Best country I've ever visited (out of 16 countries) too...soo friendly and welcoming, the beautiful, diverse landscapes, the simplicity and a certain magic in the air. I liked it so much I lived there for 3 years. The people were wonderful. Thanks for the great videos, it has been lovely travelling with you.
Fist of all thank you for all good things you say about my country. For the price you have to bargain stm you give half of the price you hear. That's the way it is. ...!
Hi guys, I've been following ALL your videos about Morocco, my country, and I must confess that I learnt A LOT from you. You were spontaneousand that gave another beauty to your vlogs. You are MOST welcome whenever you decide to come back. Long life Morocco
Same here, I traveled a lot in my life and seen a lot of country's, but morocco is still my favorite. I don't know.. It's just like a fairytale like country. You never get bored. So much to see.. So much to experience.. The food. The people. The weather.. Amazing! Going back soon. Love your travels!
Well I felt sure you would have food as number one 😂. I've spent the last three months drooling, and I couldn't even smell what you were eating. I'm so pleased you're trip went so well, apart from the cat incident, and I'm sure you'll go back at some point. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Morocco ❤
We meant to say that they weren’t necessarily in preference order! Food and hospitality would have been up there 100%!! We really had a wonderful time and would love to go back again at some point. Thanks as always for all the support ❤️
I was not expecting Hamams to be No.1 , as a Moroccan I like it too. The call of the prayers is such a beautiful reminder. I was also expecting the hustle and bustle/Scammers in the bad things. I was also waiting for the Pharmacy/Hospitals. Overall, I really enjoyed your videos here in Morocco and everything you experienced except the bad things ofc but it's a part of life. I'm happy you're doing well after the incident of the cat. ❤️🕊️✌🏻
We forgot to say that the list wasn’t ranked in order of preference! Hospitality would have been too if it was. The hustle and bustle were part of the experience for us and we didn’t actually come across any scammers ourselves so no problems there 😀 Also we have nothing bad to say about the hospitals or pharmacies, everyone who we saw in them was lovely, we just had really bad timing that things weren’t open, not anyone’s fault. We’re all doing great now and fully recovered, thanks for asking ❤️☺️
Traveling with the family around Morocco is the way to go and the safest for tourists because you'd get a lot of respect and attention as most Moroccans highly value and respect family settings with children. Even the bad guys won't dare messing with you. Thank you for visiting Morocco and for your amazing videos
Agree with the things you hated 100%!!! And I have a much longer list and I AM MOROCCAN! Agree with the things you love too lol and I have a much longer list lol after traveling 100+ countries in the past 25 years so what can I say-we’d love to have you back as you are the kind of guests we want in our country!
Thanks JSA! You are the best Ambassadors of Morocco! You took us with you on this amazing trip. Too bad it is already over. We realy hope you Come back to make a new travel video because i think there is much more to see of this fantastic country. We wish you all the best in England and take care for now. MA3A SALAAMA ❤ GOOD BYE SARA JAMES ADY
Interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing. I have been following your videos on Morocco and I thoroughly enjoyed them. Ibn Batuttah, a 14th century Moroccan explorer famously said that travelling makes you first speechless and then you become a storyteller afterwards! I couldn't agree more with what you singled out. But how did you forget our manic driving? It is a massive MINUS! Add the umbilical relationship with the horn to that and you are definitely in Morocco. The biggest PLUS is the call to the prayer; a constant reminder that the country is a Muslim land; ancestral but openly tolerant.The biggest PLUS of them all, for me, is the people. I have been to few places in this world but no one comes closer to Moroccans. They are genuinely kind and fundamentally hospitable and they eat good food 😋 Glad to hear the little one is doing well. Keep exploring and I hope to see you sometime back in beautiful Morocco 🇲🇦
That’s very true, we were lost for words at many points in our time in morocco! We didn’t really have a problem with the driving, we spent most of our time outside the major cities and compared to the UK we found the roads really quite nice and traffic free! But definitely in the larger cities it was a different story, you’re right 😀 We did mean to say at the start that the points weren’t ranked in order of preference but forgot to mention that, we really loved our visit anyway and look forward to coming back again ❤️
The driving here is very interesting. Coming from a professional driving background it is difficult to watch. The lack of self-regard for safety by pedestrians is like nothing I have seen before. We did wonder about the licensing process in Morocco.
Thank you for visiting Morocco 🙏 I followed your trip and like many of my compatriotes I pray each time that things go best for you so that you enjoy every moment of your trip, we simply felt that you're our guests and wanted you to see, get and experience the best of what this beautiful country can offer. Glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure this country and doors of millions of Moroccan homes / hearts are open to welcome you next time. Wish you the best ❤🇲🇦
I am Moroccan living in Brussels and I have followed all your videos about tour trip in Morocco. I share your opinion about the negative points and I wish to see you very soon in Morocco again. THANKS !
Hi Sarah & James, thank you for the wrap-up of your journey, I do remeber Sarah's reaction in the desert of Merzouga, it was an epic moment of your journey in Morocco. Yes in many shops, price is not shown, but you should visit the first one, the second....make a tour and then negociate the price. Yesterday the Steiners counted 23 cats in Essouira medina, feel sad the cat attacked Ady and all the story and difficulties you faced. Wish you come back again, still some cities you did not visit like Ifran, or Beni Mellal...these cities are more suited for natural activities.
