Practical guides for travelling to Morocco
What is worth knowing before you leave, with sources and dates.
Passport and entry requirements for MoroccoFor Spanish citizens, the DNI identity card is not enough: you need a passport. Once that is clear, the rest takes ten minutes if you know it before you arrive.
Money and payments in MoroccoYou don't buy dirhams before you leave: you change money when you arrive. And in the medina, cash is still king.
eSIM and internet in MoroccoMorocco is outside EU roaming. With an eSIM installed before you leave, you arrive with data and no surprises.
Trains in Morocco: Al Boraq and ONCFTangier and Casablanca are 2 h 17 apart by high-speed train. For the rest of the country, the classic lines are comfortable and frequent.
Driving in MoroccoThe motorways are good and tolled; the minor roads call for patience and daylight.
The weather in June and JulyThe Atlantic coast is mild; Fez and Marrakesh are not. On the same July day there can be ten degrees between two host cities.
Customs, festivals and tippingMorocco is a hospitable country with its own codes. Knowing them changes the trip, and almost always for the better.
Spanish, French and Darija: what people speakYou will be understood in French almost everywhere, and in Spanish more often than you might think. With ten words of Darija, you will get a smile.