🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇲🇦 Morocco
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on the sea. Morocco leads on cities, value for money and nature.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $80 in Morocco.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇲🇦 Morocco
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsMar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct
- $130A normal day$80
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London3h 40m to Marrakesh
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- GoodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodVery good
- GoodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundGood trains along the coast, a driver for the mountains and the desert
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidMarrakesh and the desert in July and August, when it passes 45C
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
🇲🇦 Choose Morocco if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely far away on a three hour flight from Europe, with mountains, desert and old cities in one trip.
Full Cyprus guide →Full Morocco guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 votes.
Compare something else
Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.