How To Take A Cheap Holiday To Morocco

Last Updated on: 23rd February 2025, 11:52 am

A Cheap Holiday To Morocco

I had wanted to go to Morocco for many years, but it seemed an unachievable goal. Going somewhere completely different is scary because it is the unknown, and you are completely out of your comfort zone. But a cheap flight came up for us, and I found out how easy it was to take a cheap holiday in Morocco. Sometimes you need to bite the bullet and do something. Think about the consequences later!

I was scrolling through Skyscanner looking for somewhere to go on my week off work. Then I saw the cheapest flights were to Marrakesh. We could fly for £35 each with luggage and seats. When I see a bargain – I want to snap it up. It was 3am in the morning and I knew if I didn’t book the flights, they would go up in price. The only drawback was that the flight flew from Edinburgh. The same flight from London was £130 each. Although still a good price – I love a bargain.

I booked the flights and then looked for the cheapest way to travel to Scotland from Kent. I had an interrail pass, so I could easily have got the whole trip covered by the pass. But I wanted to save the days for when we were in mainland Europe. So we looked at an overnight coach from London, it was £20 for both of us. We used Flix Bus, for the first time in the UK, we have used them before to travel to Europe. We then booked cheap single tickets from Deal to London. The total cost for us to travel from Deal to Edinburgh was £20 each. Making the total for travel to Edinburgh and the flights come to £55 each. Still cheaper than flying from London.

How Did We Manage The Journey?

We took the train to London early evening and spent a couple of hours at the cinema, before heading to Victoria Coach Station. The coach to Edinburgh was leaving at midnight, so we made sure we were there by 11 pm. This gave us time to change into some pyjamas to make the trip more comfortable.

We had rebooked seats, which cost £1.99 each but it means we are guaranteed to sit together. But as luck would have it, the coach was half empty, so we had double seats to ourselves. So it made it more comfortable to sleep.

The coach arrived in Edinburgh at 7 am, and we went straight to breakfast. Then took a stroll down Princes Street and got in a bit of sightseeing before heading to the airport. We were pretty tired, but the excitement of the flight kept us going.

Edinburgh Airport Was So Easy To Navigate

I have a love-hate relationship with airports. But Edinburgh was an easy airport to navigate, and it was so laid back. We arrived there and relaxed with a Starbucks before heading to the gate. The flight took off on time, and now it was time to sleep. It wasn’t a great flight, there was a fair bit of turbulence over Portugal. People were crying and screaming, but Tilly slept through it. Other than that, it was an okay flight. We didn’t buy anything because the water was 3 Euros a bottle. We filled a water bottle up at the airport for free.

Where We Stayed For Our Cheap Holiday To Morocco

When we arrived in Marrakesh, we were met by a driver, who took us to our hotel. We were booked to stay in Riad Amazing and it cost us £90 for 3 nights, so we had a great place to stay for a bargain price. It was right in the Medina part of Marrakesh and we wanted an authentic experience whilst we were there.

We spent a lovely 4 days in Marrakesh, before flying to Perpignan in France. Those flights cost us £20 each and then we travelled home through Europe, using Flix Bus and trains.

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