Yeah great tips, it’s slightly more time consuming but that’s a good idea to gauge the price by visiting a few shops. We’re hoping to meet up with the Steiners again in a few weeks! So watch out for that. We really hope to be back soon ❤️
Glad you guys enjoyed your time, for the downside I totally agree with 1, however for 2 is a bit complicated, while supermarket put price tags in Morocco, any small shop food will have same prices and they are not allowed to change it even if they don’t put tags on it and you can’t discuss the price because it’s a fix price made to them by government, but for things like vegetables on the souk each seller will put a price depend from where he got them, if they are local and so on. This price will be same used by other vendors around him or slightly different depending on the source, there will be no haggle on the price and whatever he ask for we pay or move to next guy. The complexity of real haggle comes to the materials man made by artisans, they differ by who made it, the experience of the artisan, the complexity of the band made work and how many hours it took to made. Been a Moroccan you will still haggle the price because you’re local and have seen similar item sold by X price that’s originate from Fes artisans, and sold by X price that’s originate from another city artisans because each place specials in some special features and qualities, so you always know roughly the price range and what to expect. Same item can be bought by me for example for 15 euro while my friend can get it from same place for 10 euro, all depend on how good you are and if the guy selling made profit that day and he’s ok for letting things go with low profit. However for tourists I admit I seen prices going very high and they make large profit, we Moroccan avoid touristy places because even for us they ask for higher prices since they know if you don’t buy there is another buyer. What we usually do since we are local we buy from the source, from the artisan it self, take some experience to know for example a tagine is originally made by clay and the city X is the large producer of that clay and they are made there, same for leather, same for any other material, since you been travelling all around Morocco next time I advice you put a list of items you want to buy and google which city and place they originate from and buy it from there. I give you an example, i want a rug hand made good quality, in Rabat we have a special souk for rugs called soul Zarbia where they sell only rugs, that will be the place I buy from and not from the commons souk where everything mix is sold. If I want to get it cheaper and have time then I will travel to a city near Ifran in the mountains where the artisan make and craft it there and buy directly from them. I give you a tip, next time if you visit Morocco since you are travelling all around the country, focus your vlog on artisans, each city specialise in something, pay them a visit see their work how things are made from scratch and buy directly from the source instead from 3th of 4th reseller, you can negotiate the price with them and even ask for custom made (down side not all speak English or even French) I will say try to find some guide that will take you to them, it will be totally another face of Morocco and experience you haven’t discovered before. And don’t forget to visit where Zellige (hand made tiles) are made it’s a complex detailed world. They are in fes, and you find zellige in most luxurious place and places around the world that originate from those artisans in fes. Same for wood craft, clay craft, bronze craft….etc
Thanks so much for this detailed comment! Really appreciate the explanations and it makes complete sense. We never had an experience where we thought we got ripped off or significantly overpriced but I guess it’s just a case of our comfort zone being walking into any shop and you don’t even have to talk to someone to find out a price, so perhaps it’s more laziness on our part than anything else 😅 That’s a great idea about focussing on artisans too, thanks for the suggestion! We’ll remember that for when we do come back ❤️☺️
Hari OM Winner choices! Your enjoyment of the country certainly shone through in all your vids - even the negative bits, which is much to your credit as adaptive and accommodating travellers. May your wheels spin long and true!!! YAM xx
Thank you! We’re so glad that our enjoyment came across, it was just the perfect trip at the perfect time for us and really reinvigorated our love of travel and doing what we do. ❤️
A lot of Moroccans agree with you about the things you dislike. I’m one of those. Thanks for your visit to Morocco i hope you have nice and constructive trip, good luck and welcome back anytime you want 👍👍🙏
Being Moroccan living in France, I've watched and enjoyed every single video of your trip ! Thank you, and welcome again anytime. Btw, I hope your little baby is fine.
Hi guys, You've got it spot on ,and I totally agree with your findings although I would change the numbers around. I wish you all the best and look forward to your next videos. Lots of love.
As a Moroccan I also dislike the monkey treatment in the square.. thats the only place where you can see that in Morocco I guess so not everyone treat them like that..I also disagree with shops that do kot display prices and obviously that happens in touristic places. I am a big fan of youtube videos and I was excited to see the call for prayers in your list as I have never seen anyone talking about it.
We did also se these monkeys on the main square in Meknes but absolutely nowhere else in Morocco, so you’re right it’s not a widespread problem at all. The call to prayer was something we just really came to appreciate, we loved hearing the different ones from different mosques too, really beautiful and interesting ❤️
So wonderful to see one last video from Morocco from you. I will totally miss seeing the lovely Ady! . I totally agree with your evaluation: Morocco is magnificent. I hope to go back to visit again. What bothered me most: the cats. I raised my kids with cats and would have one, except for my constant traveling. It feels like the country simply gave over their environment to the devastating impact of feral cats. I loved hearing the call to prayer. So much. However, I cannot remember hearing birds. They must be gone. I do wonder if the king has a plan for “ controlling” or eliminating the feral cat devastation? And, then, Ady🥰. You’re so right about the food! And the lovely people! And the four seasons. So much good about Morocco. Mais, les pauvres chats.🥲 Love and happy travels from me, just back from Ireland and on to CDMX, now at home in Milwaukee ❤️❤️❤️
I was thrilled to see the notification of your video on my feed. Really, I enjoyed your videos the most. Your accent is music to my ears! I am Moroccan by the way. About the monkey thing, I hear you and could not agree more.
Thank you for this great video. The most hearthwarming and beautiful thing that you shared in my opinion was how your daughter changed in a positive way after your visit - that really warms my heart!
As Moroccan living in England 🏴, one thing I agree 👍 with you 100% is Hamam, I always miss that experience feeling very clean also the taste of mince meat in my city Meknes you were spot very spot on and very good observation.well done .
Glad you had a good time in Morocco,,, hope to see you again soon, I agree with both regarding the things you dislike, hope things will change . Take care
As a Moroccan I completely agree about the monkeys. It breaks my heart. Growing up we used to go to Jamaa Elfna often as I became aware of the exploitation of monkeys, snakes .. I find myself avoiding the place altogether. Would love it if tourists would stop engaging with the wranglers so they stop. Unfortunately the only way to stop this is to stop engaging as our laws are lacking in the animal welfare department 😢
I followed your trip to Morocco from A to Z , and thoroughly enjoyed every single detail of it .well done ! Amazing effort .looking forward to following your next adventure 👍
I really felt proud of being Moroccan and I agree with you on all the things you mentioned with passion and exclusivity. Your experience was beautiful as I narrated. You neglected to mention the incident that worried you about the little girl. Despite that, you are welcome again.
