CASABLANCA (MOROCCO) REPORT TRAVEL.

Punctual as never before from the Modibo Keïta Airport in Bamako (Mali) at 2.35 am, my plane no. AT0522 of the Royal Air Maroc Company in the direction of Terminal 2 of the Mohammed V Airport of Casablanca (Morocco), (multi-route ticket price including taxes from Malpensa to Nouakchott (Mauritania) and from Bamako (Mali) to Malpensa with a stopover in Casablanca: Euro 484.84).

Dinner is served on the aforementioned aircraft.

Punctual arrival at 6.50 am, at Terminal 2 of Muhammad V Airport in Casablanca (Morocco).

There is a 1 hour time zone compared to Italy.

Entry without a visa is allowed for tourist stays of a maximum duration of three months. For reasons of work, study, etc. it is necessary to obtain the relative visa, to be requested from a Moroccan diplomatic / consular office in Italy.

Once the form with personal data has been filled in, the airport border can be crossed quite easily, thus obtaining the entry stamp on the passport.

At the Muhammad V Airport in Casablanca (Morocco), there are several currency exchange counters, which change Euros, Dollars, etc.

The easiest way to get to the center, from Casablanca Muhammad V Airport (Morocco), is to take the train (second class Dh43). Trains are comfortable and reliable and depart every hour from 6.32 to 22.32, plus one at 24.00. By train you can also continue to Rabat (Dh80) or Kenitra (Dh 95) but, in this case, you need to change at the Casa Voyageurs or Ain Sebaa train station. Trains depart from the underground station of the building that houses Terminal 1 of the Airport, first reach the Casa Voyageurs Railway Station after 35 ', which is the furthest from the center of Casablanca but well served by the Casa Tramway tram and then after approx. 55 minutes from the Casa Port Railway Station, located 700 meters away. northeast of Place Des Nations Unies.

Casablanca is not one of the most beautiful cities in Morocco, but it is the country's economic capital. The things to visit are: the Hassan II Mosque, the 5th largest in the world, with its 210 meters high minaret, the highest in the world, La Medina, Place Des Nations Unies and Place Mohammed V.

From the Casa Port Railway Station, I took a taxi for the price of Dh 10, to reach the Hassan II Mosque, located 2.5 km north - west.

From the Hassan II Mosque, I took a taxi for the price of Dh 10, to reach Place Des Nations Unies, located, 2.5 km south-east.

The Medina and the center of Casablanca can be explored on foot.

From Place Des Nations Unies I took the Casa Tramway, until reaching the Casa Voyageurs Railway Station in just 15 minutes. I bought the ticket at the special machines, located near each tram stop, paying 8 Dh 8.

The easiest way to go to Casablanca Muhammad V Airport (Morocco), from the Casa Voyageurs Railway Station, is to take the train (second class Dh43). Trains are comfortable and reliable and depart every hour from 6.26 to 22.26, plus one at 4.40. Trains arrive at the underground station of the building that houses Terminal 1 of the Airport, after 35 minutes.

Once the form with personal data has been filled in, the airport border can be crossed quite easily, obtaining the exit stamp from Morocco.

Punctual as never before, my plane no. AT0950 of the Royal Air Maroc Company in the direction of Terminal 1 of Malpensa Airport (Va), (price of the multi-route ticket including taxes from Malpensa to Nouakchott (Mauritania) and from Bamako (Mali) to Malpensa with a stopover in Casablanca: Euro 484 , 84).

I arrive on time at 5.50 pm, at Terminal 1 of Malpensa Airport (Va), where my journey ends.

My complete travel report with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:

https://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2018/11/viaggio-in-mauritania-nouakchott.html