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Group Trip Spotlight: Marrakech
My group trip report from our recent weekend in Morocco!
Wow wow wow! What an absolutely amazing, exhausting, but utterly perfect weekend spent with 35 EDTers visiting another continent. Another outstanding group trip organised by the brilliant Christopher, with myself and King Luke supporting. 
We flew from Manchester and landed into Marrakech not long after midday, before grabbing cash from the ATMs and boarding our pre-arranged transfers into the city, then connecting straight onto transport for our first day’s activities. 
We headed for Agafay, stopping for tea and a demonstration at the Argan Oil Women’s Cooperative on the way, where we saw the traditional method of hand grinding this nut into food pastes and cosmetics. 
Then it was onto the desert, and first up, quad biking! This was lots of fun, and felt very tame and safe. We followed that up with a short camel ride, and despite being given the naughty camel who initially refused to cooperate, he was as good as gold on the walk. The guides took some fantastic photos too. 
We were then taken to the relaxation area for a pool dip and drinks, which was so refreshing. And we even got to experience a sand storm blowing over. Our evening continued with a Moroccan tagine dinner, followed by dancing and a breathtaking fire show. We arrived back at our hotel (the stunning Palais Moulay) exhausted but happy, and fell into bed just before midnight. 
Sleep was short-lived, with a 3.30am alarm set for our bucket-list experience – a sunrise hot air balloon ride. This was just incredible, I literally have no words so I’ll let the photos do the talking. It felt super safe though, and so smooth, it barely felt like you’d left the ground. And watching the sun rise from behind the Atlas Mountains surrounded by hot air balloons and friends was just magical. I’ll never forget it. Back on the ground we were served a breakfast of pancakes, fruit and green tea, before heading back to Marrakech. 
After a quick pit stop for refreshments and souvenirs, our next transfer collected us and we travelled to the Ourika Valley for what wasn’t meant to be a hike, but was what I can only describe as, well, a hike. 
Most of the group made it to the first of the seven waterfalls, I however decided that a combination of slippy sandals on wet rocks, feeling dizzy from tiredness and the crowds was probably a recipe for disaster, so I hung back for a nice sit and chat with another group member in the cool shade. 
We followed this with drinks and a delicious three-course Moroccan lunch sitting by the river. I had the salad, minced meat tagine and chocolate mousse, which was so good! And some more mint tea. 
We headed back to Marrakech a little earlier than originally planned to give us time to explore and shop in the souks, see the main square, and grab drinks and desserts at a lovely rooftop bar. It was the perfect end to the weekend (we won’t talk about the 1-hour flight delay, waiting for the police to board the plane on arrival, and finally getting home to bed at 5am for another 3 hours sleep before work).
This trip isn’t for the feint-hearted. It is physically demanding, mentally exhausting and completely non-stop. If you need a minimum 7 hours of sleep or can’t deal with 43 degrees heat or a lot of minibus/coach travel, then it probably isn’t for you. But if you can cope with all that, then OMG is it worth it. We had the best weekend ticking off bucket-list experiences and making more new travel friends. Sleep is overrated anyway, right?! 
Trip Info
Hotel: Palais Moulay & Spa – a stunning riad with a beautiful pool, stylish relaxation areas, and great breakfast
Experience 1: Agafay Desert Quad, Camel & Dinner Experience
Experience 2: Hot Air Balloon Tour with Breakfast
Experience 3: Guided Ourika Valley Tour – Atlas Mountains, Falls & Lunch
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Photo gallery
A selection of group photos and best moments from our group trips so far!
Karianne’s group trip to the Lindt Factory, Switzerland- Natalie and other group trip attendees riding camels in Morocco
- Discovering the Acropolis in Athens with Nathan
- Our own reserved carriage at Mount Rigi, Switzerland
- Johan, Chris & Luke during a hot air balloon ride in Marrakech
- Churwalden alpine coaster, Switzerland
- Marrakesh, Morocco, with Chris
- Natalie’s San Marino weekender
- The admin team in Mount Rigi, Switzerland
- Michael and group at Zermatt, Switzerland
- Quad biking in Marrakesh
- Mount Rigi, Switzerland
- Nantes, France (in memory of Debi Holbrook)
- Thrill seekers at Energylandia, Poland
- Vaduz, Liechtenstein
- Moderator Chris awaiting the admin team’s arrival at Zurich airport
- A wintery trip to Grindelwald, Switzerland.
