COVID-19 - Morocco Master Thread

[uknomad]

"Currently all passenger services between the UK and Ireland to France and Spain have been cancelled until 13 April 2020."


https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/f...ailing-updates


If you need to get back to the UK or Ireland, look at DFDS from Dieppe (currently still taking non-freight) or of course the Eurotunnel.


Safe travels.

[TheWarden]

That's one of the reasons I decided to stay put for the time being. Didn't face the challenge of France and Spain

[RayCaldwell]

Hi all, new to thread but we are "stuck" in campsite at Ouarzazate following the lockdown last night which was quite dramatic here as the police turned up, closed the campsite restaurant and informed all the campervanners to go eat in their campervans: as we've a rooftop tent on our Hilux we were allowed to stay! I was wondering if anyone had tried driving anywhere other than to shop and back today (which is in line with the above comments and what we were told by the campsite manager) as we're thinking of moving on tomorrow.

[Chris Scott]

Unless you are happy to stay there for the duration, if you are going to try and make a run for Ceuta, you must leave asap.
I think they will allow that or nothing.
Show the police a ferry ticket and make up some story about back home, if needed.
Trains and buses are stopping in a couple of days.

[TheWarden]

Seems to be different applications of the rules in different areas. Friends in Mhamid aren't allowed to leave the campsite and the staff will do shopping for them.

Here at the site I'm on today people came and went, 2 vehicles left completely, and 2 went out for the day without bother. Walking in and out to the shop isn't a problem either.

Officially you need a permit to move around. At the sites in Sidi Ifni the police visited and issued everyone permits. That's not happened here but some people went down to the police station to get them. They are supposed to be for going to the shop, work or medical treatment so I'm not sure how they would work for travelling to another location

[Chris Scott]

People have already been busted for printing fake permits, making fake disinfectant and even spreading fake news / COVID denialism!

[Tim Cullis]

That's it—the whole country is in lockdown. All intercity transport including private vehicles suspended with effect midnight Sat 21 March: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/202...aturday-night/

What foreigners need to know (including visa renewals): https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/202...cy-in-morocco/

[RayCaldwell]

Thanks for the feedback everyone and the links Tim. We went to the supermarket today and had to go through two checkpoints in Ouarzazate, both asked questions but both fairly relaxed. We even managed a wee detour on the way back to visit Ait Ben Haddou and had the place to ourselves, without any bother.
Two campers left this morning for Ouzoud - apparently they phoned the campsite there and got the ok to turn up.
We did receive an email from Brittany ferries though telling us our return ferry trip via Santander has been cancelled and refunded so now guessing that if we did get back to Spain, we'd have to head for Calais.
The way we feel at present, the campsite is pretty good, the supermarket has , we may just stay a while and see what happens.