the Most important 5 tips you must know about Morocco

The official currency of Morocco is the Dirham commonly represented by the symbol (DH) and consists of coins and banknotes, and it’s a closed currency, meaning that technically you can’t buy or sell it outside of Morocco, So you’ll need to wait until you arrive in Morocco to exchange your cash (currency) to Dirhams.

the best way to get Moroccan currency is by ” ATMs”, and they are everywhere in the country. Starting from the international airports of Morocco, which have a currency exchange counter.
There are very small differences in fees between banks and exchange counters because the Exchange rates are fixed by law and charging high commissions is forbidden.

Credit cards are not widely accepted, except at big hotels, major department stores & supermarkets, and some highly touristy shops, So it would be better to take cash with you all the time just in case you need it, Which You will need it if you wanted to use for example“taxis”, get some water bottles from small stores, or benefit from the other different small services.

Be aware: that Australian and Canadian dollars are not usually accepted, so the best thing to do is to stick with euros, U.S. dollars, or British sterling. If you can’t pay directly with these currencies, then you should be able to make a simple exchange to Dirhams when you need to.

In case you exchange in Morocco, keeping the receipts is the best thing to do so that you can exchange any leftover Dirhams at the end of your travel, or even better, you can just spend everything while you’re traveling in Morocco so you can avoid being hit twice for fees.