Morocco Taghazout girly holiday recommendations

[Superwomann]

Any recommendations for hotels and things to do near Agadir in Morocco? Things to avoid? We are deciding between Crete, Sorrento or Tahazout/ Tamaragh, but leaning towards Morocco. We are a little bit hesitant about it, I guess because of the unfamiliarity.
We are planning a girly holiday ( well, knackered mums time away) and are thinking of Morocco.
We will go at the beginning of November and would like some sun/ beach, good food and a great hotel. A few of us like hiking so it a bonus if you know of any treks/ hikes nearby.
We are open for other locations and recommendations!

Sorry to post this in the 21st century but i wouldn't recommend Morocco for a girls trip. The harassment is unbearable even if you are modestly dressed. Definitely do Crete or Sorrento!

None of those places will be warm in November, though Morocco is probably your best bet. I wouldn’t go there though due to harassment.

Steer clear of Morocco. I’ve travelled the world, including two day train journeys across rural China, South America and the only place I have felt genuinely frightened as a woman has been in Morocco.

I was constantly hassled by men and groped in crowds. It’s the only place I’ve been where I flew home early, I didn’t feel safe as a woman at all.

Go to Crete, or the Canaries for warmer weather. Not Morocco for the reasons set out above

Look at Madeira for hiking and climate. I would never return to Morocco for reasons given above.

Ah no, thank you for the heads up, that’s what I was worried about. I thought we would be fine not being 20 anymore and in this century but clearly not.

Which of the Canary Islands would you recommend? We would prefer quiet and as few tourists as possible ( I know, I know)

How about Marrakesh ? My DDs had no issue with harassment there and the weather is great.

My friend went on a ladies trip to that area last year and didn’t mention any harassment. They are late forties/early fifties.

Northern Tenerife so Santa Cruz is much less touristy. However weather is more variable and may well not be sun bathing in November. Costa Adeje in the south is touristy but upmarket. Again good weather is not guaranteed in November, but your best bet is being in the South beside the beach. There are quieter areas along the coast like Playa Paraiso, but I haven’t stayed there.

We stayed in Tamraght this year absolutely loved it and would highly recommend. We visited Taghazout a few times and it’s lovely there too just much younger crowd (we’re mid forties). One of the best holidays I’ve had. They are both mostly dry towns and vegan/vegetarian cafes and restaurants although on the beach there’s some great fish restaurants and places that serve meat. We stayed in an Air BnB so grabbed our booze from the supermarket on the way there.

Where abouts were you? Genuinely interested as this was not my experience in Tamraght or the surrounding villages. Haven’t been to Marrakesh but have a female relative who lived there for a few years straight out of uni with no issues. Agadir I did not like at all and definitely felt uncomfortable and was like your typical spoiled holiday resort, would not recommend going there.

Start point was Fes, end was Agadir. Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakesh and lots of smaller towns towns and villages in the mountains.

Was supposed to be there for 3 months, but only made it 6 weeks as it felt so unsafe every where.

Thank you! Did you stay in a hotel? I’ve seen some mixed reviews about the 5 star hotels.

We’ve been to various parts of Morocco and have never had an issue. It’s a lovely country with warm and welcoming people. Away from the your hotel, it’s important to dress respectfully, and while there is some harassment, it’s almost always good humoured and easy to deal with - it’s certainly far far less intrusive than such as Egypt. I’ve always felt extremely safe in Morocco, and have never felt anxious walking alone at night, which is something I would never consider in my area of south London.

I am now wondering if I should cancel/change our holiday booked to Agadir in November. It is for DH and myself. We would lose the deposit but it’s only £60 each. Do you think it would be a bad experience if with DH all the time ?

Why would you consider cancelling? Agadir will be very pleasant at that time of year and much quieter than the summer months. Morocco is a very safe and fascinating country, with wonderful food.

I am 68, visit every couple of years for decades, and have never once had a problem. I am extremely well travelled, and find the routine Morocco/Tunisia/ Egypt etc etc chorus curious as I am very independant, travel around (sometimes on my own) and have never had an issue.

There's lots to do in that area - from Hamman days to walking through Paradise Valley, camel or quad bike trips or good food and shopping. Girly can mean a lot of things.

My personal favourites include a list of silver smiths (big fan of silver and you buy it by weight not workmanship in all the best places) and lists of the women's co-operatives producing argan oil and various textiles. And, of course, the tree climbing goats!

@SirHumphreyRocks. I never believed that the tree climbing goats existed until the first time we went to Marrakech. We hired a car for a week to go exploring and the trees were full of them on the road to Essaouira. 😆😆😆

Me and DH got back from Marrakech at the start of this week and my experience bears no resemblance to others on this thread. I was pretty nervous about going after reading threads like this (and other comments online) before I went but we experienced no harrassment or trouble whatsoever and honestly I’m kind of annoyed I was made to feel anxious for no reason!

I have felt more hassled by restaurant workers in Spain and Italy trying to get you to eat there than anyone in Marrakech.

I can only assume peoples experiences are from a few years back as I have learned that a lot of work has gone into improving the tourist experience in recent years. I really don’t think you have anything to worry about, I had a great time and would definitely go back.

I've been to Taghazout every year for the past four years and have never had any harassment of any sort. It's a surfer/backpacker town, very laid back, great beaches, some nice places to eat and there are a few (expensive!) bars if you want to get a drink. The weather will be great in Nov.

It's very focused on surfing but there's also lots of yoga, hammam/massage, daytrips or just beach mooching. We always stay at a surf hotel or Airbnb but I've got friends who stay at the Raddison Blu and enjoy the facilities.

I was in agadir for easter and all was fine. Id avoid the marina (tourist trap) and explore the city instead. Look on trip advisor for best “hidden gem “ restaurants you will not be disappointed
also been to marrakech, Casa and Rabat and it has always been fine.
the market sellers know not to be too pushy. Never had a bad experience

You could also look at Essaouira which might be more appealing if you're not into surfing. Or give surfing/bodyboarding a go in Taghazout- so much fun!

As much as it pains me to say this, I wouldn't visit Morocco without a man present. Went with my ex and loved it however there was one morning where I went over to the shops by myself and had never felt so frightened. Men were trying to grab my arms etc (nothing like this when I was with exH), thankfully these shops were just across the road from our hotel and one of the armed security guards came and rescued me! Since then I've known 2 seperate groups of women who have gone on girls trips (one mid 20's and the other lot mid 40's) and they've all jad similar experiences. They felt safe in these hotel but no outside it

You wouldn't have been harassed as you were with a man. There's lots of advice about how western women should not go out and about on their own.