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Warnings Or Dangers: Taxi drivers
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The taxi drivers in Marrakech are some of the most annoying in the world. Most of them seem to feel that every foreign passenger owes then a huge amount of money, simply for the crime of coming from a richer country. I found taxi drivers in other Moroccan cities, such as Essaouira and Taroudannt, were not like this.
So, how do you deal with them? Well, there are two ways: either you give them as much money as they want and simply shrug it off because you feel you can afford to or you hold out for the rare honest driver, who, in Marrakech, is like a diamond in the sand.
The perceived wisdom is that you should negotiate the price in advance, but I found this seemed to cause the worst friction and the biggest headaches. The best way seemed to be just to pay DH10-15 DH at the end of the trip, even though sometimes they will throw this contemptuously on the floor (picking it up later, of course). If they use the meter, which they almost never will for a foreign passenger, nowhere in Marrakech should cost more than DH10.
Whatever you do, do not refuse to pay at the end of the trip. I saw an American in Djemaa el Fna get into serious trouble with a local policeman for that. The traffic police in Morocco routinely extort bribes from local drivers, but get nothing from foreigners, so they will, as a consequence, inevitably have no sympathy whatsoever for the foreigner. The one I saw had his passport taken, received a severe dressing down and very nearly ended up getting arrested. Only a lot of money paid to the taxi driver saved him.
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Warnings Or Dangers: Asking directions
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Asking directions in Marrakech will often lead you into trouble. If the person you ask is a child or a young man, he will usually expect money in return for guiding you to where you want to go. He will walk just ahead of you and will be very difficult to get rid of until he has received some money. My advice is ask directions only from women and old men. They seem to be more honest.
The other thing to do is establish in advance that you are not going to give any money in return for getting directions. Just say, "Maafi feloos".
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Hi there! How is it to drive in Marrakesh?? | Arkeolog Mon Feb 23, 2009 16:15 UTC
I got this city into my "must see places list" after your VT page. Best wishes from Istanbul.Bora | junecorlett Mon Feb 23, 2009 14:26 UTC
By the time I get to Marrakesh I will be too old....so many places I want to go! | sourbugger Tue Jan 20, 2009 19:18 UTC
some excellent advice here on warnings and dangers - i could not agree more |
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