Our Story

About SudEst Nomad Travel:
Insider Access. Outsider Amazement.

Two people.
Two vantage points.
One country we both love fiercely.

Founder

Mohamed Jounh

I want to share the Morocco I know—the Morocco that shaped me.

I grew up in the mountains, surrounded by everything simple and strong about Moroccan life. When I finally left home and traveled through my own country, I realized how little I actually knew about it. Every region has its own language, its own food, its own way of doing things. Its own version of what a good life looks like.

That trip changed how I saw my own country, and it left me wanting to show it to other people.

I don't want you to just visit Morocco. I want you to feel it.

I want you to see the Morocco I know. The warmth in the communities, the way people find happiness in small things, the skill in an artisan's hands, the resilience it takes to build a life in a place this beautiful and, sometimes, this hard.

Morocco is more than the cities everyone's heard of. It's the colors in the souks, the smell of dinner cooking in someone's kitchen, an artisan working a craft passed down for generations, the silence of a mountain village, the size of the desert at night, the pulse of the cities, the calm of the coast.

We're a country full of contrasts. Different languages, different traditions, different clothes, different food, landscapes that don't even look like the same country half the time. And somehow all of it is still Morocco.

From the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara, from the Atlantic coast to cities that have stood for a thousand years, from a craftsman's workshop to something as old as Al Quaraouiyine, there's a version of Morocco here waiting for you to find it.

Founder

Aerilynn Wetherell

I came to Morocco as a traveler. I left with a piece of my heart still here.

I had no idea I would fall in love with it like I did.

Like most people, I showed up curious about the famous attractions. The souks, the medinas, the desert, the colors, the food, the mountains. But somewhere in there, I realized the Morocco I actually loved wasn't on any list of attractions.

It was in the mint tea tradition. The noise and beauty of the markets. Strangers being generous with me for no reason. The small villages along the mountain roads, kids playing in the street, artisans working with their hands, fishermen pulling in the day's catch, all the ordinary moments that allowed your soul to slow down.

That's the Morocco I fell for. Not the tourist version. That's why this exists.

I think the best kind of travel doesn't just show you a place. It lets you be a part of it. I want to give people the Morocco that got me. The landscapes, the mix of cultures, the traditions, the food, the history, and above everything else, the people.

Whether you're walking through a medina that's older than most countries, riding into the Sahara on a quad, camel or van, eating a meal with your hands with new friends, or just sitting in a café letting Moroccan life happen around you, this isn't about seeing a destination. It's about being.

I fell in love with Morocco as an outsider. Now I want to help you find your own reason to.

The Philosophy

“There is no one way to experience Morocco. There is only your way.”

We don't believe in checking boxes. We believe in getting lost (with someone who knows the way back), lingering over dinner, and waking up in a place that reminds you exactly where in the world you are.

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