Thanks for your review, Paul, I’m Antony the trips Programme Manager. I'm pleased that your Explore leader & the accommodation overall met expectations.
In terms of the itinerary, there’s no doubt that we cover a lot of ground on this trip, the ‘full on’ pace grading reflects this fast-paced highlights tour. As you experienced, we move on from place to place each night (the exception being Fes where we have two nights & one full day) & consequently, there is little free time as we’re keen to maximise the overall experience.
For those with more time, Explore does offer a 15 day 'Best of Morocco' tour which starts in Casablanca & ends in Marrakech, including time in Essaouira on the Atlantic coast. We also offer a 20 day 'Grand tour of Morocco' trip too which spends much more time on the south side of the Atlas mountains, visiting Zagora, Tata, Mirleft, then heading up to Essaouira. Whilst both tours have more driving, they’re moderately paced with more free time built in comparably’