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Ah ha ! What dates did you put in ? I just put in Oct 17 and a return for Oct 24. The RyanAir flight


Take a ferry from Tarifa or Algeciras to Tangier. From Tangier take the first train available to Fez. I actually liked Tangier but most people hate it, so I defer to the opinions of others here and advise leaving Tangier queensgate hotel london as soon as possible.
About 4 hours on the train from Tangier to Fez. Stay a few days in Fez, with a side trip to Meknes. Then rent a car at the airport (easier) and drive from Fez to the desert - Merzouga. It's a long drive but with ever-changing and sometinmes spectacular scenery.
Stay one night in a hotel near the dunes and the next night in a tent in the dunes. Your hotel can arrange this. The trip into the dunes is by camel. All the camels I saw were nice and there was no spitting so don't be put off by old or third-hand information. queensgate hotel london Keep in mind though that a camel is a means of transport and is not to be petted on the head like a dog. You will be fine.
Your next major place is Marrakech. But it's really too long of a drive from the desert for one day. Luckily, there are a lot of interesting places to break up the trip. I stayed overnight in the Todra Gorge.
BTW, If you need to see Casablanca, then just rent the movie again. The movie was filmed entirely queensgate hotel london in LA. The real Casa is just a very large modern city. However, it is Morocco's flight hub, so you may end up there anyway on your return from Marrakech to Spain.
I do not think you can fly from Marrakech to Seville without changing planes at least once, probably routing through Madrid. And I think it would be expensive. I do think there are easier flights to Barcelona though. And you can fly anywhere from Casa. Maybe you could spend your last night in Casa.
Driving. All the signs are readily understandable. I would avoid driving in the cities - that's why I recommended queensgate hotel london picking up and dropping off your car at airports. Pay VERY close attention to the speed limits. And (last April at least) there is a giant pothole queensgate hotel london between Rissani and Merzouga. There are police checkpoints every now and then but you just basically slow down, roll your window down, smile and wave, and you don't even really stop. You'll be fine driving.
3) Agadir queensgate hotel london and Essaouria are different again but dullish in winter and rainy. I've used a Riad to develop a website in the past there and apart from restuarants and fine views unless it is dry we kept the team on the development all the time . Access by bus is easy.
I am now disheartened, seeing that there is no direct flight between Seville or Granada, and Marrakesh queensgate hotel london or Casablanca. So if from Madrid we go south to Granada and Seville, we have to either turn back to Madrid, or go all the way south and take the ferry to Tangier. From Tangier we can go to Fez first.
What is the fastest queensgate hotel london way from Fez to Marrakesh? I guess it is either driving or taking the train, isn't it. If we stay in Fez for a few days, then if we drive we will have to leave from the center queensgate hotel london of the city and not from the airport.
Try www.traveleurope.com for flights from Seville to Marrakech. Myself, I'd go from Granada to Seville on the train then from there to Cordoba where after seeing the city you can pick up the train again to Algeciras and the ferry. As Robertino said, Tangiers queensgate hotel london is interesting, but from there hop the train to Fez. You can make a trip to Roman Volubilis and Meknes from Fez, or simply take the train west to Rabat, Casa, and Marrakech. A stop in Rabat is worthwhile. Or, you can take a CTM bus from Fez to Marrakech. It's a long trip, and the scenery is not particularly alluring, but it's another way to get to Marrakech. You could also rent a car to do this trip. You do not want to drive from Marrakech to Fez and then back to M to catch your plane to Barcelona !
As one of you said: it's not worth taking the train from Marrakesh to Fez and take the same rout back. So maybe going west from Fez to Rabat, and then from Rabat back to Marakesh would be less boring.
The town is walled with many wiggly paths in amongst the houses which often lead to interesting shops but also end up in dead ends, about 1/10 of the town has been flatened and is used by the Sahara dwellers who camp there for the big music festival in March (I think). The new town is made up of restaurants, hotels and camel rides with some pretty good wind/kite surfing.
Marrakesh, on the other hand has palaces, hadrissas, museums, night clubs, a very big souk, a government (no haggling) shopping area, the central square, some parks and fine views of the snow on the Atlas mountains. Trips into the Atlas can be organised easily
If you decide to get to Essauoria these guys were very good to us, making queensgate hotel london sure we found them ok off the bus, checked queensgate hotel london we got back into the hotel at night and advised on the best restaurants. Our comments are on tripadvisor.
M to E? Bus is the best I think there are say 4 or 5 a day and it takes roughly 2.5 to 3 hours. The bus leaves from the bus station next to the IBIS and you can find the timetable on the web though last year you could not book except on site.
But when I put in a return date, the 40 euro, direct flight came up. Yes it is actually 40 euros each way. But even if I buy the return ticket and throw away the return portion it is still worth it (80 euros for a 1 hour flight from Madrid to Tangier).
Ah ha ! What dates did you put in ? I just put in Oct 17 and a return for Oct 24. The RyanAir flights came up for 21 and 27 for a total of 48 and then 142 on Iberia. Curious about your dates. My Oct 17 date is fixed; it's when we get in Madrid from the USA West Coast. But, I could put in any return date. Thanks !
Do not believe the people who tell you you can skip Fez (I assume you mean Fez when you type Kez???) if you visit Marrakesh. Marrakesh is over commercialized, and the medina in Fez is much bigger and more interesting. A day trip to Essaouira is certainly possible, although queensgate hotel london it is a nice place to chill out if you need a bit of a rest.
OK, I went to the Iberia website and found the same pricing. The trick is to put in Saturday dates for the flights. If I take the Wed. flight out, the price goes up to $138. which still may be OK. We'd spend time in Madrid queensgate hotel london at the beginning of our trip instead of at the end if we waited till Sat. We'll see. If you need more info on Morocco, ask away. We lived in Rabat for five years.

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