About Tarla Tours
A Moroccan family business
The Story
A Moroccan family business
Yousef started giving tours before he was old enough to call it a job. As a teenager in Morocco's Black Desert, he would meet visitors, point them toward the next stunning view, walk them partway, and then find his own way back home. He did it because he loved the country and he liked the people who came to see it. Eventually he figured out that this was a job, got licensed, and built a company.
Today Yousef owns Tarla Tours, and his brothers, cousins, and close friends all work together doing what he started as a kid: showing people the Morocco they grew up in. For Moroccans, and especially for Imazighen (Berbers), family is everything, and family is often large. When you book with Tarla, you are not hiring a company. You are joining a family that has dedicated itself to you for the length of your trip.
The Team
Who you will meet on the road
Yousef is the founder and the person you will speak with when you plan your trip. Ahmed, Mouloud, and Zahid are among the drivers and guides you will meet on the road. Each of them speaks multiple languages and has been doing this long enough that the regulars on TripAdvisor know them by name [CHECK: confirm current roster of guides and any additions since the TripAdvisor reviews].
Credentials
Licensed and family run
Tarla Tours is a licensed Moroccan tour operator, registered as a SARL (limited liability company) in Casablanca and licensed by the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism [CHECK: license number for display]. The company holds a consistent five-star rating on TripAdvisor and has been guiding travelers across Morocco for [CHECK: years in business].
Languages
Six languages across the team
English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Berber (Tamazight and Tarifit), and Moroccan Darija. Six languages across the team means we can match you with a guide who can actually talk to you, not just read a script.
Values
Honestly priced, genuinely local
Honestly priced. Genuinely local. No middlemen. Your tour, your story. We do not work through platforms that take a cut before a dirham reaches the guide, we do not subcontract to strangers, and we do not send you somewhere we have not been ourselves.
Ready to plan your Morocco? Message Yousef on WhatsApp at +212 659 899 116 or email tarlatours@gmail.com, and you will have a custom itinerary back within 24 hours.
Let's Plan Your Morocco
Tell us your dates and interests. Custom itinerary within 24 hours.