Helgedagstur: Tanger fra Sevilla

Denne turen var 17 timer lang. Vi møttes på turistkontoret klokka 7 og vi kom tilbake til hotellet mitt ved midnatt uten middag. Du må være ekstremt fysisk skikket til å ta denne turen. enhver som har hjerteproblemer, pusteproblemer, fot- eller gangproblemer, bør ikke ta denne turen. Viator må være helt ærlig og fortelle folk hva de kan forvente. Turistguiden Isaac var utmerket, og passet alltid på turistenes velferd.

Jeg likte turguiden vår Issac fordi han var veldig hyggelig og hjelpsom. Vi gjorde det folk flest ville synes var stressende som holder en gruppe på 30 personer sammen for å krysse fra Tarifa til Tanger og deretter holde gruppen for å spise lunsj. Flott. Den eldre mannen som kalte seg selv John Travolta var morsom. Han var en eldre herre i en grå kappe, og han var veldig lærerik og tilbød hjelp til å kjøpe ting. Den andre guiden oversetter fyren i nær ende virkelig stunk store unge fyren, og jeg skulle ønske han aldri sette oss i et rom for å høre på en fyr fyr selger oss Argon olje. Jeg antar at han trodde safran og argonolje var den samme. Ingen ting, jeg er glad for at vi ikke hadde ham i den store omgangen. Ellers å dele prisene var avtalen og verdien der, spesielt med tanke på å ta hetten separat fra fergen og måltidet. En virkelig god verdi og morsomme mennesker på tur. Jeg elsket turen ned til Tarifa og å se landsbygda virkelig vakker.

Turen er en verdi når man vurderer tiden det gjelder. Vi forlot Sevilla rundt 0730 og returnerte rundt 2300. Bussturen var behagelig og vertinnen vår var veldig hyggelig Ved ankomst på fergen, måtte vi gå gjennom tollen (som ikke er hyggelig under noen omstendigheter) og gå ombord på fergen som var ren, men ikke minneverdig. Da vi kom til Tanger, gikk vi ombord på en buss som ble arrangert av en lokal guide. Han spansk var god og engelsk var rettferdig. Han tilbød litt veiledning, men ikke mye verdi. Hyggelig fyr; ikke desto mindre. Bussturen til oss forbi noen koseligere hjem i åsene til vi møtte en lysning for de som måtte få kamelrittopplevelsen. For meg, bortkastet tid. Vi fortsatte til noen huler som var interessant. Den gode nyheten, alt var kort. Vi fortsatte deretter til hoveddelen av byen hvor vi dro ut til lunsj. Vi kom inn i en virksomhet utelukkende for turister og hadde couscous toppet med grønnsaker og kylling (sammen med noen kyllingspyd. Vi ble deretter ledet til en bygning som så ut til å være et fabrikasjonsmedisinsk / farmasøytisk anlegg og gitt en presentasjon av marokkanske varer. Dette var en myk selge, men i mitt sinn var det en midje på en times tid. Vi ble deretter ført til det viktigste markedet hvor vi hadde mindre enn en time å lure på markedene. Vi kom tilbake til tollen og gikk ombord på bussen. Turen var verdt pengene hvis du vil se Marokko fra Sevilla. Jeg vil heller se at selskapet tilbyr et alternativ der man har full frihet til å vandre i gatene og spise i stedet for å bli gjeter rundt med liten eller ingen shoppingstid.

A ton packed into one day in Tangier. You certainly get your money’s worth. Some things were a little gimmicky but without the guide, we would never have seen as much as we did in one day so the sales pitches were worth it. I also would have appreciated some more free time to shop but again, worth it to see Tangier in one day. Would recommend comfortable sturdy shoes, water bottle and snacks as you are only given lunch and the day was from 7am-10pm. Overall a very productive, fun and educational day!

excellent introduction to moroccan culture, its people and city, loved it. loved shopping, camels and the food

It was fast paced, interesting and fun - Rashid knows how to keep the group happy while moving right along! We saw the the sights -had a camel ride - ate lunch -walked through the souk and learned some history! However - two sales pitches are too many for the short amount of time we had to spend in Tangier! I could tolerate one - but the second one at the argon oil place was really over the top and dampened my enthusiasm somewhat.

