Marrakech Menara Airport - Arrivals Guide - Morocco (4K)
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Welcome to Marrakech & Menara Airport
I hope you find the the information & tips in the video useful & help you prepare for your trip to the red city.
Firstly when you leave the aircraft always try and enter the terminal building asap as queues at immigration can sometimes be long.
**update 23.8.23
There is no requirement to complete a health questionnaire anymore
At passport control you just need your passport & boarding pass.
Immediately after your passport is checked by a immigration officer, another officer checks your passport again to ensure you have an entry stamp.
Then as you enter the baggage area immediately on your right are the stands for mobile networks.
Remember he sims are free and you can top up as necessary.
You can choose between a calls package or data package
Prices are 5gb 50dh - 10gb 100dh -
Sims will be installed for you and tested before you leave.
**(UPDATE 28.5.23 - PLEASE NOTE THE SIM CARD BOOTHS HAVE NOW MOVED TO THE ARRIVALS HALL JUST BEFORE YOU EXIT THE BUILDING)
Once you have collected your baggage you will need to go a security check where your bags are scanned.
Check with you car hire company if they want to meet inside the airport (departures area) or outside which at the end of the video is on the man in car park next to where the airport bus stops.
At 2.01 mins info is given about catching a local bus from the main road, you can also avoid the high taxi charges and walk to the main road outside the airport and just flag a taxi.
Just remember a small taxi can only take 3 passengers and has to by law out on the meter.
A large taxi can take up to 6 but you will need to negotiate a price.
Otherwise just use the info boards up the ramp for taxi prices from the airport. **(UPDATE 28.5.23 - THERE IS A NEW TAXI BOOKING OFFICE - SEE VIDEO GUIDE)
Marrakech Airport Arrivals Guide ~ kech.cab - New Taxi Booking Office
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See the link to the Airport Bus No.19 - Route Map:
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Have a safe trip!
Thank you so much for this video! I get such anxiety trying to figure things out like this on my own.
Your welcome, I’m glad I have put you at your ease - seriously nothing for you to worry about .
Have a great trip!
Thanks. This is what tourists need
Thanks for the feedback
Please do check the description for updates since the video was posted
Have a great trip 😊
Thank you for showing the location of the bus stop. Exactly what I was looking for.
Enjoy your trip 👍
Really helpful, thank you so much, greetings from Medellín, Colombia!
Thank you for your feedback Carlos. Enjoy your trip. Please check out my channel for more Morocco videos .
Amazing video with most of the important information.
Thank you for your feedback - enjoy your trip
Are the Sim Card and Money Exchange stores open 24hr?
Not 24hrs I believe they close around 11.30pm
If you arrive and need money and they are closed you can use one of the cash machine as you come out of security
Nov. 6, 2023 update from what I experienced:
Just left the Marrakesh airport and am in the city now. The SIM card stalls, (now outside of the Marrakesh airport luggage scan area), seem to have formed a cartel. They all offer only 20GB for 30 days, for 20 euro now, across the board, (I asked INWI and Orange, and they both only offer this one option!) No receipt was given when I asked.
As it turns out, the hostel I’m staying in actually sells SIM cards for only a few euros and is tailored to my needs, i.e. 4 days vs. 30 days. So, don’t buy it at the airport. The problem is that when I was there, the Airport Wi-Fi was conveniently “not working,” which means, I had to buy a SIM card from these vendors. It’s funny how that works out.
Thanks for the update.
I have also experienced the min 20euro sim top issue- I just take a free sim and top up later. No good if you need to contact someone. The airport Wi-Fi is generally working to make a quick call.
Some questions :
Is it visa on arrival for UK passport holders ? What is the cost of the visa ?
Where is best to exchange UK GBP or preferable to use ATMs ?
Hello
Visa on arrival for British passport holders which is free of charge.
Best to use ATMS or the money exchange as in the video in the departures area.
There are numerous exchange places around the city but in the main square - try hotel Ali for best rates
Current exchange rate on the ground in Morocco is 12.20dh to £1
Thank you for the video! We'll arrive at 23.30, do you know if I can find students with free sim cards? otherwise where can we get a sim card before leaving the airport?
Thanks for the feedback- as long as flights are landing the phone operators will be there. However, as it is Ramadan and they may leave early then there are phone shops in the Centre but more specific there is an orange shop opposite the khoutoubia mosque -
See map link - La Table de la Koutoubia
+212 661-618485
maps.app.goo.gl/AjHyPbP9VNZvtqgi9?g_st=ic
@@Pakoraman thank you for the answer. We need the sim card before leaving the airport as gps to reach the hotel because we have a rented car. Just in case, do you know if there is a phone shop inside the airport?We'll arrive after the end of ramadan.
