🇯🇵 Japan or 🇲🇦 Morocco
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on getting around, food and nature. Morocco leads on value for money and the sea.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $80 in Morocco.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇦 Morocco
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsMar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct
- $165A normal day$80
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from London3h 40m to Marrakesh
- Not the drawBeaches and seaGood
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundGood
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundGood trains along the coast, a driver for the mountains and the desert
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidMarrakesh and the desert in July and August, when it passes 45C
Pick by what you want
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
🇲🇦 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 Japan guide →Full Morocco guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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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.