🇲🇦 Morocco or 🇯🇵 Japan
Which one, honestly
Morocco leads on value for money and the sea. Japan leads on getting around, food and nature.
A normal day costs about $80 in Morocco and $165 in Japan.
Side by side
- 🇲🇦 Morocco🇯🇵 Japan
- Mar, Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsMar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov
- $80A normal day$165
- 3h 40m to MarrakeshNonstop from London14h to Tokyo
- GoodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Good trains along the coast, a driver for the mountains and the desertGetting aroundThe best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arrive
- Marrakesh and the desert in July and August, when it passes 45CWhen to avoidGolden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at once
Pick by what you want
🇲🇦 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.
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
Full Morocco guide →Full Japan 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.