A look inside the daily lives of women in Morocco

Before my first visit to Morocco, I was curious to find out: How is daily life like for Moroccan women? In what ways do they run businesses and households?

With the help of Plan-It Fez Tours, I met women all throughout the country. My Arabic-speaking guide made custom arrangements so that I could immerse myself in their everyday activities.

She introduced me to Berber ladies who own a bakery, and they showed me how to prepare couscous from scratch. In this travel video, you can sense the warm energy of these women running a small but successful business together.

Inside the Fez medina, I took a beauty workshop with a grandmother, mother, and granddaughter. They passed down century-old herbal mixtures for softening the skin, and gave me my first henna tattoo – decorating my hands in intricate, brown-orange swirls.

I ended the trip with a homestay out in the dunes, with a family that taught me how to make mint tea and tagines. The most memorable moments were the simplest ones, such as when the little girl insisted on taking silly selfies, and her mother helped me carry bread on my head to the outdoor oven.

Morocco can feel like a male-dominated place, especially in areas where hawkers call out aggressively to tourists. I was glad I got to hear alternative voices, and meet Moroccan women carving out their own living in a variety of ways.

Watch a travel video about female-focused experiences in Morocco.

Disclaimer: La Carmina and filmmakers Borderless Media were guests of Plan-It Fez Tours.

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Morocco is a country of many beautiful facades. However, not many travelers get to go inside these doors, and experience local life.

I embarked on a road trip with Plan-It Fez, a female-run tour company that tailors itineraries to your interests. Thanks to my bilingual guide, I was able to visit women in far-off locations, and learn how they build independent careers.

When we pulled up to this Berber village, we saw women of all ages out in the streets, shopping and chatting freely.