TANGIER TRAVEL INFORMATION
Travelling to and from Tangier is very easy, especially now all infrastructure has been modernised and optimized.
Tangier has its own international airport which is at a 15 minute drive from the city centre - halfway Tangier and the small town of Asilah - and a new and modern train stattion which is just 2 minutes by taxi from the centre.
From anywhere in Morocco you can reach Tangier within a matter of 3,5 (Meknes) or 4 hours (Fes, Rabat, Casablanca) and some 7 hours from Marrakech.
The easiest and nicest way to travel is by train. From the busy Costa del Sol in southern Spain the combination of car / bus / train and ferry does not have to take longer than 1 to 3 hours, depending on your point of departure.
WHAT NOT TO FORGET?
A pen! Keep it handy for the entry form you are asked to fill out on the airplane or ferry that brings you to Morocco.
Small Euro notes can avoid that you have money problems before you have found an ATM machine.
Most taxis, shops and train stations accept Euros, but bringing big notes might mean some trouble finding the right change, if you want this change to be in Euros again.
CLOTHING
Clothing for a windy Mediterranean location. Bring what you would bring for any holiday to the Mediterranean, with two exceptions : Tangier is located at the Atlantic Ocean, making it more windy than any other Mediterranean City, and as a matter of courtesy for an other culture, modest or stylish dress is always appreciated.
Tangier is not the Costa del Sol, nor a holiday resort. Summers can be very warm, and your washed clothes will be dry within a matter of hours - if not 5 minutes.
If you are travelling in the summer, you might prefer to bring rather too little than too much. Nothing as annoying as having to sweat because of the dry desert wind or sun, with a far too heavy suitcase.
CULTURE AND TRADITION
If you are coming from outside the Arabic world, than know that you are in a different culture. Modesty in dress is highly appreciated.
Hey, you are in the country of the movie Casablanca. Far from expecting you to dress as a Bergman or Bogart, it can still be rather annoying to see tourists treating the whole country as a adventure theme park where you have to run through in mountain boots.
Even the most poor person having just one white shirt will make sure that shirt is always clean, if he has got the resources to do so.
Another custom is, when eating, offer to share with your travel companions.
VISA
Citizens of EU, USA, Australia and New Zealand do not need a visa to enter Morocco; a passport that is valid up to 6 months after leaving Morocco is sufficient.
Other nationals are advised to contact the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in their home country or check the list of countries below.
VISA LIST
On November 21st 2007 the list of nationals not needing an entry visa to the Kingdom of Morocco was as follows:
Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Côte Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus (except Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela.
We do not accept responsibility for confusion or problems at Moroccan customs based on this list dating from 2007.