Guides and trip planners in Morocco
We are the local Un Viaje a Marruecos team: guides, drivers and route planners who travel the country every day. We write these guides from what we see on each trip.
Expertise: Sahara Desert, Imperial cities, Private tours in Morocco
Languages: Spanish, Arabic, French, English
Recommended vaccinations, water and food, desert heat, altitude in the Atlas, pharmacies, medical insurance and what to do if you fall ill during your trip, explained by a local agency.
Which operator to choose, how to buy a SIM at the airport with your passport, when an eSIM makes sense, where coverage drops out in the Atlas and the desert, and how to avoid a roaming bill.
On 2 August 2027 the path of totality crosses northern Morocco. Approximate times, where to watch it between Tangier, Tetouan and Chefchaouen, the heat, bookings and how to protect your eyes.
Where to change money, which cash machines to use, when a card works, how much to tip the guide, the driver or the camel handler, and how to haggle without stress, from a local agency.
There are no direct flights, but with a stopover in Madrid you arrive in about 15 hours. Entry requirements for Mexicans, money, time difference, a budget in pesos and a 9-day route.
During Ramadan hotels, riads and tours keep running, but opening hours, food and the mood on the street change. What to expect, how to behave and the expected dates for 2027.
Gnaoua in Essaouira, sacred music in Fez, roses in Kelaat M'Gouna, the Imilchil moussem and more. A month-by-month calendar for planning your trip around a festival.
Hiring a car in Morocco is easy and the motorways are good. The hard parts are the cities, the checkpoints, the Tichka pass and driving at night. What to know before you get behind the wheel.
Trains link the big cities, buses reach the coast and the north, and for the desert and the Atlas you almost always need a car. How long each journey takes and what to choose for every leg.
New Year's Eve in Morocco: a camp in the Merzouga dunes, a gala dinner in Marrakech or a quiet night in the Atlas or on the coast, and when to book each option.
The questions we get before people travel to Morocco: how to pay and change dirhams, plugs, SIM cards and internet, the time during Ramadan, languages, tipping and more.
How to cross from Spain to Morocco depending on where you start: ferries across the Strait and the Mediterranean, direct flights, what happens at the port and when each option makes sense.
Morocco from December to February, region by region: sun by day, nights near freezing in the desert and the Atlas, snow on the passes, routes that work and what clothes to bring.
A week in Morocco day by day: Marrakech, the Atlas, Merzouga and Fez with real driving times, plus a version for families with children and another without the desert.
The etiquette mistakes we see every season in Morocco and how to avoid them: clothing, photos, haggling, tipping, mosques and Ramadan, explained by a local agency.
What Marrakech feels like each month: rough temperatures, rain, cold nights in the riads, summer heat and how to plan visits and day trips around the season.
A day of eating in Morocco, from breakfast to dinner: what people eat in each region, how to order vegetarian, how to behave in someone's home and how to eat street food without trouble.
The list we send our travellers before they arrive, with the reason for each item: clothes by season, the bag for the night in the desert, the first-aid kit and what to leave at home.
An afternoon and night at a Sahara camp told hour by hour, the types of tent you can choose and the answers to what everyone asks us before they go.
Three sample budgets for a week in Morocco, backpacker, mid-range and comfortable, with what you pay to sleep, eat and get around, and why sharing a vehicle changes the bill so much.
Fake guides, taxis without meters, pushy sellers in the souks, traffic and desert heat. The real situations travellers run into in Morocco and how we deal with them.
Merzouga and Zagora are not the same desert. We compare dunes, driving hours, camps and budget, and tell you which to choose based on your days and who you're travelling with.
Passport, visa depending on your country, electronic authorisation, insurance and customs. What our travellers from Spain and the Americas ask before coming, with where to check each point.
How to get to Chefchaouen from Fez, Tangier, Tetouan or Casablanca by car or bus, and what to do in the blue town with one day or with two.
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