Review: Morocco Family Tour, Marrakech, Fes, Essaouira, Sahara Desert, Sand Dunes ATV Tour

Our family of four went to Morocco for 10 days. We felt the trip consisted of too many days sitting around the hotels. The tours in the city were very short: we would meet the guides around 9:00 AM and be back in the hotels by 1:00 PM. The next day, we would drive a couple hours to the next city, arrive in the afternoon and stay in the hotel again the rest of the day. I talked to fellow travelers who were there through different travel agencies and they pretty much had the same schedule as us so I don't think it was all Zicasso's fault. We just really wish there were more sight seeing to do.

Also, the guides took us to their friends' stores who were very pushy about buying their merchandise even when we kept telling them we were not interested (The leather store in Fez and other little ones in the medinas). Considering the fact that the tours were so short, we felt the tip for the guides was very steep. ($15/person per day). Especially on the last day, the guide drove with us from one city to the next and there was no tour to be had, which we thought was pretty ridiculous. Why did he come with us to show us the hotel and walk around for 30 minutes?

I should add that the hotels we stayed in were very high quality and super clean. However, we did not pay all that money to stay in hotels for hours and hours. To make things worse, we went during Ramadan so all the stores and restaraunts were closed so we were really confined to the hotels, which is not the agency's fault. However, we were told that in these cities, shops and eateries would be open at night, which was not the case in Marrakesh or Essaouira. 

All in all, we were pretty disappointed and only giving this trip two stars for the amazing hotels. Shout out to our driver who was super friendly and became pretty close with my dad at the end of the tour. He really was a true professional.