This November, Join Us On a Tour to Morocco!

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Azdean Elmoustaquim: Welcome back to another amazing episode of Destination Morocco podcast. In today's episode, we have the one on only Ted. Welcome back, Ted. This is really your show. So it's, it's always so much fun when we do an episode, you and I, but today is a little bit special for so many reasons, and one of them, this is something that we are starting, For the first time, if you would, then we're gonna start doing small group tours organized by me to Morocco. So in, in those tours, I will be present with all the travelers. So it's gonna be a lot of fun if you get a chance to sign up, and come with us November 8th through November 15th, 2026. It's gonna be tons and tons of fun.

So Ted, take it away.

Ted Cragg: Cool. Well, first I wanna say in advance, um, did we say happy Ramadan?

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Yes, yes.

Ted Cragg: Because it's, uh, it starts now. I check the date here. It starts the night of, uh, yeah, 17th, 18th [00:01:00] of February.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Yes. Yeah, yeah,

Ted Cragg: So I was coming up soon. And then the other thing too was the fact I checked the calendar, or recording this, it comes out February 15th.

It was February 16th, 2023. That my family and I arrived in Morocco for the start of our tour, so this is our. Through your anniversary. So I was excited to chat with you about this tour. 'cause man, it brings back memories and I mean, it still sometimes feels like yesterday, you know, going through all the places and when I see the pictures and we talk about, of course in the podcast, like, yeah, we're taking it right, right back there.

And I just, I'd love for people to experience that too. And you guys do such a great job with the, with your tours, the, the style, you know, the planning and, and the size of it too. You know, it's, it's nice to go in that kind of small, intimate group. So that's what we're gonna share today. Yeah. let's do a bit of background.

I mean, what, uh, inspired you to put together this offer to have a small, small group tours available?

Azdean Elmoustaquim: That's a really good question that because I, you know, we get a lot of [00:02:00] dms inquiries and, and people always ask me if we have, a specific tour or an escorted tour and I always say no. But it's, you know, uh, we've been doing the podcast for quite some time and I think we have. Uh, in terms of the audience, we have the audience that can actually go, um, and book one of those tour.

And again, they are small, they're not big. And we're gonna start with one, for this year, which is, uh, November 8th, 30 15, 20 26. and it's very small, um, intimate setting. Uh, it feels like a, a private, if you

Ted Cragg: Yeah. Yeah, I like that. what's the, uh, capacity then? A number of people, the maximum you might take.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: the maximum is 12. So, I mean, I, I know we can fill up really, really quick. So 12, it's not really a big number. And uh, the reason is that because we don't wanna use hotels, uh.

For recommendations. You know, you stayed at the riad three years ago and you know the difference and you know, the experience that you get at the riad is definitely different than the one that you would [00:03:00] get at a hotel. So that's, that's the intent of having a small group tour. And again, the riad for a lot of audience or the viewers, they're not really created equal in terms of size.

Some may have five set, you know, rooms or suites. Some may have 20 or so. So that's why anywhere we go a group of 12 people, we can always feed them in the R.

Ted Cragg: Nice. Yep. Oh yeah. Riads just makes all the difference having that kind of experience. Yep. and then a bit more background is just the nature or the, the route of the tour because you're focusing basically on the north side, right. And kind of that, that standard route, which we'll get into. But the overview is starting Casablanca, going a bit north and then down towards Marrakech.

Right.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Absolutely. And the reason for that, Ted, we call this the Imperial City Tours. personally, I recommended for a lot of people, if it's their first time visit in Morocco. Yeah, the desert is very popular. but you know, you really need to see this part of Morocco before you see the the, the second because they're really, [00:04:00] really different.

and the Imperial series of Morocco, you know, Marrakesh, Fes the oldest city, Meknes, Rabat, which is the current capital of Morocco.

Ted Cragg: Okay. so we're going to show people some bit more of the details here about the tour. kind of an introduction 'cause the links to all be available and it's easy to find, of course, in the website, destinationsmorocco.com to then you can, you can see, you can go in if you're curious, you know, you wanna learn more after this episode, you can really go in and, and explore the itineraries for each day that you guys have some neat little videos.

