# eSIM for Morocco

Viasimo's Morocco eSIM starts at $1.29 for 100 MB over 7 days, running on Orange Morocco with 5G where available. Plans last 1 to 180 days, arrive by email in minutes and install from your phone's settings, with no app.

Canonical page: https://viasimo.com/destinations/morocco/

## Morocco eSIM prices

| Plan | Data | Days | Price | Price per GB |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 500 MB, 1 day | 500 MB | 1 | $1.79 | $3.67 |
| 2 GB, 1 day | 2 GB | 1 | $4.79 | $2.40 |
| 10 GB, 1 day | 10 GB | 1 | $13.99 | $1.40 |
| Unlimited, 3 days | Unlimited | 3 | $12.99 | - |
| Unlimited, 5 days | Unlimited | 5 | $20.99 | - |
| 100 MB, 7 days | 100 MB | 7 | $1.29 | $13.21 |
| 500 MB, 7 days | 500 MB | 7 | $2.00 | $4.10 |
| 1 GB, 7 days | 1 GB | 7 | $2.59 | $2.59 |
| Unlimited, 7 days | Unlimited | 7 | $27.99 | - |
| Unlimited, 10 days | Unlimited | 10 | $37.99 | - |
| 2 GB, 15 days | 2 GB | 15 | $5.99 | $3.00 |
| Unlimited, 15 days | Unlimited | 15 | $55.99 | - |
| 3 GB, 30 days | 3 GB | 30 | $6.99 | $2.33 |
| 5 GB, 30 days | 5 GB | 30 | $9.00 | $1.80 |
| 10 GB, 30 days | 10 GB | 30 | $16.00 | $1.60 |
| 20 GB, 30 days | 20 GB | 30 | $26.00 | $1.30 |
| 50 GB, 30 days | 50 GB | 30 | $52.99 | $1.06 |
| Unlimited, 30 days | Unlimited | 30 | $104.99 | - |
| Unlimited, 60 days | Unlimited | 60 | $204.99 | - |
| Unlimited, 90 days | Unlimited | 90 | $309.99 | - |
| Unlimited, 180 days | Unlimited | 180 | $609.99 | - |

## Which networks does the Morocco eSIM use?

- **Orange Morocco**: 5G

Your eSIM picks one automatically; you do not choose or switch between them.

The operator list comes from the network partner that carries this eSIM. Verified October 30, 2026.

## eSIM Details

- **Data**: 100 MB – 50 GB or unlimited
- **Validity**: 1–180 days
- **Speed**: 4G LTE / 5G
- **Hotspot / tethering**: Supported on most devices
- **Activation**: Automatic on arrival
- **Speed management**: Roughly 2-3 GB per day at full speed, sometimes less depending on the local carrier, then reduced
- **Top-ups**: Add more data from your account, before the plan expires
- **Text messages (SMS)**: Data only: use an app for verification codes
- **Unused validity**: 180 days before it must be installed

## Morocco: what to know before you land

Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/morocco/#destination-guide · Researched October 2026 by Viasimo

Morocco's three operators switched on commercial 5G on 7 November 2025, and by the end of that year it reached about 38 percent of the population. Your eSIM runs on Orange Morocco, which market reports put slightly ahead of inwi and Maroc Telecom on subscriptions. Leave the drone and the satellite phone at home, and plan around a currency you can't take out of the country.

### Morocco: quick facts

| Fact | Morocco |
| --- | --- |
| Emergency number | 190 (police; 19 from landlines), 150 (ambulance; 15 from landlines), 177 (Gendarmerie), 112 from mobiles |
| Main airports | Mohammed V International Airport (Casablanca) (CMN); Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK); Agadir–Al Massira Airport (AGA) |
| Plug types | Type C, E (230V) |
| Currency | Moroccan dirham (MAD) |
| Apps worth having | WhatsApp, Careem, inDrive, ONCF Trafic, Google Maps |

### Morocco's November 2025 5G launch with Orange

(Morocco · https://viasimo.com/destinations/morocco/#guide-morocco-s-november-2025-5g-launch-with-orange)

Morocco awarded 5G licences in 2025, and according to the regulator **ANRT**, Orange Maroc, inwi and Maroc Telecom all began commercial 5G on **7 November 2025**, in time for the Africa Cup of Nations hosted in Moroccan cities that winter. By the end of 2025, ANRT put 5G population coverage at around **38 percent**.

