Northern Africa · Capital Rabat
Each opens that government's own advisory for Morocco — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.
Morocco is safe for visitors by any statistical measure, with a very low homicide rate and a strong tourist police presence. What wears people down is the persistence of unofficial guides and sellers in Marrakech and Fez.
The Atlas Mountains sit on an active fault, as the 2023 Al Haouz earthquake demonstrated, and the High Atlas gets genuinely cold and dangerous in winter.
Each region is coloured by the advice that applies to most of it, drawn by hand from the wording of all five government advisories. Numbered markers flag localised warnings — usually a border strip or remote interior — that cover only a small part of an otherwise lower-risk region.
This map reads stronger than the world map's colour, and both are right. The world map shades Morocco by its Atlas Risk Score — 36, Low — which blends government advice with crime, health, roads and natural hazards. This map shows the advice alone, and the strongest level anywhere in Morocco is “travel with caution”.
A numbered marker warns about the small area described in its note — the rest of that region carries the base advice. Mapped by hand from the official wording in July 2026; always check the current advisory before you book.
Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.
Biggest factor here: conflict & terrorism. Armed conflict, political violence and terrorism exposure.
The things worth knowing before you land.
Average daytime high and nightly low for Rabat, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.
Mildest and driest around Almost all year.
Patterns reported repeatedly by travellers and local police. None of this is about individual businesses — it's about set-ups you can learn to spot in seconds.
You are told your route is blocked, the square is closed, or a festival is happening elsewhere. You are then walked a long way and asked for a large fee, or delivered to a shop.
How to avoid it: Use an offline map and keep walking. Unofficial guiding is illegal in Morocco and the tourist police act on complaints.
Sources Moroccan National Tourist Office r/Morocco visitor threads
A henna artist takes your hand and starts drawing, or a monkey or snake is placed on your shoulder, then a large fee is demanded — sometimes per photo, sometimes per person.
How to avoid it: Keep hands down and do not stop. If you want a photo, agree the price and take out exactly that amount first.
Sources Marrakech tourism information
You are given mint for the smell and taken to a terrace above the tanneries, then pressured to buy leather at inflated prices and asked for a viewing fee.
How to avoid it: Terraces are attached to shops and viewing is genuinely free. Decline the mint, and be ready to leave without buying.
Sources Visit Morocco — Fez
Shared grand taxis charge per seat, but tourists are quoted the price for the whole car without being told, or the meter in a petit taxi is refused.
How to avoid it: Ask whether the price is per seat or for the car. Petit taxis must use meters within cities.
Sources Morocco transport information
Specific places that come up again and again — either in government advisories or in traveller reports. Everywhere else in Morocco is not automatically fine, but these are the areas worth a plan.
Snow, sub-zero nights and unmarked trails. Toubkal requires a guide and proper equipment; people have died on it underprepared.
Landmines remain near the berm, and several governments advise caution or against travel to parts of the territory.
Not dangerous, but the highest concentration of pressure selling in the country.
Getting lost in Fez or Marrakech is guaranteed and mostly harmless. The predictable set-up is a young man who tells you the street ahead is closed, or that the tanneries or a 'Berber market' are only on today, and leads you somewhere you did not intend to go before demanding payment.
Download offline maps before you arrive. Official guides carry a brass badge issued by the tourism ministry.
Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Morocco:
Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.