To pop up and the pictures of course, and really get people inspired. So we're gonna give you a taste of that today. Now we'll describe as much as possible as we can here for audio listeners, if you wanna hop over to YouTube, if you're not there already, go ahead and you'll see the visuals to go with it.

But the bottom line is that we, we wanna kind of introduce this and then allow people to take the next step and go and explore some more yourself. And you'll probably come up with some questions doing that too. So I'm gonna share a screen here over on the [00:05:00] video. And, uh, just give people a sense of where to start. So when you go to destinationsmorocco.com, it's right there at the top. Join me on a small group tour, November, 2026. So it's super easy to find and then just go to learn more and you'll take you to the page about this actual tour. So here we are. So the dates are here, uh, November 18th to 15th, 2026. Yep. Uh, right away you'll see lots of these links, but if you do wanna jump right on a call, if you know you've done some research or you want to get right into that, then click book my spot today and that will take you over to Azdean's calendar. Here.

You can book a, uh, a 30 minute call for free of course, and bring any questions you have. Mm-hmm.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: absolutely. This is, this is absolutely the right way to, to do it because I know a lot of people, they have questions, uh, and sometimes they do, uh. Really, really good research, but still they have some, some questions, and this is the best way to get in touch with us, [00:06:00] is the discovery call. Like, uh, Ted said, uh, it's a 30 minute, we can do one, we can schedule as many as you like.

Uh, they're all free. Um, and, um, the goal is to answer all the questions that you have.

Ted Cragg: Yep. Yeah, that's great.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Thank you.

Ted Cragg: well we'll bring it back to the tour page here. So, yeah, I mean, you know, this, this page gives you an overview of, of kind of the style and the feel of the tour. So let's chat a bit about that. You know, what kind of group tour is this, and that's maybe a flag for people right away in the sense that, well, I don't want to go on group tours.

And they picture, you know, big motor coaches and 50 people and all that kind of stuff, and you're kind of hustled from one place to the next. We've already, I clearly identified that this is a much smaller group tour, but there's a lot of other benefits to that too, as well, you know, and having a more of a connection with your fellow travelers and being able to get to know them better and really share that experience.

So we highlight some of that stuff here. The nature of this type of tour, when it's a small group tour.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: absolutely.

this is [00:07:00] the advantage of, of going on a small, you know, group tour. Like we said, you know, um, the experience is absolutely incredible. Uh, and here again, you get to meet a lot of strangers at the beginning of the tour.

By the end of the tour, you're making connection. You're becoming friends. You're gonna be reaching out to each other after the tour is completed. Then the cultural aspect of it, there's so many. Experiences that we include in the tour, that it really, really, immerse you in the experience, whether it's, uh, you know, cooking class in a farm, whether it's lunch with the Bber family in the mountains So there's so many things we can do here. is hot air balloon. calligraphy, music class, uh, painting, you know, uh, classes and stuff. So much stuff we can, we can do, uh, on a small tour. So, uh, and this just gives you an idea of what to expect really during your tour as well.

And then when, at some point when we get to the itinerary, when we have the people, Go in, then we're gonna meet up, you know, a few times and then we'll discuss the, the details to the itiner and the [00:08:00] experiences that we have already for them. If the group is not interested in those, we can always switch them with something else that they're interested in.

Ted Cragg: So just to point clarify that. So that means once people booked and you have everyone lined up, you're talking before pe before you go, you'll have at least some communication, maybe a group call or something that like that to kind of, yeah, introduce people to each other, but to see, you know, who's on what page in terms of interest and activities.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Of course, let's say, let's say we're having a cooking class and, and, you know, 10 people are not interested in the cooking class, um, then we need to do something else that it's in the interest of the group. 

 and again, right here it's, it's, it's a highlight. You know, we're gonna start from Casablanca and we're gonna do the, the, the mosque Hassan II mosque visit.

