The best way to see Morocco is with a Moroccan Guide. Exploring Morocco with expert licensed Moroccan guides who will help you navigate Morocco’s old medina Andalusian gardens, vibrant souks, monuments, and mosques enables you to experience an insiders view of the country. Having an experienced Moroccan guide during a tailor-made Morocco Tour is key to discovering the best Morocco has to offer.
The best way to see Morocco is with a Moroccan Guide.
Hiring licensed historical guides who are multilingual is essential. Making sure your historical guide is fluent in English, Arabic, Berber, and French will make for a rewarding trip to Morocco. If you are considering visiting the Imperial Cities along with the great South and the Sahara Desert region a Berber guide will enhance your experience since the people in the rural regions in between and the South speak primarily Berber. While Moroccan Arabic and French are spoken widely in the Imperial Cities, the main language in Morocco’s South, Desert region and rural Berber Villages is Berber, also referred to as Tamazight. If you are visiting Morocco and your native language is not English or French then locating an expert, licensed Moroccan guide that is fluent in your languages such as Russian, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese is important. Travel agencies that offer private tours are the ideal place to inquire about licensed Moroccan Guides that are multi-lingual.
The best expert, licensed historical guides in Morocco offer in-depth information about Moroccan history, culture, local sites, and monuments. A professional licensed, expert historical guide is also a good listener and capable of answering almost any questions about Morocco that you may have.
Licensed Morocco historical guides also carry an official license that looks similar to a drivers license. All official licensed guides authorized to enter the old medinas of Morocco and take trips with guests must receive an official license from the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism. As an independent traveler, if you book a Moroccan Guide on your own and not through a Moroccan travel agency, it’s best to ask for the license number or official identity card of your guide.
There are Two Types of Historical Guides in Morocco
Moroccan Historical Guides are delineated by two different descriptions and authorizations by the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism.
#1: National Licensed Guides in Morocco
#2: Local, Licensed Guides in Morocco
National Guides have a National License and are authorized to tour the entire country of Morocco with private couples, families, and groups. Local Morocco Historical Guides have a license to host private couples, families, and groups only in the city where they have obtained their license.
For this reason, reputable travel agencies offer local licensed, expert guides for private couples, families, and small groups to enable them to complement their tour with an expert, licensed tourism driver to reduce costs.
For larger tours, Moroccan travel agencies use National Licensed Guides. Private Tours can opt for a National Licensed Guide upon request if they are interested in having a National Guide accompany them for the entire Morocco tour.
Whether you are planning a trip to Morocco on your own as an independent traveler or planning a tailor-made-tour through a travel agency the key part of your tour is to make sure you are going to be hosted by a multi-lingual licensed Moroccan Guide as to guarantee you have a trip of a lifetime.