Is Morocco Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Morocco is generally safe but requires the traveler to exercise a certain degree of caution and awareness, especially in crowded markets and streets where pickpocketing or harassment could occur. It is suggested to dress modestly and abide by the cultural norms. Avoid walking alone in isolated areas at night and always make sure someone knows your plans.

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How safe is Morocco?

Safety at night:

Safety at night:Unsafe

Morocco, like any other place, has areas that are safer than others. Generally, if you stay within the busy, well-lit areas and avoid walking alone late at night in unfamiliar locations or quiet streets, you should be fine. However, it's always important to remain alert and cautious, especially in the more remote areas or less tourist-friendly regions. It is also advised for solo female travelers to align their activities with day times.
Public transportation:

Public transportation:Moderate

Public transportation in Morocco is quite diverse, ranging from buses, taxis to trains. It's generally considered reliable and wallet-friendly. However, due to heavy crowds during peak hours and occasional inconvenience associated with longer distance travels, it's advisable to maintain a cautious approach. Always keep an eye on your belongings and try to avoid traveling alone late at night for added security. It's common and preferred to hire registered cabs or use trusted taxi apps for night travel.
Street harassment:

Street harassment:High

Morocco is generally a safe country, but street harassment, particularly in the form of verbal comments, can be somewhat prevalent in touristy areas. While it usually does not escalate beyond this, it's crucial to dress modestly and be aware of your surroundings. Paying little attention to the harassers usually discourages them. Always remember to respect the local culture and customs.
Petty crimes:

Petty crimes:Moderate

As a popular tourist destination, Morocco generally maintains a moderately safe environment. However, petty crimes, like pickpocketing and purse-snatching, are prevalent, particularly in crowded markets, streets, and public transport. Thus, vigilance is advised. Keep personal items secure and avoid flaunting valuable possessions to reduce the risk of these incidents.

Is Morocco worth visiting?

Overall rating

4.4 /5

based on 183 experiences from female travelers

Things to do

4.6/5

Safety

3.8/5

Food

4.6/5

Budget-friendly

4.2/5

Morocco, Solo travel

I felt super safe in Tetuan. Lots of people spoke spanish and it was plain of activities, excursions, bars and amazing people. I found beautiful people in every step that I made. Landscapes were so beautiful, sunsets, beaches and mountains. Also chefchauen is super recomended and calmed

Posted: April 1, 2025Experienced: December, 2024
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Essaouira, Couple travel

Essaouira was excellent! I travelled with my partner, so I felt more safe than I would if I travelled alone. There is quite some people trying to sell you things, but they remain respectful. The food is amaaazing, I haven’t had anything that was mid or bad. If you want to learn how to surf, there is an amazing spot for beginners just a 5 minute car ride from centre of Essaouira, next to Ocean Vagabond, I recommend it! Overall very nice and relaxing experience!

Posted: March 31, 2025
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Marrakesh, Solo travel

It’s a great experience and will continue traveling to this location. The hospitality of the locals is amazing and was able to learn so much. The food is delicious and I mostly enjoyed the msemen bread.

Posted: March 28, 2025
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Isabel