Thank you. The thing with our girl could have happened anywhere in the world so it’s impossible for us to say that it’s something we disliked about Morocco. We really loved our trip and hope to come back soon❤️
As a Moroccan and resident in the UK I am proud to hear that you had a great experience. Morocco is ditching French and adopting English as the official language from 2030. This means lots of business and cultural opportunities for English speaking Brits. We do wish to see more young English people visiting and helping us transition into a European style democracy. Thank you. Hopefully one day soon the Moroccan government can ban monkeys in Marrakesh. And price tags are making it in more places. But, yes it would better to see them displayed.
We really had an amazing time! Such an incredible country. There was really very little that we didn’t love about our time in Morocco, we really hope to come back again soon ❤️
Hi , your video is well done and balanced and the 2 things you complained about are valid and understandable ,and as a moroccan I did encounter those scammers in jamaa alfina in marrakesh and I was appalled by their behaviour and their greed for money and I had to fight with one of them because he asked me for a ridiculous amount of money after I took a picture with him , those people are surely tarnishing the reputation of the country and in my opinion the authorities are not doing their job allowing them to perform their scam on tourists
Oh wow, we had heard that they try and charge huge amounts, fortunately it didn’t happen to us. Overall we really LOVE Morocco and can’t wait to come back ❤️
great video glad you enjoyed your stay, as a local i agree on the pricing point i kinda hate that every costumer ends up buying the exact same item for different price, especially tourists the mark up can be crazy.
Hello, As a Moroccan, I agree with you concerning the prices generally are not displayed on the product sold and the majority of Moroccans are in the obligation to enter in negotiation to have reasonable prices for the products of which we already know their prices.
It’s not the haggling as such that we didn’t enjoy, but the fact that often we had no idea what a reasonable price to pay for something would be. Can see how this would also be frustrating when you know exactly what the price should be too! There is definitely a simplicity to having price tags on things 😅
That would be a “ten things we hate about cats” video 🤣 We don’t really associate the cat attack with Morocco itself because it was such a random thing it could have happened anywhere in the world. Ady is doing great thank you, fully recovered ❤️
With the latest galoping inflation, the Moroccan government is actually doing something about price labelling, at least in food markets as I understand it. It's a very, very welcome initiative and I hope price labelling will become mandatory in every shop. I too, feel really, really adverse to no price indicated on anything. For sure vendors just decide what to charge you based on your appearence, or your accent. I'm Moroccan, from the diaspora's second generation. A member of my local family has to go with me whenever I need to buy something. When I'm alone, I'm charge more, sometimes a lot more than a local resident would.
We weren’t aware of that but that’s interesting to hear the government is starting to change it. That’s also really interesting that you get charged more too! A system with prices would take that stress away immediately but we do also enjoy a bit of haggling from time to time 😀
Thank you for your visiting, you are an amazing couple, hope your daughter is covered. I really like british accent and the british culture. As a moroccan I also don't like that prices are not published by traders or stores.
Not only does the call of prayer take you back to your memories it also reminds me of Indiana Jones movies😂,. If you want a clock that automatically plays back the call to prayer at dawn, noon, dusk, sunset, and night, the five states of the day in relation to the sun then by it, Google the term Azan prayer time clock, happy days
For the prices, there is a culture of bargaining and looking for the better deals, that you end up never paying the first price you hear in a shop, and as you said you get used to it in the end, and a lot of people enjoy these social interactions of back and forth.
Question. I am looking for an average cost of fuel - just to have a rough idea. Doesn’t matter if not correct. I would like to know how much will the petrol cost me driving a petrol SUV around Morocco for a month. Assuming I drive on average 200 km every other day? I will be based in Tetouan and would like to go down to Essaouira discovering some towns in between. Thank you.
Ah that’s a hard one. But the fuel price when we were there for diesel was about 12 Dirham per litre, around £1. We honestly spent very little on fuel but there are so many variables it’s difficult to estimate what you might spend.
Hi, loved your videos of Morocco. We were there at the time your videos came out. I both loved and hated Morocco. I struggled with the level of animal cruelty. Not sure if we were just really unlucky but we were at a camp site where the owners chased down and beat a really benign dog. We saw horses in terrible condition and being driven to canter. Donkey dropped dead on the road and I could go on. We loved driving through some of the vibrant towns but then we would see something shocking. Every time it happened I thought I will never come back here. I would say it was the only thing I really hated about Morocco. I had been worried that there would be packs of wild dogs and there are masses of dogs but they did not seem to be at all aggressive. I have very mixed feelings about the place but I'm glad we went and experienced it for ourselves. Your difficulty getting rabies vaccine certainly surprised us and made us think about vaccination if we were to return. Regards Angie
Very sorry to hear of your experience, we definitely didn’t see anything like you’ve described, that’s awful to hear. Hopefully you were able to enjoy other aspects of the trip, but completely understand why you might not want to return. We had heard lots of incorrect information about the rabies vaccine prior to this incident, mainly that even if you’re vaccinated you still need to take a vaccine if you’re ex poses to rabies. We’ve since learned that with a full course of vaccines and a booster 5 years after, you actually get immunity for life so we’d definitely recommend getting it. It’s pricey but worth it for peace of mind, Sarah is getting the course now for the same reason 👍
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing Based on your experience I think we would get vaccinated if we were to return. We just assumed as it is a high risk rabies country you would be able to walk into any hospital and get a rabies jab if you had been scratched or bitten. Can't imagine how stressful it must have been chasing after vaccine.
