Are you prepared for the street journey of a lifetime? In case you are then fasten your seatbelts as a result of it’s time for an journey as we journey to Morocco!
A street journey from the UK to Morocco has been on my bucket checklist for years and one in all my buddies has lately accomplished the journey so I’ve sat her right down to ask her every little thing! Huge due to Shelley for answering all of my questions..
There are 5 essential questions I had about driving to Morocco and we’ll deal with all of them beneath.
- What’s the finest route?
- The place are the very best locations to cease?
- How lengthy does it take?
- The place do you keep?
- Do I want a visa or particular paperwork?
- Is the drive protected?
Let’s begin with that first query and I’ll hand you over to Shelley…
What’s the very best path to take when driving from the UK to Morocco?
There have been 6 sections to our drive and journey to Morocco is a mixture of driving and ferries:
- House to Dover
- Ferry from Dover to Calais
- Drive by France
- Drive by 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 very best locations to cease through the drive?
To make this epic drive actually satisfying it’s good to make all of it in regards to the locations you cease! It’s not nearly reaching your vacation spot, it’s about all over the place you go to alongside the best way.
- Close to Dover – Relying on the place you’re travelling from within the UK you may wish to cease close to Dover in your first evening of journey. We stay in North Wales so it was an extended drive right 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 now we have buddies there so it was a superb alternative to go to!
- Paris – The drive from Calais to Paris is about 3.5 hours so it’s an ideal place in your first cease in France. We stayed in an Airbnb on the outskirts of the 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 an enormous drive day nevertheless it was price 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 at last 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 actually!
In accordance with Google Maps, you could possibly 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 solely in Airbnbs which I’d prebooked. I like Airbnbs as a result of you have got a little bit more room and it seems like house. You’ve normally acquired a kitchen so you may cook dinner your individual meals and a washer so it’s simpler to journey gentle.
If you happen to’re in a campervan there are many campsites or parking spots you could possibly keep in.
Do I want 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 (in case 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 protected?
Sure, the drive by France and Spain was very protected and straightforward. As soon as we acquired to Morocco we felt the distinction in how individuals drive however we nonetheless felt protected.
We all the time prevented arriving in a brand new place late at evening. We desire to reach throughout daytime to make it simpler to discover a protected parking spot and discover our lodging.