Then we're gonna go to Rabat, which is about an hour and 20 minute drive. Then we, you know, the, the site visit and Rabat should take about an hour and a half probably. Then we go to Chefchaouen in about three and a half hours drive. We spend the night in shift showering. Um, and [00:09:00] then, you know, the next day we go to Volubilis, which is the Roman city.

It's unesco, the heritage site. The site visit takes about an hour and 15 minutes. Then we drive to Meknes. Um, the site again, uh, the, the sight scene in Meknes should take about an hour or so, and, and everything is just. Close to each other, which is really, really good. Then we drive for about 45 minutes to Fes, and that's what we're gonna do.

Spend the night in Fez, which is the oldest city again in Morocco and Fez downtown has about 9,000, um, you know, streets. So it's really, really easy for, for you to get lost. And this is the advantage of having, a national certified guide with us throughout the tour. we go to the, the Atlas Mountains. Then we get to Marrakesh. We spend some time in Marrakesh. Obviously, um, this things are planned for you throughout the tour, and for the people that are departing from Marrakesh will drop 'em off at Marrakesh or people that are departing from Casablanca, just drive them to, to their airport in Casablanca and drop 'em

Ted Cragg: Okay, good. Yeah. Yeah.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: So this is a, again, this is on the left hand side. That's, that's, uh, a picture of the [00:10:00] inside of Has and the second mosque. It's a must see, uh, when you travel to Morocco. And again, you know, um, this is Louise. One of the, the experiences she did is, uh, par a class. And again, it's, it's a lot of fun. And then on the right hand side, that's the square of Jamel ef-Naa.

This is a nighttime, and you can still see that it's busy, it's happening. It's always packed. So yeah, this is just, it's, it's really, really, uh. Jam packed itinerary with a lot of

Ted Cragg: Nice. Yep. And here's what some of the things included.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Yeah, the accommodations were gonna be staying at Riyas that you'll have basically breakfast every day is included at your riad.

The meals, normally we, on the north side of Morocco too, we don't include dinners, but in your case, we're gonna have two dinners included in Fes. And then this is Secret Garden in Marrakesh. Um, and as you can see, the Yusef is the local guide. and basically that's where we're gonna, anywhere you go, you're gonna have, uh, the, the national certified guide with us.

So, which is really, really incredible.

Ted Cragg: Great.

Well, let's dive in a bit more here. We've got, a bit more details [00:11:00] about, you know, the structure of the tours, the, some of the planning and documents and logistics and things like that. So, I'll go back here a little bit.

When you're on the main tour page here, if you scroll down a bit, you'll see View tour itinerary. There's a number of these buttons. They all go to the same place, which is this page here, which gives you a lot more of those details, which will go through a little bit now. And, uh, you see the menu here, pop up all the various days.

You can hop back and forth between each of those Yeah, let's get into some of the important information here, of course. And, uh, go over that.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Absolutely. right here. Basically there's a little bit of content welcoming you to Morocco and talk a little bit about Morocco and stuff like that. Then you scroll down, there's a video. Uh, pictures, uh, it just basically will tell you what, what to expect during the tour.

Sometimes, pictures from different parts of Morocco and so forth, then you go to the price. For the tour. The tour is only $1995 US dollars, and that includes airport pickup drop off, um, current driver throughout the tour, the, [00:12:00] uh, certified national guide throughout the tour and so forth. We'll talk a little bit more what's included in a little bit, but that's, that's what the cost of the tour and, and that price is based on.

A, double room. So there's two people in one room. for somebody who's traveling, they just want to have their own, you know, personal room. Then they just need to pay an additional 585 and they'll have a single room throughout the tour, of Morocco. Yes. And then here we have the payments. the payment a needs to be, paid in full.

90 days prior to the tour taking place. So everything needs to be paid, uh, by August 8th. and you'll get an email just in case if you didn't pay by August 1st as a reminder that your, your final payment is due just in case. So, yeah. And then we have the cancellations here. Uh, you can see them. And then again, we we're gonna talk about what's included in the package, which is right there.