If you go thru to departures as in the video there a convenient shop just on your right side - - not sure he sells SIM cards though!
Best to download a map app called maps.me- it’s free but you must download the maps for marrakech before you leave.
It works off line so you won’t need a sim immediately.
I hope that helps.
I have maps.me in marrakech and works fine
If all else fails then use the data on your uk sim
@@Pakoraman thank you so much for the informations
Have a safe trip!
Check out my channel for more Morocco videos 😊
Thanks for sharing, very helpful. Will the airport bus pass or go near Medina of Marrakech? as I plan to get a hotel near Medina. Thanks.
Yea the bus will stop at the main bus stops near jma el fna where the horse & carriages are. If unsure just tell the bus driver where you are wanting get off and he will stop for you.
Check out my channel for other Morocco videos.
Have a good trip 😊
Great information. I've been trying to find where the ATM's would be and where we would be picked up from. Thank you
Thank your for your feedback and enjoy your trip. 😊
The video says #19 bus is 4 Dirhams each at 2:04, then later at 3:39, it says 30 Dirhams "each return." I don't get it, why is it 4 Dirhams one way, then 30 Dirhams return?
Hello
The price is referring to 2 different buses.
@2.04 this is a local bus which you catch from the main road outside the airport.
The 30 dirham bus is the one you see at the end of the video in the car park of the airport.
I hope that clears things up.
Also see follow up video about the new taxi booking service .
ruclips.net/video/Ojkwu1nj_bM/видео.htmlsi=a47mvz_iw3J_izAD
Enjoy your trip 😊
@@Pakoraman OK, the 30 dirham is for Round Trip, which means you will take the same bus back to airport, right? Then, you have to figure out where and when to board, to return to the airport for your flight.
@@Birdylockso yes 30dh for return so keep hold of your ticket. There are fixed bus stops and if you ask the driver he will confirm where you catch the bus in your return.
Thanks for the video. Is the small taxi really 100 dhs to La palmeria? Or is that person? Also will the driver use the taxi meter or do we have to force them to use it?
From the airport the fares are fixed as per info on the video, even for the small taxi.
but if you take a small taxi any other time they must turn on the meter by law.
Enjoy your trip 😊
The rates are for the taxi not per person.
@@Pakoraman thanks. We are staying at Club Marmara Dar Atlas which us on route de Fes. Assume this is in the La Palmeria area and therefore 100Dhs?
@@darrenmascarenhas2148 yes definitely in the Palmeraie area - it’s way out of the city and from the airport so taxis will always ask extra !! But the rates are official and should not need to pay anymore .
@@Pakoraman thanks that's very helpful. Will let you know how we get on
Thx❤
Glad I can help 👍
No problem 😊
Thank you. Super helpful! Airports on arrival is my biggest stress :D
You’re welcome
Enjoy your trip.
Please also read description on video for updates.
If someone us traveling from the UK to marrakech. Does that person require a covid test or covid passport?
Asalamalaikum Syed, there are no requirements for Covid test in Morocco 🇲🇦
It’s always best to check Government advice before traveling to any country.
See link to UK Foreign Office
www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/morocco
Enjoy your trip 😊
its realy helpfull
Thanks for the feedback.
Don’t forget to check out my other Morocco videos including an arrivals guide.
Enjoy your trip and if available make sure you try the freshly squeezed pomegranate juice stalls 😋
Now they added a taxi agency near the airport where you purchase a ticket without getting scammed from taxi drivers
Yes they have - please watch my video review of the new kech.cab service
ruclips.net/video/Ojkwu1nj_bM/видео.html
Very useful info.. Well done
Thanks for the feedback - check out my other Morocco videos 🇲🇦
Lovely clear information. Nice video bro. I have a question about cv19 vax status. I'm not vaxxed, if I tick no on the form, it is likely to be a longer exit process for me? And if I just tick yes, will they ask for any proof of vaccine status? I just wanna get out of the airport asap and be on my way
Hello
What you put on the form will not impact on you going through immigration as the form is taken from you before you get to passport control.
As for travelers from the UK there is no requirement to provide vaccinations. If you are traveling from elsewhere you need to check with your Government advice when traveling to Morocco .
This is theink for the Moroccan Government website:
www.maroc.ma/en
Have a nice trip.
Another brilliant video !
Is it best to purchase things with a credit card or to purchase in local currency? eg to purchase sim cards?
Morocco in general is a cash society but major supermarkets and high end restaurants will take card payments but I would carry cash to be on the safe side.
Ensure when withdrawing from a cash machine use a Al-Barid ATM which belong to the Post Office & are free to use.
thank you for this helpful video. also super helpful answers to commenter questions.
You're very welcome!
Enjoy your trip!
Hi there, great video, thanks. The link for the form although not working, could please update it?
