Who is Morocco Explored | About Morocco Explored.

Travelling in a foreign culture and developing country such as Morocco can be a delightfully rewarding and challenging experience. African cultures have much to teach those of us who come from the modern world, offering opportunities to combine enjoyment and understanding with learning new and ancient ways of living and survival.

Morocco Explored lives and works in Morocco year round. We don't have glossy catalogues or cater to luxurious indulgences. We do run small tours and meet you in the middle, taking you as far as you wish to go, while allowing for comfort, good food and a good nights sleep at the end of a long, eventful day. We are always striving to raise our standards, but we also wish to stress the fine balance between comfort and how experience impresses our clients most deeply.

We stress immersion and the best way to do this is by letting the tour evolve. We offer optional short or long walks and treks as an alternative to the road, often taking you into areas lesser traveled by most visitors to Morocco. All meals reflect regional cuisine, and stays in hotels, auberge and riads are in traditional / interpreted styles and architecture. Because some of our travels reach into the nether regions of Morocco, amenities can be lacking, such as heating in the winter (imagine Europe 40 years ago), and intermittent water pressure, internet and mobile connections. Still, you can experience a candle lit Moroccan dinner with French chef mastery combining regional sourced ingredients, with a glass of wine, in the environs of an old Salt Road kasbah where the only sounds you'll hear are frogs in the garden and Gnaoua music from the cd player.

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Who Are We?
Morocco Explored (founded in 2004) is Robbin Yager from Canada, and Essalah Chabaoui from Morocco. With over 20 years exploring the country, we have come to know Morocco and its people very well.

With our Moroccan support team of guides, drivers and owners of transport, riad and hoteliers, restauranteurs, crafters and artists, and the many individuals who make up the "desert telephone", we are dedicated to bring the best of Morocco to visitors.

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Robbin Yager has been traveling most of her life, exploring across Canada from the Arctic to Pacific to Atlantic Oceans, as well as eleven US states, Mexico, all of Central America, Europe, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Mauritania. She first came to Morocco just 2 weeks after 9/11 in 2001 and stayed for 3 months, traveling and trekking independently. Many doors were opened to create something at this time, and incredibly friendly people, and diverse traveling opportunities made her return many times, researching tourism. After returning to Canada and taking several courses in tourism and trip leadership, she folded her design business, returned to Morocco and began Morocco Explored. Robbin still continues to explore Morocco, and plans to travel further into Africa in the near future.

Essallah Chabaoui was born in Smaala, Morocco, a tiny farming community near Beni Mellal. He also lived with his extended family in Tinehir, exploring and hunting with his uncle in the desert regions. His past work experience includes manager in a silver mine near Tinehir, manager of a restaurant in Cascades Ouzoud, and 3 years in Agricultural School, specializing in Mechanics. Essalah was also the Tai Kwon Do Regional Champion in 1998 and went on to compete in the Nationals. Essalah loves to meet new people, talk, drive and travel, and is currently the Transportation Manager for Morocco Explored. He traveled to Mauritania in 2008 and wants to travel the world in his lifetime.

About Morocco Explored

Morocco Explored is a Canadian based business, and has a registered transport counterpart in Morocco. We use only affiliate insured agencies, guides and drivers in Morocco. This is enforced by Moroccan law.

Morocco Explored is a member of the Africa Travel Association.

When you choose Morocco Explored, you will be supporting our many Moroccan partners and guides, as our work is diversified among many regions and families, while other tour operators in Morocco often work exclusively within their own family. We take advantage of local knowledge and wisdom. We choose to respect, on every level, the unparalleled diversity within Morocco. See also FAQs.

We foster Carbon Neutral travel and responsible tourism; respecting nature, the environment and culture. We also contribute to Just Giving/Morocco, a Moroccan NGO starting to build and run boarding houses near secondary education colleges to allow young women from disadvantaged rural families to continue their education beyond the Primary level.

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Frequently Asked Questions

For more information contact:

info@moroccoexplored.com

Telephone Morocco:
GSM: +212 6246 1598 / +212 6770 5212

Telephone inside Morocco:
GSM: 0 6246 1598 / 0 6770 5212

Telephone Canada and voice mail:
+1 604 393 3715

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