That's perfect. So yeah. So [00:13:00] Ted, what, what do you get when you go with us? You have 24 7 in destination support, which means that there's, there's a manager on duty, who's assigned to you 24 7 and def in this case, I'm gonna be there as well. So you have access to me 24 7. Then all the accommodation stays and we talked about, you know, the riad basically, everything is included.

Let's say activities you're gonna do. things you're gonna see and experience, it's all paid for. So that literally what you're gonna need to pay for here, is for your lunch. and then a couple of dinners that are not included. So you'll have a private car, in, in this type of cases, will have a Mercedes sprinter.

It's a 17 passenger vehicle that'll accommodate all of us. and then you'll have airport pickups, drop offs, breakfast every day at the riad, which is uh, seven breakfasts. and then you'll have two dinners in Fes, which is really, really nice. in this case, we're not gonna have the local guys, but we have a national certified guy throughout the tour.

Then you have water in the vehicles. Then, everything that you need to see, [00:14:00] whether it's in Casablanca, Rabat, Meknes Fes, or Marrakech, it's already paid for.

Ted Cragg: Entrance

Azdean Elmoustaquim: So yeah. Entrance fees. That's correct. Yeah.

Ted Cragg: Mm-hmm. Yeah. And that's like, uh, the mosque for instance, in, in Casablanca and, uh,

Azdean Elmoustaquim: absolutely.

Ted Cragg: the entrance to Volubilis, right? The, the Roman site. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Alright. Yeah, and it was not included, of course, important too. We started with the travel insurance. You certainly need to make sure you have good insurance.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Yes. And for travel insurance, we can, we can help you. Uh, we are certified, to help you with, with, with travel insurance or, or guide you or give you information. some of the things that are not included as you can really hear the same cards, you know, tipping. alcoholic beverages, so lunches are not included.

Ted Cragg: And then, uh, if people want to do some of those extra activities, like a pottery workshop or maybe fit in a hot air balloon ride or something like that, those would be

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Oh, they de definitely, they'll be extra. Um, and we can talk about them, on case by case. [00:15:00] And we can have them arranged. And that's normally the hot air balloon is done in Marrakesh. and the good thing about it, it really does not affect your, your, your regular schedule, Ted. You can have a full schedule, but you can also add the hot air balloon to it.

Um, early morning they come, they pick you up and they take you to, to the, to the, uh, offsite and then you do the hot air balloon and, uh, with breakfast or without, depending what, what you choose. And then they bring you back to the riad. So, yeah.

Ted Cragg: Yeah. Okay. Neat.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Yeah. this is the nice thing about it.

When we talk, I mean, obviously we we're gonna talk more than just what we, we meet quite a bit. and for people who wanna do other stuff, we can arrange it for them and also for people who can say, Hey, you know what, I really liked eight days, but, uh, you know, I have a couple more days. What else can you arrange for me, uh, during those times?

And then we can, we can say, Hey, you know, we have this option one, two, and three. And, and we take it from there as well. Ted,

Ted Cragg: Okay. Yeah, that's great.

That's a good point. So, I mean, if people don't have to feel, in a sense, confined to [00:16:00] just this tour, if you wanna add on your own extra personal days before or after, right. Make the most of your time. Maybe you can get a couple weeks out of your trip, then you absolutely can. And then, you know, the bulk of it would be the organized tour that you're seeing here.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Yes. And one thing that I would recommend Ted, when booking for this tool, again, we're gonna, you know. Me and, and whoever is traveling. We'll talk about it a little bit more in details. The tour starts on the eight, which means, it's better for you to get to Morocco a day, at least a day before.

We'll let you know the, the, the hotel where you can stay in Casablanca. Casablanca doesn't have any riad, but we, we, we will have a hotel where you can stay, and that's where we pick you up. So when we pick you up on the eighth, it's, we're gonna save a day. So, because, if we say, Hey, we'll pick you up at the airport.

