Are you prepared for the highway journey of a lifetime? If you’re then fasten your seatbelts as a result of it’s time for an journey as we journey to Morocco!
A highway journey from the UK to Morocco has been on my bucket record for years and certainly one of my pals has lately accomplished the journey so I’ve sat her all the way down to ask her the whole lot! Large because of Shelley for answering all of my questions..
There are 5 principal questions I had about driving to Morocco and we’ll sort out all of them beneath.
- What’s the greatest route?
- The place are the perfect locations to cease?
- How lengthy does it take?
- The place do you keep?
- Do I would like a visa or particular paperwork?
- Is the drive secure?
Let’s begin with that first query and I’ll hand you over to Shelley…
What’s the perfect path to take when driving from the UK to Morocco?
There have been 6 sections to our drive and journey to Morocco is a mix of driving and ferries:
- Dwelling to Dover
- Ferry from Dover to Calais
- Drive via France
- Drive via Spain to Tafira
- Take the ferry from Tafira to Tangier
- Tangier to your first vacation spot in Morocco
When it’s damaged up into these six sections it doesn’t really feel almost as daunting!
What are the perfect locations to cease through the drive?
To make this epic drive actually gratifying you should make all of it in regards to the locations you cease! It’s not nearly reaching your vacation spot, it’s about in all places you go to alongside the way in which.
- Close to Dover – Relying on the place you’re travelling from within the UK you would possibly wish to cease close to Dover to your first evening of journey. We dwell in North Wales so it was an extended drive all the way down to Dover and we determined to spend a day in Margate earlier than catching the ferry from Dover the subsequent day. Margate is a forty five minute drive from Dover and we’ve pals there so it was a very good alternative to go to!
- Paris – The drive from Calais to Paris is about 3.5 hours so it’s an ideal place to your first cease in France. We stayed in an Airbnb on the outskirts of town for 2 days.
- La Rochelle + Ile de Re + Oreleron – It took over 5 hours to drive from Paris to La Rochelle so this was a giant drive day nevertheless it was value it. We spent an evening in La Rochelle, one evening in Orleron and one evening in Ile de Re. It is a lovely space and I’m glad we spent 3 days right here.
- Bordeaux – It was then a 2.5 hour drive to Bordeaux which was simply lovely. We solely stayed for one evening however I want we’d stayed for longer now!
- San Sebastian – It was 3 hours to San Sebastian the place we stayed for 2 nights.
- Madrid – It was 5 hours to Madrid the place we stayed for 2 nights.
- Seville – One other 5 hour drive and we stayed for 2 nights.
- Marbella – It was a 3 hour drive to Marbella and we stayed for one evening.
- Tarifa – And eventually it was about 1.5 hours to Tarifa the place we caught the ferry to Morocco.
How lengthy does it take?
The drive from the UK to Morocco can take so long as you need it to essentially!
In keeping with Google Maps, you can do it in about 30 hours.
We actually loved taking a leisurely two weeks to get from the UK to Morocco. I’d give your self a minimal of seven days if you wish to take pleasure in it.
For our return journey we did it in 5 days.
The place do you keep?
We stayed completely in Airbnbs which I’d prebooked. I like Airbnbs as a result of you’ve got just a little more room and it looks like dwelling. You’ve normally acquired a kitchen so you may cook dinner your individual meals and a washer so it’s simpler to journey mild.
When you’re in a campervan there are many campsites or parking spots you can keep in.
Do I would like a visa or particular paperwork?
No, not likely. As British residents we didn’t want any visas for the journey.
You clearly want your passport and driving licence (when you have a contemporary plastic driving licence you don’t want a world driving licence).
We acquired breakdown cowl and automobile insurance coverage to cowl us for Europe and Morocco.
We made certain we had our V5C logbook.
Is the drive secure?
Sure, the drive via France and Spain was very secure and simple. As soon as we acquired to Morocco we felt the distinction in how individuals drive however we nonetheless felt secure.
We at all times prevented arriving in a brand new place late at evening. We want to reach throughout daylight to make it simpler to discover a secure parking spot and discover our lodging.
