Hi,

I'm planning to have a 15 days (April - May period) trip to Morocco. I've heard wonderful and amazing stuffs about Morocco. I've itinerary in mind. I'm still skeptical about the desert tour/ might be too tiring due to tight schedule. My mode of transport will be bus/train.

Day 1 : Casablanca (Arrive)
Day 2-3: Casablanca / Rabat
Day 4-6: Chefchaouen
Day 6-8: Fes
Day 8-10 (Desert tour)
Day 11-13 Marrakesh
Day 14-15 El Jadida /Casablanca

p/s Is it hard to tour around Morocco with check in luggage?

Your advice will be thankful..

Hey all, just sharing some information since when researching my own trip I couldn't find much here.

You can now make it from Chachapoyas to Vilcabamba. Most of the older info talks about this being a two day journey and needing to spend a night in San Ignacio, which you don't need to do anymore. There's now two buses a day that go from Jaen to Loja direct. (Actually they continue on to Yantzaza but I suspect that's not a common tourist route.) One leaves at 3:00 Am and the other at 13:00. The company is called Nambija which is an Ecuadorian company that are pretty big in southern Ecuador. The station is north of town, it's called Terminal Binational. It's on google maps. Nambija is the only bus company there. The location seemed common knowledge when we asked a few people for directions. We left Chachapoyas at 7am and got in to Jaen just before 11am. Had lunch in Jaen and made our way to the bus station. The ticket was 68 soles or about $23 (I think). Only four people were on the bus but they pick up people along the way. Still there was never more than maybe 8 people on the bus at once. It's pretty comfy, has a toilet although it didn't work. The road from Peru to the border is paved and while very windy was comfortable. The views are stunning the entire way. Like drop dead gorgeous. The road from the border into Ecuador is bad. Like a single lane 4x4 track so the bus averages like 15kmh maybe. We left right at 13:00 and got to Loja at 1:00am.

Hope this helps someone as getting info before hand for us was fairly difficult.

Hello LP!

Looking for some great tips from those of you that have visited Morocco. I'm trying to plan a trip for later this year between May-December. I'm thinking about a 7-10 day trip to Morocco since it's been on my wife's bucket list. It would be great if we could time our trip so that we are there during a festival period so that we can witness how the locals celebrate. Looking at the weather, most sites recommend traveling in spring or fall because the summer/winter are too extreme.

Would love to hear any suggestions you have!

I want to share this to hopefully make somebody else's trip smoother than ours. First useful TRANSPORT INFO PARAPAT-BUKKITINGGI - our personal experience below.

*Do NOT use a transport agent called Hans in Parapat (he has an office at the bus station and operates from a bar next to the boat harbour to Samosir island). Read below to know why.
*Book your ticket in advance, bus is usually full. Locals recommended to use Traveloka app. Seat numbers go from 1 to 36. If you get something higher it does NOT exist and you will be stuck in the toilet/smoking room.
*Parapat bus station is called "terminal sosor saba parapat" on google maps.
*You can take a small local minibus to get there, just stop it in the street. Should be 5 or 10k.
*Bus passes at 17:00-18:00, depends on the day. It comes from Medang.
*Pack a blanket (it's cold) and be ready to regular stops for praying and fixing the engine.

Here is what happened to us:

We (2) needed to go from Parapat (lake Toba) to Bukkitinggi and since we couldn't find a way to do it ourselves, booked the tickets through an agent (namely, Hans). A part from the fact that this guy wanted us to pay for the tranfer to the bus stop that was originally included in the price, we payed full price (300k) and got seat numbers that did not exist (39-40). We were stuck for more than 15 hours on the smoking room, a separated small compartment at the back of the bus, with the engine noise, the toilet, smaller seats (not reclinable) and pretty dirty. For sure those seats were way cheaper than the others, meaning that Hans booked for us cheaper "seats" and kept more money for himself. Of course the guy never replied to our complaints during or after the ride.

Some locals recommended to take the tickets with Traveloka app. If you get real seats (seat numbers from 1 to 36) it is actually a standard bus, as comfortable as a regular bus in Europe can get, so the trip is not that bad. Feasible, just long.

Hope this helps!

Hello community!
Planning another jaunt in and around Yucatan and Chiapas in May/June. We'll be going from Merida through Uxmal area, to Campeche, down to Palenque and back up to Holbox to finish with some beach time. This time I'm trying to cut down on long-distance bus travel, so I booked a flight from Villahermosa back to Cancun, unfortunately that particular day midweek the only direct one was at 9am.
I'm trying to find out what are the options for early morning transfer from Palenque to Villahermosa airport (or to the bus terminal in the center and from there to airport), so we are at the airport at 7 or 7:30 am, which I assume should be enough for a domestic flight. We'd much rather spend one more night in Palenque than having to go to Villahermosa the evening before the flight. It's about a 2 hour trip as I read, and there used to be an ADO shuttle to the airport, but I cannot confirm that online. I suspect a taxi would be way too expensive. Is there a second class bus service that early in the morning midweek? Colectivo? Any other option?
Thanks, appreciate any ideas!

Dear All,

Is it possible to drive from Tabant to Amejgag through Tizi-n-Ait Imi pass with a simple car, a Dacia Logan with my family in August? Or you need a 4x4? Is there any traffic? What if we have some trouble, can we get help? Is there phone coverage?

Im an experienced driver, but Itll be my first trip to Morocco.

Thanks for any help!

Best

Gergő