Tanger (Morocco)

...Tarifa in southern Spain to Tanger in Morocco. You can see the Atlas mountains of Morrocco from Tarifa even on a fairly misty day but on a really clear day you can make out settlements, small clusters of traditional white houses tempting you over the water. There are various options for travelers wishing to visit Morrocco from the Spanish mainland and Tarifa (like Algeciras which also has ferry departures for Morrocco) teems with travel agencies ...
...four sailings per day to Tanger and we opted for the nine a.m. crossing to maximize the time available to us (the crossing takes 35 minutes). We arrived at the terminal and exchanged our voucher for our tour pack and were instructed to be wearing our FRS stickers when the ferry docked so that the guide could find us. My heart sank; I'm not very good on guided tours. It's the old curiosity thing again; I want to find things for myself, I want to look ...

fizzytom 04.07.2005 (05.07.2005) · Read full review
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this is where he would stick the suppository. As you can guess its not my favourite place. I have travelled to 109 countries on this planet and this is the only place that I wish never to return. Well this and Casablanca. My reasons are simple. The people are so aggressive towards westerners. They are either spitting and cursing you or trying to sell you a flea infested carpet. Sometimes both at the same time. Now whilst I respect every man or womans ...
...physically manhandled into every shop in the city. In one particulally memorable visit, I had arrived by ship, and went ashore with some friends just to look around the city. As our feet hit morrocan soil, one of the locals attached himself to us. It all starts friendly, always with the same script. "How are you sir" "Where are you from" "I have a brother in Clapham, maybe you know him" "Maybe you would like to visit my uncles carpet shop" ...

Jasonrow 18.03.2001 (27.03.2001) · Read full review
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Do not got to Tangier if your are female. The relentless attentions of hawkers and beggars is problematic enough here, but if you are female you can expect to have, quite literally, not one second's peace. I seemed to be particularly targetted and was told this was because I was blonde. I don't know about that, but I do know this was the worst holiday of my life. The food, wherever we went was inedible, we narrowly avoided being mugged several times ...
...all, apparently). Many of the people who'd arrived on the plane with us demanded to be taken home before the end of the vacation. One man, travelling on his own, became very distressed as he was repeatedly offered 'nice clean little boys' and everyone who went to a mountain market place had their wallets and purses stolen. Overall, this is the only holiday I've ever had with no redeeming features whatsoever. ...

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Tangiers has a truly exotic feel. If you've done the usual jaunts to Spain and Greece, it can be a bit of a culture shock. It hasn't got that Could-be-anywhere-in-Europe "safe" feeling. And it's this that some people find unsettling. On my first day in Tangiers I saw a man herding three goats down the busy main road...you don't get that in Alicante or Athens! The shops sell a lot of locally produced goods that can be bought at very cheap prices, ...
...empty. Most hotels are better quality than you get in Europe for a similar price. The other side of the coin is that I found most of the local Arabs, although apparently friendly, were untrustworthy. We knew of several people who were robbed (including one in our own party) and were amazed when the police handed out instant justice to the culprits(a beating, with sticks, on the beach!) But you can have a great holiday in Tangiers...just watch your ...

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Tangier is the usual port of arrival for those coming from Europe. Unfortunately we made the mistake of not stopping there on our arrival, on the basis we would stop on our return, and then we ended up being late on our return, so that the most we can tell you is on the port. We were told that the Kasbah is worth a visit. As far as crossing the sea is concerned, on both occasions we did not have any problem. We had pre-arranged our tickets because ...

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We stopped off at Tangier as one of the stopovers on our cruise. If doing the same thing be warned, and they do warn you aboard ship, that when you get off the ship there are a queue of guides that hassle you into letting them be your guide. This is indeed a good idea especially if you want to visit the old Tangiers with it's tiny alleyways. But don't go for the first that approaches. Don't be afraid to decline and keep walking - they will be persistant ...
...morrocan student and was gals to pay him the £2 he requested. Not only that but he knew we did not want to be taken to carpet shops and at least his english was good. A visit to the old Tangier is a must and another must is to haggle your way to a bargain. Morrocans will be offended if you accept theor asking price and love to haggle. World's apart is the new part of Tangiers, with all the tourist hotels and th eplace where you can actually show ...

carolinesite 11.07.2000 · Read full review
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Tanger is the gateway to North Africa from Spain and presents quite a contrast to its European 'neighbour', you know that you've left Europe when you hit Tanger! When approaching by sea Tanger has a very mystical look, the buildings seem to resonate a certain dangerous energy and with a lot of them set on a hill, with a formidable castle on top it certainly makes a big first impression. Now I have travelled to a lot of countries and been pestered ...
...etc but I feel that the credit for the most persistent of these would have to go to the Morrocans. The hassle you get is quite unbelievable. In my experience the best policy is to take someone up, preferably an official guide, on their offer to be your guide for the day on condition that you will not visit there brothers shop, uncles bar etc etc. Agree a fee before you start and then at least everyone else will leave you alone as you've already been ...

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