Is it worth going to morocco for a day trip?

[Monsieur]

I'm in Spain for a week in august and kids have asked if we can go to morocco for a trip - I've looked at directferries.co.uk and the prices don't look too bad but I 've got a couple of questions that maybe would be better asked here:

• is it worth going to ceuta/tangier for just a day trip?
• is it worth going for more than a day?
• planned on going as a foot passenger - worth taking car (would need to check hire car insurance first)?
• would it be better to wait until we're back in UK then fly from here for a few days break?

 

[AberdeenAngus]

I thought Tangier was a dump. Don't know what Ceuta is like.

 

[Timolgra]

Ceuta's not Morocco although it's quite an interesting place not sure I'd bother just for a day but if you've not been before, Tangiers could be an eye opener

 

[Monsieur]

Ceuta's not Morocco although it's quite an interesting place not sure I'd bother just for a day but if you've not been before, Tangiers could be an eye opener

with two teenage girls I'm not sure of the merits of visiting anywhere 'dodgy'

 

[Blue Sweeper]

What Tim said, Ceuta is an interesting place and it is in Africa after all, although it's Spanish so you won't get a Morocco stamp in your passport. It's about 10 times bigger than Gibraltar so a right old trek if you want to explore on foot. But I think that the real Morocco only starts about 100 miles south of Ceuta.

 

[Timolgra]

I'd spend the day in Tarifa watching totty

 

[dubster]

with two teenage girls

I'm not going to make a sweepingly sterotypical judgement on Moroccan males, but I'd suggest staying in Spain

 

[Pauly S]

what he said

What Tim said, Ceuta is an interesting place and it is in Africa after all, although it's Spanish so you won't get a Morocco stamp in your passport. It's about 10 times bigger than Gibraltar so a right old trek if you want to explore on foot. But I think that the real Morocco only starts about 100 miles south of Ceuta.

maroc doesnt really start until youre about 100 miles inland, i wouldnt bother for a day.

 

[Tim Cullis]

If you want to visit Tanger you need to take the ferry from Tarifa. The ferry from Algeciras will dump you at the Tanger Med port which is in the middle of nowhere.

 

[turnipbmw]

I went to Ceuta last year for the night whilst on a sailing trip out of Gibraltar.

Guess we were lucky but there was a fantastic carnival on that night.

Went in loads of bars, including an excellent one in the massive fort complex that is well worth looking around, no trouble just a nice mix of Spanish/African.

Did end up with a bad hangover and the sea was pretty rough on way back though

 

[Fishnbiker]

There are organized bus day trips through Ceuta to Tetuan & Tanger. We took ours from Algeciras, probably available in Tarifa also.

My pix from that day trip,

http://fishnbiker.smugmug.com/Travel/2003-Morocco-Tetuan/25881960_tJ2p4v#!i=2144522562&k=ZNgHpmN

 

[Monsieur]

Thanks for the advice

Still mulling over - we're not in spain until 16th.
May even leave it until half term and fly over there instead

 

[Hman]

its a crap hole. i wouldn't bother.


Hman

 

[KevinW]

Well that saves me asking my question. I was about to ask whether it would be worth visiting for two or three days on our GSA at the end of October but it sounds like it's probably not and we'd do better to spend the time in Portugal and Spain.

Kevin

 

[STUBBS]

go for it, it will be an eye opener for them as in something different to experience