Nightclubs and bars in Morocco

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Whether it is a wedding, birthday, circumcision or someone coming or going from Morocco - the parties in Morocco always seem to feel to be powered by love lightning and nuclear happiness. Crash that party and see if I'm right - you can only be turned away, but baby - I doubt you will be.

Dress Code: The better you dress the most easily you will blend in (if that's even an issue)
...anyway, it's the right thing to do, you bad-ass party crasher, you...

Honest to Pete, I would actually choose Casa for a stag party or a New Year's Drinking Party. Why? First, a big selection of very swank bars. The places are swinging with sha'abi music and get the hookah set up and the drinks going...

You will most likely meet Moroccans in these bars who have plenty of their own dough and love making friends and scoring decent prostitutes. Your new friends have experience procuring for themselves and will not only help you negotiate your price but take you to bars that have the level of exoticness you want. Belly dancers, pop/latin/techno...

Thrill seeking: High speed cruising in Casa - with Moroccan friends blasting music they love. And the streets are huge and empty at night - imagine renting a convertible (and a driver) and just cruising with your new friends. Clubbers are proud of their hum-vees. Your girl company might not like the convertible on account of exposure. Ok. Go with the Hum-vee.

Exotic: At the same time, you will still feel you aren't in the UK. And it's not just the odd pocket of soul and mind crushing poverty you hopefully won't have to have cut into your buzz, or the pokey donkey cart filled with fruit that you narrowly miss while driving - no. It's the sense that out there - beyond the Big City borders of Casa/Marrakesh/Agadir - it is the sense that Morocco really doesn't want your way of life. I say that without a shred of antagonism. I mean real vertigo. It's like being in a horror film thinking about what lurks out there. Maybe that 16 year old prostitutes family from the mountains, the mysterious Ansar al Mehdi and what is being discussed about declining morals in the country at a hidden late night mosque, the unformed armies of the poor in the dark. It is a rush.

Don't worry about "the large group of White males, possibly enjoying the odd beer" - just stay away from the well hidden large groups of brown Moroccan children, possibly enjoying the odd glue rag.

Comptoir is a happening and romantic place to dine. From the outside it's a little villa on a quiet residential street, but on the inside it comes alive with well dressed Europeans. Friday and Saturday nights are the best times to go. On the ground floor you can have a delicious Moroccan meal, but the menu offers some other dishes besides for tajine and couscous. The food was by far the best that I had throughout my time in Morocco. Try the Kefta dish (lamb meatballs)....they are fantastic.

On the upper level there is a happening bar and lounge. The crowd seems to be in their mid thirties. Alcohol flows freely while you are entertained by a troup of Moroccan musicians in the restaurant area. Later on belly dancers invade!!!!! A group of them in all shapes and sizes wiggle around your table and even dance on some of the tables. The energy level reaches sky high levels here with diners pounding on the tables and clapping their hands to the beat of the Moroccan rythems. You will love it! Check the showtime before going and make sure you have a reservation.

Dress Code: Dress to impress!

Thanks for your answer ..
how is the night life in Fes , Casa , and Meknes ?
do you know some interesting night clubs there for have fun, i would like have some infos about oriental party with belly dance ( dance du ventre ) ?

thanks

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It's great to stay overnight in the desert, like we did in the Erg Chebbi. During the impressive sunset the sanddunes coloured from deep ochre to brilliant orange and red. After the sun disappeared after the sanddunes the sky had the most fantastic unbelievable colours (picture 5).

After a tastful desert meal we sat round the campfire for some time, drinking our tea and looking at the flames. Our guides started to drum and to sing local songs. It was an great experience.

Go to Cabarets, places where you can drink a beer while listening to alive moroccan music and watching some belly dance spectacle, I foun that this was the best way to spend a few hours after dinner, they are opened after 8 pm, many all day, and do not close before 2 am.

Dress Code: People in Morocco are pretty formal with dressing, but noone cares if you are not, specially in cabarets.

Remember Morocco is a Muslim country and they don't drink Alcohol. Therefore their nightlife can be considered dire if you want to go on a drinking session. There maybe some discos in larger cities and if you really need alcohol try large international hotels such as the Parador in Chaoen, which is the only place in town that has it. Two euros for a small bottle of Special Flag or 2,,50 euros for heiniken.

Though my advise is just to forget about drinking while you are there are enjoy some Arabic tea and a smoke (tobacco pipes of course!!). Though if you are looking for something more it's very easy to find. People will often offer foreigners something on the street. Though be careful as they may rip you off so always check it first.

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We were on an "in-sight" tour of Morocco and one of the side tours was to attend a "Funtasia" night put on for the tourists. We were taken by our bus to a Disney Land like location some 10 kms outside of Marrakesh. It was a huge area set aside for the show. A large enclosed 'playing field' surrounded by huge lavishly decorated tents. We all sat at tables holding around 10 people and were served up several exotic dishes in quick succession. This food was accompanied by several bottles of red and white wine. The food was very good and I heard no-one complain. While we ate we were entertained by different ethnic groups (Berbers etc.) singing, dancing and playing drums. When the meal finished we took our wine glasses with us and stood around the fence and watched many horsemen ride hard up and down firing their rifles and performing trick riding - all this to exotic Moroccan music played over the biggest sound system I have ever heard. Verdict: Great night if not a tad overpriced - as were all the In-Sight side tours.