Our tips for Morocco
Morocco is a fairytale world just a few hours' flight away. We've travelled around it twice: first for two weeks as a couple, by train and with a rental car for a few days. Later we spent six weeks on the road with our camper, a baby and a toddler, taking the ferry over from Spain. We fell head over heels for the medina in Fez, got chased by waving kids in Skoura and slept in a luxury desert camp in the Agafay, still one of our favourite memories. The south, with the Atlas, the kasbahs and the desert, is our favourite part of the country. Here you'll find our route, the most beautiful places and honest tips, including the things we didn't love.
- Capital
- Rabat
- Population
- 36.8 million
- Currency
- Moroccan dirham (MAD)
- Best time to visit
- Spring and autumn
- Airports
- Marrakech (RAK), Fez (FEZ), Casablanca (CMN)
- Time zone
- GMT+1 (GMT during Ramadan)
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Our pickHotels in Morocco: from a riad in the Fez medina to a kasbah on the edge of the desert
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No flight yet? Compare flights to Marrakech, the starting point for a road trip through the south.Our best tips for Morocco
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