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Best Morocco Guidebooks
Every major guidebook company from Lonely Planet to Let’s Go makes at least one Morocco guidebook.
Most guidebook companies make a book on Morocco as a whole, but the country’s territory and diversity of places to visit make for enough material for a full guidebook on specific regions and cities like Marrakech.
If you’re only planning on visiting one city in Morocco, getting a specific guidebook for the city is a good idea. For example, Lonely Planet’s book on Marrakech gives good in-depth coverage of Marrakech and the surrounding area.
If you’ll be visiting lots of places in Morocco, getting a larger guidebook like The Rough Guide to Morocco is a good idea. If you’re handy with scissors, you can cut out the chapters you need and leave the rest of the guidebook at home to save room as you pack your bags.
Once you know what size Morocco guidebook you need, shop around for a guidebook that fits your travel style. If you’re backpacking, Lonely Planet, Let’s Go, and the Rough Guide are some of the best Morocco guidebooks.
If you’re going upscale, look into guides like the Hg2 Marrakech (A Hedonist’s Guide to Marrakech) or the Wallpaper Guide to Marrakech that offer more high-end suggestions for Marrakech riads, great hotels, top restaurants, and shopping in the souks.
If you love sightseeing, consider picking up the Eyewitness Travel Guide to Morocco. With photos and illustrations on every page, the Eyewitness Morocco guidebook is great for explaining the details of Morocco’s many historic buildings and landmarks.
On a budget? A lot of the best deals on Morocco guidebooks can be found on websites where travelers that have just returned from Morocco are selling their books. If you’re lucky you can get a copy with good notes and suggestions written in!
One last tip on finding the best Morocco guidebooks: check the date the guidebook was published. If it is more than a year old, don’t buy it. Things change so quickly in Morocco that an old guidebook will be of little use to you today.