Footprint Morocco Handbook

by Justin McGuinness

Morocco is a country made for travellers with its variety of cultures - Berber, Arab and the French legacy - and variety of landscapes from the mountains of the High Atlas to the southern valleys and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900949873
• ISBN13: 9781900949873
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Footprint Handbooks
• Length: 602 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

most thorough, most accurate...

this is the finest of the guidebooks out on the market about morocco today. the information is very much up-to-date and you will find more information on smaller towns and destinations than you will in any of the competitors' guidebooks... which of the others will give you maps of small towns and mountain areas? i also found the background information sections to be very useful, with everything from a basic history of the country to recipes which i have actually used since returning home... the book is useful for travelers of any economic category (unlike LP and especially let's go) since it gives hotel suggestions in every price range... this is invaluable and i've never understood why other guidebooks don't do the same, especially in a country like morocco where you can come by some great accommodations even in the €25-35 price range... perhaps the only slight drawback to this guide (as with almost all of them) is that some of the sights are not really thoroughly explained, but comparing it with LP and the others, footprint's guides certainly do a better job of it... congratulations on the great guidebook and i hope an update comes soon with better maps! (roadways should be better marked in all the footprint guides and the way the full country maps are divided is very weird and uncomfortable, though the town maps are fine)

A Traveler's Bible

I spent two weeks travelling in Morocco and this guide book was indispensible! I found it far superior to the standard Let's Go and Lonely Planet guides for a number of reasons, among them the overall durability of the book - the cover and binding are designed to stay in one piece, and they did even though we referred to it many many times a day - something that definitely did not happen with my Lonely Planet guides. Also, the warning section was straightforward without being overwhelming, which is to say I knew what I was getting into but it didn't scare me away from going. Every time I had a question, no matter how far out I thought it was, I found an answer in this book. My only complaint - the maps are not as detailed as they could be (understandable considering the complexities of many Moroccan cities). If you're travelling to Morocco be sure to pick up a detailed map of each city as soon as you arrive - and have a fabulous time!