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Morocco 2006

Trip

• Days: 2,5 weeks
• Kilometers: about 3100 km
• Period: July and August 2006
• Weather: Hot, except for the coast and the mountains, it was over 40 degrees and almost no rain.

General information:

• Currency:   Dirham (DH)

• Internet: Available everywhere

• ATM's: Available at a lot of banks in almost any town

• Creditcards: Accepted throughout the country

• Safety: We experienced Morocco as a safe country. We even bushcamped several times

Prices (per July 2006)

• Value Money: €1 = 10 DH

• Fuel:  Diesel ca. 7,5 DH (€ 0,75) in Morocco / In Cueta (this is still Spain) € 0,90

• Camping: 2 persons and a car between 30 - 60 DH

• Ferry Algeceiras - Cueta: 2 persons and a car = € 250 (two way ticket with the fast ferry, 35 minutes)          

Visa

• For EU citizen a visa is not needed. On entry you get a stamp in your passport. This is for free.

Border crossing

    Spain - Morocco (Cueta):

• The border can be very crowded, do not wait in line but park your car and arrange your documents first

• For each person fill in a immigration form. You can get these for free everywhere, so ignore the people who are selling them.

• For the car obtain a form that exists of 3 pages (white, yellow, green), you can get these at the custom offices

• After you filled in both forms you first have to get your passports stamped

• Then go to the customs and have your car registrated

• When you have your visa stamps and the car is registrated, go back to your car and cross the border, you can just pass all other cars waiting

• On entry they will ask if you have anything to declare, they might even check your car

Highlights or not

• Chefchaouen: Small village with a pitoresk medina most houses are painted blue. We really liked this Medina

• Fes: Don't miss the Medina and tanneries

• Sahara: The dunes of the Sahara, we visited Erg Chebbie, Although very touristic we really love the camelride into the desert to the oasis where we slept

• Todra and Dades Gorge: The gorges are nice. If you have time and your car can manage an off-road track you can drive from Todra up to Agoudal and then down to Dades. It is about 150km's, most of it is off-road and it will take you a whole day.

• Quarzazate: We visited the movie studio's, but they are not that special

• Marrakech: Great city and do not miss the Djeema (great square) by night

• Essaouira: Nice fishing village

• El Jadida:Portugese water basin is nice

• Casablanca: The Great Mosk is nice but going inside is expensive (120 DH pp.). Casablanca itself is a dirty crowded city. We did not like it at all

• Atlantic coast: Though nice beaches here and there we did not liked it very much. The surroundings are not special and there are a lot of big dirty cities. If you have some extra time you can better spend it in the south, in the mountains of in the desert.

TIPS

• In Morocco is an islamic country. Friday is for the islamic people a resting day and therefore many shops are closed. If you want to visit a Medina it is best not to plan this on a Friday.

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