That figure tells you where 5G is: the big cities that hosted matches and fan zones, such as Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Tangier, Fez and Agadir. In small towns, the Atlas, the gorges and the desert you'll be on 4G or slower.

Orange is a strong network to be on. Industry reports in 2025 had it slightly ahead of inwi and Maroc Telecom on mobile subscriptions, in a market of more than 58 million lines, far more than the population, because many Moroccans carry two SIMs.

Your eSIM uses Orange only. If a riad owner in the mountains says Maroc Telecom works better in their village, believe them and use the riad's wifi for anything heavy.

### Drones, satellite phones and what customs will confiscate

(Morocco · https://viasimo.com/destinations/morocco/#guide-drones-satellite-phones-and-what-customs-will-confiscate)

Two gadgets that people often pack for a Sahara or Atlas trip can cause real trouble at Moroccan customs.

- **Drones are prohibited** without prior government authorisation, and the US State Department says the authorities will confiscate them. That includes drones in your hold luggage.
- **Satellite phones are strictly regulated** and also need prior authorisation to bring in or use. If you're planning a trek in Erg Chebbi or the High Atlas, rely on your guide's arrangements and your phone's mobile signal near villages instead.

Photography also has limits. Don't photograph royal palaces, embassies, government buildings, police or military sites. If you're unsure whether a building counts, ask before you raise your phone.

For emergencies, the State Department lists **190** for police (19 from a landline), **150** for an ambulance (15 from a landline) and **177** for the Gendarmerie Royale, which polices rural areas and main roads. **112** also works from mobiles. Save them as contacts before your first road trip.

### Petit taxis, ride-hailing and the closed dirham

(Morocco · https://viasimo.com/destinations/morocco/#guide-petit-taxis-ride-hailing-and-the-closed-dirham)

In the cities you'll use **petit taxis**, which are colour-coded by city: red in Casablanca, blue in Rabat and tan in Marrakech. Ask the driver to switch on the meter, and expect them sometimes to pick up other passengers on the way.

Ride-hailing apps such as **Careem** and **inDrive** work in larger cities, but they sit in a legal grey area while Morocco drafts legislation to regulate them. The State Department reports that rideshare drivers and passengers have been harassed by taxi drivers, particularly near hotels, airports and conference venues. Meeting your driver a short walk away from a taxi rank helps.

Money needs some planning, because the **dirham (MAD) is a closed currency**:

- You can't take dirhams out of Morocco. Change what's left at a bank or the airport before you fly home.
- Keep your exchange receipts, as you need them to convert dirhams back.
- Declare foreign currency above 15,000 dirhams on arrival.
- Larger hotels and shops take cards, sometimes with a fee. Souks, small cafés and taxis generally want cash. ATMs accept foreign cards.

### Sources for the Morocco guide

- [Telecommunications in Morocco (Wikipedia, citing ANRT)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Morocco)
- [Morocco International Travel Information (US State Department)](https://www.travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Morocco.html)
- [Plug, socket and voltage by country (World Standards)](https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/)
- [List of emergency telephone numbers (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emergency_telephone_numbers)

## Seven days in Morocco: Marrakech, the High Atlas, the Dades Gorge, Erg Chebbi and Fez

7-day itinerary · 7 days · Source: https://viasimo.com/destinations/morocco/#itinerary

The classic south-to-north crossing by car or private driver: two days in Marrakech's medina, over the High Atlas to Aït-Ben-Haddou, through the Dades and Todra gorges to a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes, then north through the Middle Atlas to Fez.

**When to go:** March to May and October to November are best, with warm days and cold desert nights; summer is very hot in Marrakech and the Sahara, and winter can bring snow that closes the Tizi n'Tichka pass for a few hours or days.

### Day 1 in Morocco: Marrakech: Jemaa el-Fna and the souks

- **Base:** Marrakech
- **Getting there:** Marrakech Menara airport (RAK) is about 15 minutes from the medina by petit taxi; agree a fare or insist on the meter.
- **Plan:** Start at the Koutoubia Mosque, whose minaret you can admire from the gardens, then walk into Jemaa el-Fna, the great square at the heart of the UNESCO-listed medina. Spend the afternoon in the souks to the north, from the dyers' quarter to the leatherworkers, and visit the Ben Youssef Madrasa's carved cedar and tilework. Return to Jemaa el-Fna at dusk when the food stalls set up.
- **Mobile signal:** Orange Morocco's 5G reaches parts of Marrakech; in the narrow, covered souk lanes signal often drops to weak 4G, so load your offline map first.

