lizsweetman

lizsweetman’s reviews

1. Thoroughly enjoyed my half-day cookery course at Maison Arabe. I'd signed up because I thought it would be fun to learn a bit about Moroccan cooking, but it was a real bonus that it was held at Maison Arabe, which is a really beautiful place. We were 10 in the group altogether, so plenty of attention for everyone from our instructor, Mohammed. He first took us to a local spice shop and we were shown which were the spices most used in local cooking. Then we came back to the kitchen, which had been beautifully laid out, with individual utensils, aprons and ingredients. Cooked a truly magnificent chicken tagine with accompanying salads and then had the pleasure of eating it, served by the staff at Maison Arabe - great. And after all that, we got to take our tagine pot and recipe sheets away with us! A really enjoyable half day in Marrakech and a fun way of learning a bit about local food into the bargain - so glad I did it!

   lizsweetman reviewing Cookery Course in Marrakech

2. Trip to Erg Chebbi What a really wonderful trip – many thanks to everyone involved in making it happen. Riding over dunes in the desert at sunset has to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, watching the sun going down behind the orange glowing sand and crescent shaped shadows. I found, to my great relief, that camels are actually quite cooperative animals – or maybe that was down to our guide, Zaieed, who led them patiently for an hour, until we reached our tent. Then a delicious tagine, cooked on the spot, followed by sleeping under the brightest moon and stars imaginable. To top it all, we set off (again guided by Zaieed) in the morning while it was still dark so that we could park our camels on the side of a dune so we could clamber up and watch the sun rise. Pure magic. It was a long drive down to the desert from Marrakech, but we stopped off at some fascinating places along the way, and enjoyed getting a feel for Moroccan villages after the bright lights of Marrakech. And the drive was worth every minute for such a wonderful experience.

   lizsweetman reviewing 3 Day Sahara Desert Tour to Erg Chebbi