🇲🇦 Morocco or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Morocco leads on cities and value for money. Portugal leads on the sea and getting around.
A normal day costs about $80 in Morocco and $125 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇲🇦 Morocco🇵🇹 Portugal
- Mar, Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $80A normal day$125
- 3h 40m to MarrakeshNonstop from London2h 45m to Lisbon
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Good trains along the coast, a driver for the mountains and the desertGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- Marrakesh and the desert in July and August, when it passes 45CWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
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 Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Morocco guide →Full Portugal 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.