Both ways of travelling have something to offer. The right choice depends on your experience, your budget, how much time you want to spend planning and how you like to spend your evenings.
Travelling alone: the advantages
- Total freedom: you change your plans whenever you want
- You choose every hotel and every restaurant
- Easy to add or remove days
Travelling alone: the challenges
- You plan and book everything yourself: transport, riads, desert camp, guides
- Long drives to the Sahara cost the same for one person as for several
- Medinas can feel intense on a first visit
- Dinners and evenings alone
Joining a small hosted group: the advantages
- Nothing to plan: the route, the riads and the camps are booked
- Shared costs for transport, guides and the desert
- A host and a group who share your interests
- A local team on WhatsApp, day and night
- Easier and more relaxed, especially for a first visit or for solo women
Joining a group: the compromises
- Fixed dates and a fixed programme
- You travel at the pace of the group
- Less choice of hotels
Our honest advice
For a first trip to Morocco, and especially to the Sahara, a small hosted group is usually easier and better value. Once you know the country, travelling alone is a wonderful way to go back.
Frequently asked questions
Is a group trip more expensive?
Not usually: shared transport, guides and camps often make it cheaper than the same trip alone.
Can I leave the group for a day?
Yes, tell your guide in advance. Days you skip are not refunded.
Want to discover Morocco with a group?
Join a hosted trip with a small group, or bring your own community. Our local team replies within 24 hours.