On the eighth, then some people might book their flight, you know, in the morning, afternoon, or late evening. And then that day is just really gone. So we're not really using it. we can't really start the tour the day that you arrive because you're gonna be really, [00:17:00] really tired. So we always recommend arriving the day before.

and again, we'll talk a little bit more details where we're gonna pick you up. and it's best to do one hotel. We can all meet up. Uh, versus staying in different hotels in different parts of the city, uh, which can, 

Ted Cragg: Yeah. so,

in that sense, you'll at least recommend to the group individuals like that this would be a good hotel for you all to stay at. And that would make a huge difference. Like the next full day, the next morning in Casablanca, because you know it's very doable, but there's a lot to see. You wanna have time at the mosque and then you drive to Rabat just over an hour and then another drive to Chefchaouen at the end of the day.

So what were you saying before? You wanna start like eight 30 kind of thing in the morning?

Azdean Elmoustaquim: That's right. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, we can, we can start, after they have breakfast. 8 39 o'clock is good. And then, like you said, we can do the, uh, the, the sightseeing, the the has and the second mosque, which not really takes a little bit of about. An hour or so, uh, which is absolutely a must see. Then we go to [00:18:00] Rabat for a little bit and, uh, we, we will get to Chefchaouen afterwards.

So,

Ted Cragg: Good. And let's just jump down to the end here. Day eight is the departure. So again, a bit of logistics and how do people, kind of wrap up the two, assuming they're going back straight back home from there.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Yes. So in here again, um, you know, with the group we can talk and say, Hey, we can all fly out of Casablanca or we can fly out Casablanca or Marrakesh. it depends on, again, uh, people are traveling from, this is all based, let's say everybody's come from the us. Uh, the tour is open to everybody and people can sign up globally.

Uh, so we're just, we're talking just one, uh, location, which is the US. So, it doesn't matter if you leave department from Casablanca, we can drop you off. Uh, or if you, for Marrakech, we can, we can drop you off at the Marrakech airport as well. So, yeah, so the day 15, I mean, November 15 is gonna be airport transfer.

Uh, which is nice 'cause I know a lot of tools. They, they, they drop you off in Marrakech, but then you have to find your way to get to [00:19:00] Casablanca, which is, uh, challenging. But in this case, no, it's, yeah. Your airport transfer is included. Yes.

Ted Cragg: Honestly, that's a huge inclusion right there. 'cause if you have a flight at seven or something, eight in the morning, right? And you're in Marrakech, we did this, we were flying back to Lisbon, but still we had to get from Marrakesh to Casablanca Airport. And I think we left Marrakesh, the riad there at six in the morning, or maybe even earlier.

So thanks to you guys, like we had a lift. I mean, I guess we would've figured something out, but it probably would've been pretty pricey. So

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Yeah, it is. Yeah. Absolutely. It, it, it can definitely be, uh, be pricey. But, and again, when you look at the value, the, the price is, it's really, really, uh, very good value. So, uh, this is, yeah, for, for people that who travel, uh, when they see the tool, where they see what's included and the series and everything.

They know it's, it's an incredible value. And the reason why we value it at this, because again, this is the first time we're doing this and, and we don't know what to expect. [00:20:00] So we don't have any data to base that price upon it. So we just say, Hey, you know, let's just do it under $2,000 and see how we, you know, how it goes.

And then, you know, next year, we'll, we'll make the adjustments that are, uh, needed. So we will raise the price. I'm kidding.

Ted Cragg: Yeah, well, there you go. Now's the time to go. For sure. And as we often say here, before Morocco gets even busier, I mean, there's only gonna be more crowds and all of that. Let's chat about that in a second in terms of the timing. But I will just leave it on this here. again, we're on the, the kind of a itinerary page here.

we're not gonna go through every single day here. I, we're gonna put the link in and really encourage everyone here, if you wanna explore more, you know, there's some beautiful videos, pictures, you get a lot more details. There's links and information right about the various attractions.

So dive in, you know, explore and, and follow your nose and, and see what you can find there. I think you'll really enjoy that. But I do wanna bring it back to, uh, the timing. So why did you choose November in particular?

Azdean Elmoustaquim: that's a really good question So the reason why we choose [00:21:00] November because of, number one, the weather. it's not really hot. It's kind of moderate. It feels like spring. so, it's really, really good because everybody has gone back to, to, you know, Europe, US and there's school and stuff like that. So and also it's, a good excuse for people to get back to the US and, and, and enjoy that, you know, Thanksgiving with the

family. 