### Day 2 in Morocco: Marrakech's palaces and gardens

- **Base:** Marrakech
- **Plan:** In the kasbah district, visit the Saadian Tombs and the ruined El Badi Palace, then the Bahia Palace's courtyards and painted ceilings. After lunch, take a taxi to the Jardin Majorelle, the cobalt-blue garden restored by Yves Saint Laurent, and the museum dedicated to him next door. End with a hammam or a rooftop view of the Atlas at sunset.
- **Mobile signal:** Good 4G and some 5G across the new town, Gueliz and the kasbah district; thick palace walls weaken coverage indoors.

### Day 3 in Morocco: Over the Tizi n'Tichka to Aït-Ben-Haddou

- **Base:** Aït-Ben-Haddou
- **Getting there:** About 4 hours by road from Marrakech, with mountain hairpins.
- **Plan:** Drive south into the High Atlas on the N9, climbing through Berber villages to the Tizi n'Tichka pass at about 2,260 metres. Detour to the kasbah of Telouet if time allows. Descend to Aït-Ben-Haddou, the UNESCO-listed fortified village of earthen houses on a hill above the Ounila river, and climb to the granary at the top for sunset.
- **Mobile signal:** 4G on most of the N9, with dead spots on the switchbacks either side of the pass; Aït-Ben-Haddou has 4G in the new village across the river.

### Day 4 in Morocco: Ouarzazate and the Dades Gorge

- **Base:** Dades Gorge
- **Getting there:** About 3 hours by road from Aït-Ben-Haddou to Boumalne Dades and into the gorge.
- **Plan:** Pass through Ouarzazate and visit the Taourirt Kasbah. Continue east along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through the Skoura palm grove and the rose-growing valley around Kelaat M'Gouna. Turn up into the Dades Gorge to see the rounded red rock formations and drive the famous hairpin bends above the river. Overnight in a guesthouse in the gorge.
- **Mobile signal:** 4G in Ouarzazate and the towns on the N10; deep in the Dades Gorge coverage is patchy and some guesthouses rely on wifi.

### Day 5 in Morocco: Todra Gorge and into the Erg Chebbi dunes

- **Base:** Merzouga (Erg Chebbi)
- **Getting there:** About 4 hours by road from the Dades Gorge to Merzouga.
- **Plan:** Stop at the Todra Gorge near Tinghir and walk between its sheer walls, which rise around 300 metres above the stream. Drive on via Erfoud and Rissani to Merzouga at the edge of Erg Chebbi. In the late afternoon, ride or walk with camels into the dunes to a desert camp, and climb a dune for sunset. Stay in the camp overnight.
- **Mobile signal:** 4G in Tinghir and Merzouga village; out in the dunes signal is weak to nil, though some camps near the edge pick up a bar. The Algerian border to the east is closed.

### Day 6 in Morocco: North through the Ziz valley and the Middle Atlas to Fez

- **Base:** Fez
- **Getting there:** About 8 to 9 hours by road from Merzouga to Fez; a long day, so break it with stops.
- **Plan:** Watch sunrise from the dunes, then start the long drive north. Follow the Ziz valley's palm groves and gorges past Errachidia, cross the Middle Atlas via Midelt, and stop in the cedar forest near Azrou to look for Barbary macaques. Pass through Ifrane, the alpine-style resort town, and arrive in Fez in the evening.
- **Mobile signal:** Long stretches of the N13 between Errachidia and Midelt have weak or no signal; 4G returns around Azrou and Ifrane, and 5G may be available in Fez.

### Day 7 in Morocco: Fez el-Bali: the medina

- **Base:** Fez
- **Getting there:** Fez–Saïss airport (FEZ) is about 20 minutes from the medina; trains also run to Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakech.
- **Plan:** Spend the day in Fez el-Bali, the UNESCO-listed medieval medina, with a licensed guide to navigate its lanes. See the Bou Inania Madrasa, the outside of the Al-Qarawiyyin mosque and university, the Nejjarine fountain and the Chouara tannery from a leather shop balcony. Finish at the Marinid tombs on the hill for a view over the old city.
- **Mobile signal:** Signal is weak in the deepest, narrowest lanes of the medina, so a downloaded offline map is essential; it improves on the hilltop and in the new town.

