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we decided for a ten day camel-trip in october 2001 with Mohamad. Right from the beginning till the end the tour was a very successful one. We felt safe and got spoiled many times. The two guides (Mohamad and mohamed) did form a real team. Mohamad takes his job very serious. He knows to manage the different situation that can come up. We can highly recommend Mohamad to any person that is interested to get the real touch of the desert.
(Switzerland, Françoise & Karl Thalmann,
kthalmann@sairgroup.com)

Before we started our sahartrip, we had a lot of discussions about the heat, the water, sleeping, ridding on camels,etc. Once we were in the desert all these kind of considerations disappeared. You saddenly realise that life can be diffrent and has not to be complicated. we enjyed: the water (2-3 liters a day)sleping under the stars, the food (wich was excsllent) ridding on the camel (not very confotable but OK) walking at this time of the year (begin of october) the heat was reasonable. Our guides took good care os us and we had a pleasant time. In short : it was fantastic experience and we can recommend very normal fit person to do a trip like this with them.
(Switzerland, Hele & Joep Edelaar, october2001)
j.edelaar@bluemail.ch

I can recommend the desert-trips with Mohamad Sirirou. I have been with him several times and I enjoyed it very much. You can have confidence in him as he is from a nomadic berber family and also has great experience over years doing such camel-trips. Walking on foot or ridding on camel's back discovering desert life, is very good for body and soul!
(Switzerland, Rosmarie Hämming)

Trip trough the desert (three days).
Late in the morning we met the two guidse Mohamad and his fellow at the stable where the camels were waiting patiently for the trip to M'hamid. Our journey did start on gravel/sand desert.
Short after zagora we saw the endless gravel desert. Far away we saw a table mountain (Jebel Bani). It's for sure an advantage to ride the camel to get the feeling ridding. It takes some time to get used to it.
At lunchtime we had our meal in the shdow of a tree. A fresh traditional moroccan salad with typical mint tea(called berber whisky)got served.
After lunch the trip took another 2 and half hours till we reached the place forthe night camp at the foot of the mountain. First of all the luggage was taken from the camels. Then their front legs were fixed together to make them slow and to keep them closerto the camp. Later after building up the tent we got tea and cookies served. A day trip takesin average about 5 hours ridding/walking.
Sleeping was confortableand no noises from the civilization did bother us. Before the sunrise our guide brought back the camels. Breakfast was served right after thesunrise. We felt in a 5 star hotel. We had tea and coffee, bread, butter, jam, and la vache qui rit (kind of cheese). At the same time our excellent quide was packing in the tent and all the kitchen satff as well and all our backpacks. The trip started then with hikking up to the low level pass. On this route the way was too steep to ride the camels. Then we entered a complete diffrent kind of desert.
On the top we met groups of tourists coming from M'hamid. After a chat we took the apportunity to rid again and to relax. In a valley we did reach an oasis. We felt hungry and really tired. Close to our camp a butiful berber girl was washing the cloths even she had a baby on her back.
A good meal helped us to get the energy back for the second par of the day. Before we went off again we had to fill our bottles with water from the fountain. After a few kilometers we could see the dunes but to get there took us quite a while. Th dunes had a hight of many meters and we found a very nice place in middle of this peaceful area. There were a few small animas living, one of them black witha shell called(Scarabaeus).
The nightfall comes fast. The air is clean so the sky is fascinating. Counting all the stars made us falling asleep. It's worth to sleep outside. Blankets kept us warm and confortable.
In the morning again we got spoiled with a nice breakfast. As usual getting ready for hiking was smoothly done. The dunes were gone and the ground was littered by millions of different little rocks.Close to the m'hamid it had sand dunes again but trees too. In the shadow we took lunch once more. With melancholy we went on for two mre hours approching m'hamid.
From far away we could recognize Mohamad while was lauphing as always. In the village our luggage was transferred to a bus. The bus has much more power the a camel and took us away fom m'hamid quit fast. But at the same time we leftall thegood spirit and all the good and beaceful time behind us...
From the bus to zagora we could hardly see Mohamad disappearing with the camels because of the dust or the shimmer from the sun or simply because of our tears.
Rico Muller, February 2002.

Mohamad guided us for a over-night trip close to Zagora. It was a great experience for some hours on the camels, in the dunes, then sun set, dinner in the tent and the rise of the full moon.
Also for our kids (3yrs, 8yrs) it is fully suitable and they still speak about it. It was remarkable te see, that you seem to understand your animals and how you guided them. We hope that you can share you experience with many other people interested in camel trekking.
(Germany,Roland, Mai 2010, roland.kropf@web.de)

 

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