Private boat/guide to Tangiers?
 

My husband and I would like to take a day trip from Esteponia to Tangiers, but we don't want to deal with the bus/ferry/tour ordeal. Does anyone know of a guide with a private boat that can get us to Morocco and give a great tour, or are Americans not allowed to enter Morocco that way? I understand we still have to wait on line for the passport check, but we'd like to cut down on some of the travel time.

You won't find a private boat from anywhere on the coast to Tangiers. Do yourselves a favor-don't go. If you want a great tour of Morocco, go to the interior on another trip. Tangiers is a pit.

Yes, I have heard--the Tijuana of Morocco. All the same, we are curious. May be a wasted day, but what the heck. But why no private boats? Is it a customs/passport issue? Is the two hour public ferry the only way to go?

Ellen, luv, you won't find a boat because you can't just go do-wopping across the Mediterranean and land on the shores of other continents. Imagine the chaos if you could.<BR><BR>It will be a total waste of your time in any event..Tangiers is disgusting, and it might turn you off from revisiting the real Morocco, which isn't at all a waste of time.<BR><BR>If you do go, enjoy...........BLECH!

Ellen<BR><BR>I agree with Angel and Stay in that Tangier is a pit. However, I am glad that my husband and I took our 2 sons there for a day trip when we were staying in Spain. It certainly made us appreciate life in the U.S. My youngest son still rubs his neck if you mention Tangier - he vividly remembers the chickens hanging from the ceiling in the market with their necks wrung. Be sure to bring a perfumed hankerchief, the stench in unbearable. But where else can you see a real life snake charmer and ride a camel on the beach. If you do go via ferry, try to visit bathrooms before boarding. The toilet facitlities on the ferry are beyond disgusting. <BR><BR>By the way, don't miss Gibraltar. The barbary apes alone are worth the visit.<BR><BR>Kat

Okay! 'Nuf said. Tangiers is off the itinerary. Will spend the day relaxing and eating more Tapas!