Tangier On Foot: A Guided Walking Tour

The provider did not show up and did not provide any prior notice that he was not coming. Very disappointing. We could have organised a different provider had we had advance notice.

Muhammad was so flexible and anxious to make the experience exactly right for us. He tailored the tour to meet our needs and was delightful company. He loves his home and shared so much information. The whole experience was great.

Kareem was so kind and knowledgeable. My husband was a little nervous to leave Spain and enter Morocco, but Kareem immediately made us feel welcome. We felt like we were saying good bye to a good friend at the end of the tour.

Issues with the ferry caused us to change our plans. Karim was super about all changes. Tour was great and we ended with a wonderful fish dinner! Thanks a million for your hospitality!

Superb tour with a most wonderful guide Karim was a great host and meet our needs..We would love to have him again some day

We spent a lovely afternoon in Tangier with Kareem! He and his very adept driver took us on a driving tour of the city, showed us some incredible outlook points, helped us on a hilariously fun camel ride, and then Kareem took us for a walking tour around the Medina. Kareem knew everyone, and we felt safe and accepted with him, like we were walking around with a friend who knew who everyone in the neighbourhood. Kareem then took us to a fantastic little restaurant where we ate great food, and when we told him we wanted to buy some things for our kids, he made sure we had time to do some shopping at some pretty neat stores. It was an awesome day! Thank you Kareem! I can’t wait to make my YouTube video about our day and share it with you so you can see for yourself how much we loved your tour!

We had an awesome tour of Tangier thanks to our guide Karim. He was soft spoken and knowledgeable and took us through the Kasbah and the Medina, narrow streets and markets. We loved our visit to Tangier.

On October 27th 2024, We were very excited to visit Tangier and crossing Africa off on our bucket list. The day began with our ferry being delayed by 2 hours from Tarifa. I contacted our guide Karim about this and he said he was flexible and it wouldn’t be a problem. I have proof of this interaction through our messaging. I felt bad at first, but felt comfort in knowing he was willing to work with us. When we arrived in Tangier, Karim met us with a sign with my name which was nice. He then showed us a couple of sights and quickly took us through the market which I found very interesting. I was eager to buy some things, but Karim insisted we keep moving for the sake of the tour and we could come back later. We visited the Medina as was listed on our itinerary. We then took a stop at one his friends shops who was an herbalist. This stop was not listed on the itinerary. The herbalist seemed very knowledgeable. His friend then tried to sell us many items mainly infused oils, which I felt were overpriced. I wanted to look around the store, but was given the vibe that I couldn’t and should buy the oils. I insisted on buying fresh turmeric for 5 euros which was very affordable. The oils we were sold were 3 bottles for 80 euros. We bought several bottles and moved on. Thinking we were going to other places on the itinerary we were then taken to a carpet store. The owner of the carpet shop was friends of Karim. The carpets were beautiful but not close to our price range and thousands of dollars. We’re budget conscious and looking for a genuine experience, not to buy expensive items and being haggled to do so . When we showed no interest in purchasing these products the shopkeeper grew impatient and left us immediately and said good day. I was beginning to feel suspicious and felt pressured to buy things we didn’t want. Karin then asked us if there was anything in particular that we wanted to buy. My girlfriend said she was looking to buy some Moroccan shawls, nothing more. He then took us to a clothing shop and we were pressured to buy 2 overpriced scarves. The only reason we bought them was to leave the store as it was beginning to get quite annoying that we weren’t being taken to the places listed on the itinerary. We then told Karim we were hungry. By this time it had been over 2 hours since we started the tour and walking around with nothing to eat. Karim reluctantly said yes and took us to a restaurant of his choice, not ours, without being shown the menu when asked. We told him we didn’t want to eat there and wanted to find something else. This is a private tour remind you. Karim then went to the bathroom and stayed for a few minutes. We stood waiting and he came out of the bathroom and told us he could not complete the tour. We were baffled because we still hadn’t seen 3 places on the itinerary. The Jewish synagogue, the American museum, and the contemporary art museum. We were given no reason as to why he abandoned us. Shortly afterwards I called Viator who we booked the tour through and asked for a refund. Viator said they would contact Karim and ask him why he didn’t finish the tour with us. He told Viator it was because our ferry was late. This completely contradicts what he told us earlier in the morning. Viators customer service was terrible and refused to give us a refund, even though they specifically told me that they read the contradictory message. The entire time we felt pressured to buy overpriced items and we didn’t we were quickly shown the door and haggled Not to mention we weren’t taken to 3 stops on our itinerary. His friends stores were not listed on our itinerary. In hindsight it’s obvious Karim takes a commission from his friends on items his customers buy. Being the budget travelers we are, we didn’t fit his bill to make him his commissions. When he finally realized this, he abandoned us. Bottom line. If you have a bunch of money to spend on overpriced items and to be pressured, to buy them from his friend shopkeepers Karims tour is for you. The entire tour was uncomfortable and we weren’t given the full tour to the places shown on the itinerary. If I could give Karim 0 stars I would. Not to mention Viators customer service support was terrible. I’ve booked many tours with Viator. This is 0 stars for them too, I will never ever book another tour through Viator or Karim. Also, Viator wouldn’t let me post a review after I asked for the refund. This is completely unacceptable and gives the impression that Karims tours are legit.

