Budget Morocco:

Morocco was one of those countries where I just completely guessed a daily budget.  I did some online research but it is so hard to tell how much accommodations are going to cost when you are talking about 4 people rather then 2.  I figured $200/day was plenty because it had to be cheaper than Europe.  And it was but I threw the whole thing off by renting really nice accommodations.  With a daily budget of $200, accommodations should fall at about 1/3 of the total, so $65-$70 but I was constantly finding us cute places for just a little more....$100-$125/night. I could have found us do-able places for the right amount.  Was it worth it?...I think so.  I loved the exotic environment of our Raids and Dars that we rented.  Throw in a 2 night Camel Safari and a 4x4 tour and our estimated budget was not that solid.  So here it is...........

Pre-trip estimated budget:   
$200/day for $31 days = $6200

Actual Budget:
Accommodations:  $3361
Food & Drinks:   $1520
Transport:  $1022
Entertainment:  $342
Tips and gift:  $41
General Supplies:  $113
Visa & Airport Fees:  $80  (for Turkey: 24 hrs layover and again for 12 hours, going and returning from Kenya)
Clothing:  $78
Total:  $6537 or $211/day

Difference:  over budget by $11/day or +$337... aw, not that bad.  

For reference we rented our own car for 2 weeks ($34/day) and we stayed in moderately priced airbnb private apartments most of the time.  Otherwise we stayed in small hotels for around $70-80/nt for the four of us.  Also food expenses for our family are alway a bit more since we don't eat Gluten.  We can't have the cheap sandwiches, pizzas, pastas or just fill up on bread.  We ate a whole bunch of tagines.