recommended for visitors to Morocco. For information on health insurance Click here.
Activities Some policies specifically exclude ‘dangerous activities’, which can include scuba
diving, motorcycling and even trekking.
Driving Make sure you have adequate travel medical insurance and any relevant car insurance
if you’re driving (Click here ).
Extensions If you need to extend your cover on the road, do so before it expires or a more
expensive premium may apply.
Flights Paying for your airline ticket with a credit card often provides some travel-accident
insurance. You may be able to reclaim the payment if the operator doesn’t deliver.
Online insurance Worldwide travel insurance is available at
[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travel_services. You can buy, extend and claim online any time – even if](http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travel_services. You can buy, extend and claim online any time – even if)
you’re already on the road.
Purchase Buy travel insurance as early as possible. Buying just before you leave home may
mean you’re not covered for delays to your flight caused by strike action that began, or was
threatened, before you took out the insurance.
Internet Access
» » Moroccan internet cafes are widely available, efficient and cheap (Dh3 to Dh10 per hour),
usually with reasonable connection speeds.
» » Two irritants for many travellers are the widespread French and Arabic (nonqwerty)
keyboards, and Moroccan men’s common use of internet cafes to view pornographic websites
and similar.
» » In this book the internet icon ( ) is used in Sleeping reviews where accommodation
options offer a computer with internet for guest use.
» » The wi-fi icon ( ) indicates that a business has a wireless network.
» » Wi-fi is widely available in midrange and top-end accommodation and in many of the better
budget options. It is still less common outside the main cities and tourist towns, but becoming
increasingly universal in destinations that host lots of foreigners.
» » If you’re bringing a laptop, check the power-supply voltage and bring a universal adaptor.
Scan it regularly, as internet security is generally poor here.
» » For useful websites Click here and the boxed text on Click here.
Language Courses
There are courses in Arabic – both modern standard and Moroccan – in most major towns in
Morocco, with a high concentration in Fez ( Click here ), Rabat ( Click here ) and Casablanca (
Click here ) – where long- and short-term programs are offered.
Jeunesse des Chantiers Marocains (http://perso.menara.ma/youthcamps) Offers language
and cultural immersion programs in Marrakesh.
Legal Matters
Drugs Moroccan law prohibits the possession, offer, sale, purchase, distribution and
transportation of cannabis. The penalties for possessing even small amounts of drugs are