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Morocco 2025 Day 14: Dubai to Kuala Lumpur
Morocco 2024 Day 14: 28th April (Monday)
Small Group (Non-cycling) Tour of Morocco.
Day 14: Dubai (transit) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia):
This is page 14 of a 14-page blog. Click Here To Go To Title Page.
Route recommendations, here are some tips on travelling to and around Morocco:
1. Traffic Directions!
Driving in Morocco is left-hand drive, and driving is on the right-hand side of the road. Do look to the correct side when crossing roads.
Speed limits are between 60 km/h within urban areas, 100 km/h outside urban areas, including expressways, and 120 km/h on highways. Do adhere to these limits, as often police are monitoring with radars; our driver-guide was careful about this.
Speed limits are between 60 km/h within urban areas, 100 km/h outside urban areas, including expressways, and 120 km/h on highways. Do adhere to these limits, as often police are monitoring with radars; our driver-guide was careful about this.
2. Immigration & Customs Requirements
For Morocco, citizens of Malaysia do not need a visa to enter for travel purposes and can stay in the country for 90 days without a visa. Click here for visa requirements for other countries.
For Malaysia entry, Malaysians, getting through immigration is easier now, just install and register with MyBorderPass, and getting through will be a breeze. A QR code will be generated upon arrival back, have this scanned, and one is through. For foreigners, click here for the Malaysian Immigration requirements.
For Malaysia entry, Malaysians, getting through immigration is easier now, just install and register with MyBorderPass, and getting through will be a breeze. A QR code will be generated upon arrival back, have this scanned, and one is through. For foreigners, click here for the Malaysian Immigration requirements.
3. Getting to and around Morocco.
Morocco is easily accessible by air as most major airlines serve Morocco and have flights to major cities such as Casablanca, Rabat and Marrakech. We flew return via Emirates to Casablanca with transit in Dubai at a fare of MYR4,430 per pax. Do note that Emirates now charges for seat selection.
For ground arrangements, we booked a 13-day guided tour through Tenere Tours at €1,350 per pax. This included stays at comfortable hotels and riads, and a night at a caravanserai luxury camp in the desert. Breakfast was included, and also dinners at the Dades Valley Hotel, Merzoga Riad and Desert Caravanserai Luxury Camp.
The guided tour included a 9-seater van with a driver-guide to take the six of us to/from the airports, and from city to city. And also the camel ride to the desert camp. We paid extra for walking tours at the Fez Medina and Marrakech Medina at €85/group/city.
For ground arrangements, we booked a 13-day guided tour through Tenere Tours at €1,350 per pax. This included stays at comfortable hotels and riads, and a night at a caravanserai luxury camp in the desert. Breakfast was included, and also dinners at the Dades Valley Hotel, Merzoga Riad and Desert Caravanserai Luxury Camp.
The guided tour included a 9-seater van with a driver-guide to take the six of us to/from the airports, and from city to city. And also the camel ride to the desert camp. We paid extra for walking tours at the Fez Medina and Marrakech Medina at €85/group/city.
For out-of-pocket spending, we exchanged Euros to Moroccan dirhams (MAD) at local money-changers in Rabat and Rissani. As a contingency, we brought along our Wise debit cards, do note that this may not be acceptable at many places.
4. Food
a. Breakfast
On Board Emirates Flight EK346, Dubai to Kuala Lumpur:
1. Pizza Margherita or Toasted Chicken Shawarma with garlic sauce, 2. Chocolate-Coconut Cake, 3. Tomato Juice & Coffee.
b. Lunch
On Board Emirates Flight EK346, Dubai to Kuala Lumpur:
1. Appetiser of Fresh Seasonal Fruits, 2. Mains of Scrambled Eggs with Creamed Spinach, Turkey Rashers & Rösti, OR 2a. Mains of Dory Yakisoba in Soy Sauce, 3. Desserts of Croissant served with Butter & Preserve, 4. Tomato Juice & Coffee.
c. Day 15 - Brunch
Take-away food from coffee shops in KL/PJ: 1. Pork Koay Teow Noodles (Chee Yoke Fun) from Kedai Kopi Wah Cheong (華昌茶餐室), Section 17, Petaling Jaya.
On Board Emirates Flight EK346, Dubai to Kuala Lumpur:
1. Appetiser of Fresh Seasonal Fruits, 2. Mains of Scrambled Eggs with Creamed Spinach, Turkey Rashers & Rösti, OR 2a. Mains of Dory Yakisoba in Soy Sauce, 3. Desserts of Croissant served with Butter & Preserve, 4. Tomato Juice & Coffee.
c. Day 15 - Brunch
Take-away food from coffee shops in KL/PJ: 1. Pork Koay Teow Noodles (Chee Yoke Fun) from Kedai Kopi Wah Cheong (華昌茶餐室), Section 17, Petaling Jaya.
5. Dressing
I brought two long pants along and four shorts. In the end, I didn't wear the shorts as the weather can get quite cold in the morning and evenings, especially with stronger winds at the seaside.
When entering mosques, men can wear shorts, but ladies have to cover up their legs and heads. Scarves and long pants are recommended; if wearing shorts, bring a sarong or something to cover one's legs.
6. Communicating with Each Other
When travelling in a group, it's important to be able to communicate with each other, especially if one gets lost from the rest.
