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@Kruzzin5 I am a Canadian living in Paris. Will be travelling to Morocco about mid May with a crew to spend a 10 days cruising around Marakesh.


If you are around then, let me know, if our paths cross maybe we can share a .




Fyi there are boats from Barcelona to Tangier. Still, probably not that difficult to fly into Casa and be off. Air Canada wouldnt have managed Casa if it was untenable.


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@Kruzzin5 I am a Canadian living in Paris. Will be travelling to Morocco about mid May with a crew to spend a 10 days cruising around Marakesh.


If you are around then, let me know, if our paths cross maybe we can share a .




Fyi there are boats from Barcelona to Tangier. Still, probably not that difficult to fly into Casa and be off. Air Canada wouldnt have managed Casa if it was untenable.


Chris

That would be awesome! i'll let you know how things progress.

Thanks,
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1) Appropriately stamped passport with Moroccan police number in it - he'll get that when he goes through regular passenger processing at CMN;

2) Proof of ownership of the motorycycle - he has that, it's the same document I have used several times when I have entered Morocco at Tanger Med, and;

3) Proof of insurance valid in Morocco.
So a TVIP is issued over the counter at Casa airport?
Along with the CIN, I would have thought this is the key thing when you leave the country.

No reason why it couldn't be issued if Casa Customs computers are connected nationwide.
But from my experience officials' responsibilities are so often territorial in heavily bureaucratic countries: 'Oh we can't do that here. You have to go to x y z'.


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I was referred to a local business in Casa that offers M/C insurance for Morocco ... Stara Elena Biker B&B Granitovo
Stara Elena is in Bulgaria, no?
But if they can offer Morocco and Europe insurance, great.
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Just a note following a traveller I was helpings problems recently. Somehow they ended up in Marrakech with no insurance, it proved impossible for them to get insurance for a foreign vehicle in Marrakech despite having the contact details for the Moroccan company that provides this.

They eventually managed to get some in Zagora. It seems that insurance for foreign vehicles is much easier to obtain at the ports than anywhere else. Penalties for not having insurance are pretty severe if you get caught

(PS for info and support in Ireland get in touch with the lads a Donegal Overlanders on Facebook, great group, very friendly and love to meet foreign travellers)
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Here's the Moroccan insurance certificate from my last trip entering via Tanger Med port.
In the past I've also bought temporary motor insurance from Wafa Assurance in Meknes. the have branches nationwide. https://www.wafaassurance.ma/fr

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Here's the Moroccan insurance certificate from my last trip entering via Tanger Med port.
In the past I've also bought temporary motor insurance from Wafa Assurance in Meknes. the have branches nationwide. https://www.wafaassurance.ma/fr

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That's fantastic! Thanks for the copy, I will follow up for a quote.

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Hi Michael,

thanks for recommendation, much appreciated.

We're able to issue coverage for Canadian motorcycle/car/expedition truck and send it to desired address anywhere in world.
For sure hard copy will be needed to get the bike from the customs as fastest as possible as not to allow customs to charge the warehouse fees outside of free time window.

Either PM me or send us an email:

borderinsurance@lobagola.com

One of our clients air freighted from Casablanca last year, he used Aviva.

We're working on providing coverage for northern African countries for some time now, hopefully we will have a solution asap.

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Just a note following a traveller I was helpings problems recently. Somehow they ended up in Marrakech with no insurance, it proved impossible for them to get insurance for a foreign vehicle in Marrakech despite having the contact details for the Moroccan company that provides this.

They eventually managed to get some in Zagora. It seems that insurance for foreign vehicles is much easier to obtain at the ports than anywhere else. Penalties for not having insurance are pretty severe if you get caught

(PS for info and support in Ireland get in touch with the lads a Donegal Overlanders on Facebook, great group, very friendly and love to meet foreign travellers)

Thanks I will follow up.
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So a TVIP is issued over the counter at Casa airport?
Hi Chris:

Likely not at the passenger terminal (what I think of when I read "over the counter"), but almost certainly at the customs office in the freight area of the airport.

The customs officers who work in freight terminals (worldwide, not just Morocco) generally have a far more diverse range of experience than the officers who work at border crossings that cater to individual travellers.

Tanger Med might be an exception to the above, because in addition to being a border crossing for individual travellers, it's also a major freight terminal. My guess is that the customs guys get rotated around, doing vehicles with travellers for a while, then doing containers and car carriers for a while, then doing bulk freighters, etc.

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