Hi :) Any suggestions for about 5 days in Morocco? We will be taking the ferry from Tarifa to Tangier and flying out from Casablanca. This trip will be mid-june. Thank you so much!
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Don’t spend much time in Casablanca. Go to Marrakech.
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Washington DC
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Or in Tangier. It would be better to fly to Fes or Marrakech, which might be possible from one of your stops in Spain. Tangier and Casablanca don't hold a candle to many other places in Morocco, and it takes substantial time simply to get to Tarifa from most of the popular tourist stops in southern Spain. There's a good chance you can get to Fes or Marrakech faster than you can get to Tangier.
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Noblesville, Indiana, USA
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Back in 2011 we flew into Marrakesh for 3 days and then spent a morning in the Tangier medina after taking the overnight train up. We then took the ferry over to Spain. That is the extent of my first-hand Morocco experience - and we enjoyed it! For you I'd suggest spending 2 nights in Tangier and at least 1 in Casablanca with a stop in between. Chefchaouen is one place I'd research as the stop as well as Fes. Ease of transportation would be key because you don't want to spend half your time traveling and changing hotels. Don't know if Chefchaouen is doable as a day trip from Tangier but if so you could add a night in the latter and then go to Casablanca.
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acraven,
YES, you nailed it.
"Tangier and Casablanca don't hold a candle to many other places in Morocco,"