We had a great day with Karim. He is warm, enthusiastic, and high-energy. He took us all around the old Medina, plus the Casbah (where the views were fabulous!). He provided some historical information, but the real benefit of a tour with him is his connections with everyone in town! He arranged for us to have the most delicious lunch at an authentic Moroccan restaurant, and his presence in town clearly kept sellers at a distance from us, which we greatly appreciated. One thing to be prepared for is that Karim will take you to a few shops and leave you to chat with the salespeople—clearly in the hopes that you’ll buy something. We didn’t mind that—and in fact bought a lovely Berber rug—but I know some people may feel differently. Overall, a great tour and an engaging guide!

Upsetting experience all round. I was messaged by the guide Karim after I booked and asked to cancel as he was not around. I was fine to cancel from my side but it was advised I would not receive any refund. I asked to perhaps to do it another day, I was very decent about it. Why the option to book was available when he was not even in the country I don’t know. He seemed irresponsible to this fact. We rebooked, and 15 mins before the next tour time arranged he said it was a no go again in quite a passive aggressive way, making out it was my fault I booked. I therefore arranged very clearly a place and time for him to return my money at his convenience. The money never appeared. When I asked him again he told me to ‘chill out’. Extremely unprofessional and totally unapologetic for wasting my time and never offering any solutions or refunds without me trying to find a way to solve this. Unreliable and unaccountable, not advisable.

Hamza was an amazing tour guide, and showed us all around the Medina and the Kasbah, and so much more! He was super personable and ensured that our tour was good and we could see everything we wanted to. He even arranged a taxi for us to see Cap Spartal after our tour. Definitely would recommend!!

It has been a wonderful tour with Karim ! He's very helpful and tell plenty of stories that you could remember about Tanger! I strongly recommend!

Firstly I was referred to this tour service by American Express Black card concierge. The highest level card service at Amex. I pay for this service because they curate their third party services at the highest level. In this case the service exceeded anything I have seen in my 39 years using Amex travel. Karim responded to my late request for a day tour in a matter of minutes and we settled on a rendezvous point with no problem. He was punctual and flexible and proved a historical perspective of the Medina from a first hand experience since he was born there. His lunch choice was exceptional with authentic Moroccan food in a beautiful environment with humor and class. What I found even beyond all other expectations exceeded what his explanation of the 5 pillars of The Muslim religion. Clearly articulated with a sincerity and conviction that took away many preconception I have been living with for decades. No fear of Comission kick backs from stores he introduced. And here is the kicker. Refusing payment, he overheard me saying my wife missed her connection in Paris and was showing up at midnight30. He said he would meet her and bring her to the hotel. Again, refusing payment. What an incredible ambassador of the Moroccan culture and the Muslim religion combined.

Karim was great! We’re grateful to have experienced Morocco for the first time with Karim as our guide. He was knowledgeable, patient, and funny. He helped us see the warm and authentic Moroccan culture. We had a very special and memorable day with good food. We really enjoyed it.

Very amazing trip with Karim in the medina of tangier!It was really enjoying and interesting ,we were in a group of six people,Karim was really nice with us!

Highly recommended karim 100% Thanks a lot for your service ve helmed me go buy my dream rug also hks so knowlegeable and passionate by his job

Very happy with this informative tour of interesting parts of Tangier, including the market & views. Thank you, Karim!

Karim gave a very informative tour. He knows the city and its history well. He can also give you advice on sights and nearby cities to visit.

Karin was my guide for a walking tour of the old city of Tangiers. He was courteous, friendly and knowledgeable. Karim answered my many questions and I received a great introduction to the history and life of the people of Tangiers. When I started wandering around the maze of the old city by myself it didn't feel quite as overwhelming as a result.

We were 5 people friends from long time and each year we travel toghether to a new destination and this time it was tanguer our destination and karim was our tour guide we were lucky because his fabulous guy and he has a lot of knoweldge also his very patient and passionated by his job Highly recommended

Big thank you karim for all what you offered for us from services , very patient and knowledge and passionate about his job , our desires was very high but he was there for us we highly recommended him specially he showed us the difference between the real and the fake rugs we bought 3 rugs so lovely

We did a 2.5 hr. Walking tour with Karim. It was our last day in Morocco and he provided another perspective of the intersection between Africa and Europe. Informative, patient, friendly and responsive with the group!

Thank you karim for your intersting tour is was very enjoyable and we had a lot of fun karim his very helpful and funny person he matches his job a lot

Karim was very patient and talented of what he offers to me it was very nice visiting the old medina of tangier specialy with karim his vey knowledgeable about his business and country i highly recommend him

Karim provided an interesting and enlightening tour. We came away with a much better understanding of Tangiers and Morocco

We did a free walking tour with Karim, the best guide in Tangeri. He guided us into the Medina and he explained the moroccan life, with tips and historical facts.

We waited for the guide in vain. It seemed serious, but no one came. It's disappointing and not serious at all. I therefore do not recommend and hope to receive a full refund.

Karim was very good, he explained everything about the city to us and made us have fun. Our group consisted of 9 people and it made the tour interesting.