Casablanca to Marrakech tour, Morocco

Planet

CARBON REDUCTION

We don’t use internal flights and never accept our trip to be run using internal flights. We encourage our customers to not use internal flights and help them understand that Morocco is small and there is no need.

We usually utilize private transportation to go to and from remote parts of this tour. And we limit transport where we can, such as for walking tours with local guides like Fes, Marrakech and Ait Ben Hadou.

We mainly use our new eco-friendly transport which uses AdBlue; AdBlue is a diesel exhaust fluid used in vehicles with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology to reduce harmful gases being released into the atmosphere. AdBlue is a 32,5 % solution of high-purity, synthetically manufactured urea in de-mineralized water.

We inform our customers to pack as light as possible because we are aware that heavier luggage, uses more fuel.
We inform our customers to turn down the AC/heat on other electronics before they leave the room.

ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE:

During our trip we include accommodations that are restoring nature in and around the property. We include accommodations that has Solar panels to heat water etc, like Riad Fez Mahal and Riad Dar Nadwa.These accommodations also have roof top plants for pollinators.

During the trip we stop at the local villages to interact with locals and taking in breathtaking views of villages and landscapes and you may support neighborhood organizations.
We believe it is our obligation to uphold regional traditions, assist neighborhood organizations, show consideration for the environment, and save wildlife. We work hard to arrange trips that benefit the destination as well as our guests by introducing them to new cultures and unique experiences. This is accomplished by helping locals and their communities and contributing to provincial initiatives wherever we can.
That’s why we gather all the used plastic bottles during the trip and we stop at the nomad areas to give them those bottles to reuse them on their needs. And this is the big opportunity to support real local nomads.

People

LOCAL ECONOMY

During the trip we support local producers especially ,Moroccan handmade crafts by encouraging customers to buy Moroccan hand made products, such as pottery, jewelry etc.

Additionally, we host our customers in Moroccan local guest houses and Riads like Auberge Atlas Dades, Riad Dar Nadwa and Riad Fez Mahal.
They are all locally owned and operated, sometimes in somewhat isolated locations, and provide essential jobs to the local population.

EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY

By hiring locals, we involve as many local people as we can during the trip. The customers will interact with local tour leader, local representative, local tour guide, porters, drivers, and other local staff. One of the most important things that we are proud of is that we have integrated local women to work with us during the trip, as tour guides. We also visit women's cooperatives , such as The Women Carpet Cooperative (Aicha et Zahra) in Todra and The Argan Oil Women Cooperative on the way of Essaouira (Cooperative D'Argan Marjana).
The tour leader, local representative and guide inform our clients on relevant sustainability matters in the destination that we need to protect cultural heritage, social norms and values.