I hope it will be effective for the 26th!

https://www.europasur.es/campo-de-gi...672335270.html

They announce the immediate resumption of traffic.
But its' not clear if you need Covid pass AND/OR 72h pcr test?

https://www.europasur.es/algeciras/M...672634934.html

https://www.bladi.net/mre-bateau-esp...ole,92209.html

On the official document from Health Ministry, it's Covid Pass OR 72h pcr test

No need for a PCR test is a big help! Was researching where to pick one up between Bilbao and Barcelona and it wasn’t a simple task in the time I had.

The idea of picking up some green card insurance before arrival is appealing, I have to say. I’d be interested too

Well, that’s another thing I don’t need to search around for - a pcr test!

Is the Nador border going to be open then? I thought they were still building it?

Nador is Morocco.
It is adjacent Spanish enclaves Melilla (and Ceuta) which are being upgraded.

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I know there are always a bunch of people selling SIM cards at the exit of Tanger Med port but never picked one up before.

Are they any good? Worth buying from them or keeping going elsewhere?

Maybe I've been doing it wrong all these years but I find it's better to go to a telecom boutique and get the tech-savvy young bloke to install the card, call the magic number (often in Arabic) to set it up and crucially, tell you what your PIN and phone number is.

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SIM card should be free. As Chris said go to a shop and get them to set it up, they may charge a little bit for this. (I paid 50dH for 10 activated SIM cards a few years ago).

Once activated you can use the networks app to add credit using your debit/credit card.

Hi,i left uk two weeks ago and im in seville with my motorbike planning to go to morocco in 5 days,ive just realised i dont have my original v5 with me,just copies and a pdf,does anyone know if this will be ok at tangier med customs?paul

Paul - I’m catching the ferry at Portsmouth tomorrow, on my way to Tanger Med, arriving there on 2nd.

Is your V5 between Norfolk and Portsmouth? I’m happy to pick it up just in case

Rachel

Just came through Tanger Med and my experience was much like above.
Getting the TVIP seemed to take an age - maybe 25 minutes - for some reason.
As a UK resident, I needed bike insurance and this was easy to obtain, at 970 MAD for the month. The guy in the AXA booth also offered me a SIM card and I took up his offer. 100MAD for 5 GB. Not the best value but, to be honest, I’ll not use more than that in the time I have here. Worked just fine. I have my EE account as an eSIM so I needed to explain the intricacies of choosing with SIM is active for data.
Not many “helpers” around and easily ignored.

With the build up to the summers busy period and Operation Maharba it has been announced that passengers will need a ticket to access the port. They will not be able to buy a ticket at the port facilities apparently.

It seems this will remain in place for the rest of the year

I crossed a week back. Left from Tarifa arrived at Tangier. Needed a negative PCR before I could purchase ticket (me and motorcycle). Got a 2 hour PCR test for 110 euros (24 hour results was 90). Got results at noon, went to loading area and both transport companies were selling tickets at boat launch with next outing time shown. FRS had next boat leaving at 3:00 PM. Booked ticket and on my way. When I bought ticket, I got 2 forms to fill out. 1 was where I have been, have I been vaccinated ect. Second form was info typically asked from customs. Got on boat, they tied bike down, went to customs line, gave them the forms and all done except for clearing customs in Morocco. I was one of the 1st off the boat and still took 2+ hours. They opened everything to look.
Tonight, I am in Ceuta, Spain, Africa. Took about 30 minutes to stamp out and into Spain. Then had to show proof for fully vaccinated. I am from USA and only have paper vac ticket. I scanned paper to my phone and showed it and that was good enough. 2 more checkpoints showing passport and done. Bought a ticket with FSR again. Going from memory, ticket from Tarifa to Tangier was 135 euros. Going from Ceuta to Algeciras was 63 euros. I am assuming because I did boarder crossing myself is why the price is so different.
Sorry if this is a repeat from others. i did a quick scan prior to posting. I'm hungry and need to find some food. If info isn't helpful, feel free to delete.
**EDIT June 9**
Sorry, I thought I did return ferry with FSR. I saw their sign at building and as I pulled up, a guy had me park on the sidewalk and showed me inside. There were two businesses selling tickets and he led me over to Balearia ferry. Not sure if that was the reason for cheaper return ticket. Ferry took 50 minutes cross, they tied bike down and were also excellent service. If you are crossing from here, watch the time zones. I made the 8:30AM ferry with 4 minutes to spare when my phone was showing I was 1 hour early.