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  • Mimitravels
    Mimitravels → PureLuxury

    Hi I just booked the Morocco tour, but saw your comment about it not being a favorite tour. Would you be able to share your reasons? We have taken 11 tours with Tauck and enjoyed all, but one, so I was just curious. We have many more we'd like to take and with the prices increasing (including the tips) we want to be selective. Thanks in advance for your help. Mimitravels

    December 9
    • PureLuxury
      PureLuxury

      Hi Mimitravels,
      I apologize if my statement made you re-consider your Morocco tour. Please know that wasn't my intent.

      My last few tours with Tauck have been to spectacular places--Portrait of India, Northern India & Nepal, Egypt & Jordan, Israel and Jordan. All of those places were an assault on all my senses. Compared to those, the Morocco tour was just, meh. It was a nice get-away and really great learning about the people in that region of the world. The slower pace was refreshing and the manual process the artisans use were nice to see--I think I spent more money in Morocco than on any of the other tools. The craftsmanship was awesome and gave me an appreciation of the skills passed down from generation to generation.

      The TD was excellent and we had a great group of fellow travelers. My cousin also booked the tour and we had a great time together. Tauck was considerate in ensuring our rooms were always next to each other and in Marrakesh the room set up allowed us to close and lock the main door and maintain our room doors open so we could freely go between rooms - great set-up at Four Seasons Marrakech. I also had the pleasure of spending time with a friend who lives in Portugal (quick 1-hr flight to Marrakech) and has a business in Marrakech who showed me the authentic local and nightlife in Marrakesh. My days with Tauck were long and my nights with my friends were longer--I didn't get much sleep in Marrakech! The authentic music, dancing and dinner shows were spectacular and a terrific added bonus for me - but nothing to do with Tauck.

      The tour was quite enjoyable - just not at the top of my list. Please do not hesitate on taking the tour. It would be an added bonus if you get the wicked Chris Morrison as your TD!

    • Mimitravels
      Mimitravels

      PureLuxury, Thank you for your opinion of the trip. It sounds like you enjoyed, though not at the top of your list. We have also done the Jordan/Egypt, India, Patagonia and more trips that really stand out as our top trips. So I guess I wasn't expecting that Morocco would make the top five, but still glad to hear the trip was enjoyable and that you had a great TD! The TD can make or break the trip. lol I hope we get the one that you had. Thanks again for sharing:)