Rick’s Moroccan Vacation Trip Report

Enjoy our live Monday Night Travel party with this video recorded on November 13, 2023.

Rick just spent a dozen thrilling days in Morocco — and even though he was on an actual vacation, he couldn't resist taking lots of notes! He's excited to share an enticing look at Rabat, Meknes, Fes, the Atlas Mountains, Marrakesh, and the popular destinations in the Sahara Desert — where the next stop is, literally, Timbuktu. From horribly fragrant leather souks to sleeping under the stars in the Sahara to evocative Roman ruins to the thriving markets in the ultimate medina, Rick will celebrate the best of Morocco. For anyone wondering about travel in "post-earthquake Morocco" and what sights, experiences, and taste treats a well-planned trip would include, this is the MNT for you. #ricksteves #mondaynighttravel #morocco

[barbarahallowell]

😊❤😊 Thank you for inspiring me over 25 years ago to start traveling the world. Thank you even more for teaching me to carry just a carry on backpack all those years ago. Something I still strongly subscribe to this day.
Thank you for all of the memories I've made. You are a great teacher.

[customer]

HI Rick, we love going to Morocco from our home in Spain. We get over for at least 2 months a year. Over the last 3 years of us travelling all over Morocco we have never had any tummy issues. Your rain trip may have been discerning but we were in Merzouga last September for a 2 night stay in a Sahara camp. Well we ended up experiencing the worse storm and rain experienced in Morocco in 50 years!!! Our 2 days was cancelled the next morning as we had to leave the Sahara due to major flooding. We were taken to a very nice hotel Merzouga for our 2nd night - the whole area was ruined by the storms but we did laugh at the children (who had never seen rain😮) playing in the rivers/streams that had not existed 24 hours before. Morocco is our favourite country (and we both have travelled a lot) with the food, people and landscapes. We are going back again in a couple of months for a month travelling and also for a month over the Christmas period.

[SaimaQaisrani]

Rick you are so good at narrating. You made to go to Alhambra and Rome with your video. You are best presenter ever

[donitaforrest]

I just googled: Rick Steves... he was born on May 10th 1955. I was born on May 8th 1954. No wonder I like him so much! 🇨🇦❤😊👍 I've got his books and CDs from 2-3 decades ago.

[fparent]

I did a similar itinerary in spring of 2019 and we loved it. We ate at the same place in Moulay Idriss with a great view over the city and got to listen to the call to prayer.

[AlonsoRules]

Morocco is without question one of Africa's most amazing places. Definitely one to visit and incredibly good value.

[marydawkins]

I just got back from a trip to Morocco. 12days. Sorry you didn't get to visit the desert and ride a camel...next time. It's a wonderful experience. Fes and the camels were the highlights for me. One thing you didn't do was partake in one of the hammams! You need to put that on your list for next time. You can find a great massage and a scrub down for really affordable prices in all the bigger cities. Well worth it.

[o.a-b]

Droughts and flash floods go hand in hand! If you've had a drought for a while, and it ''starts'' to rain, you better make sure you're on solid/high ground because it's gonna POUR!

[monalisahota]

This is so insightful for our upcoming trip. Sorry about the storm ruining your desert experience. Hope ours goes through unaffected. Appreciate Rick's pov on women and their rights as being a sort if evolving landscape across the world with some countries performing poorly, others somewhere in the middle and skme totally evolved. I hadn't thought about it this way but i am going to try 😊.

[emelynjudge]

Such a beautiful adventure vacation of Morrocco.

[PandaGraciosa]

I love seeing the Muslim, Christian, and Jew holding hands in that mural. It’s especially important to see reminders of hope like that these days as we’re all hurting.

[TheAndrewsAve]

Love this and love you!! I am pretty shocked at $500 per person per day you must have Really gone all out!

[Atilla-mi]

What the Young Turks w/ Ataturk and the Ottomans did with their transition to democracy was truly remarkable. If at least 51% of residents are happy with their Royalty by all means keep them. I would be happy living in Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman. Especially during Ramadan. Currently in the USA we are getting around 50% happy rate with our democratic politics and it hasn't been 70% since President Reagan in the 1980s.

[amihameed]

Waiting for you to do a guide book on morocco soon

[Khadijakhadija-jyqi]

Morocco border to the south is Mauritania and USA recognised those borders just like Morocco recognised USA independence back in 1776

[maxfax]

You make a mistake with the Moroccan map. Between Morocco and Mauritania there is just Morocco. Or did you find a country between Morocco and Mauritania that we ignore.. if yes give us a Name!!!

[migdaliacordero]

From your expertise a trip from Portugal to Spain to Morocco back to Portugal in 14 days doable ?

[roncarroll]

As l have done a trip combining Spain Morocco and portgual before we are going to only do Morocco next year. We were just wondering how much should you haggle with the craftsmen and store keepers when buying goods in Morocco. As a rule of thumb should you offer 50% of their asking price or try for more or settle for smaller discounts. We found some places you could beat them down and sometime they played handball. Very confusing.

[nehawasnik]

I think you should start a new channel or PBS show called Rick Steves Africa and Rick Steves Asia. We need to educate the American folks about expanding their view points to really understand Asia and Africa better than what the media keeps belching out everyday.

[conorfurlong]

26:12 I must disagree, Rick. You don’t have to be Muslim to know that genocide against the Palestinian people is wrong.