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Travelling is as much about planning as it is about spontaneity. And sometimes, all we need is a little push to make a trip happen - a little help from our friends, as some would say. That's what happened with Tomás, a seasoned vagabond here at The Broke Backpacker, who just got back from a few days in a small, coastal village in the south of Morocco. Today, we bring you his first-hand trip report, fresh from the road 🤓 A Trip Report from Tamraght, MoroccoTrip at a Glance
Every now and again, trusted old Ryanair runs insane deals on flights from Lisbon to Morocco. They’re usually cheap, but we’re talking 40-50€ for a return flight here. I had seen these in the beginning of the year, but sat on them for months until a friend brought them up in conversation again. We chatted for a bit, did a lil’ round of “should we just go?” and decided to sleep on it. We slept on it twice, and booked on the third day. The flight was in 2 weeks! The journey is cheap, quick (1h30 flight!!) and there was already a group forming. I had never been to Morocco before, so this felt like the perfect opportunity. We flew to Agadir and made our way into Tamraght, a sleepy little town just before Taghazout. We rented a car but you can easily arrange this ride with your accommodation. My friends all got eSIMs, but I got a local SIM card from the Orange stand right after passport control, which was super convenient and definitely the best deal in the group but don't you tell them 🤫 I paid 10€ for essentially unlimited data. In Tamraght, I booked a double room with my friend at Kasbari House which set us back about 15€ each per night. The place was cool and had a big family vibe to it, as a lot of people use it as a base for remote work and stay for 1-2 months at a time. The pace is slow in this town, and we kept busy mostly by eating our weight in tagines and msemmen (delicious Moroccan pancakes), drinking coffee and surfing or chilling at the beach. I was most definitely not restricting myself there so I ended up living like a king, but you can do it much cheaper than I did. We usually had breakfast at the local bakery and paid 20MAD (~2€) for a traditional berber omelette with bread. We'd go a little harder for lunch/dinner, but in general the food is yummy and cheap. There’s plenty of cute little cafes, but I recommend getting your coffee from the Moroccan man with the little Citroen van on the main “square”. He’s the best! You can find him on Google Maps too. You can also rent a board and suit for 100MAD (~10€) near most beaches, but I wanted to chill so I joined my friends only once. There’s plenty of surf camps there where that you can go to for lessons, but if you're the type who feels better booking in advance, you can do it here. Many of these camps host post-surf yoga sessions too, which you can join for around 100MAD as well. That's more my jam! I also got a massage at this place (like I king I said), and it was incredible! It was 4 of us there, all with different therapists, and everyone looked high when we left from how relaxed we were. They also do Hammam at that spa, which is a traditional steam bath and cleanse, but I honestly didn't love that part as we spent about an hour looking at each other being exfoliated with a weird mud paste. I was told the experience is more authentic in Awrir, the town next door, and also much cheaper. Definitely keen to try that next time. All in all, it was a great couple of days exploring a new place with friends and a great introduction to Morocco. Now that I actually realised how close it is I'm pumped to explore different regions :) Further Reading 🤓Want to go deeper on Morocco? Here's what we've got. Travel far. Spend less. Live more.​​ |
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