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  • By suvanki on February 26, 2005
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  • Petits taxis , Marrakesh - Marrakesh
    Petits taxis , Marrakesh
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    I found that the petit taxis were a handy way of getting around Marrakesh. I never had to wait long until one appeared, just flag them down or go to the nearest taxi rank. Some drivers use their meters, but as a general rule, in the day time, travel around the city is 10dh, at night it's 20dh. Some drivers will ask for 20dh(or even more!) in daytime, but after a couple of days I was wise to this, and had the right money to hand over. As with all services in Morocco, a tip is expected. I found that when I started trying out my newly learnt Arabic words such as Shukran bezzef (Thank you very much), and afak (please) I was charged the lower price automatically.

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  • By diageva on January 10, 2004
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  • Petit Taxi - Marrakesh
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    You can move around the city also with the Petit Taxies and with the Grand Taxies ... The firts ones are for sharing ... so they can pic 3 persons ... and are cheaper than Grand Taxies ... a medium fare of the pettit taxies are around 10 dirham ... if you go to the airport is around 60 dirham ( 100 dirham if you take it at night ) If you are at a bus stop is normal to take a petit taxy between 3.

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    By Taxi / By Petit Taxi / By Grand Taxi: A Grand taxi from the airport to the medina
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  • By sunlovey on May 9, 2006
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  • We got a "grand taxi" from the Marrakesh airport to as close to our riad in the medina as the car could get for around 150 dirhams. Grand taxis are probably the better way to go to and from the airport depending upon how much souk shopping you intend to do, thanks to their larger size/bigger trunk space. You should tip the taxi driver. You'll find several taxis waiting outside the airport upon your arrival. Or you can have your riad schedule one to be there waiting for you with a sign at your arrival time. Upon departure, have your riad/hotel call a grand taxi for you to meet you as our driver did. We found that grand taxis in Marrakesh do not run on meters, instead, they ask where you want to go, then tell you a fare. Not sure if this can be negotiated, it probably can. We didn't bother as the price seemed fair enough.

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    By Taxi / By Petit Taxi / By Grand Taxi: Taxis from the airport
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  • Updated By SWFC_Fan on June 23, 2007
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  • Taxis at Djemaa El Fna, Marrakech - Marrakesh
    Taxis at Djemaa El Fna,
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    Marrakech is just like any other city in the world. Guidebooks and travel websites are full of cautionary tales of travellers being "ripped off" by unscrupulous taxi drivers just minutes after setting foot outside the airport. With this in mind, I did a bit of research and found out that I should expect to pay about 80 Dhs (5 GBP) for a taxi from the airport to my hotel (Hotel Islane) near the Djemaa El Fna in the centre of Marrakech. If the taxi driver quoted me a higher price, I'd simply ask him to turn his meter on. Faultproof! And so it was that after getting off my flight, tired, in a strange city and carrying a couple of heavy bags, I wandered into the airport's car park and made my way over to the waiting queue of yellow taxis. "How much to Hotel Islane?" "130 Dirhams" "130???" "Yes" "Can you turn your meter on?" "I don't have one!" "Oh. Ok." And that was that! Maybe I should have paid just 80 Dirhams for the 5km journey to my hotel, but what choice did I have? Was I going to stand there arguing over 50 Dirhams (3 GBP)? Of course not, I just wanted to get to my hotel, dump my bags and start exploring the city! Later in the week, I spoke to people who had paid 150 Dirhams for their taxi ride from the airport. Don't let worries of being fleeced out of a few Dirhams ruin the start of your holiday in Marrakech. Keep things in perspective - a few extra dirhams on the taxi fare is a lot more significant to the taxi driver than it is to the majority of holidaymakers!

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  • Updated By belgianchocolate on April 11, 2005
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  • By Taxi / By Petit Taxi / By Grand Taxi - Marrakesh
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    Taxi's are quit cheap in Morocco. The city center is covered by little cars , often peugeot 205. Covered , that is the streets where they can drive and the places they can reach. You can ask them to put on the meter and get out of the car if they don't want to or you could ask them for the price from here till there. We choose for the last option. They charge you about 3 times the real price , but it still is cheap and then the tip is included. 2 euro for a drive into the city from the congress center....And they also take the shortest way if you do it at a fixed price. I found it very pleasant to take a taxi. The drivers were fun to talk too. I felt comfortable. Sometimes if you ask for the price they just say , give whatever you want. And they mean that. ;-) A few times we did some co-driving. Sharing a taxi. And for your information , it were always local woman who took us with them. Yes , local woman , with or without veil.

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    By Taxi / By Petit Taxi / By Grand Taxi: KHALID LE MAGNIFIQUE If you...
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  • Updated By SirRichard on August 25, 2002
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  • By Taxi / By Petit Taxi / By Grand Taxi - Marrakesh
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    KHALID LE MAGNIFIQUE If you need a reliable taxi & guide for Marrakesh or trips around, give Khalid a call (061 73 23 50, cell phone), and he'll show you the city. He's got even a Guestbook in the taxi, where you can see the comments of recent guests.

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  • By wroclawiak on September 25, 2006
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  • The Marrakesh Taxi - Marrakesh
    The Marrakesh Taxi
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    Each town in Morocco has its own taxi cab colour. The Marrakesh taxi cabs are sand yellow. The Marrakesh taxi drivers usually don't switch on the taximeter. If they don't want to do it haggle the price with them. Take it easy if they mock or shout. There are thousends of them and everyone wants to earn the money. There a lot of honest taxi drivers in Morocco. By the way I loved to haggle the price with them. Haggling prices is here a common thing and one of the attractions of the Arab World. ;-) I really enjoyed it. From Djemma El Fna to the bus station don't pay more than 10 MAD for the jouney (never pay for person - petit taxis are not collectiv taxis). From Djemma El Fna to the Jardin Menera about 10 MAD (1 Euro) - 9 MAD were indicated on the taximeter.

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    By Taxi / By Petit Taxi / By Grand Taxi: Petit Taxis/Caleches
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  • Updated By girladventure on July 27, 2004
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  • For trips around town, the petit taxis are inexpensive, 5-10 dirhams (50¢ to $1). If the meter isn't working, negotiate a price. Don't let the drivers rip you off, they'll ask for 20 or 30! Try to get one with a working meter. Calèches (horse drawn carriages) are a fun way to explore the old city. Price for this ride is negotiable too. SO make sure you haggle for a lower price.

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    By Taxi / By Petit Taxi / By Grand Taxi: THE 'PETIT-TAXIS' There are 2...
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  • By SirRichard on August 25, 2002
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  • By Taxi / By Petit Taxi / By Grand Taxi - Marrakesh
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    THE 'PETIT-TAXIS' There are 2 kind of taxis in Marrakesh: - Petit Taxi: small cars for only 3 persons (and they are very strict on that). - Grand Taxi (like the one in the photo) for 4 or 5 persons. They have no TaxiMeter, so fix a price before you get in... after it could be too late!!

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    By Taxi / By Petit Taxi / By Grand Taxi: Inflated fares
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  • By leigh767 on January 17, 2007
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  • When taking a petite taxi to anywhere in Marrakech, note that if you are being charged more than 25 Dirhams you are being ripped off. Was told this by a local. The only exception is when you are travelling to/fro the airport when you might have to pay just a bit more (50-70Dirhams)

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