Rabat is where Canadians on official or corporate business spend their time, and where leisure travellers consistently underestimate how much they will like the place. The Canadian Embassy is here along with the ministries and most of the diplomatic corps, and the city carries a measured, orderly feel a long way removed from Marrakech.
It also happens to be a very good place to visit. The Kasbah of the Udayas is a blue-and-white quarter above the mouth of the Bou Regreg looking across to Sale; the Chellah is a Roman city that became a Merinid necropolis and is now half garden, half ruin and full of storks; the Hassan Tower is the unfinished minaret of what was meant to be the largest mosque in the world.
Driving here is easy by Moroccan standards, but the embassy quarter, the government district and the medina all sit apart from one another, and parking near the kasbah is tight. A driver removes the friction. Every booking is private and the rate is agreed in advance.
Why hire a driver here
- The diplomatic and government quarters sit far apart across the capital
- Around the kasbah and medina, parking is scarce and informally supervised
- Casablanca airport is an hour off and is usually the real arrival point
- The tram covers the centre but not the sites visitors actually want
- French is the working language of government here, which suits Canadians
Included in every booking
- Fuel, tolls and the driver's fee for the agreed route
- Airport, hotel, embassy or Rabat-Ville station pickup
- English or French-speaking drivers, your choice
- Waiting time between appointments at no extra hourly charge
- Bottled water and phone charging in the vehicle