I agree with you that it's wrong to use animals for profit disturbing people !! And to sell something it's absolutely necessary to display the price !!!
Really thank you for sharing your experience about my country and we hope improve what you dislikes in the near future.... hope you will viste us soon you will be welcome 😊
Am. Moroccan and you touching the point I always visit marrakech and yeah sew those poor monkeys with those ugly chain I hate it from ather side am glad you had such great experience there see you soon
We have been here 21 days. Top thing = the people, they are super friendly and so obliging. Bottom = the rubbish, likely to be fixed if the Government intervened. They need an environmental management plan to reduce and clear waste. It is not just one area either, we saw it in the priciest home area in Agadir.
Btw i love ur content about my contry a lot and i agree whit evrything u said but for the prices u can find it only on market or super market but for the local one u cant because u need to ask first before u buy to not get a higher price its not smthing bad its just something coming from the cultur of trusting echather
3:28 Thank you!! I'm a Moroccan living in the UK and it genuinely horrified me when I saw how distorted the view about Moroccan food is there 😂 You now understand Morocco is not the Middle-East and Moroccan food is not Middle-Eastern food (Morocco is named "Al Maghrib" in Arabic which literally means "The West"). As you perfectly said, Moroccan food is excellent and so diverse, it's far more than just couscous and tagines (it's not falafels and hummus) and you probably noticed there are certain rules to follow depending on what type of dish is cooked to make it tasty, people can't just make up tasteless dishes out of their minds and call them Moroccan just because they put mint, pomegranate, chickpeas and harissa on them Mate, not only you look like us but you also understand us, are you sure you're not secretly Moroccan? 😂
I totally agree with all of this. I actually had a monkey thrown at me I Marrakech. I felt so bad for the poor thing. I was not going to support that. Ur I also felt bad giving it back. It was hugging me. So sad!
My 30 day experience in Marocco on a work trip. 1. Hospitality very good 2. Security good 3. Didn't have a good experience with the food, very good in some places a nightmare and low hygiene in others.
Prices are found only in supermarkets it's very normal to find no price in popular markets all you have to do is bargain with the sellers to get your perfect price if clever enough and no one forced you to buy anything If he wins a few extra cents with you it's not a big deal I don't know why you are protesting against this come on guys you better than that !!
As we said in the video this is just personal preference - there’s nothing to be better than! We literally just prefer to see prices on things, that’s not even a criticism of the system in Morocco but us pointing out what we feel more comfortable with. We’re not alone either, a quick scroll through the comments will show you plenty of people agree. And it’s fine that you don’t!
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing I don't think you understood the situation but it's ok and the only places where there are fixed prices are supermarkets otherwise you have to bargain to get a good price I don't read comments just I want you to know that's is apart of the culture
Best country I've ever visited (out of 16 countries) too...soo friendly and welcoming, the beautiful, diverse landscapes, the simplicity and a certain magic in the air. I liked it so much I lived there for 3 years. The people were wonderful. Thanks for the great videos, it has been lovely travelling with you.
It really is an incredible country. Amazing that you ended up living there for a few years too! Thanks for following ❤️☺️
Fist of all thank you for all good things you say about my country. For the price you have to bargain stm you give half of the price you hear. That's the way it is. ...!
Hi guys, I've been following ALL your videos about Morocco, my country, and I must confess that I learnt A LOT from you. You were spontaneousand that gave another beauty to your vlogs. You are MOST welcome whenever you decide to come back. Long life Morocco
Thank you so much for the support, we really appreciate it ❤️
I have really enjoyed all your Morocco videos. We are visiting in September and I feel I have really learned a lot from your adventures. thank you!!
That’s great to hear! We really hope you have the best time on your visit, such a wonderful country ❤️
Same here, I traveled a lot in my life and seen a lot of country's, but morocco is still my favorite. I don't know.. It's just like a fairytale like country. You never get bored. So much to see.. So much to experience.. The food. The people. The weather.. Amazing! Going back soon. Love your travels!
Well I felt sure you would have food as number one 😂. I've spent the last three months drooling, and I couldn't even smell what you were eating. I'm so pleased you're trip went so well, apart from the cat incident, and I'm sure you'll go back at some point. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Morocco ❤
We meant to say that they weren’t necessarily in preference order! Food and hospitality would have been up there 100%!! We really had a wonderful time and would love to go back again at some point. Thanks as always for all the support ❤️
Thank you guys and you' r welcome any time 😊
Thank you ☺️❤️
I was not expecting Hamams to be No.1 , as a Moroccan I like it too.
The call of the prayers is such a beautiful reminder.
I was also expecting the hustle and bustle/Scammers in the bad things.
I was also waiting for the Pharmacy/Hospitals.
Overall, I really enjoyed your videos here in Morocco and everything you experienced except the bad things ofc but it's a part of life.
I'm happy you're doing well after the incident of the cat. ❤️🕊️✌🏻
We forgot to say that the list wasn’t ranked in order of preference! Hospitality would have been too if it was. The hustle and bustle were part of the experience for us and we didn’t actually come across any scammers ourselves so no problems there 😀 Also we have nothing bad to say about the hospitals or pharmacies, everyone who we saw in them was lovely, we just had really bad timing that things weren’t open, not anyone’s fault. We’re all doing great now and fully recovered, thanks for asking ❤️☺️
Traveling with the family around Morocco is the way to go and the safest for tourists because you'd get a lot of respect and attention as most Moroccans highly value and respect family settings with children. Even the bad guys won't dare messing with you. Thank you for visiting Morocco and for your amazing videos
Thank you very much, we really had an incredible time in Morocco ❤️
I've been there and you guys are spot on. Beautiful place. The high city walls were a bit intimidating but what an experience.
Thank you for your positivity and love about our country
We’re headed to Morocco in our caravan in just a few days and your videos have made us so excited!