Thanks for pointing this out - the health questionnaire is not a requirement anymore so that is why the link is not working.
I will update it in the description- thanks again
Have a good trip 😊
ohh great :) thanks for the info! @@Pakoraman
how long did you wait on customs passport line/?
Hello - 2 wks asap only approx 20 mins. It’s not something you can do anything about so not need to worry. Get you place in line & if required there are toilets you can use if you have some with you keeping your place. It can wary from 5mins to 40mins - all depends on how many flights land at the same time 🤷♂️
Nice, but the controls are soooo slow. They have 33 passport control booths, but only 20 are open. For the amount of people it should be at least 40. The police put a stamp and after 10 meters there is a line to control the stamp. 😂 Lines are just an opinion. Who is first or last is a matter of who pushes his way more. 😮😅
Yes they in Morocco they do like to stamp things but more importantly it’s for everyones security.
The same thing happens when foreign tourist arrive in the UK they wait in a queue. 😊
@@Pakoraman not so. In all countries there is control, but the problem in Marrakech is that there are too few policemen for the number of people.
Do we give tips to the taxi driver on top of the fix fair ?
Why would you want to give a tip?
It’s not a requirement but if you feel it necessary then I’m certain it wouldn’t be refused 😊
So to get to the bus stop after exiting the airport is 10 min walk? I am thinking of exchanging some USD to dirham at the airport just to pay the bus.
Also, do you think is better to exchange USD at a currency exchange store or ATM?
The local bus is a 7-10 walk to the main road and ti get to the centre you will need to cross over to the far side of the main road.
Best to use a free ATM, the Al Barid machines are free others may charge.
If exchanging at the airport then just a small amount is best and use the exchange shops in the Centre for further currency or just use free atm again.
Have a safe trip please do check out my other Morocco videos
very helpful, going next week, thank you
Thanks for the feedback.
Have a nice trip.
If you have time please check out my channel more Morocco videos .
Great video
Thanks for the feedback - please do check the updates in the description
Nice video!!! Are all travelers still required an entry stamp to get into Morocco at Menara airport? I will go to Morocco this year and I wonder if this requirement is lifted. Can I buy the entry stamp at the airport? How much is it? Thanksss!!!
Hello
I’m not sure what you mean by ‘buy the entry stamp’?
If you are referring to a visa on entry then I can I to tell you visitors from the UK are given a visa on entry free of charge.
If your are not from the Uk you need to check entry requirements for your country with the Moroccan Government website.
@@Pakoraman I heard that the inspectors will ask the airport police to take you buying an entry stamp, around $200MAD.
I’m not sure what you heard or who you heard it from but it is not practice I have experienced visiting Morocco so nothing for you to be concerned about.
@@Pakoraman thanks dude!!! I plan to enter Morocco through Marrakech ! Wish nth goes wrong!!! Thank for your info !
Very useful information thanks
Thanks for the feedback.
Enjoy your trip and check out my channel for more Morocco videos 😊
Merci, can you buy bus ticket on the bus? Or is there a machine to buy the ticket? Thanks
Hello Guri - yes buy the ticket on the bus from the driver. Remember it is a 14 day return ticket so don’t throw it away.
Have a nice trip 😊
Amazing info. Thanks so much!!!
Please also check out my new video about the new taxi service from the airport -
ruclips.net/video/Ojkwu1nj_bM/видео.html
Thank you this guide is amazing.
Does the rates at the exchange booth in the arrival hall similar to the ones in downtown? If i wanted to top up the sim at the airport, can i pay in USD instead of Dh?
Hello
Best is to withdraw dirhams from the cash machines in the arrivals hall and the SIM card stalls are located in the same place now. Always pay in local currency so you don’t lose out when paying in USD.
The rates in the Centre will always be better than the airport so if you do need to exchange just do a small amount.
Also check out my latest video featuring the new taxi booking service from the airport.
ruclips.net/video/Ojkwu1nj_bM/видео.htmlsi=ArIbvn-e27z_l8BC
Enjoy your trip 😊
@@Pakoraman Thank you for this amazing guide video. But does the rates at the exchange booth in the arrival hall similar to the ones in downtown? Kindly, Omar
@@Omar-wj3zw Salams Omar
Yes you will always get better rates in Jma el fna but the arrivals hall rates not too bad .
just don’t use the guys in the area immediately after security where you collect your luggage.
Thanks
Your welcome
Enjoy your trip 😊
Gracias por la información. Me ha aclarado algunas dudas.