Yes, it’s a long day, but all transfers were smooth and the experience was memorable and well worth it. Our guide, Rashid, was knowledgeable, warm, and attentive. We traversed the city at a steady but reasonable clip, covering lots of history and local flavor. Yes, there are commercially driven visits, but Rashid was up front about all of it. Lunch was good, the views of the city were spectacular, and the opportunity to spend a day in Tangier was well worth it. We are intrepid and experienced travelers. There’s no way we could have successfully navigated the whole thing as we did with Rashid. I would have loved to have had more than a day to visit, but that’s what we had, and we crushed it. Our driver who took us back and forth to Tarifa was perfect as well, very attentive and friendly as well. A rich experience that we will savor. Good travel leaves you wanting for more-on to the next adventure.

DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR IT IS A SCAM!!! ALSO DANGEROUS! I would give this 0 stars, but it won’t let me. So I guess 1 star because I got to Morocco and back? But not without hassle... The day started earlier than was booked (pickup was supposed to be 0730 but was changed to 0630, and was only changed to that 2 days in advance). Isaac said would be with us the whole tour, but when we got to the port he said he “forgot his passport” and could no longer go with us. Convenient how that happened when he re-arranged what city our ferry would go to (this was overheard by others on the tour). After being picked up, we were brought to Algeciras harbor, which was NOT Tarifa harbor. Tarifa ferries bring people to Tangiers. Algeciras ferries go to Ceuta. Ceuta is obviously NOT Tangier, which is where this tour is supposed to go. Upon arriving in Ceuta, our guide (Mohammed) took our passports and gave them to Moroccan customs. Mohammed told us we could not have our passports until the end of the day when we returned. This meant all of us were stranded in Morocco for the day without any proper identification methods or visa paperwork. This is ABSOLUTELY IREESPONSIBLE of the guide and tour company (tour company in Morocco was Flandria, which was different from Naturanda, the overall tour company. Both are problems because both are responsible). We were forced to continue with no passports (we were stuck on a moving bus at this point, and they refused to return for our passports). Mohammed informed of our itinerary for the day which was: drive to his home town where we would walk through the city with no explanation of history or culture, visit his friend’s carpet shop where his friend would try to sell us carpets, and eat lunch. Then we would continue to Tangier where we would be able to walk around for 45 minutes before returning to Ceuta. This was NOT the tour any of us had booked. The tour all of us had booked was a ferry from Tarifa to Tangier, and a day in Tangier that included riding camels, entry to the Hercules Cave, and entry to the Medina of Tangier. After this “tour” that moment of us booked (and also had no information presented of Moroccan history or culture), we made it back to Ceuta, where we thankfully were able to get our passports back from whomever held onto them (we were never told).

Although a bit of time traveling from Seville, everything went smoothly and according to plan. The best part of the whole excursion were our tour guides Catherine and Rasheed. They had the best laughs and positive attitudes.

We had the fabulous day albeit very long. Our guide Lapinta was awesome. She was always making sure everyone was having a great time and her explanations along the way were brilliant. We were greeted by the Moroccan guide Rasheed who accompanied us along with Lapinta for the Moroccan part of the day and he was also a delight. The sights and experiences were wonderful. The only negative I might make is that the lunch included in the tour was in my opinion far from typical. It was so touristy and the waiter kept pushing for a tip as well as the musicians that were playing kept passing around a tray for payment. The food was uninteresting and bland so maybe a more traditional eating place might be better as the restaurant was filled to capacity with bus tour patrons. All in all a great value for money tour that lasted 17 hours.