Agree with the things you hated 100%!!! And I have a much longer list and I AM MOROCCAN! Agree with the things you love too lol and I have a much longer list lol after traveling 100+ countries in the past 25 years so what can I say-we’d love to have you back as you are the kind of guests we want in our country!
Thanks JSA!
You are the best Ambassadors of Morocco! You took us with you on this amazing trip. Too bad it is already over. We realy hope you Come back to make a new travel video because i think there is much more to see of this fantastic country. We wish you all the best in England and take care for now.
MA3A SALAAMA ❤ GOOD BYE
SARA JAMES ADY
Thank you very much, we really had the best time in Morocco and can’t wait to come back ❤️
Interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing. I have been following your videos on Morocco and I thoroughly enjoyed them.
Ibn Batuttah, a 14th century Moroccan explorer famously said that travelling makes you first speechless and then you become a storyteller afterwards!
I couldn't agree more with what you singled out. But how did you forget our manic driving? It is a massive MINUS!
Add the umbilical relationship with the horn to that and you are definitely in Morocco. The biggest PLUS is the call to the prayer; a constant reminder that the country is a Muslim land; ancestral but openly tolerant.The biggest PLUS of them all, for me, is the people. I have been to few places in this world but no one comes closer to Moroccans. They are genuinely kind and fundamentally hospitable and they eat good food 😋
Glad to hear the little one is doing well.
Keep exploring and I hope to see you sometime back in beautiful Morocco 🇲🇦
That’s very true, we were lost for words at many points in our time in morocco!
We didn’t really have a problem with the driving, we spent most of our time outside the major cities and compared to the UK we found the roads really quite nice and traffic free! But definitely in the larger cities it was a different story, you’re right 😀 We did mean to say at the start that the points weren’t ranked in order of preference but forgot to mention that, we really loved our visit anyway and look forward to coming back again ❤️
The driving here is very interesting. Coming from a professional driving background it is difficult to watch. The lack of self-regard for safety by pedestrians is like nothing I have seen before. We did wonder about the licensing process in Morocco.
Thank you for visiting Morocco 🙏 I followed your trip and like many of my compatriotes I pray each time that things go best for you so that you enjoy every moment of your trip, we simply felt that you're our guests and wanted you to see, get and experience the best of what this beautiful country can offer. Glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure this country and doors of millions of Moroccan homes / hearts are open to welcome you next time. Wish you the best ❤🇲🇦
Thank you so much, we really appreciate it ❤️
Love you guys ❤ .I really enjoyed your videos . I hope you had a good time in morocco. Keep it up 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you, we had an AMAZING time in Morocco, we can’t wait to come back already ❤️
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing I'm glad to hear that ☺️☺️👍👍👍👍
Thanks for your opinions and your your journey in our country may god bless all your family.......
Thank you ❤️
I am Moroccan living in Brussels and I have followed all your videos about tour trip in Morocco. I share your opinion about the negative points and I wish to see you very soon in Morocco again. THANKS !
Thank you so much ☺️❤️
Hi Sarah & James, thank you for the wrap-up of your journey, I do remeber Sarah's reaction in the desert of Merzouga, it was an epic moment of your journey in Morocco.
Yes in many shops, price is not shown, but you should visit the first one, the second....make a tour and then negociate the price.
Yesterday the Steiners counted 23 cats in Essouira medina, feel sad the cat attacked Ady and all the story and difficulties you faced.
Wish you come back again, still some cities you did not visit like Ifran, or Beni Mellal...these cities are more suited for natural activities.
Yeah great tips, it’s slightly more time consuming but that’s a good idea to gauge the price by visiting a few shops. We’re hoping to meet up with the Steiners again in a few weeks! So watch out for that.
We really hope to be back soon ❤️
Yeah that s pretty much how locals shop
Glad you guys enjoyed your time, for the downside I totally agree with 1, however for 2 is a bit complicated, while supermarket put price tags in Morocco, any small shop food will have same prices and they are not allowed to change it even if they don’t put tags on it and you can’t discuss the price because it’s a fix price made to them by government, but for things like vegetables on the souk each seller will put a price depend from where he got them, if they are local and so on. This price will be same used by other vendors around him or slightly different depending on the source, there will be no haggle on the price and whatever he ask for we pay or move to next guy.
The complexity of real haggle comes to the materials man made by artisans, they differ by who made it, the experience of the artisan, the complexity of the band made work and how many hours it took to made. Been a Moroccan you will still haggle the price because you’re local and have seen similar item sold by X price that’s originate from Fes artisans, and sold by X price that’s originate from another city artisans because each place specials in some special features and qualities, so you always know roughly the price range and what to expect. Same item can be bought by me for example for 15 euro while my friend can get it from same place for 10 euro, all depend on how good you are and if the guy selling made profit that day and he’s ok for letting things go with low profit.
However for tourists I admit I seen prices going very high and they make large profit, we Moroccan avoid touristy places because even for us they ask for higher prices since they know if you don’t buy there is another buyer. What we usually do since we are local we buy from the source, from the artisan it self, take some experience to know for example a tagine is originally made by clay and the city X is the large producer of that clay and they are made there, same for leather, same for any other material, since you been travelling all around Morocco next time I advice you put a list of items you want to buy and google which city and place they originate from and buy it from there.
I give you an example, i want a rug hand made good quality, in Rabat we have a special souk for rugs called soul Zarbia where they sell only rugs, that will be the place I buy from and not from the commons souk where everything mix is sold. If I want to get it cheaper and have time then I will travel to a city near Ifran in the mountains where the artisan make and craft it there and buy directly from them.