I’m pleased I could help 👍
Enjoy your trip
شكرا خويا ع الفيديو...عمل جميل و بالتفصيل...هل لا زال الدخول للمغرب يشترط البيانات الخاصة بالوضع الصحى؟ حيت عندى واحد الصديق(مسافر دائم و(غير مطعم)) باغى ينزل لمراكش الشهر الجاى(دجنبر) و هو دبا فجولة بين اسيا و اوروبا كيقول ما كاين اى متطلبات صحية لدخول الدول(اسبانيا اخر الدول الاوربية(الجمعة(21 اكتوبر) و (الصين) اظن اخر دول العالم ( الاسبوع اللى داز)...تبارك الله عليك...⚘⚘⚘
Salams Brother
You must check with the Moroccan Foreign office to see what requirements are for your origin country.
www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/morocco/
If traveling from the United Kingdom all restrictions have been lifted.
The only requirement for all travelers is you have to complete a health questionnaire either on arrival or before travel and print it. See description of the video for the link.
Happy travels 😀
Also thank you for your kind words about the content of the video and pleased you found it helpful
@@Pakoraman thanks alot for the information...although it was updated on (4/10/22)...⚘⚘⚘
@@Pakoraman thanks alot for the information...although it was updated on (4/10/22)...⚘⚘⚘
very helpful video
Thanks, glad I could be of assistance.
Enjoy your trip and if you have time take a look at the other Morocco videos on my channel 😊
great video! For the health form, is it ok if I leave "Phone N° in Morocco" blank? Not sure how to get a Morroccan number until I get a sim card at the airport
Thanks for the feedback - just write your own mobile number and put ‘WhatsApp’ next to it - so if you do use a local sim WhatsApp will ask you if you want to stick with your original number. That’s just in case you are contacted!
@@Pakoraman thank you so much!
Enjoy your trip!
Also check out my other Morocco videos 😊
So useful! Thank you
Thank you for the feedback enjoy your trip.
Check out my channel for more Marrakech & Agadir videos
🍻 Cheers 👍
Enjoy your trip 😊
Hi can the health form be handwritten with pen? Or does it need to be typed on computer and printed? Thanks
Hello Janine, you can do it either way as long as it’s legible. To be honest they hardly look at it when you hand it in but it’s best to complete it.
@@Pakoraman thank you for your quick reply! It also asks for a CI/ID card or residence permit number, do i just leave this section blank?
Yea just leave it blank.
Enjoy your trip and also check out my other Morocco videos 😊
Thanks
Your welcome.
Enjoy your trip!
Excellent guide thanks. Is there an atm that can be used before the desks giving SIM cards ? If not do they except euro or Sterling/dollars? Thanks 0:28
Hello Neil
All the atms at after you the baggage area. After global exchange there is another exchange which give you a more preferable rate. However, the students that sell the sims card will take euros or sterling but because of the conversion it will cost you 25% more.
You can take a sim for free and top up later.
If you need to contact a driver outside who is collecting you you can try & use the free airport Wi-Fi.
Thanks for the swift reply. So in summary it’s probably better to change a small amount at the more preferable exchange desk than pay in another currency. Thanks again 😊
Yes if you need data immediately- the top up are either for calls or data so ask for data to make calls back to the uk using WhatsApp
Have a nice trip.
Thanks
Hi, thanks for this interesting video. Do you get ready to find people to share a taxi if you travel on your own?
I never take a taxi from the airport I always take the local bus from the main road.
You’re probably better speaking to people on your flight or in the immigration queue to ask anyone wants to share. It all depends where they staying & where you are staying.
There is a new taxi ‘desk’ due to open to book a taxi without being ripped off- not sure in operation yet but I will update next when when I visit
Have a nice trip
Do you know if they’re opened that kiosk? Afraid to get ripped off as first timer😊
Yea kech kab is open see link to my video
ruclips.net/video/Ojkwu1nj_bM/видео.html
Yes kech Kab is open - please see my video guide
ruclips.net/video/Ojkwu1nj_bM/видео.html
Thanks for this! Going to Marrakech for a work conference, this is very helpful.
Don’t forget to read the description for updates since the video was filmed.
Also check out my other Marrakech videos on my channel including how to use the new airport taxi service.
ruclips.net/video/Ojkwu1nj_bM/видео.htmlsi=8sQQ7g8vNXEDHOZf
Have a safe trip.
Good work Pakoraman!
Thanks
Best videos about tips I have watched! I am going to Marrakeck next week solo and need this. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback - please also read the description for updates since the video was published
Why are you going through security on arrivals
It’s a baggage check done by customs officers after you have collected you bags and before you can leave for the arrivals area.
Is that what you were referring to?
i wish this airport had transatlantic flights
Not sure the runway is big enough for the larger planes 😊
Not sure if Casablanca airport has direct flights to US
Really helpful video! Appreciate the details!!
I tried my best 😊
Thanks for the feedback- have safe trip.
did they take your fingerprints at passport control?
No finger prints required - the only requirement now is the health form which needs to be completed and handed in before you get to passport control.