Solo travel · Casablanca · Morocco
Solo travel in Casablanca
How to enjoy Casablanca at your own pace.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Casablanca is a straightforward city for solo travellers, with less hassle than the medinas of Fes and Marrakech, good café culture and easy trains to the rest of Morocco. Many solo travellers base themselves in Centre-Ville.
Key facts
- Base
- Centre-Ville
- Getting around
- Tram
- Emergency number
- 19 police, 15 ambulance and fire (112 from mobiles)
- Language
- Moroccan Arabic, French and Amazigh
Solo travel tips
- Stay in Centre-Ville near the tram for easy access to sights and stations.
- Join a guided Art Deco walk to meet others and understand the architecture.
- Keep phones and bags secure in crowded areas and around Casa-Voyageurs station.
- Use metered taxis and confirm the meter is running.
- Women travelling alone may receive comments; café terraces in Gauthier and Maarif are relaxed places to sit.
Where to stay
$$ · Best for first-timers, budget, culture and solo travellers
Centre-Ville
The downtown grid around Boulevard Mohammed V, Place Mohammed V and the Marché Central is lined with 1920s–1950s Art Deco apartment blocks, cinemas and arcades. Hotels here are central and good value, the tram runs through, and Casa-Port station and the old medina are a short walk away.
- Good
- Central for sights and trains; Architecture on every street; Good-value hotels
- Watch out
- Busy, traffic-heavy streets; Some buildings are run-down
- Nearby
- Boulevard Mohammed V, Marché Central, Place Mohammed V, Old Medina
Great on your own
Religious site · Casablanca Marina
Hassan II Mosque
Return for sunset on the esplanade, when the waves break below the walls and the minaret's tilework glows.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours with the tour
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Iconic
- Architecture
- Views
- Photo spot
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Waterfront · Ain Diab and the Corniche
Corniche Ain Diab
Walk the promenade at sunset, then eat at one of the fish restaurants towards El Hank.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Views
- Couples
- Outdoors
- Kids
Neighbourhood · Centre-Ville
Old Medina
Enter by the clock tower and walk through to the Sqala for a mint tea in its garden.
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- History
- Shopping
Historic site · Old Medina
Sqala bastion
Come for a late breakfast under the bougainvillea before exploring the medina.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Food
- Couples
- Off the beaten path
Neighbourhood · Habous
Quartier Habous
Buy a box of cornes de gazelle from a pastry shop and visit the olive and pickle stalls.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Shopping
- Architecture
- Food
Architecture · Habous
Mahkama du Pacha
Ask locally or through a guide whether visits are possible on the day; the exterior and Habous streets are worth seeing regardless.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- Art
- Off the beaten path
Meeting people
- Choose-your-fish lunch — Pick fish and shellfish from the stalls at Marché Central or the port fish market and have them grilled at a nearby counter.
- Café culture — Casablanca's pavement cafés, with chairs facing the street, are where the city meets; order a nous-nous coffee and watch the boulevard.
- Ain Diab Corniche — Beach clubs, lounges and nightclubs facing the ocean, busiest on Friday and Saturday nights.
- Gauthier and Racine — Wine bars, cocktail bars and restaurants that stay open late.
Sensible precautions
Check your own government's travel advice before travel. Bag snatching and pickpocketing occur in crowded areas, markets and around train stations, so keep phones out of reach; take care with strong currents and waves on the Atlantic beaches and swim only where lifeguards are present.
- Emergency number
- 19 police, 15 ambulance and fire (112 from mobiles)
- Staying connected
- Local SIM cards and eSIMs are cheap and easy to buy at the airport; 4G coverage is good across the city.
Questions travellers ask
+Is Casablanca good for solo travellers?
Casablanca is a straightforward city for solo travellers, with less hassle than the medinas of Fes and Marrakech, good café culture and easy trains to the rest of Morocco.
+Where should solo travellers stay in Casablanca?
Centre-Ville: Art Deco boulevards, the Marché Central and budget-to-mid-range hotels.