Isabel

Germany

Tétouan, Solo travel

Something that will give you a good impression of my time in Tétouan is the fact that it was very very hard for me to leave. I spent three nights there and to my surprise, I would have loved to stay longer! It was my first ever solo travel place, but not my first time in Morocco. I felt safe walking around alone, also at night, while being in the city. For being in morocco I use some strategies to keep male catcalling and unwanted attention to a minimum (sunglasses, no eye contact, resting bitch face, being "rude" (not staying polite Ben when I'm uncomfortable that is)), but I soon started to greet people I passed in the streets. Tétouan is a lot more layed back than bigger cities in Morocco. I did feel I was stretching what is safe to do as a solo traveler when I went hiking to Mount Bouanan - I stayed on the road where the cars drive along the mountainside and felt ok there, but more alert than in any city ever on Morocco. And I would have loved to go on the trails, but that's something one should only do with a guide. The things to do in Tétouan for me are: Take a stroll through the Medina of course I visited each gate to the Medina Go to place El Mechouar and then from there walk to Molay El mehdi Go to the Tétouan Modern Arts Center (right now they have a great temporary exhibition on comics downstairs!) Visit Green Olive Arts, if they happen to be open for visitors! See the Ethnographic Museum of Tétouan and think about all the stuff Europeans took away from Morocco, so that they have to work with little things to make a museum. While European museum have the most valuable things on exhibition. It's still a very well made museum with interesting pieces and in beautiful building with a garden :) Take a cab to the side of Mount Bouanan and enjoy a coffee or tea at one of the many places there. The view on Tétouan is beautiful (and if you can, find a guide or some people and go properly hiking there) Visit the Both El Hafa Café. Visit Camo Teahouse, they play live music every night, male a splendid mocca and the people there are just generally chill to hang out with. Go to the Medina Hammam :) I payed 3MAD for a generous scoop of the traditional black soap (usual price in morocco is 10mad for a kg of the black soap) at a Hanout in the Medina, 20mad for a nice hammam washcloth, then at the hammam 70mad - 20 for entry and 50 for a lady to guide me through the whole thing and scrub and wash me down. You can leave your valuables with the women working there, no problem :) I did a half-day trip to Martil, a beach town nearby. It works very well to take a grand taxi there, also I felt very safe the whole time. And the beach is nice, there are spots for food and tea next to the beach, I ate at restaurant seidi a bit more inside, and would recommend going there. The food you get for how much you pay is insane. The Tajine with crevettes was one of my absolute favorite meals in three weeks of morocco travel! I stayed at the Casa Marwan and felt very safe there, Fatima, Sara and Marwan were all lovely hosts. Walking, the bus, grand taxi or a cab are all good options. When taking a taxi make sure to insist on the meter (they all have a working one, don't let someone fool you), except if you know how much the price should be and can agree on it. So, yeah Tétouan was lovely, I could have spent more time there! I miss the old Medina in its hill a lot. It felt very safe to me, maybe also more so than other places in Morocco, because it's smaller? And the art scene there is so good. And hiking. And the views due to the mountains that you have all the time! Sigh.

Posted: March 18, 2025Experienced: January, 2025
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Selina

Selina

Germany

Morocco, Solo travel

I was solo traveling trough Morocco in the summer for two weeks. I experienced an impressive hospitality from the locals 🇲🇦 I arrived in Marrakesh, was walking through the beautiful Medina of the city, when I talked to one of the boys who tried to lure into his fathers shop. Turns out his father was a doctor in Germany and we talked for a while. The boy asked me if I was hungry and took me to his mothers home. We ate couscous from one plate and shared some tea. It was a crazy first day 🌞 I spend a whole week in Marrakesh because I liked it so much. It was really hot (around 40 C) but I got used to it. I spend another day at the house of a really kind family and went to a mosque with them. I felt very safe in Morocco but I adapt to their culture as much as I can. I learned some basic Arabic words like hello, yes, no, thanks and please. I dressed quite conservative. You only need a hijab and full body coverage for the mosque. If you traveling alone and get in touch with locals you definitely need a good knowledge on human nature, I also meet some people I wouldn’t trust that must. It was overall a great cultural experience and I would recommend it to anybody who tries to adapt a different culture and knows basic behaviour how to stay safely. The people are heartwarming 🤲🏼❤️

Posted: March 14, 2025
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Samanta

Samanta

Latvia

Morocco, Group travel

It is kinda cheap country, but food is not very delicious (well at least for me). There is some beautiful places and cities to see like Chefchaouen (blue city), biggest cities like Casablanca, Fesa and Marrakech. It is nice to go to markets and buy different kind of stuff, but I didn’t feel very safe, because people where always staring at me.

Posted: March 10, 2025
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Morocco, Solo travel

I am a solo female traveler and was in Morocco for almost 3 months. I visited Marrakech, Casablanca, Chefchauen , Fez, Akchour, and Tagounite. Marrakech was crowded with tourists and I saw a surprising amount of people wearing tank tops there (of course not the locals). I do recommend covering yourself a bit more than tank tops and shorts more as a sign of respect towards local culture, but people know that tourists dress differently. Chefchauen was the blue city, also mainly for tourists. All the houses there are painted blue and it is lovely. The Medina in Fez is very large and very historical and beautiful. Be careful with your phones in sketchy areas of Fez because I was a bit careless and had it out and a kid tried to grab it from me. That was the only time something like that happened. The desert area down south is very beautiful and impressive. There are many different types of foods and sweets and I enjoyed them all. People are very outgoing. In the Medina men kept trying to talk to me, but if you tell them you’re not interested they will leave you alone usually. It was annoying but I never felt afraid.

