Morocco 2020

canopus said:
We have exchanged a bottle of Bacardi for 1 metric ton of toilet rolls, and jettisoned anything surplus to requirements. ;)
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We bought an extra bucket!:tmi:
 
Anyone done the Tizi n Tichi from Ouarzazarte to Marrakesh recently. It was in our plan but an English couple we met today said it had taken them 7 hours and they would not recommend it.

Don't know whether that was usual travel time or something had happened.I tink Hotelman you have been that way recently........what do you think.

Otherwise we'll need to plan a different route.
 
7 hours is a little ott, however it’s tough on the van, and the driver, but there is no alternative if you want to cross the high atlas. One of the problems is that there is no where to really break your journey between ouzazate and Marrakesh. Do it, appreciate the amazing scenery and even more so appreciate the amazing engineering, and logistics going on around every corner. Remember, where there’s a great view with a parking area you will have a man selling fossils, they are in the middle of nowhere, where do they live and how much effort goes into them trying to sell a few fossils, just admire them .
 
Does anyone know if dogs are permitted into the ruins at Volubilis please?
 
canopus said:
Does anyone know if dogs are permitted into the ruins at Volubilis please?
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I saw a blog of a family that hired a guide to show them around volubilis, the guide had a dog with him apparently, but it was off a lead.
Don't know if that helps.
Maybe if you get there and can't get the dog in you could pay someone outside to look after him for you whilst you look around?

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Looks like we might be here longer than scheduled!
COVID-19: Morocco Suspends All Flights, Maritime Trips to Spain
Morocco World News
Mar 12, 2020
Rabat – After consulting with Spain’s leaders, Morocco decided today, March 12, to suspend all flights and maritime voyages to its closest European neighbor as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread.
 
Well it was predicted. Now what happens when you overtsay the visa. €1200 fine each we’ve heard.
 
Plenty of good quality fresh cheap food here Jim, it’s the visa running out that will be the biggest headache. Hundreds of French running round like headless chickens I expect, plus there are quite a few Italians and Dutch here as well.
 
canopus said:
Well it was predicted. Now what happens when you overtsay the visa. €1200 fine each we’ve heard.
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Can’t see that somehow, they are quite administratively efficient the Moroccans as you know, it is being enforced by them, theyll have a workaround.

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dabhand said:
Looks like we might be here longer than scheduled!
COVID-19: Morocco Suspends All Flights, Maritime Trips to Spain
Morocco World News
Mar 12, 2020
Rabat – After consulting with Spain’s leaders, Morocco decided today, March 12, to suspend all flights and maritime voyages to its closest European neighbor as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread.
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Interesting!
 
By the time I’m scheduled to leave I’m sure it will have been lifted! :tmi: :unsure:
 
dabhand said:
Can’t see that somehow, they are quite administratively efficient the Moroccans as you know, it is being enforced by them, theyll have a workaround.
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What send us out via Algeria perhaps, you did say you wanted to see the Med coast. ???
 
canopus said:
Plenty of good quality fresh cheap food here Jim, it’s the visa running out that will be the biggest headache. Hundreds of French running round like headless chickens I expect, plus there are quite a few Italians and Dutch here as well.
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I am sure they will extend the visas as its out of your control not sure about your insurance though. Agree food should be OK unless movement is imposed. But currently there are less issues with CV in Morocco than The EU at the mo. So you should be safer
Best of luck you guys. Keep us all posted.
 
dabhand said:
By the time I’m scheduled to leave I’m sure it will have been lifted! :tmi: :unsure:
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There’ll be such a backlog of Frogs who have been here since Christmas that you’ll overstay your visa.

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I have sent this email to the British Consul in Rabat:

Sir, I am currently touring Morocco in a motorhome. I understand there is a substantial fine for outstaying a visa, can you tell me what will be the situation if this happens due to the suspension of ferry services by the Moroccan Authorities due to the Corona Virus?
Do you have any guidance as to what action if any to take for British Nationals caught up in this situation?
Thank you
Simon Prance
 
My ticket is via Tanger Med, though I’ll wager it’s bedlam up there at the moment with all those trying to get across who've been here since Christmas and their visas fast approaching the end.

The Moroccans have difficulty dealing with visa admin at the best of times. Imagine transferring to another port - total chaos.
 
There is an English woman on site here who has recently extended her visa and bought more motorhome insurance through Saham Assurance Maroc

I will quiz her more tomorrow.
 
Well despite emailing the British Consulate in Rabat 4 days ago ive heard diddly squat back.
Lots of little huddles of French and Italians here, a Dutch man who was totally oblivious to the situation and a kid collecting plastic water bottles who may not realise that there may be a lot more bottles still to collect.

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billym said:
There is an English woman on site here who has recently extended her visa and bought more motorhome insurance through Saham Assurance Maroc

I will quiz her more tomorrow.
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She said that Saham Assurance which is in most larger town's will do third party insurance for travellers.

She sorted her visa through the camping le Relais Marrakesh who pretty much did it for her . She paid 300 MAD to them. She had to get loads of passport photos and loads of photocopying forms.

We went in a tiny shop in Foum Zguid today where they guy spoke very broken French but showed us about seven applications that he was sorting / had sorted for French motorhomers presumably from the campsite in the centre of Zguid
 
billym said:
She said that Saham Assurance which is in most larger town's will do third party insurance for travellers.

She sorted her visa through the camping le Relais Marrakesh who pretty much did it for her . She paid 300 MAD to them. She had to get loads of passport photos and loads of photocopying forms.

We went in a tiny shop in Foum Zguid today where they guy spoke very broken French but showed us about seven applications that he was sorting / had sorted for French motorhomers presumably from the campsite in the centre of Zguid
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Well that's good to know that there are possibilities. I am more concerned about the insurance than the visa. If they prevent you from leaving it would seem "wrong" (whatever that means in international diplomacy) to then fine you for overstaying your visa.

I have also e mailed the British Consulate in Rabat using the same text as dabhand and suggest others ask the same question.Cannot find a specific e mail address as had to go through various web pages to get a chance to post a question........................it was almost as if they weren't really interested.
 
We're at Moulay Bousselham and were planning to head to the port on Monday via Assilah. So now I'm thinking go straight to Tanger-Med tomorrow and see what I can find out.
As it's Morocco trying to prevent the bug coming in can't see why that should stop anyone leaving. But if they've stopped the ferry we're snookered.
Will report back.
 
It’s called a prolongation to extend your stay from 3 months to 6 months. There was/is an office at Agadir port where you were processed. But it was a while ago and may well have changed. The large campsites north of Agadir used to do a roaring trade in sorting it all out.

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