Traveler and entrepreneur, your contact in the Netherlands
Bas
Bas met Soukayna in Marrakesh: he wanted to go running in the desert and needed a driver. Since then he has been helping her reach more travelers.
He is a traveler and entrepreneur and set up this website. In the chat he answers questions in Dutch.
His account of that first morning in the desert is below, among his posts.
- Home base
- The Netherlands
- Languages
- Dutch, English
- Business
- esbl.digital
Posts by Bas
Marrakesh Film Festival 2026: plan around Nov 20 to 28
The Marrakech International Film Festival runs from November 20 to 28 this year. What is confirmed, what is still to come and how to plan your trip around it.
Marrakesh to Essaouira: bus, taxi or private driver
Marrakesh to Essaouira by Supratours or CTM bus, grand taxi or private driver: travel time, cost, stops on the way, and day trip or overnight stay.
Female driver or taxi in Marrakesh: what are your options?
Petit taxi, grand taxi, transfer or private driver: how to get driven around Marrakesh as a woman, and why a woman behind the wheel is so rare.
Trail running in the desert near Marrakesh: Lalla Takerkoust
Two friends and I ran 23 kilometers through the hills at Lalla Takerkoust, in the desert near Marrakesh. How it went, and what to arrange before you go.
Why a female driver in Morocco makes a difference
What changes when your driver in Morocco is a woman: a more relaxed trip, places men can't enter, and the things that stay exactly the same.
What does a trip to Morocco cost? An honest overview
Roughly what you pay in Morocco for flights, riads, food, taxis, tickets, hammam and tips, and what sets the price of a tailor-made trip with a driver.
Shall we plan your trip together?
Send a message with when you want to go, who you are traveling with and what appeals to you. You get a proposal back and you are not committed to anything.
You chat with Soukayna (English, French, Moroccan Arabic) or Bas (Dutch).