Why I wouldn't ride this boat from SPAIN to MOROCCO again...

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I travel from Spain to Morocco without flying, by train & boat - but would I recommend that you use the same route?
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After taking the Italy-Tunisia boat earlier this year, I went in for seconds with the Spain-Morocco boat, via Granada, Algeciras and Tangier Med.
I chose to go via this route purely for a nice leisurely view sailing away from the rock of Gibraltar... but would I get it?
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@thornton 3 ай бұрын

Visit tinyurl.com/bdfbby29 or use code THORNTON at Manta Sleep for 10% off :) And which niche ferry journey should I review next? Willing to travel very far x ➡ italy to tunisia without flying: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJymZImppr1kn68 ➡ riding 6 ferries in 1 day: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpzdZ4J9irSXbtE

@GabrielsReviews 3 ай бұрын

2:00 I think it was a necessary repositioning train that was carried out to enable a much busier return and any revenue on that train is a bonus with any loses off set by a busier return leg .

@BadSloucher 3 ай бұрын

At last! A new video! I was having parasocial abandonment issues for a moment there 1:41 🧑‍🍳💋 👏👏👏

@ebrent59 3 ай бұрын

😅

@redademe 3 ай бұрын

Great video Tom, the port you got off at (Tangier Med) is meant mostly for folks with cars/motorcycles/trucks going to other places in Morocco who don't want to get stuck in Tangier's traffic before getting on the highway. If you're a foot passenger it makes a million sense to get on the ferry from Tarifa which drops you off right in the heart of Tangier, Algeciras-Tarifa is also half the distance between Tangier's two ports. The third option that you didn't include is the ferry from Algeciras to Spain's exclave of Ceuta, this is the cheapest of all three crossings (Tarifa-Tangier being the priciest) but you then have to take a bus/taxi to the land crossing into Morocco and another taxi ride to the nearest major town. There are up to 5 other routes as you go east along the coast between Morocco/Spanish exclaves and mainland Spain bringing the total up to 8 different routes without counting the longer journeys from Barcelona/France/Italy, there's definitely no shortage of sea travel options between the two countries.

@HolgerJakobs 3 ай бұрын

Exactly! There are also ferries from Almería and Malaga for instance. The ferry from Tarifa to Tangier is 70€ return, which I find acceptable. I went on a 1-day guided tour from Tarifa to Tangier, including ferry, lunch and bus ride, which was only 79€. On the ferry you could have joined the queue just 20 min before arrival. It would have been quite short then. That's what I did.

@redademe 3 ай бұрын

@@HolgerJakobs Not sure when you went on your guided tour but the fares have gone up quite a bit, from Tarifa it's currently at 42EUR one way. Guided tours for daytrippers are discounted given travel agents negotiate special rates with ferry companies.

@siobhan28483 3 ай бұрын

I travelled from Tarifa, Spain to Tangier, Morocco in 2007. I was staying in Nerja at the time so had to take a coach to Tarifa. The trip to Morocco was amazing. It was my first time in Africa. Even though it was only a day trip, its one I'll never forget.

@JMB7777 3 ай бұрын

Denmark to Iceland via the Faroes would be cool too!

@ebrent59 3 ай бұрын

we took the same ferry from Morocco and the process was much smoother. I agree that the trip from Tangier to the ferry port is beautiful and should itself be considered an integral part of the journey.

@stevemcclure2879 3 ай бұрын

Looking forward to watching the African train video! We were in Granada and thought about going to Morocco, kind of wishing we had done it now!

@kathrynstemler6331 3 ай бұрын

7:50 I don’t think you can see the Atlas Mountains yet, but hopefully you’re headed there. They’re beautiful 😃

@simondavey7787 3 ай бұрын

Happy travels. Morocco is stunning.

@audioupgrades 3 ай бұрын

You're a hero for championing travel by train and boat. As always, a beautiful video filled with ambiance.

@dianaw248 3 ай бұрын

Bravo, Tom! Your photo what’s very well worth it! You did great! What a beautiful but Novell journey!

@realhawaii5o 3 ай бұрын

Last remaining? There's a lot of ferry routes.

@SilverNightKyle 3 ай бұрын

Another glorious adventure, my friend…

@JoshLeal1995 3 ай бұрын

I love you tom! 🧡

@kuukeli 3 ай бұрын

thank you for video

@JMB7777 3 ай бұрын

Marseille to Algiers next!

@thornton 3 ай бұрын

I would love to, if they grant me a visa 🙃

@ljosephdumas3113 3 ай бұрын

Hi, Tom. Just wanted to let you know the Closed Captions were reading Gibraltar as "Jaaa."

@benjaminjaffer1461 3 ай бұрын

Hello! I also traveled from Barcelona to Tangier overland a few months ago (via cordoba instead of Granada). However, I decided to go from tarifa and add a visit to Gibraltar. I must say immigration was just as painful and nobody even gave me an immigration card! That being said Tangier is an amazing city and I hope you enjoy it. Gibraltar is definitely worth visiting in the future too.

@witlof5492 3 ай бұрын

Did you have time to explore Cordoba? I went to the major cities in Andalusia by train - Granada, Seville etc. but there's something about Cordoba which stole my heart.

@HolgerJakobs 3 ай бұрын

Yes, Gibraltar is worth a visit. I parked my car right before the border (8€ per day) and continued with my bicycle into Gibraltar. I paid a visit to the town, bought ice cream and some ginger cookies at Marks and Spencer. Later I continued further South until Europa Point, had a coffee there, walked around and continued my bike ride around the peninsula on the Eastern coast. It was a very interesting day in April 2024.

@benjaminjaffer1461 3 ай бұрын

@@witlof5492 yes I did I thought it was incredible! I had been to Granada before too and thought cordoba was even cooler. The mosque was breathtaking and the city felt very well preserved from its Islamic era!

@rollingtroll 3 ай бұрын

Sweet!

@JohannesN91 3 ай бұрын

Take that ferry to Ceuta. That's cool place. Mixed culture with Spain and Morocco, weird religions, EU-Morocco borderline etc. And not touristy like Gibraltar definitely is...

@GeekyScot 3 ай бұрын

Some feedback of you’re open to it - I don’t necessarily mind the hard-coded subs at the start of the video, but maybe next time make them a bit smaller? I watch KZbin on my big TV and the font was huge!

@LouieAblett 3 ай бұрын

Ah now that’s the thing, on my average sized iPhone screen in vertical it was only slightly too big, which is quite common in KZbin for retention, and I would imagine people with worse vision could still struggle to read it

@DEFarnes 3 ай бұрын

I thought the code for Manta was POOR BID

@silvieb2024 3 ай бұрын

Hello from California. I enjoyed your video. ❤

@HumblElephant 3 ай бұрын

The quickest commenter this side of the atlantic

@yudeok413 2 ай бұрын

You haven't traveled until you've been stared at in disapproval by German bikers for breaking the rules 😂

@OnMyFeet82 3 ай бұрын

You did what I wanted to do. Well done for giving it a go and just getting to Tangier and it all being good once you got there. Gives me hope to do this!