We were fortunate enough to come across Desert Star Travel Agency. We did a 3 days trip with them. We had the chance to ride camels in Merzouga. We walked around different local Kasbahs and we had a private camp in the desert. We enjoyed the landscapes of Sahara. Overall, it was an amazing experience. We highly recommend this agency.

A single event that occurred in a very remote area w/o guides may dissuade some from visiting Morocco & using wonderful Desert star travel . Having flown right after 911 and found that security hyper-high, it’s likely that right now is an auspicious moment to visit the Atlas Mountains & western Sahara. The country is absolutely wonderful, full of very friendly, constantly-joking folks, magic scenery, and fun, lots of it. Our 4-day trip from Fes to Marrakesh was perfect w/ great accommodations and food, fun and knowledgeable guides, and a slow and safe driver, all of whom went way out of their way to protect my wife, who is suffering cancer. Desert star travel tailored the trip to us (e.g., absolutely no forced shopping, lots of history, stopping whenever I wanted, clean bathrooms, and, for me, spectacular geology). 'You pay for what you get' is certainly true; we observed other tour agencies, and in each instance, Desert star travel was markedly superior (e.g., we got a two person, long, hysterically-funny camel ride w/ a personal guide my wife deemed "smoking hot", whereas other services featured tourists herded along as cattle). I can't recommend Desert star travel highly enough, but if you have to worry about something re: travels, consider commuting in Seattle traffic where one’s life is in the hands of uncaring maniacs. During 16 days in Morocco, we never experienced a single moment of concern with regard to our health or safety…just great times!