USEFUL INFORMATION

  Formalities :                                                                  

  • A valid National ID or passport
  • Passport is compulsory for flights without package

*For a stay less than or equal to three months, a valid passport is required. However, for groups of more than 8 people in trips organized by a travel professional or a company, the entrance with only the national ID card is admitted. Nevertheless, you should carry your pass with you when traveling to Morocco. In case of an emergency, if a member of a group provided with an ID card only might need to return home, he or she will not be allowed to leave Morocco unless a passport is issued at a consulate, formality which may take several days.

 Climate :

  • Winter: We recommend warm clothes (fresh at sunrise and sunset, around 20 °C at noon)

  • Fall and spring: light clothing (22 ° to 28 °C at noon

  • Summer: light clothes (nice in the morning and evening, hot (from 32 ° to 42 °C) around noon
City
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPT
OCT
NOV
DEC
Marrakech
12
13
16
19
21
24
24
    28
25
21
15
13
Ouarzazate
12
13
17
19
22
27
28
    29
25
20
16
13
Fes
10
12
15
18
20
24
24
    26
20
19
14
12

 Time lapse:

  • Summer : GMT
  • Winter : GMT

 Language :

  • The official language is Arabic but French is widely used; English is spoken in hotels and most tourist destinations.

 Change :  

  • The Moroccan currency is the dirham (DH) divided into 100 cents. There are notes of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 DH, parts 1, 5 and 10 DH and 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents.de 5, 10, 20 et 50 centimes

  •  Currency Exchange: You can buy dirhams in Morocco. National currencies will be changed only in official exchange offices (with a golden sign). Do not change money on the streets, it is illegal.

    • There is no fee and visitors will receive a voucher that they should keep in order to convert back the remaining dirhams at the end of the stay,

    • Credit cards: Some credit cards are accepted. Check with your credit or debit card issuer details on market acceptability of the card and other services.

    • Travelers checks: To avoid additional exchange rate charges, it is highly recommended that  tourists bring travelers checks in Euro.

    • Currency Restrictions: The import and export of local currency is prohibited; any local currency must be changed before departure. The import and export of foreign currency is unlimited, but the above are Dh 15,000 must be declared.

 Health :

  • No vaccine is required
  • Water: Although water is drinkable, it is recommended to drink mineral water. You will find Sidi Harazem and Sidi Ali flat water or sparkling water Oulmès and Bonaqua.

 Air transport :

  • From Paris, count three hours of flight. In low season, tickets are around € 200/230 (Corsair, Anyway, Karavel or Safar Tours Travel Agency, Place de Clichy in the 18e district of Paris). The flights are direct but some charters call at Casablanca Airport.

 Maritime transport:

  • For the boat trip, you have the choice of two destinations: Ceuta (a Spanish enclave) and Tangier. We recommend Tangier, the crossing is longer (three hours instead of 35 minutes) but you will use this time to blow. The advantage is that you can take directly the motorway at Tangier. Several companies offer the Straits crossing.

 Land Transport:

  • Taxis are of two categories: small taxis for urban travel (maximum 3 passengers; the price varies between 10 and 20 Dirhams for the ride; grand taxis: these taxis are not metered, they are found mainly on long itineraries. Rates are increased by about 50% after 8 P.M)

    Carriages - specificity to Marrakech. This is the most characteristic means of transportation in this city.

    Tipping: It is customary to tip the porters, maids, guides.

 Useful addresses:
  • Moroccan Tourist Office, 161 rue Saint-Honoré - 75001 PARIS - Phone: 01 42 60 47 24
  • Embassy of Morocco, 5 rue Tasso - 75116 PARIS - Phone 01 45 20 69 35
  • Consulate of Morocco, 12 rue Saida - 75015 PARIS - Phone: 01 56 56 72 00

 Observances with local people

  • Take of your shoes on entering a home (especially if you see other shoes In front of the door). Do not enter other rooms, unless invited.

  • Wash your hands before meals often eaten together from the same dish. Do not touch food with your left hand. It is reserved for ablution. Moroccans eat with three fingers of the right hand; their belief is that the devil eats with one finger, the prophets with two, the believer with three and the gourmand with five!

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  • Avoid emotional effusions. However, do not be offended if same-sex loving gestures are common (e.g. two men holding hands).

  • Accept an invitation to drink tea (up to 3 cups, eventually we can say no without seeming impolite).

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  • Reply sensitively to certain questions of the guest, which may seem indiscreet to us.

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  • Be cautious about sensitive topics in conversations like politics, religion and the King, it's almost a taboo.

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  • During the Ramadan, observe the fasting period of the local people: avoid drinking, eating or smoking ostentatiously.

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  •  Attires should be discreet. Put on long sleeved outfits, pants and Bermuda shorts instead of jumpers and mini shorts.

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