Travel Info : Morocco

For the full itinerary of my trip to Morocco, please see traveling.. food for my soul: morocco (ritaaza.blogspot.com)

Casablanca

How to get there?

From the airport to the city: train (around 40 minutes).

First class: 60 dirham

Second class: 40 dirham

at the aeroport train station 

Where I stayed:

Ibis Moussafir Casa Voyageurs Hotel

Located near the train station.

Fes

How to get there?

Train: 4-hour from casablanca.

First class: 165dh/person. There’re compartments in the first class, each for 6 persons.

You can check the train schedule here: www.oncf.ma

train from casablanca to fes - first class

Where I stayed:

Riad Verus

www.riadverus.com

room at riad verus

Petit taxi (red) from the train station to the riad (at the medina): 40dh

Interesting spots:

1.    The medina: traveling.. food for my soul: A day in the medina at Fez, Morocco (ritaaza.blogspot.com)

2.    View from near Tombeaux Des Merinides

for the complete pictures of Fes, Morocco, please click traveling.. food for my soul: Fes, Morocco (ritaaza.blogspot.com)

Desert Tour 3D/2N: 

www.saharaservices.info

Start from Fes, finish at Marrakech.

Day 1. From Fes – Ifrane – lunch at Midelt – Merzouga – 1.5 hours of camel ride to the tent at the desert (Erg Chebbi) – spend the night at the tent with skies full of stars (the camel ride was from 7pm-8.30pm. it was in mid august, it gets dark around 8.15-8.30pm). For pictures of the desert, please see traveling.. food for my soul: Erg Chebbi, Morocco - part of Sahara Desert (ritaaza.blogspot.com)

For pictures of the journey from fes to merzouga, please click traveling.. food for my soul: on the way to Merzouga from Fes, Morocco (ritaaza.blogspot.com)

in front of the tent at the desert

Day 2. Morning camel ride from the tent to the hotel in Merzouga (8am-9.30am) – toudra gorges – lunch at inass restaurant – dades gorges – night at hotel kasbah de valley.

For pictures of the journey from Merzouga to Dades Gorges, please click traveling.. food for my soul: on the way from Merzouga to Dades Gorges, Morocco (ritaaza.blogspot.com)

kasbah de valley

Day 3. Dades gorges – Ourzazate – Marrakech. Arrived at marrakech at around 7pm. Pit stops: Atlas Corporation Studios: 50dh/person and Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou.

For pictures of the journey from Dades Gorges to Marrakech, please click traveling.. food for my soul: on the way from Dades Gorges to Marrakech, Morocco (ritaaza.blogspot.com)

And for pictures of Ait Ben Haddou, please click traveling.. food for my soul: Ait Ben Haddou - Morocco (ritaaza.blogspot.com)

Marrakech

Where I stayed:

Equity Point

www.equity-point.com

no air con in the 3-person room

Petit taxi (beige color) price:

-          From djemaa to the train station 20dh

-          From the train station to jardine majorelle 10dh

Train from Marrakech to Casa Voyageur, casablanca: 140dh/person, first class.


Please click here for pictures of marrakech.

Casa Voyageur

What to do?

1.    Watch djemaa al fna transforms into food stalls, sit at the rooftop cafe and enjoy the hectic view. Then, join the crowd and try some interesting food. Beware, u might be asked for money if u take photos of the entertainers at djemaa.

2.    Jardine Majorelle: price 50dh for the garden, 25dh for the museum. Click here for the pictures.

3.    Ensemble Artisanal: sells Morrocan clothes, bags, shoes, scarfs, and other souvenirs.

4.    Gueliz: the modern part of the town

5.  Hop on hop off bus. Starts near djemaa: 145dh/person

at the top of the hop on hop off bus

Other info:

1.    We visited Morocco on mid august. It was very hot, the heat peaks at 4 to 7pm. Even the wind is hot.

2.    It’s convenient to travel by train to other cities.

3.    For citizens of indonesia: no visa needed.

4.   Morrocan dirham is a restricted currency. Keep the receipt from the money changer. They will ask for the receipt when u change back your dirham to the original currency.

5.  I used Qatar Airways with transit in doha. On my way back home to jakarta, my baggage was left in Doha, they didn’t put it on the plane to jakarta. It was very frustrating.

for morocco travel stories, please click here and here