Posted: February 24, 2025
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Morocco, Group travel

It has my heart - would deffo go again! I thoroughly enjoyed the people the attractions and just the vibes because I felt so much more safer there than I ever did in London which was different to what people told me it would be like.

Posted: February 22, 2025Experienced: January, 2025
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Marrakesh, Couple travel

In Morocco, I overall felt safe because I was with my boyfriend, who has a beard and receives respect from other men. However, if you walk with females only, men will make comments as you pass by. I did not like that.

Posted: February 13, 2025
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Marrakesh, Solo travel

I took off to Marrakech on a whim with just a backpack and a small budget—about a hundred euros in dirhams, and I didn’t go over it! I had pre-booked my activities, like a desert stay, camel riding, and hiking in Ouzoud, so everything was set. The local food was amazing, and the people were so warm and welcoming. Definitely one for the books!

Posted: February 12, 2025
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Is Morocco safe for women?

Safety index

3.6 /5

Based on 65 local experiences

Crime index

2.1 /5

Based on 65 local experiences

Marrakesh

Safe but don’t trust in people they may cheat you on the price of things and raise the prices. They also try to force you to buy things from them or eat. Most of them are kind, but some try to force you to do things, so be careful. They are generally kind people, but beware of going into the old city at night, especially in the late hours and in the alleys that are dark. Always go to public places that are full of people. If you are exposed to any harm, go to the police because they are quick to take action and will help you.

Posted: March 28, 2025
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Kaoutar

Kaoutar

Rabat

My trip to Rabat was one of the best. I felt really so safe in the city. Police were everywhere and people were helpful. When you ask someone for something helps you with pleasure. I didn't have any criminal experience but that doesn't mean that you don't need to be careful

Posted: March 21, 2025
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Meet locals in Morocco

Duaaa

Duaaa

About Me

Hi girls ! I’m Dua from Tangier, and I absolutely love exploring my city. I know so many wonderful spots around, and I’d be delighted to show you some of my favorites! I’m excited to meet new people and create memorable experiences together. I speak French, English, and a little Spanish, so communication is always fun! Looking forward to meeting you and sharing the beauty of Tangier with you!

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khawla

khawla

About Me

Hey am khawla am an introvert but I have social skills am an ISTP if you know about MBTI, am friendly and i would love hosting any of you girls in here in Morocco or spend time with you also i would love to share some places with you, I'am a open minded girl i don't judge people so you can be free and just yourself around me

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Stay with locals in Morocco

khawla

khawla

Rabat

Can host for:

7 days

About me

Hey am khawla am an introvert but I have social skills am an ISTP if you know about MBTI, am friendly and i would love hosting any of you girls in here in Morocco or spend time with you also i would love to share some places with you, I'am a open minded girl i don't judge people so you can be free and just yourself around me

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Duaaa

Duaaa

Tangier

Can host for:

2 days

About me

Hi girls ! I’m Dua from Tangier, and I absolutely love exploring my city. I know so many wonderful spots around, and I’d be delighted to show you some of my favorites! I’m excited to meet new people and create memorable experiences together. I speak French, English, and a little Spanish, so communication is always fun! Looking forward to meeting you and sharing the beauty of Tangier with you!

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Upcoming visitors to Morocco

Manon

Manon

About Me

Hi! I'm a french woman currently living in Montpellier with my boyfriend and I would like to make some new friends, so if anyone wants a tour or a chat, I don't mind :)

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Sophie

Sophie

About Me

Hey!, I'm Sophie and I'm interested in animals, art, backpacking, camping, culture, health, nature, solo travel, van life and writing. I’m learning Arabic, French, and darija and really want to spend time with local people to practice the language (and offer English practice too) and learn more about local culture rather than just the touristy side of things. I learned how to crochet a few weeks ago so that’s keeping me busy at the moment!

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Safety in Morocco