Formalities
-Your passport must be valid up to 6 months after your trip. 
-You may need a visa, get in touch with the Moroccan Embassy or Consulate.

Check the validity of your passport . If you are a British citizen, or from the EU you do not need a visa. Yet, some nationalities may need to have a visa. Give a call to the Moroccan Consulate in London on 020 7724 0624 for information. A "tourist" visit is limited to three months. If you take your pet with you, you need to have a health certificate no more than 10 days old, as well as an anti rabies certificate less than 6 months old.

You can always bring most of your personal belongings with you to Morocco without any formalities in quantity corresponding to normal tourist activity. For example: Two tennis racquets, two pairs of skis, one tent and camping equipment, a camcorder, a camera, a Walkman, a pair of binoculars... If you have any doubts contact the Moroccan Consulate.

Restrictions apply to:

• Alcohol (1 bottle of wine and 1 bottle of spirits or 3 bottles of wine per adult) and tobacco (200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 g of tobacco per adult).
• Arms and ammunition for hunting (shotguns are prohibited).
• Professional photographic equipment.
• We remind you that it is forbidden to import or export Dirhams (the moroccan currency)

Additionally If you have any query about the formalities, do not hesitate to call us on +44(0)207 125 0076 or email us at info@morocco-bound.com / simultaneously you can call the Moroccan consulate in london on 020 7724 0624

Public Holidays
All banks, post offices and most shops are shut on the main public holidays.
The nine national holidays are:

Society & Conduct:
Morocco is more relaxed than many muslim countries and therefore it is possible to wear clothing that exposes arms and legs in coastal resorts. However to minimize hassle, women are advised to cover themselves at social occasions and visits to traditional rural areas.

Moroccans are inordinately friendly and hospitable, so try saying "salamu 'aleykum" (peace be upon you) and "insh'allah" (God willing). ("Sa_la_mu - 'a_ley_kum") ("in_sha_allah")

Do remember that Morocco is a Muslim country, so dress conservatively. During the holy month of Ramadan, do not eat, drink or smoke in public during daylight hours.

Do ask permission before taking pictures of anyone, and be sure to offer a tip in appreciation (a few coins). Some of the more photogenic scenes include the water sellers, trained monkeys, snake charmers and "dentists" with trays of teeth in front of them indicating their level of experience.

If you're harassed by a tout or a self-proclaimed guide (called faux guides) calmly but firmly decline their offers. If the harassment continues, do make an obvious attempt to seek out a policeman, this will discourage them as tourist police have been set up to handle them kind of issues.

If it's your first visit to a medina, do consider hiring an authorized, official guide. Not only will you not get lost, the presence of the guide will also discourage other would-be guides from approaching you.

If you're not Muslim, don't enter a mosque. Visit the ornate medersas instead. At smaller, less frequented mosques, custodians may allow you to enter outside of prayer times, if you ask politely.

Food & Drink
The finest of Moroccan arts is undoubtly its cuisine.

All over Morocco, the main drink apart from water is mint tea (Attay). A cheap, refreshing drink which is made with green tea, fresh mint and masses of white sugar.

If you want a reduced sugar tea, ask for (Attay msous) or (B'la sukar).

Coffee is commonly drunk black and strong (Kah_wa Kah_la). For a milky coffee, ask for a (Café au lait or kah_wa h_lib). A stronger milky coffee is a (Café cassé or kah_wa mher_sa).

Climate
October-December and March-May are really Morocco's best seasons, when temperatures average in the low 70s F/24 C.

January and February can be cool and rainy - bad beach weather - and only the best hotels have central heating (because it's usually so hot). 

The summer shouldn't be ruled out: Although the average summer temperature in Marrakesh and Fez can be around 100 F/38 C, the coastal cities (Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier) remain comfortable (low 80s F/27-29 C), if somewhat humid. 

South of the Atlas Mountains, temperatures increase greatly. Take along at least a sweater year-round for evenings in higher elevations and the desert, and take along warm and waterproof clothes December-March. 

Health
If the majority of the holidays don’t raise any significant holiday problems, it is necessary to respect certain precautions that will allow you to avoid concerns or to compromise your holiday. Before you travel ask your pharmacist about what types of over the counter medicines he would recommend and also see your physician for a check up and inqurie with him, also forecasting the weather several days a head of your trip to make sure you pack appropratley, Morocco does get some rain and coastal cities get quite cold a night due to the sea breeze.

Several Precautions
- The aliments with high risk are raw vegetables and the unclean fruits 
- The water must be boiled, filtered or brought bottled
- In certain cases a physician could prescribe you some antibiotics
- If diarrhoea occurs, the solution is to drink (tea, fruit juice) plus eat salted cakes
- You can eventually use anti-diarrhoea remedeeS. In some cases one pill is justified (by example diarrhoea with fever).