Tetouan, Morocco Travel Blogs

Into Morocco
Aug 23, 2000 (1 photos)

... in an entirely different culture we caught a taxi with another Spanish couple who were also heading south. We finally arrive in Tetouan and were a little bit shocked with all the hustle and bustle and after arriving with no map and being swamped by would ...

First Night in Africa
Mar 14, 2009 (3 photos)

... hour of waiting, horn blowing and more waiting we were into Morocco. For the first nights camp we were near Tetouan on the Mediterranean Coast of Morocco and it was time to get on with the cooking duties. With such a simple meal to prepare and cook the ...

Secret police, Wannabe Terrorists, and Thieves
Sep 4, 2006

... it full force. The guards at the gate found this to be pretty funny, and let us pass with out any further ado. I liked Morocco. I didnīt love it. I would not go back, unless it was to the Sahara or to buy carpets or something. The shop keepers kept ...

Welcome to Africa!.....Please Wait
Mar 14, 2009 (3 photos)

... the full tour. Couple of hours spent in port before our 30 min ferry crossing to Ceuto (Spanish enclave of Morocco).  Heading to a campsite near Tetouan instead of Tangier due to time spent at the border, after stocking up the truck at a cash and ...

Mar 15, 2009 (8 photos)

Departure to Morocco
Feb 28, 2007

arrival in morocco

Culture shocked
Nov 11, 2007 (5 photos)

On our way to Chefchaouen we stopped at Tetouan and I experienced my first Moroccan market, a sure culture shock. It was in the Medina, which is the old walled part of town. The first thing that hit me as we walked into the crowds of people was the ...

Tetouan, the other armpit of Morocco
Oct 19, 2006 (1 photos)

... a while : the lucky bunch sails around the world and winters in Southern Spain. They decided to take the peak at Morocco. How the heck did they end up in Tetouan ? As for us, we dream of getting a hold of the 2 Lonely Planet guidebook authors. We have ...

Culture shock from Europe to Africa
Dec 29, 2007

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Tetouan and my most frustrating day of travel
Sep 1, 2006

Our final stop in Morocco before heading back to Spain was Tetouan. Itīs a decent sized town pretty close to the Mediteranean. We arrived at the dark, stinky, very sketchy bus station and quickly surfaced to the town. It was actually a fun town to walk ...

2 hours in Tetouan
Dec 21, 2005 (10 photos)

Tetouan is a small town 1 hour away by bus. A few people on the bus said it was quite a dangerous city to be alone in, and after a little while I could see why! And to think I was going to spend a night there too! However, in the 2 hours I spent in the ...

Marruecos
Apr 13, 2009 (60 photos)

... Sevilla to Algerciras, then took a ferry across the Straights of Gibraltar, arrived in Ceuta, which is a spanish city in northern Morocco, then hopped on another bus, went through customs here and began our journey. In Tetuan we visited:   -A school ...

Crossing the border to another world
Sep 2, 2007

... to wave at us and recognize how important we where. What are the odds that we would see the King whle in Morocco. We then qrrived in Tetouan and our cabby apparently bumped a guy on a bike. They argued in languages I could neve hope to understand. We ...

White city
Sep 17, 2005 (2 photos)

Under the aegis of Unesco

Saliendo para Marruecos!!!
Feb 29, 2008

... are 2 points in northern Africa that are Spanish territory. After getting off the boat, the group gathered and we got on a bus to Tetouan, Morocco, about an hour and a half drive from the port. It only took a minimal 10 minutes to reach the Spanish/ ...

Tetouan, Chefchouan and Martil
Jul 10, 2006 (5 photos)

... - there isnt much to do there. The last place we visited was Martil - a small beach area around a 5 dirham ride from Tetouan. It was right along the Mediterranean coast and filled with people. Caitlin and I rented an umbrella for 15 dirham, and just ...

"I just say..."
Feb 29, 2008 (5 photos)

... Morocco.  When we finally got through the border, we started our way to our hotel in Tetouan.  Abdul told us a bunch of interesting things about Morocco, its history and culture on our way to the hotel.  Everybody was pretty exhausted when ...

Oh the Joys of Africa
Nov 14, 2009 (4 photos)

... two inches of a parked car. I couldn't even believe it was possible but Gavin seems to have some serious driving skills. In Tetouan we hired a guide to show us around the city and take us to the local market where we saw the most mouth watering foods ...

Morocco
May 26, 2004 (7 photos)

... I did, but with only a rucksack and an empty wallet, I can't just buy everything thrust at me... Wish I could say more about Morocco but returned back to Gibraltar the same night, as I didn't have a Visa that would allow me any longer. Yet again, I find ...

First time on the African continent
Aug 20, 1993 (5 photos)

... I could remember, so the chance to go eat some for real was too good to pass up.  I didn't really want to go to Tetouan, but I met a guy on the ferry across the straits of Gibraltar who knew a guy who knew a guy, and we whizzed through customs in 5 ...

Szewszawan
May 24, 2008 (5 photos)

Piekne miasteczko u stop gor Rif. Generalnie rejon uprawy konopii indyjskich ale nie odczuwa sie tego tak bardzo na ulicach (dzisiaj dostalismy tylko 10 propozycji kupna haszu podczas gdy w Tangierze tyle bylo w ciagu godziny ;)

Scenery
Apr 27, 2009 (12 photos)

... , but won't get to see it.  But I guess that will give me an excuse to come back and maybe visit Spain and Morocco together?  We exchanged rotary flags tonight with the club in Tangier, and tomorrow we are going to see some of their projects ...

Morocco
Feb 4, 2009 (49 photos)

... . It was right on the beach of the Mediterranean Sea and the view from our balcony was incredible. Our first day in Morocco was in Tetouan, which is very close to the coast and is surrounded by the Reif Mountains. The main part of the city was built in ...

Tetouan
Jun 14, 2010

Tetouan, Morocco