点评:This travel group is a COMPLETE SCAM. Visitors to Morocco - BEWARE, please do NOT to use this group.
Through my own mistake, I believed the online TA reviews, which noticeably, are all several months old. I also failed to check if this was a certified and licensed group.
I booked an all day tour for Fez after contacting Amine online. Immediately thereafter, he started insisting on a 25% deposit. This was a red flag, and I should have canceled the booking right away.
I have used several different, excellent travel guides in Fez and Marrakesh during this trip and no one has asked for a deposit upfront.
I mistakenly sent him the deposit.
Over the next several days, he repeatedly insisted on full payment upfront. The night before the trip, he quoted a higher price than the original quote, and instructed me to pay the riad owner where I was supposed to have a 'free lunch'. He then mysteriously and conveniently went off line and was unreachable, claiming to be on a trip...
The next morning, day of the trip, the riad owner starts messaging me for payment.
By then, sensing something wrong, I called it off, and messaged him to cancel everything.
Immediately thereafter, Amine magically comes back online! He started repeatedly calling and messaging me to continue with the trip. He then started calling from a different cell number, using a different name, supposedly as the guide-driver. The cell ID still showed up under his name, Amine!
I blocked him, and have since then, not looked back.
I lost my 25% deposit, which is a learning lesson, but thankfully pulled out at the right time.
He had offered an airport pick-up, quoting 45€ - this is a rip off and clearly a dishonest attempt to trick visitors.
I see 2 other recent reviews from other unfortunate visitors, who had similar experiences on TA.
翻译:这个旅行团完全是个骗局。去摩洛哥的游客们——请务必小心,千万不要选择这个旅行团。
由于我的疏忽,我轻信了TripAdvisor上的在线评论,而这些评论显然都是几个月前的。我也没有核实这个旅行团是否持有相关资质和执照。
我在网上联系了Amine之后,预订了一个菲斯一日游。之后他立刻开始坚持要我支付25%的定金。这很可疑,我应该立即取消预订。
这次旅行我在菲斯和马拉喀什都用过好几位优秀的导游,他们都没有要求我预先支付定金。
我误把定金付给了他。
接下来的几天里,他反复要求我预付全款。出发前一天晚上,他报了一个比之前更高的价格,还让我去一家我原本应该享用“免费午餐”的摩洛哥传统庭院旅馆(riad)的老板那里付钱。然后,他神秘地、恰好地下线了,联系不上,声称自己在旅行……
第二天早上,也就是旅行当天,民宿老板开始给我发信息催款。
这时,我感觉不对劲,就取消了行程,并给他发信息取消了所有安排。
紧接着,阿明竟然又神奇地上线了!他开始不停地给我打电话发信息,想让我继续行程。之后,他又换了个手机号码,用另一个名字,自称是导游兼司机。但手机号码显示的仍然是他的名字——阿明!
我把他拉黑了,之后再也没联系过他。
我损失了25%的定金,这算是一次教训,但还好我及时取消了行程。
他还提出提供机场接机服务,报价45欧元——这简直是敲诈,显然是想骗游客。
我在TripAdvisor上看到了另外两条评论,也是其他不幸的游客,他们的遭遇和我类似。