Ted Cragg: That's good timing

Azdean Elmoustaquim: So, yeah, so that's the reason we did the, the November, uh, because of those combinations. Um, and again, it gives us time.

We are now in, in, in February, and it gives us time to get some really good rates on the accommodations that we're gonna be booking.

Ted Cragg: Yeah. Yeah, that's a good point too.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: yeah.

Ted Cragg: Okay, well we've got a couple minutes left here. We've, kind of assembled some fairly standard Q and A's, um, that we'll go through. but of course, you know, everyone listening and watching, if you have more questions, well, you know what to do. You can book a quick free call.

You can send Azdean an email and I'm sure we'll collect some more questions over the next little while and maybe do another [00:22:00] little episode like this and talk about the tour some more. So. A handful of q and a's, at least for now. I mean, who do you envision as kind of who this tour is for?

Like what kind of traveler, demographic, you know, anything like that? Who does this tour really appeal to at the end of the day?

Azdean Elmoustaquim: At the end of the day, this tour really is for everybody, but, To be able to travel in a group setting or a private tour, you know, age really matters because in our twenties, at least in my case, I, I never thought that I would, this is my favorite way to, to travel for real. So probably age-wise, I would say, early thirties to mid seventies.

Uh, this is what the tour for in terms of age for this tour, I really see. And again, because of the data that we have collected, and you know, it, me and I, Ted, there'll probably be more women traveling than men, or at least more women booking the tour for either, you know, her and her companion or [00:23:00] family member.

and then we're gonna have some solo travelers here as well, uh, female solo travelers. The reason is because they wanna feel that they're traveling by themselves and they wanna have that comfort and safety of a group traveling with them.

So this is the combination of travelers that I really see. utilizing and, and booking this tour, 

Ted Cragg: Yeah. Interesting. Well, is there, there was a thing there, if you're under 18, that you can go, you have to be accompanied. I mean, is it something that people can bring kids or maybe teenagers as well?

Azdean Elmoustaquim: oh, they can, yes, absolutely. The, the minimum age that we require. Oh, that's a really, really good question, Ted. The minimum age is 10. Um, because at 10 years old, they're still gonna remember the experience because the other ages I would not recommend it, but I would also recommend going on a private tour versus a group tour.

But 10, definitely they will remember it. anybody who's under 18, they have to have, a [00:24:00] parent or a companion or a guardian to, to travel with them.

Ted Cragg: Okay, good. let's talk about food restrictions. If people have food restrictions and dietary requirements, I mean, can they still travel with this group?

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Absolutely. Um, and again, this is, it goes back to the really importance of that discovery call. let's say we have, we have 10 people going. I really need to talk to all 10 of them because. We need to know what type of restrictions they have, and we need to accommodate them, throughout the tour, whether in Casablanca, Marrakech, Chefchaouen ,Fes, Meknes and so forth.

Yes. and we do, we do get bookends with food restriction and allergies, and we, we have always accommodated them. it's little bit more challenging on the southern part of Morocco versus the north part of Morocco. It's much easier to accommodate, food restrictions in the north side of Morocco.

Ted Cragg: you'll be in bigger cities and it's more available. Yeah,

Azdean Elmoustaquim: that's right.

That's right.

Ted Cragg: alright, let's talk about payments. So. Can people pay in full or can they split the [00:25:00] payments and if so, how many?

Azdean Elmoustaquim: They can pay in full, uh, which is the easiest way, uh, they can pay into, we can split the payment in two. but everything has to be paid completely 90 days before the tour takes place. So if we're looking here at, at, the date, November 8th, so that's basically everything needs to be paid for, no later than August 8th.

Ted Cragg: Okay.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: So August 8th, we need to, to collect the payment because they don't wanna lose their deposit or their first payment. So we can do two payments, yes.

Ted Cragg: Yeah, and that's an important point too. So if you're, you know, if you're on board, if you're ready to go, you're in and you want a book. Now there is a step, there's a process here because Azdean wants to meet you and you know, answer.

