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Morocco Ferries
I've just returned from a marathon six-week, 8200-mile trip to Morocco and beyond. In Western Sahara I met up with several British motorhome owners and they told me of a guy known as Carlos who organises cheap ferry tickets across the Straits of Gibraltar.
Apparently he is very well-known in the motorhome community and operates from an office close to Lidl and Carrefour in Algeciras (come off the E15 at junction 112). Motorhome owners sort their tickets with Carlos, then do their shopping and park overnight at Lidl before getting the morning ferry. One couple said their ferry this time from Algeciras to Ceuta was €100 return for motorhome and two passengers.
See Forums where someone was quoted €71 return for a Land Rover. I found the following on a French site, "En ce moment il y a une pub compagnie Euroferrys (passage algéciras Ceuta 99.50 euros l' aller autant pour le retour.prix pour 2 personnes + le camping-car ce tarif a partir du 27 septembre. Il ya également Juan Carlos Gutierrez a algeciras qui a toujoursde tres bon tarifs. tel en Espagne fixe 956 60 62 20 mobile 606 282 880"
Could someone please follow this up and find out how much he charges for bikes!
Tim
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I cross to Morocco every month with groups of around 10/20 motorhomes........also with groups of 4x4's. We have used IndoTours for around 15 years with current cost as previously posted at 190 euro return.
We would like to try Carlos, and have attempted in the past, but as we are "client" driven we can't take chances and find that calling is impossible on landline [fax only], and their mobile number is answered by someone who know nothing [in Spanish] about ferry tickets!! I also saw one of their cheap [100euro] tickets last week and it was in fact a day return with face price of 45 euro. Ticket holder got through checkin OK......this time.......but !!
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Seems genuine enough, here's a reply from the email I sent.
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From: TICKET.GUTIERREZ@telefonica.net [mailto:TICKET.GUTIERREZ@telefonica.net]
Sent: 22 February 2008 14:31
To: tim.cullis@
Subject: Re: Algeciras - Ceuta
Hola, le informo.
1 c.car + 2 personas (ida y vuelta)
ALGECIRAS-CEUTA: 100,00 €
Saludos.
Visitenos: Agencias de viajes en Algeciras, Venta de billetes a Marruecos y Ceuta.
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Hi Tim
The reply to my email, asking for 16 return tickets for a tour during March, got the following reply......... .............nothin'. Phone continued to answer via fax machine and gave up on the wrong mobile number.......
BUT, as I was in Algeciras yesterday I called into their office [take the right turn oposite Lidl and they are just into the next left turn] and found an English speaking, young, grumpy and very unhelpfull girl who could not take her eyes off the TV.......She seemed to do everything to make my request impossible. Her Spanish assistant looked on blankly but didn't help [I speak Spanish].
They found my email under a huge pile of other unanswered papers.......
We were about to give up an leave when Carlos walked in.............within seconds we/he arranged 16 open return tickets for next Wednesday and a similar number at same price for every month this year [camping car + two persons = 100 euro.......tour leader/vehicle free!].
Forgot to ask about bikes and 4x4's but at those prices it hardly matters......
Next test is to see if the tickets work!!!
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Hi all,
We just rocked up on a monday in mid Feb at around 11.00, went up to the ticket desk for the red ferries (sorry, I forget the name) & booked 2 bikes for the 13.00 (supposedly fast sailing) to Cuetta for 35 Euros per bike 1 way. Boat finally left 13.45 & took over an hour but was fine. H
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Detourer
Hi Tim
The reply to my email, asking for 16 return tickets for a tour during March, got the following reply......... .............nothin'. Phone continued to answer via fax machine and gave up on the wrong mobile number.......
BUT, as I was in Algeciras yesterday I called into their office [take the right turn oposite Lidl and they are just into the next left turn] and found an English speaking, young, grumpy and very unhelpfull girl who could not take her eyes off the TV.......She seemed to do everything to make my request impossible. Her Spanish assistant looked on blankly but didn't help [I speak Spanish].
They found my email under a huge pile of other unanswered papers.......
We were about to give up an leave when Carlos walked in.............within seconds we/he arranged 16 open return tickets for next Wednesday and a similar number at same price for every month this year [camping car + two persons = 100 euro.......tour leader/vehicle free!].
Forgot to ask about bikes and 4x4's but at those prices it hardly matters......
Next test is to see if the tickets work!!!
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Despite the [some] tickets being day returns......my one was in fact out of date, seems I should have returned two days before I left!..........they all worked and were excepted on the return jouney. We paid 95euro Ceuta-Alg return and face value showed around 35euro........
Second visit to office was swift and efficiant with another 18 tickets ready and waiting with sailing times enclosed...... extra info included campsite leaflets, entre docs etc. We caught agreed ferry and was met by their agent at dockside who helped get group to front and through booths......
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Prices @ 1st March 2011
Algeciras to Tangier MED
EuroFerry
Open Return quoted at Booth at port terminal 252.40 Euro
Acciona
Open Return quoted at Booth at port terminal 188.70 Euro
Balena
Quoted at Booth at port terminal 151 Euro Single and 291 Euro Return
Viajas Normandie (otherwise known as Mr Carlos's nr the supermarket)
36°10'45.84"N 5°26'28.84"W (taken from Google Earth not GPS)
Open return 180 Euro. Free bottle of bubbly and a tin of biscuits.
Cash Machine about 50 meters away.
The shop is signed as "AGENCIA DE VIAJES".
Its also right next door to a Hostel used by bikers and overlanders.
Car = Landrover 110, Long and Tall with loaded roofrack. 2 x Pax
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Viajas Normandie GPS N36 10.767 W5 26.475
Taken with a GPS chez Carlos 
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Thanks Neil / Bertrand. Stuck it in the GPS.
Off next Wednesday for 6-8 weeks. Will post an update when possible.
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Just paid Carlos' office 250Euro for open return Algeciras to Tanger Med (list price 370 Euro).
GPS Coodinates spot on but office is behind Carrefour Hypermarket as you come into Algeciras (not Lidl - which is close).
Look for MASSIVE Carrefour sign on the dual carriageway as you come into town from Malaga direction.
Carlos office filled out green car imprt forms for us without asking. Plus gave us cheap bottle of Spanish fiz and a chocolate cake ('promociones')!
Carlos not there but his chap v friendly - he didnt speak English: I dont speak Spanish.
No camping within 20k of Algeciras so stay in a hotel (Hotel Mirador 55Euro - v nice, overlooks port and beach).
Morocco tomorrow.
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Thanks a bit of an increase !
180 to 250...golly.
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Ouch!
Hi Scott,
250€ is a bit steep!
There's a campsite at Camping Al Boustane at Martil about 15 miles south ofv Ceuta, just off the N16.
Mmm... Carlos' fizzy cidre - best ice cold; the cake is good, though.
Happy trails,
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Algeciras/Tangier Med ticket prices?
I'll be crossing from Algeciras to Tangier Med soon and would like information on ticket prices and where best to buy. Planning to cross next Wednesday 6th April, one rider and bike only one way.
How much should I expect to pay? Is it best to buy from one of the ticket shops on the main roads or from the official office at the port? Is Carlos still selling cheap tickets?
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Check prices online before looking at other sources. Go to aferry.to and stick in Algeciras to Tanger Med, it will come back with all the companies and routes.
Cheapest is normally Aciona/Trasmediterranea on the Algeciras/Tanger Med route and indeed at the moment it's coming up with €68.90 for outbound next week, open return. That's an incredibly low price!
FRS is also a good company, don't use InterShipping.
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