Useful informations

Ramadan is a lunar month dedicated to fast from sun-up to sundown, the faithful abstain from food, drink, tobacco and sex to concentrate on spiritual renewal and charity.
Many businesses operate with limited hours and staff, so try to book accommodation, transport and tours in advance. Call offices to ensure someone will be there. Most restaurants close during the day, pack lunches or reserve at tourist restaurants. Stores often close in the afternoon; bargaining is better before thirst is felt in the midday heat.
From 2017, Ramadan falls in the summer, so be prepared for long, hot days.
Sunset streets fill with Ramadan finery.

Tourists are exempt from fasting; it’s hard enough at home under controlled conditions. To show support, avoid eating, drinking or smoking in public, and grant people privacy at prayer times. Taxi drivers don’t appreciate being flagged down minutes before the evening call to prayer announcing iftar.

It is impossible to determine most of Morocco’s public holidays, as the dates are timed according to the lunar calendar; therefore, the dates vary from year to year, so the Muslim calendar begins around 11 days earlier each year. This happens in other Islam countries and cities like Dubai and Istanbul.
Although the public holidays do not have a set date in Morocco, it always comes in handy to find out about the country’s main bank holidays before travelling.