 Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Morocco
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| B Avery |
03 January 2004 |
Stayed at Batha - Fez, Morocco.
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Because of the very good location of the hotel, it is possible to visit the medina and all the major sites of interest on foot. It It is a good idea to have a half day guided tour on your first day to get an overall idea and then explore on your own. However, make sure you book on of the professional guides and do make it clear that you want to do your shopping on your own and not during the tour. Otherwise these guides will take you to plenty of shops during a tour as they all get commission.
We would definitely recommend a 3 night stay - there is just so much to see and explore. As a city, we prefered Meknes to Fez, Meknes felt more manageable and friendlier than its bigger neighbour. We highly recommend a visit to the Roman site of Volubilis and to Moulay Idress, the holy city. By chance we came across a very good English speaking guide Mohammed with lots of history and local knowledge which made our visit to Moulay Idress special.
Driving in a hired car is quite an experience - we definitely recommend to avoid driving after dark as it was very dangerous and much more difficult, overtaking of slower vehicles in particular gets very tricky.
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| A Roulston |
02 December 2003 |
Stayed at Batha - Fez, Morocco.
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The hotel has its own guides but we employed the services of one from the Tourism Office. Nevertheless he still took us to some establishments which employed a hard-sell.
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| C Campbell |
10 April 2003 |
Stayed at Agdal - Marrakech, Morocco.
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Getting around was really easy - just walk! However there were always plenty of petite taxis going past which you could easily flag down if your legs were giving up.
Would recommend spending time sitting outside at one of the numerous cafes and ordering mint tea (the a la menthe) and watching the world go by; you'll have offers to shine your shoes, or to buy a carpet or a pastry, but it's all part of the Moroccan experience.
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| H Bin mohamed jumari |
22 March 2003 |
Stayed at Al Mounia - Casablanca, Morocco.
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Check out Restaurant Al Mounia (yes same name as hotel) about 5 minutes walk from Hotel Al Mounia, behind the Judicial Hall. Excellent decor and great traditional Moroccan food. Good service mid-range prices. Expect to pay SG$30 per person for a good hearty dinner. Advisable to make reservation.
Getting around - petit-taxis are cheap. Unfortunately 3 passengers maximum. Great hassle if you are travelling in quads (4). All petit-taxis metered and would not cost more than 10 Dh around city centre.
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