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Marrakech is a great city to spend a day or two in. Taking a drive down to the Todra gorge would be cool, the desert and oases in the area are really interesting as well, though when I was there it was my first experience of sand dunes and the Sahara, so your enjoyment may vary. The best places I've seen in Morocco are both north of Marrakech: Chefchauen is incredible for hiking and is a great feeling chilled out town, I stayed for weeks. Ouzoud is a small village with some beautiful waterfalls, not especially well known but beautiful and really worth visiting. Most people do a day trip but if you get there and ask around, you can usually pay to sleep on someone's floor / rent a corner of a barn, which will make you friends and give you a hell of a good time there. I will say, I was there in early February, outside of the main tourist season, as you were. This was a great thing as there were very few crowds and everything felt a bit less touristy. I didn't find Essaouaira particularly interesting or outstanding. Chris! fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Dec 22, 2013 |
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I would say that if you have 2 full days in Marrakech, that is probably enough - I'd use that extra day to explore those other places. Marrakech is fantastic, but you can definitely fit in most of what you'll want to see in 2 full days / nights. Do you know where you'll be staying there, or will you just arrive and find somewhere? That's what I did, and (especially out of tourist season) it's very easy to find somewhere cheap. The drive through the Atlas Mountains towards Todra and the desert will have plenty of places you'll probably want to stop and explore! I would probably do your road trip, then chill in Marrakech afterwards. I really loved Ouzoud, if you get there and start asking around if there anywhere you can stay, and manage to get lucky, you can have an awesome time there.
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Dec 28, 2013 14:09
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Great, have fun, let us know how you get on!
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Dec 28, 2013 16:43
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Sub Par posted:My wife and I are traveling for about a year, started in January with 3 months in India. We're leaving India in 3 weeks and our next destination is Morocco. Our flight has us coming in to Casablanca and I have to say I'm experiencing some serious sticker shock when it comes to the hotels. I'm not finding much cheaper than ~$35/night, including hostels. Anyone have any tips/recos about hotels in Casablanca? Should I just bite the bullet and reserve a $40 room or whatever for one night and then try to bargain for the other nights when I get there, or is it not like SE Asia in that regard? I would like to say that Casablanca is far and away the worst place in Morocco in my opinion, so it's good that you're not staying there long! I travelled around Morocco for a few months and never once booked anywhere ahead, I just turned up and found accommodation, bargaining a price on arrival. I don't remember prices accurately but if you're happy to not have too much luxury it shouldn't be very expensive, certainly cheaper than the prices you quoted, probably a bit more than India though.
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