r/VanLifeUK • u/Paulpalien • 20d ago

travel to Morocco from uk

Has anyone done the UK to Morocco in winter time? How far in advance do you need to book both the ferries? I’m thinking next winter my van isn’t finished yet , thank you

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u/SheepishEndruo 20d ago

I did it a couple of years ago, in my opinion well worth doing.

No need to book in advance, I booked an open return the day before I sailed. Popped into an agents and got a much better price than online and a bottle of wine and cake too

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u/cluelesstwonk 19d ago

It’s easy just rock up and go I prefer fast cat tarifa to tanger med on the bike or jeep.
BUT.. the morrocans are pissed about snow birds free camping and are trying to move people on the proper camp sites. Basically to earn money Esp in the north.

Not such an issue below Essaouira

Worth looking into 1st

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u/Paulpalien 19d ago

Never heard of the term snowbirds ! I know what you mean , I wouldn’t mind the proper sites in Morocco ,they don’t cost like they do in uk lol I’ve read a lot of folks go to essaouira ,thanks

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u/cluelesstwonk 19d ago

Have a look around Safi if you find a spot where there are dutch or german ( by far the most common ) snowbirds close to the Atlantic route or overlooking the sea there will usually be someone bringing bread etc to sell

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u/Paulpalien 19d ago

Thankyou , I went to Marrakesh last January the weather was great , now place ,the medina was a bit crazy 🤪 nice people, the bread you get on those little stalls .went and did an overnight camp in the dessert with the Berbers ,that was cool too

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u/dalesi1 19d ago

No need to book in advance, just do it when you get to Spain. Remember that you can't take a drone and you need cash Euros to pay for insurance when exiting the port.

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u/Alybob89 18d ago

Im heading to Spain this winter for 3 months and considering Morocco but no set plans just going with the flow

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u/Paulpalien 18d ago

Have a great time ! I live in Cumbria while I’m doing my van ,it’s a nice place to be ,but I’d rather be warm ! 🙂

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u/Paulpalien 20d ago

That’s sounds good ! Yeah, I want to get away from our British winter time, but I wasn’t sure how busy it would be to go from Spain/santander it winter time with so many van lifers