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This is a cash society in the main. Credit cards are accepted in the larger hotel chains in tourist areas, but away from these you will find them difficult to use. So calculate your cash needs before your trip, and if possible withdraw from an ATM as you go, so that you don't have to carry relatively large amounts with you. Personal security should be observed, but not any more so than normal.

The biggest denomination is the 200dh note (approximately €20 euros or slightly less). This may prove impossible to break for purchases of less than 50dh. When you are travelling to the mountains, make sure you have a lot of 20dh and 50dh notes. Be aware of the similarities in the €20 note and the 200dh note, and (worse still) the 100dh and €50 note. It has happened that people have paid their taxi driver €50, thinking they were paying 100dh, only to find that their taxi quickly speeds away!

On Akioud's north-north-west ridge in autumn (Route 20)

Visas and Permits

EU, other European, Australian, Canadian and USA passport holders do not need a visa. Passports are stamped for a 90-day stay on arrival. South African passport holders do require a visa. Other nationalities should check with their relevant embassy, consulate or on line. If you are intending to stay more than 90 days, you will either need to get authorisation from a police station or exit to Spain and then re-enter after a period of a few days. This can often be the easier option, and is one sure way of seeing the country as you travel north to Tangier. Note that although the cities of Ceuta and Melilla are legally Spanish, the Moroccan border guards take very unkindly to people exiting and then re-entering from these enclaves.