Upon arrival at Casablanca Airport, booths selling pre-paid sim cards can be found just before exiting the luggage reclaim area. There were booths selling Maroc, Orange, and Inwi pre-paid tourist phone sim cards. We opted for the Maroc sim card as it provides better coverage even in remote areas, which I found to be true, and it only had poor or no signal at remote stretches far in the hills or desert. We got the 15 Gb card, which is valid for one month for 100 MAD. Should this be inadequate, memory can be topped up at any phone shop.
7. Communicating with Locals
At favourite tourist destinations, markets and medinas, many locals speak fairly good English, some French and Spanish. At the smaller towns, locals speak some rudimentary English, and our local guide was most helpful in translating for us.
8. Weather
Useful weather forecast sites for Kuala Lumpur are AccuWeather. For more detailed weather, including cloud cover and wind speed, use Weatherspark and Ventusky.
9. Navigation
I used MapMyRide to track our routes and stops. Geo-tagging of places of interest was via FaceBook or Google Maps.
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PRELUDE
?A day earlier, we had looped back to Casablanca, the city where we landed to start our tour of Morocco. Enroute, we stopped at an Argan Oil cooperative centre and later saw goats climbing Argan trees!
Today, we will be ending our holiday and fly back home to Malaysia via Dubai; but not before visiting one of the most beautiful and largest mosque in the world.
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DAY 14: DUBAI TO KUALA LUMPUR
Small Group (Non-cycling) Tour of Morocco.
Day 14: Dubai (transit) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia):
(Click here for the Morocco Day 13/14 - Casablanca to Dubai to Kuala Lumpur Route Map. Zoom out to see more details.)
Most of the posts below are linked to my Facebook postings during the trip and are embedded here with some comments. (NOTE: Click on respective posts to link to the FB post for more details. If you can't see the posts, please log out of your Facebook first.)
1:30am Dubai Time: Emirates Flight EK752 Casablanca to Dubai.
Landing Approach to Dubai International Airport.
Landing Approach to Dubai International Airport.
2am Dubai Time: Disembarked into Dubai International Airport.
Flight
delayed and rushing from Gate A16 to C2 for the 3:10am Emirates Flight EK346 from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur. With the help of Airport Assistance, Mr. Hamzah, a
Pakistani working in Dubai for four years.
Poor Mr. Hamzah had to push me all the way, as wheelchairs are not allowed onto the travellators.
Poor Mr. Hamzah had to push me all the way, as wheelchairs are not allowed onto the travellators.
2:35am Dubai Time.
Managed to board the 3:10 am Emirates Flight EK346 just in the nick of time, with priority
flight assistance going through shorter routes. Some views of the concourse along the way.
I was most surprised to see my travel mates already at the gates even though they used the longer normal way. They literally had to run over.
I was most surprised to see my travel mates already at the gates even though they used the longer normal way. They literally had to run over.
Some nice gifts for my friends' grandchildren (children's colouring book, children's back-pack) from Emirates. Just request them from the friendly cabin crew.
4:40am Dubai Time.
Our 3:10am Emirates Flight
EK346 is finally taxiing to the runway for takeoff, an hour
and 30 minutes delayed. There seems to be a problem with the tractor that pulls
the plane to the taxiway.
5:30am Dubai Time / 9:30am Malaysian Time.
Breakfast of Light Bites of Pizza Margherita or Toasted Chicken Shawarma with garlic sauce, AND Chocolate coconut cake
with Tomato Juice & Coffee.
0845 Dubai Time / 1245 Malaysian Time, Brunch:
1. Appetiser of
Fresh Seasonal Fruits, 2. Mains of Scrambled Eggs with Creamed Spinach, Turkey Rashers & Rösti; OR 2a. Mains of Dory Yakisoba in Soy Sauce, 3. Desserts of
Croissant served with Butter & Preserve, 4. Tomato Juice & Coffee.
3:15pm Malaysian Time.
Emirates EK346, from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur. Landing approach to Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Priority Disembarkation, with the help of Enc
Ikmal from Airport Assistance. We went through the First Class Lounge and used the First
Class Coach for shorter distances.
Fortunately, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, baggage trolleys are
available without charge. No strange people, in mufti, asking for money to use the
trolleys 😅.
Although it's raining and overcast skies, it's
good to be back home at the Tanah Air (meaning our homeland).
For Malaysians, installing and registering MyBorderPass app on one's phone is very convenient. Just do it once, and every time you leave or
return to Malaysia. Whenever leaving or returning, one simply needs to go into the app and a QR code is generated; scan this at the
Immigration auto gates. There's no need to show the passport unless requested.
Back home, had this very good Pork Koay Teow Noodles (Chee Yoke Fun) waiting for us, many thanks to SIL. She had bought it from Kedai Kopi Wah Cheong (華昌茶餐室) in Section 17, Petaling Jaya.
Son knew we would be missing Malaysian food, so
tar pau, our favourite Sbay Wantan Mee Konloh Wantan Noodles with succulent Char Siu, for us from Bee Fatt Coffee Shop, Damansara Uptown.
May not look like much, but after months of
post-surgery refraining from eating "itchy" seafood, this Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee IS super sedap! 😋😋😋.
Takeaway from a stall at Restoran Woh Gei, Bandar Sri Damansara. Many thanks to SIL.
Takeaway from a stall at Restoran Woh Gei, Bandar Sri Damansara. Many thanks to SIL.
(That's "Welcome Home to the Water Land" in Bahasa Malaysia)
(For more photos of Days 13 & 14 Click Here)
This is page 14 of a 14-page blog. Click Here To Go To Title Page.
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