### Staying connected on this Morocco route

- Download offline maps of the Marrakech and Fez medinas and of the N9, N10 and N13 before you set off.
- Your eSIM uses Orange only; in the mountains and desert, if your host says Maroc Telecom is stronger, use their wifi.
- Leave drones and satellite phones at home: both need prior authorisation and can be confiscated at customs.
- Tell family that the desert camp night may be offline.

### Sources for the Morocco itinerary

- [Morocco World Heritage properties (UNESCO)](https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/ma)
- [Merzouga (Wikivoyage)](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Merzouga)
- [Morocco regional risks (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/morocco/regional-risks)
- [Morocco International Travel Information (US State Department)](https://www.travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Morocco.html)
- [Telecommunications in Morocco (Wikipedia, citing ANRT)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Morocco)

## About this eSIM

Our Morocco coverage runs through Orange Morocco on 4G LTE and 5G. That combination handles everything a traveller needs across the cities, the coast and the main routes between them, and the honest limits sit where you would expect: high in the Atlas passes, deep in the Sahara, and inside the medinas, where the problem is not really the network at all but the fact that a satellite fix cannot find you between two walls a metre apart.

### Getting online when you land

Marrakech Menara, Casablanca Mohammed V and Agadir are the usual entry points, and all three put you in a taxi or a train within minutes of clearing customs. Being online before that happens is worth doing.

Install the profile at home over wifi, keep it switched off, and enable it once you land. Give it a minute or two to attach to the network, then set it as your data line and leave your usual SIM in place for calls and codes, with its roaming turned off.

If you are heading to a riad in the old city, this first connection matters more than usual. Riads sit down alleys that cars cannot enter, and the standard arrangement is that someone meets you at a named gate or square. Being able to call or message that person from the taxi is the difference between a smooth arrival and a long wait with your luggage.

### The networks you'll be on

You will be on Orange Morocco, with 4G LTE and 5G where it has been rolled out. For practical purposes 5G is not the difference people imagine: 4G LTE runs maps, messaging, internet calls, uploads and streaming perfectly well, and the country's geography will affect your day far more than radio generation ever does.

Attachment is automatic and there is nothing to set up. When you leave a city and the connection steps down to 3G, expect slower page loads rather than a dead phone. Text-based apps keep working on 3G long after video has given up, which is worth remembering on a long drive: send the message, save the video call for the hotel.

### Where coverage holds, and where it thins

Reliable: Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat, Fez, Tangier and Meknes, the coastal run down through Essaouira to Agadir, and the motorway and main rail corridors linking the northern cities. On the trains between Tangier, Rabat and Casablanca you will stay connected for most of the journey.

Patchy: the High Atlas. The road over the Tizi n'Tichka pass toward Ouarzazate spends a long time in switchbacks with rock on one side and a drop on the other, and the signal comes and goes accordingly. The Todra and Dades gorges are worse, because the walls are the whole point of visiting them. Trekking routes toward Toubkal, and the villages in the Ourika and Imlil valleys, range from usable to nothing depending on which side of a ridge you are standing.

The desert is its own case. Merzouga and the towns at the edge of the dunes generally have service; once you are out at a camp in Erg Chebbi you should assume you do not. Camel treks are offline time. Plan for that rather than being surprised by it.

Then the medinas, which surprise people most. You will usually have a data connection inside the old cities of Fez and Marrakech; what you will not have is an accurate position on the map, because the alleys are narrow, covered in places, and walled on both sides. Your blue dot will drift or jump. This is a satellite positioning limitation, not a network one, and no plan fixes it.

### What you'll actually use data for here

Communication with the people organising your days: riad hosts, drivers, desert camps and guides, almost all of whom work through messaging apps and expect a reply. This is the single heaviest use.

Transport next. Trains are booked and checked online, long-distance coaches run to published timetables, and in the larger cities there are app-based taxi options alongside the petits taxis you flag on the street, which makes agreeing a fare much less of a negotiation. For anything intercity, live times save real time.

