The taxi, the best choice! Once you’re in Marrakech and need to get through the city, the best option is to take a taxi. (Unless you don’t mind walking a lot, in the dusty heat and traffic). But be careful with the taxi! Here are some tips / ideas to take into account when taking [...]
Car Hire : Take advantage of the special easyJet inflight rates. Visit the Europcar desk on arrival or call +212 (24) 43 7718. Open from 7am-11pm seven days a week. Taxi : Menara Airport is about 15 minutes from the centre. The fare is about MAD50-MAD60. Bus : The hourly bus L19 goes to the [...]
If it’s daytime, and you are travelling within the medina or the New Town, insist the meter (le compteur) is on. It starts at about 1 dirham 60. If they say it’s broken, tell them to stop and get out. There are lots of other taxis. The only ones you negotiate with are the Grand [...]
We thought it would be a good idea to rent bikes for a day and venture out to the Palmerai. Unfortunately, after cycling what seemed like the right number of kilometres in the requisite direction, we found nothing except for dusty building sites. Our time (and money!) would have been better spent catching a petit [...]
