different cities, he was always there watching over us and every ready to come to our assistance. Coming from a country which the weather is hot and humid all year long, my friends and I were ecstatic when we saw the snow, first time. Jamal was sensitive and dear enough to make a stop and take photos with the snow. He didn't have too, but he did. Thank you Jamal. He was also very professional and knowledgeable. He gave us information on the sights we saw from time to time during our road trips. He patiently answered all our questions, even the silly ones. He walked us through the histories and cultures of Morocco. He gave suggestions, haggled for us (at the shops) and even took great photos of us (he was our part time photographer). He is humble, very funny and approachable. We were travelling in a group of eight (my three friends and I, a family of three and a solo traveller) and we all agreed that we did miss his presence when he dropped us off in Essaouira. During our trip, we became close like a big family and we owed that to Jamal. He was the heart of the group. We also enjoyed the lunch picnics he prepared for us. We highly recommend Jamal for tours in Morocco. All in all, Morocco should be in everyone's bucket list. Thank you On the Go for making our trip a smooth ride and to Jamal our guide for the wonderful memories made. We have lots of stories and photos to share back home. Having said that, I wouldn't hesitate to make another booking with On the Go Tours and will surely promote it, and Jamal to my friends. Thank you.

We had a wonderful time. All of our guides were great. Abdellah was a special standout. We learned a lot about the culture and had a great experience. Thank you for your help and advice. We would definitely travel with On the Go again.

Excellent tour giving a good over view of the country and culture and thoroughly enjoyable. Our tour guide Hicham paid a key role in ensuring we got the most out of the tour.

Our guide Omar was really exceptionally good. Knowledgeable, passionate, professional, friendly & charismatic. Responsive 100%. Omar had a great sense of knowing what the group needs - when to give us history information, when to give quiet for napping, when to provide some mood music . The itinerary is challenging. Suggest removing some things on long day from desert to Fes ( remove monkeys, gorge) or give a short dinner break before Fes. The highlights were most definitely camels/camp, Fes, Essasouria. The meals provided were all very good. Bus - legroom challenging and I’m only five feet tall and the seats were bit sloped from wear which make them uncomfortable after long hours. AC was working well though. We were disappointed that the promoted hotel was not available in Essaouria. Especially since we had booked at least ten months prior.

Our second trip with On the Go Tours. The tour was excellent, with informative and friendly local guides. The accommodation was very good with friendly hosts. The tour group was very welcoming which led to relaxing and enjoyable holiday. The tour guide Jamal was excellent with his knowledge of the country and its people. Jamal was the person who made the trip special by making us laugh and smile everyday.

Our guide Omar we couldn’t fault he was thoughtful had a great sense of humour he made the tour for us along with the wonderful people we met. We were very disappointed in our final 3 nights when we expected to be in a resort which is what we paid for. If you’re going to change the resort we expect same as was advertised. Also the motel we went to after the camel ride was not good enough our shower didn’t work and we put into a room they had been slept in and not cleaned. Besides these two things we had the most wonderful time and would travel with On-The-Go again. We especially loved the small group size.

Guide was great. Tour could have had an extra day travelling from desert to the next destination. We missed the “Swiss village “ due to it being dark and everyone was exhausted. Very disappointing. Also fossils were of great interest to us and only 1 other group member so our time was very brief despite the guide doing his best. Air con on minibus was very poor.

It was a fascinating and interesting tour. Lhoucine was excellent, full of knowledge and so kind and willing to help us all. The experiences were wonderful with many high points. The negatives were having to return to Marrakech for a night because two people joining in Casablanca were to have a city tour. Although it was in the trip notes, it seemed unnecessary to the rest of us, who could easily have transferred directly to Essaouira. The second negative was the awful riad in Essaouira! There was a nasty smell in the lobby, our room was cramped and dark with no air con (room 22). We couldn't open a window as it opened at waist height and looked into all the other rooms. On the whole, we had a great time and the tour provided us with so many experiences. We were lucky enough to be with a great group of people and it was very jolly. Lhoucine gave us his phone number and we could contact him at any time. He was very accommodating, nothing was too much trouble and his manner gentle, calm and quiet but with a great sense of humour and fun. He also provided fantastic picnics on the picnic lunch days and he and our driver were so efficient in setting up and clearing away. An excellent guide!

Tour guide was excellent Tour was a bit rushed. Would have preferred multiple days in fewer cities. Too much bus time Pick up for our airport departure never turned up. Had to make our own way there