Hi,
We just booked the trip to Morocco with OAT for this coming September (9/23 - 10/18) with the pre and post extensions. We originally booked this tour for 2020 but then you know covid happened. After that tour was canceled, it was a bear to get our money back from OAT but I am making some allowance for them because this was a highly unusual circumstance and they must have been absolutely swamped dealing with the aftermath of this catastrophe. We eventually got everything sorted out. So I am taking a chance again with this tour company (with a little trepidation) as it goes to all the places that we really want to see. I have read good and bad things on this forum. If you have done this tour, any info you could give me would be much appreciated. Could you tell me what kind of luggage you took? Is my Rick Steve’s Ravenna rolling case ok? They say no hard shell luggage but it’s only hard around the edges. What did you bring? Also do they bring your luggage to your hotel room or are you responsible for that similar to a Rick Steve’s tour? We will be there for 26 days but we like to pack light. What laundry service did they offer if any? I don’t mind hand washing undies as I have found that in some Muslim countries they will not do your underwear. Plus I see from the weather info given by OAT that it will be pretty humid there necessitating more frequent laundry. I plan on bringing a few pairs of lightweight quick drying hiking pants and a couple of longish skirts. Any other advice on what to wear other than modest attire? What did you bring? From the videos I have seen it looks pretty casual on this tour. Did anyone experience tummy issues? We have traveled to Egypt and India which are notorious for this but we did not get sick just by keeping the water out of our mouths and good hand hygiene. Of course, it can happen no matter what you do. Did you find that the walking tours were rushed or too fast paced? Sometimes tour companies try to pack 10lbs of stuff into a 5 lb bag so to speak. I found that on our recent tour of Nepal with Odysseys Unlimited that the tour of certain places was a bit too rushed with barely enough time to look right or left because we had a schedule to keep so we really had to hoof it getting from point a to point b. We are booking our own airfare and travel insurance. Any advice or input that you can give me would be greatly appreciated.