• A professional and qualified tour leader
• Marrakech Airport transfers on Day 1 and Day 8
• All accommodation as described
• Meals as per the Meal Plan
• All land transport involved in the itinerary

• Travel Insurance
• Tips for staff
• Meals as per the Meal Plan
• Cooking class at El Khir in Essaouira (pre-booking essential)
• Miscellaneous expenses - drinks and souvenirs etc

TRAVEL TO YOUR DESTINATION

If flying from the UK there are low cost airlines available to the start and from the end of your holiday.

To benefit from full financial protection, ease your holiday planning, and avoid dealing with airlines, we can book scheduled flights from the UK as part of a flight inclusive package. Scheduled flights are usually more expensive that low cost alternatives, however potentially less stressful if your flight is cancelled or delayed. If you book flights through KE Adventure Travel we will offset the carbon of your flight.

The group will meet at the hotel in Marrakech.

Airport transfers are provided for all clients to the group hotel.

Hotel contact details and an emergency number will be provided with your booking confirmation.

All breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners are included.

One of the highlights of a holiday to Morocco is the food. One of the great cuisines of the world, Moroccan cooking combines subtle spices and rich flavours. From large green olives paired with chopped lemon rind stirred into a tajine of tender chicken, or sardines coated with coriander, parsley, cumin and chilli.

The county is influenced by Andalusian Spain, Arabic dishes and France, ensuring a wonderful combination of mouth-watering flavours. Tajines are clay cooking pots with a conical lid and can be seen bubbling away at every roadside cafe, high-end restaurants and in every home. They are always served with bread – the most important part of any meals.

Couscous is traditionally rolled by hand and steamed over a stew of meat and vegetables. To serve, the meat is covered by couscous, whilst the vegetables are pressed into the sides and any sauce is served separately.

Bssara costs very little and is a rich soup of dried broad beans which is traditionally served for breakfast. It is topped with a swirl of olive oil, a sprinkling of cumin and fresh bread.

Berber picnic in the Atlas Mountains usually starts with Berber tea, followed by a colourful buffet of rice, pasta or couscous and a freshly prepared salad of onion, tomatoes, peppers, grated carrot, beans, sweetcorn and peas.

Whilst we can cater for vegetarians, albeit sometimes with a more limited choice, we cannot always provide special diets.  Due to the nature of some of the trips that we operate and the countries in which we operate them, it can be very hard (and sometimes impossible) to cater for a wide range of dietary choices and you may have to supplement your diet with food/snacks from home.  If you have specific dietary requirements please do speak to our sales team and they will be able to advise you whether or not we will be able to offer your specific choice.  Please note that we are unable to provide separate menus and cannot accept liability for any problems arising from special dietary requirements or intolerances.

During this trip the group will spend 3 nights in a tourist class hotel in Marrakech and although there are a range of high-end hotels in Marrakech, we try to strike the right balance of a comfortable and conveniently located base while maintaining a really good value holiday.

In Essaouira we spend 2 nights in a traditional riad-style hotel. This lovely accommodation is located within the ancient medina and offers the perfect location for exploring and gives you a taste of traditional Moroccan architecture and atmosphere.

In the Atlas Mountains we spend 2 nights in a family run Berber guesthouse. Simpler than a hotel but including a hammam (which essentially is a Moroccan spa/steam room), it is a great opportunity to experience genuine Berber culture and cuisine.

If you are travelling by yourself, you will be paired up with another single client of the same sex. Single hotel rooms are available for a supplementary cost . If you are planning on extending your holiday additional nights at the group hotel or in a range of different hotels and Riad's in Marrakech are available on request.

The group will be led by a professional and qualified tour leader.

Approximately £100-£150 per person (or equivalent in US dollars or Euros) should be allowed for tips, soft drinks, snacks, non-included meals and miscellaneous expenses. Alcoholic drinks, souvenirs and optional activities are additional so you may wish to budget for these.

You cannot usually purchase Moroccan Dirhams outside the country. You can withdraw money in local currency from ATM’s on arrival at the airport in arrivals or in Marrakech. You can choose to take your money in pounds sterling, dollars or euros, and you will be able to exchange it at the airport. Credit cards are useful and it is a good idea to carry one in case of emergency.

The Moroccan cooking class at El Khir, a women's association, costs dhs 250. This includes lunch. You should pre-book this with the KE office and pay locally. 

Tips are the accepted way of saying ‘thank you’ to your local guides and porters. They do not form part of their wages and any tips they receive are seen as a personal thank you from group members. For our part, we advise local teams that tips are not a duty or a prerequisite but are a bonus and entirely dependent on the service that was given.

This is your ‘thank-you’ to the crew and the final amount should be decided by the group. We estimate that approximately £40 per group member should provide an appropriate level of tips. However, for the leader, we leave the tipping amount totally at your own discretion.

For this holiday you should take one piece of luggage, which should be a soft bag, and a daypack.

For the two nights in the mountains your main baggage gets transported by mule for the 5 mins journey from the vehicle to the accommodation. Therefore we recommend a soft bag, as hard suitcases are more awkward to fit in the mule saddle packs.

When in Essaouira your accommodation is within the city walls in the medina. Vehicles cannot get access here, so you will either need to carry your bag or get it transported by one of the many available people with little hand pulled carts. Usually the whole group utilises one or two of these carts and it costs around 1 Moroccan Dirham per bag (less than 10p).

For international flights please check your baggage allowance with your airline.

For each holiday there is a minimum number of participants required to enable it to go ahead. Once the minimum number is reached, the trip status will change from 'Available' to 'Guaranteed to run'. You can check the trip status for each departure in ‘Dates and Prices’ table. Other than in exceptional circumstances, we will not cancel a trip once it has achieved this guaranteed to run status and so you are free to proceed with your international flight booking and other travel arrangements.