I give you a tip, next time if you visit Morocco since you are travelling all around the country, focus your vlog on artisans, each city specialise in something, pay them a visit see their work how things are made from scratch and buy directly from the source instead from 3th of 4th reseller, you can negotiate the price with them and even ask for custom made (down side not all speak English or even French)
I will say try to find some guide that will take you to them, it will be totally another face of Morocco and experience you haven’t discovered before. And don’t forget to visit where Zellige (hand made tiles) are made it’s a complex detailed world. They are in fes, and you find zellige in most luxurious place and places around the world that originate from those artisans in fes. Same for wood craft, clay craft, bronze craft….etc
Thanks so much for this detailed comment! Really appreciate the explanations and it makes complete sense. We never had an experience where we thought we got ripped off or significantly overpriced but I guess it’s just a case of our comfort zone being walking into any shop and you don’t even have to talk to someone to find out a price, so perhaps it’s more laziness on our part than anything else 😅
That’s a great idea about focussing on artisans too, thanks for the suggestion! We’ll remember that for when we do come back ❤️☺️
Hari OM
Winner choices! Your enjoyment of the country certainly shone through in all your vids - even the negative bits, which is much to your credit as adaptive and accommodating travellers. May your wheels spin long and true!!! YAM xx
Thank you! We’re so glad that our enjoyment came across, it was just the perfect trip at the perfect time for us and really reinvigorated our love of travel and doing what we do. ❤️
A lot of Moroccans agree with you about the things you dislike. I’m one of those. Thanks for your visit to Morocco i hope you have nice and constructive trip, good luck and welcome back anytime you want 👍👍🙏
Hi guys, good to see you again 😉and happy to hear this from you, thank you
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Thank you ☺️❤️
Being Moroccan living in France, I've watched and enjoyed every single video of your trip ! Thank you, and welcome again anytime. Btw, I hope your little baby is fine.
Thank you very much ☺️ Our daughter is completely recovered now, thank you for asking, and she’s doing really well ❤️
Hi guys,
You've got it spot on ,and I totally agree with your findings although I would change the numbers around.
I wish you all the best and look forward to your next videos.
Lots of love.
We meant to say that the list wasn’t in order of preference, we would defo say the hospitality we received was number 1 if it was 😀❤️
Thank you for all you lovely and informative videos ... I look forward to your next adventures. Wish you all the best 😊🇬🇧🇲🇦
Thank you, glad you enjoyed them ❤️☺️
Glad to know u all back home
Save with memorable experience.
Thank you, we had an amazing time ❤️
As a Moroccan I also dislike the monkey treatment in the square.. thats the only place where you can see that in Morocco I guess so not everyone treat them like that..I also disagree with shops that do kot display prices and obviously that happens in touristic places.
I am a big fan of youtube videos and I was excited to see the call for prayers in your list as I have never seen anyone talking about it.
We did also se these monkeys on the main square in Meknes but absolutely nowhere else in Morocco, so you’re right it’s not a widespread problem at all. The call to prayer was something we just really came to appreciate, we loved hearing the different ones from different mosques too, really beautiful and interesting ❤️
So wonderful to see one last video from Morocco from you. I will totally miss seeing the lovely Ady! . I totally agree with your evaluation: Morocco is magnificent. I hope to go back to visit again. What bothered me most: the cats. I raised my kids with cats and
would have one, except for my constant traveling. It feels like the country simply gave over their environment to the devastating impact of feral cats. I loved hearing the call to prayer. So much. However, I cannot remember hearing birds. They must be gone. I do wonder if the king has a plan for “ controlling” or eliminating the feral cat devastation? And, then, Ady🥰. You’re so right about the food! And the lovely people! And the four seasons. So much good about Morocco. Mais, les pauvres chats.🥲 Love and happy travels from me, just back from Ireland and on to CDMX, now at home in Milwaukee ❤️❤️❤️
شكرا على الزيارة والمغرب يرحب داءيما بكم ❤❤❤
Thank you ❤️☺️
عائلة رائعة ، ننتظر زيارتكم لنا مرة أخرى ❤
Thank you ❤️
I was thrilled to see the notification of your video on my feed. Really, I enjoyed your videos the most. Your accent is music to my ears! I am Moroccan by the way. About the monkey thing, I hear you and could not agree more.
Ah thank you! ❤️
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Peace and love... That's Morocco :)
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Thanks for your wonderful insight into Morocco! We are travelling to Morocco in September and would love to know which hammam you visited.
Thank you for this great video. The most hearthwarming and beautiful thing that you shared in my opinion was how your daughter changed in a positive way after your visit - that really warms my heart!
As Moroccan living in England 🏴, one thing I agree 👍 with you 100% is Hamam, I always miss that experience feeling very clean also the taste of mince meat in my city Meknes you were spot very spot on and very good observation.well done .
Yes hamams are really amazing! We could totally get into going to one every week. And we’re still dreaming of the keftas in Meknes 🤤😅
Glad you had a good time in Morocco,,, hope to see you again soon, I agree with both regarding the things you dislike, hope things will change . Take care
As a Moroccan I completely agree about the monkeys. It breaks my heart. Growing up we used to go to Jamaa Elfna often as I became aware of the exploitation of monkeys, snakes .. I find myself avoiding the place altogether. Would love it if tourists would stop engaging with the wranglers so they stop. Unfortunately the only way to stop this is to stop engaging as our laws are lacking in the animal welfare department 😢
Such a good point that it’s largely tourists enabling it to continue - if there was no money to be made then the monkeys would no longer be there ❤️
I followed your trip to Morocco from A to Z , and thoroughly enjoyed every single detail of it .well done ! Amazing effort .looking forward to following your next adventure 👍
Well said ..I am happy that u had a good time there ..looking forward to seen ur new videos..take care guys and be good.
Thank you ☺️
I hope you enjoyed the trip in Morocco great job
We had a great time ☺️
I really felt proud of being Moroccan and I agree with you on all the things you mentioned with passion and exclusivity. Your experience was beautiful as I narrated. You neglected to mention the incident that worried you about the little girl. Despite that, you are welcome again.
