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Destination Morocco Podcast

Destination Morocco Podcast

By: Azdean Elmoustaquim
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Destination Morocco Travel Agency offers customized tours to Morocco, including private tours and small group tours, complete with private guides and drivers.

Our goal is for you to experience Morocco like a native, while providing personal service and customized itineraries at an affordable price.

On our podcast, join Destination Morocco's Azdean Elmoustaquim as he takes you on an exploration of his country's distinct culture, vibrant history and stunning attractions. Azdean prepares you for the real Morocco, with suggestions of places to see, exciting activities and attractions, what to expect and what to include on your itinerary.

We meet locals and guides, fellow travellers, learn about costs and prices, safety, especially for female travellers, the kinds of scams to look out for in the bazaars, useful phrases in local languages, and so much more.

Our podcast unpacks the mystery, opening up discovery of an amazing land. We invite you along for the journey.

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Episodes
  • Discover a Real Morocco Cooking Class Experience - Live on Location at Riad Ghita, Fes
    Dec 15 2025

    You can also find the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel here:

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    Discover a Real Morocco Cooking Class Experience"

    After the inspiring ideas of our last episode, 'Food Travel in Morocco: What to Order When You Visit', this week we take you a step further, into an actual Moroccan kitchen!

    The hosts at Riad Ghita in Fès welcome us behind the scenes for a genuine Moroccan cooking class, where we put together the ingredients for a lamb tagine, Moroccan salads, camel skewers and more.

    Discover the authentic, natural ingredients that go into real Moroccan cooking, all freshly sourced from the medina in Fes. You'll see Azdean and the team shopping and gathering everything they need, and then meeting in the riad's modern kitchen to start preparing.

    Go beyond the recipe websites and witness an actual cooking class, recorded live on location in Fes, and learn how to put the recipes together, just like a local.

    You can book a class like this too, whether in Fez, Marrakech, Essaouira, or anywhere else in Morocco that puts its own distinct twist on national cuisine. Cooking classes can easily be integrated into your itinerary, and leave you with lasting skills that you can put into action when you're back home, not to mention the indelible memories.


    Do you dream of exploring the enchanting land of Morocco?

    Destination Morocco is your ultimate travel experience for those seeking luxury and adventure. We specialize in crafting bespoke itineraries tailored to your unique tastes and desires.

    If you're a discerning traveler who values an immersive, curated adventure, visit
    www.destinationsmorocco.com, and let us bring your dream Moroccan vacation to life.

    Learn more about Azdean and Destination Morocco.

    Explore our Private Tours and Small Group Tours!

    Do you dream of exploring the enchanting land of Morocco?

    Destination Morocco is your ultimate travel experience for those seeking luxury and adventure. We specialize in crafting bespoke itineraries tailored to your unique tastes and desires.

    If you're a discerning traveler who values an immersive, curated adventure, visit
    www.destinationsmorocco.com, and let us bring your dream Moroccan vacation to life.

    Learn more about Azdean and Destination Morocco.

    Explore our Private Tours and Small Group Tours!

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    55 mins
  • Food Travel in Morocco: What to Order When You Visit
    Dec 1 2025

    You can also find the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel here:

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    Food Travel in Morocco: What to Order When You Visit"

    Dig in with us to this fun conversation that provides a great overview of Moroccan gastronomy and its cultural importance.

    Azdean and producer Ted take a look at some of the popular dishes you'll find in Morocco, some you've probably heard of, and others which might be less familiar, but that you'll discover quickly once you arrive.

    This episode is another one which is a bit easier to follow in video form, where you can see the various dishes we're talking about, so hop over to our YouTube channel if you can. But if you're busy driving or jogging, you can still listen along and get the backstories and descriptions!

    There's tagine and couscous of course, but Azdean describes the different types of each that you can find, and also shows us the essential spices that define Moroccan cooking. We learn about Harira, the traditional soup served during Ramadan, rich in flavor and ingredients. And how Moroccan cooking techniques emphasize marinating and slow cooking for flavor.

    Meanwhile, street food in Marrakesh has improved significantly and is now considered safe, especially in the Jemaa el-Fnaa Square. Questions about dietary restrictions? In this day and age, with tourism booming, restaurants are learning to accommodate different demands and requirements. You may have to call ahead, but these days you can find more and more choice.

    Food is always a popular topic around here, but it's been a while since we devoted an entire episode to exploring it, so we're excited to share these mouth-watering ideas with you!

    Do you dream of exploring the enchanting land of Morocco?

    Destination Morocco is your ultimate travel experience for those seeking luxury and adventure. We specialize in crafting bespoke itineraries tailored to your unique tastes and desires.

    If you're a discerning traveler who values an immersive, curated adventure, visit
    www.destinationsmorocco.com, and let us bring your dream Moroccan vacation to life.

    Learn more about Azdean and Destination Morocco.

    Explore our Private Tours and Small Group Tours!

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    31 mins
  • An Introduction to Rabat: Morocco's Dynamic Modern Capital
    Nov 15 2025

    We recommend also watching the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel, in addition to listening to the audio version. Both episodes are only about 10 minutes long, and give you different perspectives on the information and stories.

    You can find the video here:

    "Rabat: Morocco's Dynamic Modern Capital"


    Today we are in Rabat, looking out over the ocean from the Kasbah Oudaya, at the edge of the old Medina. A beautiful site with beaches down below, and the river Oued Bou Regreg dividing the cities of Rabat and Salé.

    Despite being the capital, Rabat is sometimes overlooked on itineraries of Morocco, or at best given a sparse couple of hours to see the basic sights, before travelers carry on to perhaps Chefchaouen or Marrakech.

    But although it's only been Morocco's capital since 1912, the history here is dynamic and long-reaching.

    Our episode this week is essentially a set of companion episodes. There is the audio version, and also the video version, which you can watch on YouTube. Some of the dialogue and conversation overlaps, but the video will help fill you in on what Azdean and his guide for the day, Mr. Ali, are describing.

    The audio version meanwhile adds a little more history and context that was not captured in video. The episodes are short: roughly ten minutes each, so try listening/watching them back to back, and see how they compare!

    Our goal is to get you inspired to add more time in Rabat to your schedule, for a wonderful mix of history, wild seascapes and modern comforts.

    Find this episode on YouTube:

    https://youtu.be/0sJxv4B8TxI



    Do you dream of exploring the enchanting land of Morocco?

    Destination Morocco is your ultimate travel experience for those seeking luxury and adventure. We specialize in crafting bespoke itineraries tailored to your unique tastes and desires.

    If you're a discerning traveler who values an immersive, curated adventure, visit
    www.destinationsmorocco.com, and let us bring your dream Moroccan vacation to life.

    Learn more about Azdean and Destination Morocco.

    Explore our Private Tours and Small Group Tours!

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    12 mins
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