eSIM and SIM cards in Morocco

Morocco is not in EU roaming

• Your "roam like at home" allowance stops at the Mediterranean. Morocco is not in the EU and roaming here is charged at international rates.
• Check your operator's Morocco rate before you land, or turn data off until you have a local SIM.
• This catches Spanish and French visitors constantly, because Tangier is 14 km from Europe and the phone behaves as if it is much further away.

Buying a SIM

• Maroc Telecom (IAM), Orange and Inwi are the three networks. Maroc Telecom has the best rural and desert coverage.
• MAD 50 to MAD 100 buys a tourist package with 10 GB to 30 GB and a few weeks of validity.
• Bring your passport. SIMs are registered and the shop will scan it.
• All three have desks in the arrivals halls at Casablanca, Marrakech and Agadir, open for arriving flights.
• Buy from an official shop or the airport desk, not from a stall in the medina, where an already-registered SIM can be sold to you.
• eSIM is supported by all three networks and by Saily, which avoids the paperwork entirely.

Coverage

• 4G is good in cities, along the coast and on the main roads. 5G is arriving in Casablanca, Rabat and Marrakech.
• The High Atlas and the desert have real gaps. On the Merzouga and Zagora routes you will lose signal for long stretches.
• Riads in the medina often have thick walls and weak signal but usually good wifi.
• Download offline maps of the medinas. Fez and Marrakech are exactly where a map matters and exactly where the signal drops.