Thank you. The thing with our girl could have happened anywhere in the world so it’s impossible for us to say that it’s something we disliked about Morocco. We really loved our trip and hope to come back soon❤️
Thank you for your visit to Morocco, and thank you also for your comments and criticisms, with which we will progress and improve things here❤❤❤
Thank you, we loved our trip and we’re looking forward to coming back. There really wasn’t much we didn’t love about Morocco ❤️
I am so glad you brought up the 2 pet hates because I agree with you 100%.
There really weren’t many things we didn’t love about Morocco but we felt we had to include a couple of things that we didn’t get along with 😅
As a Moroccan and resident in the UK I am proud to hear that you had a great experience. Morocco is ditching French and adopting English as the official language from 2030. This means lots of business and cultural opportunities for English speaking Brits. We do wish to see more young English people visiting and helping us transition into a European style democracy. Thank you.
Hopefully one day soon the Moroccan government can ban monkeys in Marrakesh. And price tags are making it in more places. But, yes it would better to see them displayed.
We really had an amazing time! Such an incredible country. There was really very little that we didn’t love about our time in Morocco, we really hope to come back again soon ❤️
Hi , your video is well done and balanced and the 2 things you complained about are valid and understandable ,and as a moroccan I did encounter those scammers in jamaa alfina in marrakesh and I was appalled by their behaviour and their greed for money and I had to fight with one of them because he asked me for a ridiculous amount of money after I took a picture with him , those people are surely tarnishing the reputation of the country and in my opinion the authorities are not doing their job allowing them to perform their scam on tourists
Oh wow, we had heard that they try and charge huge amounts, fortunately it didn’t happen to us. Overall we really LOVE Morocco and can’t wait to come back ❤️
Regarding the prices, I totally agree and as Moroccan I hate not showing it😊
Morocco 🇲🇦 is Land of peace ✌️& hospitality ❤
Completely agree ❤️
great video glad you enjoyed your stay, as a local i agree on the pricing point i kinda hate that every costumer ends up buying the exact same item for different price, especially tourists the mark up can be crazy.
Hello,
As a Moroccan, I agree with you concerning the prices generally are not displayed on the product sold and the majority of Moroccans are in the obligation to enter in negotiation to have reasonable prices for the products of which we already know their prices.
It’s not the haggling as such that we didn’t enjoy, but the fact that often we had no idea what a reasonable price to pay for something would be. Can see how this would also be frustrating when you know exactly what the price should be too! There is definitely a simplicity to having price tags on things 😅
Welcom to morocco🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you ❤️
Really i miss your vlogs in morocco ❤ all my Best wishes
I would love to meet your beautiful family when you hopefully come back to Morocco❤💚❤💚
Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed you insights. 😊
Thank you ❤️
One information U2 has singing magnificent song for Fez city. I heard you prononcing that word nice touch👍
Thanks u for ur information about Morocco lovely country, I hope u enjoying every single moment there ❤
What? Nothing about the demented, super aggressive Moroccan cats? 😜 Love for Ady! ❤
That would be a “ten things we hate about cats” video 🤣 We don’t really associate the cat attack with Morocco itself because it was such a random thing it could have happened anywhere in the world. Ady is doing great thank you, fully recovered ❤️
Big love from Morocco .i agree with you
You're always welcome to Morocco 🇲🇦❤🇬🇧🦁✌️👍
Thank you ☺️❤️
With the latest galoping inflation, the Moroccan government is actually doing something about price labelling, at least in food markets as I understand it. It's a very, very welcome initiative and I hope price labelling will become mandatory in every shop. I too, feel really, really adverse to no price indicated on anything. For sure vendors just decide what to charge you based on your appearence, or your accent. I'm Moroccan, from the diaspora's second generation. A member of my local family has to go with me whenever I need to buy something. When I'm alone, I'm charge more, sometimes a lot more than a local resident would.
We weren’t aware of that but that’s interesting to hear the government is starting to change it. That’s also really interesting that you get charged more too! A system with prices would take that stress away immediately but we do also enjoy a bit of haggling from time to time 😀
Thank you for your visiting, you are an amazing couple, hope your daughter is covered. I really like british accent and the british culture. As a moroccan I also don't like that prices are not published by traders or stores.
Thank you, our daughter is fully recovered and doing great, thanks for asking ❤️
Come back to Morocco . I love ur videos 🇲🇦
We hope to come back! Thanks so much ❤️
Thank you for giving a good image about my country
Honestly it has been very easy, we loved our time in Morocco 😀
Honestly it has been very easy, we loved our time in Morocco 😀
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing thanks we hope we will see you again in Morocco
Not only does the call of prayer take you back to your memories it also reminds me of Indiana Jones movies😂,. If you want a clock that automatically plays back the call to prayer at dawn, noon, dusk, sunset, and night, the five states of the day in relation to the sun then by it, Google the term Azan prayer time clock, happy days
We haven’t watched Indiana Jones since we were a kid 😅 We’ll look that clock up!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching ❤️😃
How did you guys found the infrastructure (roads etc.) and the drivers?
For the prices, there is a culture of bargaining and looking for the better deals, that you end up never paying the first price you hear in a shop, and as you said you get used to it in the end, and a lot of people enjoy these social interactions of back and forth.
We definitely don’t mind the bartering and completely understand the fun in it too 😀❤️
Question. I am looking for an average cost of fuel - just to have a rough idea. Doesn’t matter if not correct. I would like to know how much will the petrol cost me driving a petrol SUV around Morocco for a month. Assuming I drive on average 200 km every other day? I will be based in Tetouan and would like to go down to Essaouira discovering some towns in between. Thank you.
Ah that’s a hard one. But the fuel price when we were there for diesel was about 12 Dirham per litre, around £1. We honestly spent very little on fuel but there are so many variables it’s difficult to estimate what you might spend.
