Taroudant

Introduction

Lonesome biker in Taroudant

© Utrecht

Taroudant is a city in the central southern part of Morocco, 5 hours drive south of Marrakech and not far east of Agadir, and has around 75,000 inhabitants. It is often overlooked as a destination among travellers, but still the city has a great centre with old walls and a nice but small medina with souqs where prices are generally much lower compared to the more touristic cities to the north.

Sights and Activities

• Assarag
• Jnan Jamaa berber Market
• Bab Lkhmiss
• Brj El Menssour
• Sidi Burja
• Painted Walls
• Salam Palace
• Taroudant Garden
• Tan House

Getting There

By Plane

The nearest airport is at Agadir, while further away Marrakech has lots of connections too.

By Car

Grand taxis frequently go in and out of Taradount from Agadir and Inezgane. It takes about an hour and 15 minutes one way from Agadir to Taroudant. There are also grand taxis that go between Marrakech and Taroudant, however, you may have to wait a while for the taxi to fill as not that many people travel directly between the two cities via grand taxi.

By Bus

CMT runs a bus each day from Agadir to Taroudant leaving Agadir at 9.00am and arriving about 10.30am. The bus goes on to Ouazazate.

By Boat

Minaret in Taroudant

© Utrecht

Getting Around

By Public Transport

Taroudant is a medium sized town. Petite taxis are available (they run on a flat rateof 7Dh so no meter), as usual, to get you around. Petite taxis line up at the bus/grand taxi station, city centre, and can also be flagged down pretty easily.

By Foot

Taoudant is a relatively small city and you can easily get around by foot in the centre of the city.

Sleep

Upscale

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Keep Connected

Internet

There are plenty of Cybercafes in cities and small towns and accessing the Internet won't be a problem. The price is around 4 to 10DH/ hour. If you have a laptop while traveling then you can buy a USB key for wireless connection from one of the 3 main telecommunication companies (Maroc Telecom, Meditel, and Inwi). Credits are available starting from 10DH/24 hours (starting from the time you use it, if you start at 2:00am then next day at 2:00am you will have to recharge it again). Wifi is getting more and more common in places like hotels, shopping malls and in restaurants and coffee places in larger cities. The wireless connection in some areas might be slow, that depends on the signal as not the whole of Morocco has 3G coverage.

Phone

See also: International Telephone Calls

Morocco's country code is +212, International Call Prefix is 00. The telephone numbering scheme is changed starting March 2009. All fixed telephone numbers have a 5 inserted after the 0, and all mobile telephone numbers have a 6 inserted after the 0. All numbers are now ten-digit long, counting the initial 0. Useful numbers are Police: 19; Fire Service: 15; Highway Emergency Service: 177; Information: 160.

Public telephones can be found in city centres, but private telephone offices (also known as teleboutiques or telekiosques) are also commonly used.
The GSM mobile telephone network in Morocco can be accessed via one of two major operators: Meditel or Maroc Telecom. Prepaid cards are available. It is very easy and cheap to buy a local GSM prepaid card in one of the numberous phone shops showing a Maroc Telecom sign.

Post

Post Maroc is the national postal service of Morocco and has details on their website (French) regarding the sending of letters, postcards and parcels, both domestically and internationally. The postal service in Morocco is very efficient and the post offices are generally open Monday through Friday, from 8:30am to 12 noon and 2:30pm to 6:30pm. On Saturdays it is open from 8:30am to 2:00pm. Some might keep longer hours though, especially in larger tourist cities and central areas. You can post your mail at one of the post offices or otherwise in the yellow post boxes you'll find throughout the country. For packages, you can also use international courier companies like TNT, DHL or UPS. They offer quick, reliable services and competitive rates.

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