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TOURIST
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The season for package tours is from October until April
and the destination is the modern seaside resort Agadir,
offering a mild sea climate and a sandy beach stretching
for miles. For the event-seeking individual Agadir will
certainly look too "touristic" after a couple of days, but
the town serves as an excellent base for excursions to the
Atlas mountains and to the Sahara desert.
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FIRST TIME
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Go by a regular flight to Casablanca or with a package tour
to Agadir. The most famous places like Marrakech,
Fès, Tanger, Merzouga, Zagora, Todra et cetera
should perhaps be visited under guidance the first time.
With a little experience of the country - and if the supply
of money doesn't make a problem - then the rented car is
the ideal vehicle to explore Morocco.
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ON YOUR OWN
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Trains, buses, grand-taxi's, cycling - all the
options exist to travel round at a small cost. Best to
start at Málaga and take the ferry to Melilla or bus
and boat via Algeciras to Tanger or Ceuta. Agadir is a good
starting point for the southern area of the country.
Please consider that the attendance in the
tourist areas of Morocco is exquisite from many
individuals, who look upon you as a source of income rather
than as a traveller. Because of that it's frequently trying
to travel alone.
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BEEN THERE
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A prerequisite for the total experience of Morocco is that
you enjoy the respect of the people. Dress yourself
well-groomed and not too exposed. Learn a few phrases of
Arabic and speak French on other occasions. Be kind and
relaxed, tell storys, jokes and always keep a smile on your
face. Be tough when it comes to business, but generous with
gratuity. Respect the religion, be careful in political
debates and - if you're a woman - travel preferably in
company with a man (unless you don't mind to endure
harassments by persons who don´t respect women
travelling on their own).
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