IS MOROCCO SAFE?You might as well ask: "Is Europe a safe place"? " Are the USA safe for travelers"? What, where, how, who, with who, when... ? Two elements make of Morocco a country that is just as safe as any: 1. Contra: a crippling economy can make some more creative when it comes to thinking about ownership rights. 2. Pro: At the other hand, good old social control is alive and kicking.
TANGER DANGERA whole page about safety and all that is the fault of one single song! Tanger, Danger (*) Whoever started with that refrain for children, must have been from Essaouira! Tangier is not more dangerous than any city of 600.000 inhabitants in your own country.
SAFE FOR WOMEN TRAVELERS?The question comes back time and time again. You are going to be fine. In the 10 years we traveled in and to Morocco, we met tons of female travelers, on their own or not. True, often it was their almost automatical caution that kept them from the wish to discover that deserted alley there, or that made them not ask for directions to just anyone but to policemen (who are often very cool!) or officials only. And, also true, carrying a backpack, under the hot sun, in practical travel clothing, with your pleasant smile of independence... Some men might ask: "Is she dangerous"?
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THE COMMON SENSE RULEDo not do what you would not do at home, and do not go where you would not think of going in your own country. As a tourist you are a tad more attractive - after all, you can afford this trip, and you must have saved for souvenirs - but common sense goes a long way.
(*) TRANSLATIONTanger means danger
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