Then translation. Arabic and French dominate signage, Amazigh languages are widely spoken in the mountains, and a camera translation app makes menus, bus boards and shop signs readable instantly. Currency conversion is the other frequent lookup, especially in the souks.

Finally, practical scheduling: prayer times, which govern when some places close; opening hours during Ramadan, which differ substantially from the rest of the year; and weather, which in this country means both the heat in the south and genuine snow in the Atlas in winter.

### Before you fly

Check the handset is unlocked and eSIM capable, and install the profile at home rather than in an airport queue.

Download offline maps for every region on your route, and download the medina areas specifically; even with an unreliable position, having the street layout cached helps you orient by landmark. Screenshot your riad's name, the nearest gate or square, and the host's number in Arabic and Latin script if you have both.

Carry a power bank. Days here are long, the heat drains batteries, and desert camps and mountain guesthouses often run on limited power in the evening.

## Before you travel to Morocco

Moroccan SIMs, prepaid included, must be registered to the buyer's official identity document; the regulator ANRT has banned anonymous SIMs since 2014. A travel eSIM avoids the paperwork.

Local SIM-registration rules apply to buying a SIM in the country. A travel eSIM is a foreign profile roaming onto the local network, so you are not registering anything locally and there is no counter to queue at.

Coverage is uneven between the cities and the countryside, so download offline maps before heading into the Atlas or the desert.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does an eSIM work in Morocco?

Yes. Your Morocco eSIM connects automatically the moment you arrive, with no roaming fees and nothing to set up at the airport. The host networks it can use are Orange Morocco. Coverage runs on 4G LTE and 5G where the network has rolled it out, and falls back to 4G elsewhere.

### Do I get 5G in Morocco?

Yes, where it has been deployed. 5G runs on Orange Morocco in Morocco, and your eSIM uses it automatically on a 5G-capable phone, dropping back to 4G LTE outside covered areas. No country is covered everywhere, so 5G availability varies by location.

### Is there 5G in Morocco?

Yes. Orange Maroc, inwi and Maroc Telecom launched commercial 5G on 7 November 2025, according to the regulator ANRT, which said coverage reached about 38 percent of the population by the end of 2025. It is concentrated in the big cities such as Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Tangier and Agadir. Elsewhere you'll be on 4G.

### Can I bring a drone to Morocco?

Not without prior permission from the Moroccan government. The US State Department says drones are prohibited and that customs will confiscate them, so most visitors should leave theirs at home. Satellite phones are also strictly regulated and need authorisation to import or use, which is worth knowing before a desert or Atlas trek.

### Can I take Moroccan dirhams home?

No. The dirham is a closed currency and taking it out of Morocco is prohibited. Change leftover dirhams back at a bank or airport exchange desk before you leave, and keep the receipts from when you changed money on arrival, because you'll need them to convert dirhams back into foreign currency.

### Does Uber or Careem work in Morocco?

Ride-hailing apps such as Careem and inDrive operate in larger Moroccan cities, but their legal status is unclear while the government drafts new rules. The US State Department reports harassment of rideshare drivers and passengers by taxi drivers, especially near hotels and airports. Petit taxis are the standard option, and you should ask for the meter.

### How much data do I need for 7 days in Morocco?

For 7 days in Morocco, Viasimo sells 100 MB for $1.29, 500 MB for $2.00, 1 GB for $2.59, and unlimited data for $27.99. Our sizing recommendation, not a measurement: maps, messaging and the occasional lookup, about 1 GB a week; maps, social, photos and some browsing, about 3 to 7 GB a week. The data calculator on this site works it out from how you actually use your phone.

## Information and verification

- **Prices and plans**: Every price and allowance on this page is read from the live catalog, not typed in. Verified October 30, 2026.
- **Host networks**: The operator list comes from the network partner that carries this eSIM. Verified October 30, 2026.
- **Local rules**: SIM registration and device rules, checked against the sources below. Verified September 23, 2026. Source: [privacyinternational.org](https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3018/timeline-sim-card-registration-laws), [lavieeco.com](https://www.lavieeco.com/affaires/cartes-sim-anonymes-les-operateurs-tenus-didentifier-les-souscripteurs-a-leurs-services-mobiles/), [freedomhouse.org](https://freedomhouse.org/country/morocco/freedom-net/2024)