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Visas
UK , EU, Aus, NZ, Can, & USA nationals do not require a visit at present to enter Morocco. Please check if you are from another country. Please click here for further info.

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Health
It is recommended that you be vaccinated for Tetanus and Polio, if you haven't had a booster in the last ten years. Food and waterborne diseases are more common, so we recommend vaccinations for typhoid (valid 3 years) and Hepatitis A (validity varies). Please consult your physician or travel clinic for further details.

Recommended vaccinations

 Tetanus
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 Polio
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 Typhoid  Hepatits A  Meningitis  TB  Diptheria

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Climate

Average max temp °C

    Marrakech
 Jan 17
 Feb 25
 Mar 26
 Apr 23
 May 28
Jun 36
Jul 38
Aug 37
Sep 33
Oct 26
Nov 22
Dec 21
 

Climate

Temperatures in Morocco are generally high,
particularly during the summer months from May to September, when the sun can be fierce and temperatures are at industrial levels, so take plenty of sunscreen! In winter (October to February), it does become cooler, especially in the evenings - so take a jacket, long-sleeved tops and trousers. In the High Atlas it can become very cold in winter and some peaks can remain snow capped from
November to July.
 


Marrakech

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Rainfall (mm)

27

31

36

32

17

7

2

3

7

20

37

28

Rainfall (inches) 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2

0.7

0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.1
Min Temp (°C)

5

9

12

11

15

19

20

21

19

13

10

8

Max Temp (°C)

17

25

26

23

28

36

38

37

33

26

22

21

Min Temp (°F)

41

48

54

51

58

66

68

70

66

56

49

47

Max Temp (°F)

63

77

79

74

83

97

100

98

91

79

72

69

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Time
Morocco is on GMT, so the same time as the UK.

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Money
Exchange rate GBP £1 = 14.4 Dirham USD $1 - 07.4 Dirham   (subject to fluctuation). 

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Food, glorious food
Moroccan cooking is characterized by rich spices, with mixtures that combines anywhere from ten to a hundred spices. Couscous is traditional chow and often cooked with spices, vegetables, nuts, and raisins. It’s a meal in itself, though is often topped with rich stews and roasted meats. Lamb is a principal meat and is cooked until tender enough to be pulled apart and eaten with the fingers. Tagines are a fruity meat and vegetable stew cooked for some time. Savory foods are enhanced with fruits, dried and fresh and preserved lemons are used in many poultry dishes. Pine nuts, almonds, and pistachios are often used as well. Moroccan desserts are uncompromisingly rich. A common dessert is kaab el ghzal (‘gazelle’s horns’), which is a pastry stuffed with almond paste and topped with sugar. Try also honey cakes, which are essentially pretzel-shaped pieces of dough deep-fried and dipped into a hot pot of honey and sprinkled with sesame seeds! 

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Shopping
Morocco is a shoppers paradise. The souks of Fes, Marrakech and Meknes are full of pottery, carpets & killims, leather goods, spices and cloth. Thuya wood products are found predominantly at Essaouira. Keep space in your backpack for your purchases!

• Carpet – High Atlas Carpet or a woven & embroidered Kilim
• The burnoose, an elegant hooded cape
• Spices – the variety is enormous
• Art from Asilah
• Traditional pottery & leather in Fes

 

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Have tent – will camp

We provide spacious, easily-erectible 2 person A-frame or dome tents with sewn-in ground sheets and fly sheet, as well as camp beds. We stay at a combination of hotels, campsites and bush or desert camps. Campsites range from well-established camps with an array of facilities that sometimes includes a bar, mini-mart or even a pool to more basic camps with few facilities and cold showers. Dependent upon our day-to-day itinerary, at times we will bush camp. That is to say, when we can’t travel any further or there is no permanent campsite in the vicinity, we will locate a suitable place and pitch camp. Bush camping on occasion allows us to return to the great outdoors and really be at one with nature. Bush camping rates highly amongst our expedition travellers. You will need to bring your own sleeping bag, as these are not provided. Please note that on our Sarhro & Sahara trek we will be bush camping with very basic facilities, see Go Guide for details.

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Hotels

The hotels are basic, clean and comfortable and centrally located.  In smaller towns, the choice of accommodation may be limited but based on our group tour standards, we will always book the best accommodation available for our groups.

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Trekking trips to Morocco
Hotel and Camping trips to Morocco
Marrakech & Beyond 8 days Hotel trip to Morocco
Marrakech, Ski & Surf 8 days tour Hotel trip to Morocco
Marrakech, Sahara & Surf 11 days tour Hotel trip to Morocco
Camels, Souks & Kasbahs 15 days Camping trip to Morocco
Morocco Tailor-made holidays
Xmas and New Year tours to Morocco
On the go is a specialist operator of group tours, organised treks and overland adventure expeditions by truck in the Kingdom of Morocco. Fun, adventure-fuelled tours and camping expeditions with frequent departures from both Marrakech and Tangier at realistic prices include highlights such as the imperial cities of Fes, Meknes and Marrakech including Djemaa El-Fna, Roman Volubilis, Gorge du Ziz, Merzouga including Sahara Desert camel safaris, Todra Gorge and the High Atlas, Ait-Benhaddou, coastal Essaouira, Chefchaouen and Rif Mountain. We also offer tailor-made holidays to Morocco as well as trips of special interest such as following the Berber migration.

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