Safety

Traveler Tips

How to stay safe in Morocco

• 1Meet your guide at the agreed public landmark: a café terrace, a riad door, a mosque square. Skip narrow alleys and parking lots, especially after sunset.
• 2Carry a paper photocopy of your passport and booking voucher, and keep digital copies in your email. Lock the originals in your riad safe.
• 3Dress for the medina, not the beach: shoulders and knees covered near mosques, mausoleums, and rural villages. A light scarf doubles as sun protection in the desert.
• 4Pull cash only from ATMs inside bank branches or hotel lobbies, and split your dirhams between two pockets. Tip in small notes; vendors rarely break a 200 MAD bill.
• 5Save your riad's address in Arabic and French in your phone notes, plus the nearest hospital and our 24/7 line: +212 522 000 999.
• 6Buy travel insurance that explicitly covers mountain trekking, camel/quad activities, and medical evacuation. Standard policies often exclude the Atlas and Sahara.
• 7Drink bottled or filtered water, and ease into street food at busy stalls where locals queue, since high turnover means fresh ingredients.
• 8A polite "La, shukran" (No, thank you) and a smile handles most persistent vendors in souks. Agree on every taxi fare before the door closes.