You're gonna have questions and just kind of sort things out. So you do go and book that free call and from then there'll be a booking page and the payment and all that kind of stuff. But can you clarify a little bit just the steps that it takes to actually book the tour?

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Oh, absolutely. [00:26:00] The first start is definitely the discovery call and throughout the discovery call, we make sure that we are good fit for the traveler, and if we are a good fit and that's exactly what they want and we answer all the questions that they have, and if everything is approved by them, we can move right away to the payment.

and as you can see, they, they, on, on the website, there's nowhere that they can go and book it themselves or pay for it themselves because of credit card fraud. So that's the reason why, right? It's not there because we have to go through the process and that process starts with the discovery call. And then, when everything is good, I send them the invoice right away.

and now we have, one less or two less spots that are available. and that's how we know how many spots we have left. And again, 12 spots. It's not a lot. And it's, it's really gonna go by really, really quick. We want you, we wanna protect you as well. So, um, we wanna do it the right way.

Yeah.

Ted Cragg: good. That makes sense. All right.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Thank you.

Ted Cragg: Well, hey, I'm excited for you guys and, and everyone going like, this is gonna be a fun tour, a [00:27:00] great way to see Morocco. And again, it comes back to the experience, you know, sharing that with others and, uh, you will get to know the other people in your group.

I mean, you're gonna, you know, be sitting next to 'em and, and enjoying all this together and chit-chatting, going for dinner and, and lunch and all that kinda stuff. And it's wonderful to share the experience with. Other people from who knows around the country, around the world, and, and have those memories that, uh, yeah.

That you share with others. So that's a fun part of this whole thing too.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Yes. Yeah. We start with strangers and, and I promise you, we, we will have fun. Uh, you know, I just came back from, from a tour, um, you know, uh, Christmas Eve actually. Um, and we had so much fun. We started the tour with strangers, then I, I got to know each one in the tour personally, and we shared so many beautiful, beautiful moments and we created you know, long time lasting memories.

So, it is, it is gonna be a lot of fun. And I cannot emphasize the value, the value that you're getting is just, it's, it's honestly, it is priceless. So,

Ted Cragg: Yeah. It's a very good price. It's, there's a [00:28:00] very, there's a lot included and a wonderful experience. Yeah. I mean, you could pay that kind of money for one of those 50 person Right. Bulk tours. Right. Of uh, being shuffling from one place to another. So you get tremendous value just with the inclusions, but also these, the size and the experience and the intimacy of it.

Yeah.

So, hey, it's wonderful. So yeah, we'll, uh, you'll hear us talk about some more, and, uh, if you're on our mailing list, make sure you sign up. You'll get some email alerts and reminders, more information. But the main thing here, really head to the website, destinationsmorocco.com. You'll see that button there right at the top.

It'll take you to the other pages with lots more details. Again, go ahead and explore wonderful photos and videos and, uh, all the information's there. And, uh, jot down your questions and book a call with Azdean.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Thank you. I, I wanna say something else, please. Uh, Ted, for travel advisors that are listening to this, this story it can be.

Used as a FAM trip, for themselves, the agency owners, or if they have [00:29:00] independent contractors or sub-agents they wanna send on this tour to learn more about Morocco. This is a really, really good opportunity as well. So, because there's a lot of education, there's a lot of learning, there's a lot of experience.

Ted Cragg: That's a good point. I'm glad you brought that up. 'cause I mean Sure. We're, you know, we were talking to podcast, uh, listeners and, and viewers right now, and people on the mailing list and so on. I mean, it's really designed to bring, you know, otherwise independent travelers, couples together to share this experience.

So if you're a travel agent, you know, and you have people that, that obviously, uh, fits the description, then send them our way. Or it's a nice way to have that FAM trip type experience to learn about Morocco yourself. 

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Perfect. 

Ted Cragg: Great. So, yeah, thanks everyone for joining us and, uh, look forward learning more about the trip over the course of this year.

Azdean Elmoustaquim: Thank you so much. Thank you. Have an amazing day. Thank you.

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