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Tangier - oh yes the only place on this planet I felt like punching someone.
If you also enjoy being constantly hassled by half the male population of Tangier then yes go for it. The other option is far more enjoyable. But as said above, maybe it is better now? Let us know what its like if you go

Edit: I'm referring to the border not the town.
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Tangier - oh yes the only place on this planet I felt like punching someone.
If you also enjoy being constantly hassled by half the male population of Tangier then yes go for it.
That's been my experience of Tangier as well since my first visit there getting on for 50yrs ago right up to the last one a few years back (I must be a glutton for punishment). You can either wait it out (they stop bothering you after you've been there for a week or two) or "employ" one of them to keep the rest away.

And they start 'em very young:




(Tangier 1970)

Those kids are probably still hassling tourists now!
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Tangiers was my first contact with Africa, in 1982, and it was a traumatic one, from the very start.
We came from the ferry and asked a couple guys where to find the train station.
Boy oh boy how angry we were ten minutes later.
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Sailings from Algeciras to Tanger Med are more frequent, normally cheaper, and the landing/police/customs experience is easier.

But if you want to visit Tanger anyway then you should sail from Tarifa to Tanger Ville. Tanger Ville port has recently been revamped and I'm told the landing experience is better than it was, though I've not visited since the work was carried out so I can't confirm that.

Use A Ferry To to compare prices. Stick in Algeciras to Tanger Med and it will come up with all the companies running across the Strait of Gibraltar including Algeciras to Ceuta and Tarifa to Tanger Ville.

But DO NOT use Intershipping based on numerous bad reviews. I normally go for Trasmediterranea.
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cheers to you all. I have to confess I'm slightly being talked into Tangier Med, but a big part of me still relishes the 'challenge'. I've lived and worked in a few hassle heavy places and always seen it as a bit of a game.


I'll be booking the ferry from Spain so I have time to think it over. If I head through Tangier Ville, I'll update
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I've looked on the various ferry websites for the minimum time for check in both at Algeciras and Tangier Med, does anybody know what it is if there is one? Alternatively what would you say is the minimum before the scheduled time of departure? Thanks.
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