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 considered one of my associates has not too long ago accomplished the journey so I’ve sat her right down to ask her every part! Huge because of Shelley for answering all of my questions..
There are 5 primary 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 most effective 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 protected?
Let’s begin with that first query and I’ll hand you over to Shelley…
What’s the most effective 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:
- Residence 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 practically as daunting!
What are the most effective locations to cease through the drive?
To make this epic drive actually pleasant it is advisable 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 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 on your first evening of journey. We dwell 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 we have now associates there so it was an excellent alternative to go to!
- Paris – The drive from Calais to Paris is about 3.5 hours so it’s an ideal place on 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 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 essentially!
In response to 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 a bit of more room and it looks like residence. You’ve normally obtained a kitchen so you may prepare dinner your personal meals and a washer so it’s simpler to journey gentle.
In case 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 (in case you have a contemporary plastic driving licence you don’t want a global driving licence).
We obtained breakdown cowl and automotive insurance coverage to cowl us for Europe and Morocco.
We made positive we had our V5C logbook.
Is the drive protected?
Sure, the drive by France and Spain was very protected and simple. As soon as we obtained to Morocco we felt the distinction in how folks drive however we nonetheless felt protected.
We all the time prevented arriving in a brand new place late at evening. We choose to reach throughout daytime to make it simpler to discover a protected parking spot and discover our lodging.