- Completing the First Cliff Walk in Switzerland.
- A group trip to Lake Bovilla, Albania, with our favourite local tour guide Rexhino.
- Another snow-filled Switzerland extreme day trip!
- Group founder Michael’s first ever Switzerland group trip.
- All aboard our own coach for another amazing Marrakech group trip
- Hitting up the wine bars in France.
- Sitting down for lunch in Athens, Greece.
- A sightseeing tour of Tirana city, Albania
- Luke with his group trip members at the Churwalden alpine coaster, Switzerland.
- Some of the 35 group trip members on Chris’s Marrakech trip
- Group tripping to Athens, Greece, with Michael.
- Another trip to Athens, from October 2025.
- Fog rolling in at Mount Rigi, Switzerland.
- Chris’s unforgettable trip to Lake Bolvilla, Albania, with guide Alsi
Testimonials
Some of the positive feedback we’ve received from previous group trip attendees!
The most incredible bucket list trip with so many unforgettable highlights with such a lovely group of people.
Would I go again? In a heartbeat.
What I love about these trips is the chance to experience something I would have never booked and done myself due to fear and self doubt. Travelling solo can be daunting as it is never mind chucking a few fears in there, but if you’re thinking about a group trip and are unsure, do it!
Thank you to Christopher for organising such an amazing opportunity and the other mods Natalie and King Luke.
Thank you so much to Christopher (and Natalie) for organising our Albanian adventure. It was great to not be the organiser and just sit back pay for things and go with the flow, such a refreshing change. I’ve already signed up for Marrakesh and some of us are exploring 4 countries in 4 days together, so this won’t be the last adventure we have. Thank you EDT for arranging, hosting and bringing us all together.
I need to thank Christopher Mulholland. Without his planning and guidance, there is no way I could have seen and done everything we did. He created a great day for everyone and if you see another group trip in future, I recommend anyone to go for it. I really enjoyed getting to know some like minded people. Looking forward to the next group trip!
I just wanted to say thank you for including me on your life-changing Marrkech trip. A few years ago I had a diagnosis that turned my life upside down and left me with no confidence in myself. Thankfully I’ve been well for over a year now, so when I saw this trip pop up, I thought “f*** it, what have I got to lose?”.
What I gained was so much more than I ever expected. I came home with confidence, a “go me” attitude, and memories I’ll never forget. Thank you for helping me find that again.
It all started with a 3am wake-up call to meet a group of strangers at Gatwick… but by the end of the day, those strangers felt like friends. Massive thanks to Michael Cracknell and team for putting together such a memorable trip. I’m already looking forward to the next one!
Brilliant day and still on a high from the whole experience! Thanks to Michael Cracknell for a wonderful day, and great to meet the other crazies
Had an amazing day on the group trip to Liechtenstein
Brilliant company, beautiful scenery, Swiss efficiency and the most expensive coffee in Europe Thanks to all the team organising these, it’s a monumental effort and very much appreciated 
Thank you to Michael Cracknell and to everyone on the great Switzerland group trip yesterday. I think it’s fair to say that you’ve inspired many of us to visit the country again and again but showing us some amazing sights and how user-friendly the travel is with the trains etc. Met some wonderful people and saw some beautiful sights (once the fog lifted!). Would love to join on another group trip in the future!
Hi everyone. Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone on the Athens group EDT yesterday for making it such a brilliant day. The sights were stunning but the company was outstanding
We both had a great day yesterday and very surreal being in work today with people saying “so you popped to Greece with a bunch of strangers for the day?” Like it’s not a normal thing to do? Weirdos
Thanks to all the team organising these, it’s a monumental effort and very much appreciated 
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