Petrol is 14 Dirham per litre. Diesel as Jay said.
Hi, loved your videos of Morocco. We were there at the time your videos came out. I both loved and hated Morocco. I struggled with the level of animal cruelty. Not sure if we were just really unlucky but we were at a camp site where the owners chased down and beat a really benign dog. We saw horses in terrible condition and being driven to canter. Donkey dropped dead on the road and I could go on. We loved driving through some of the vibrant towns but then we would see something shocking. Every time it happened I thought I will never come back here. I would say it was the only thing I really hated about Morocco. I had been worried that there would be packs of wild dogs and there are masses of dogs but they did not seem to be at all aggressive. I have very mixed feelings about the place but I'm glad we went and experienced it for ourselves.
Your difficulty getting rabies vaccine certainly surprised us and made us think about vaccination if we were to return.
Regards
Angie
Very sorry to hear of your experience, we definitely didn’t see anything like you’ve described, that’s awful to hear. Hopefully you were able to enjoy other aspects of the trip, but completely understand why you might not want to return.
We had heard lots of incorrect information about the rabies vaccine prior to this incident, mainly that even if you’re vaccinated you still need to take a vaccine if you’re ex poses to rabies. We’ve since learned that with a full course of vaccines and a booster 5 years after, you actually get immunity for life so we’d definitely recommend getting it. It’s pricey but worth it for peace of mind, Sarah is getting the course now for the same reason 👍
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing Based on your experience I think we would get vaccinated if we were to return. We just assumed as it is a high risk rabies country you would be able to walk into any hospital and get a rabies jab if you had been scratched or bitten. Can't imagine how stressful it must have been chasing after vaccine.
I agree with you that it's wrong to use animals for profit disturbing people !! And to sell something it's absolutely necessary to display the price !!!
As an expat living in Cyprus, totally get Number 7
Haha yes! Especially as us Brits are so obsessed with the weather 😅
مرحبا بكم في المغرب
Thank you ☺️
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Love you guys 😘❤️a Moroccan Texan
Thank you ❤️
Really thank you for sharing your experience about my country and we hope improve what you dislikes in the near future.... hope you will viste us soon you will be welcome 😊
Amazing video guys, I really hope that your daughter Ady is totally cured and doing well right now.
Thank you. She’s doing great now, completely fine and back to her normal self. Thanks for asking ❤️
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing May God Bless her and her family.
Am. Moroccan and you touching the point I always visit marrakech and yeah sew those poor monkeys with those ugly chain I hate it from ather side am glad you had such great experience there see you soon
We definitely didn’t enjoy seeing the chains but we had an amazing time overall ❤️
We have been here 21 days.
Top thing = the people, they are super friendly and so obliging.
Bottom = the rubbish, likely to be fixed if the Government intervened. They need an environmental management plan to reduce and clear waste. It is not just one area either, we saw it in the priciest home area in Agadir.
It's sad, I agree with you. You are welcome sister...
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Welcome to Morocco it is your country❤❤❤❤❤
I agree about the prices.
Btw i love ur content about my contry a lot and i agree whit evrything u said but for the prices u can find it only on market or super market but for the local one u cant because u need to ask first before u buy to not get a higher price its not smthing bad its just something coming from the cultur of trusting echather
3:28 Thank you!! I'm a Moroccan living in the UK and it genuinely horrified me when I saw how distorted the view about Moroccan food is there 😂 You now understand Morocco is not the Middle-East and Moroccan food is not Middle-Eastern food (Morocco is named "Al Maghrib" in Arabic which literally means "The West").
As you perfectly said, Moroccan food is excellent and so diverse, it's far more than just couscous and tagines (it's not falafels and hummus) and you probably noticed there are certain rules to follow depending on what type of dish is cooked to make it tasty, people can't just make up tasteless dishes out of their minds and call them Moroccan just because they put mint, pomegranate, chickpeas and harissa on them
Mate, not only you look like us but you also understand us, are you sure you're not secretly Moroccan? 😂
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Proper surprised Hammams are number 1 😂 , thought hospitality or food would be n1 😅👍👍👍
( nothing beats B@@ naked experience ) lollll
Haha, we probably should have said they weren’t in order of preference 😅 Hospitality definitely would have been number one if they had been👍
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing fair enough 😄 hope you're all good 👍
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Reunion in 2024 😊 we’ll do it all again.
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I totally agree with all of this. I actually had a monkey thrown at me I Marrakech. I felt so bad for the poor thing. I was not going to support that. Ur I also felt bad giving it back. It was hugging me. So sad!
Oh wow that sounds awful! Poor thing
Macha alah
You are right 100%
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مرحبا بك في المغرب
Thank you ❤️
My 30 day experience in Marocco on a work trip.
1. Hospitality very good
2. Security good
3. Didn't have a good experience with the food, very good in some places a nightmare and low hygiene in others.
That’s interesting, understand where you’re coming from. Hopefully you had a good time overall, we really loved it!
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As a Moroccan, I'm with you on the pet exploitation thing. It's unfortunate
Yeah hopefully it’s something that will change moving forward
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Prices are found only in supermarkets it's very normal to find no price in popular markets all you have to do is bargain with the sellers to get your perfect price if clever enough and no one forced you to buy anything If he wins a few extra cents with you it's not a big deal I don't know why you are protesting against this come on guys you better than that !!
As we said in the video this is just personal preference - there’s nothing to be better than! We literally just prefer to see prices on things, that’s not even a criticism of the system in Morocco but us pointing out what we feel more comfortable with. We’re not alone either, a quick scroll through the comments will show you plenty of people agree. And it’s fine that you don’t!
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing I don't think you understood the situation but it's ok and the only places where there are fixed prices are supermarkets otherwise you have to bargain to get a good price I don't read comments just I want you to know that's is apart of the culture
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