Just in case you aren’t bored hearing about my trip to Morocco, here is the second of three posts telling you what I got up to and whether it’s worth it. This post in particular is exploring the cities of Bouznika and Casablanca, which we managed to both cover in the same day.
Bouznika: Eden Island Surf Club
Located at the top of the beach in Bouznika, Eden Island Surf Club is a great place to give surfing a try. We, unfortunately, couldn’t surf because there weren’t any waves on the day we went. However, we were able to try paddle boarding. Personally, I feel that paddle boarding may be more my style (Post on that here). The instructor was very calm and patient with us, especially considering that only one of us spoke fluent French. He made us feel safe in the water, and was still able to have a laugh with us despite the language barrier. It honestly made paddle boarding such a fun time.
Final Comment: If you’re scared of surfing/the ocean in general, paddle boarding is worth a try
Rating: 9/10
Bouznika: Street Restaurants
Located in each beach town are a few small local street restaurants serving fish. The fish is so beautifully fresh, due to the place being so close to the beach, and also amazingly cheap. I honestly had such a great meal, consisting of fish, salad, and chips… Every single part of it was utterly perfect. I don’t know the name of the specific one we went to. However, according to my Morrocan friend (And volunteer tour guide), you find the same sorts of restaurants in every beach town you go to.
Final Comment: Warning – things may still come with the head on
Rating: 8/10
Bouznika: The Beach
As I mentioned in my Chicago post, I’m not the biggest fan of beaches. However, it must be noted that this is a pretty nice one. The pictures I have are so unbelievably beautiful, and the sand is and not at all stoney (I hate stoney sand). I’d recommend bringing towels, as the deck chairs are pretty expensive for what they are, but overall, pretty cute beach.
Final Comment: I would like to reinforce the fact that I am not particularly passionate about beaches…
Rating: 7/10
Casablanca: Rick’s Cafe
This was quite a fancy place, and happened to be the place where we went to treat ourselves. There was smooth and classy live background music, bread on the table as we sat down, and they refilled our wine glasses as soon as they started to look empty. The prices weren’t two bad: we split a bottle of wine between four of us, had a main and a dessert each and that came to around £30 each, which I would say is definitely worth the food that we had. This doesn’t feature on my vlog because you can’t film or take pictures inside, but this definitely didn’t detract from the experience. It made for a lovely night.
Final Comment: Their chocolate lava cake was beautiful, not a fan of the ice cream though.
Rating: 8/10
Casablanca: Mogador Marina Hotel
We only stayed at this hotel for a night so I can’t really say too much about it (Although, my friend does a pretty amazing room tour in my vlog here). However, the room was very pretty, and the view from the window was absolutely stunning, overlooking the whole of Casablanca. I will say that the breakfast was a little overpriced for what it was (Yes it was a buffet, but it wasn’t worth the money). But yeah, it wasn’t a bad hotel.
Final Comment: I recommend eating breakfast out if it’s not included in the price
Rating: 6/10
And there you have it! Everything I checked out in Bouznika and Casablanca. I didn’t really have any real time to explore Casablanca, so I’d love to do it again when I go back to Morocco. If you want a visual representation of these places, they’re covered in the first part of my Morocco travel vlog which you can find here – you should most definitely check it out, we’re adorable if I do say so myself.
Do any of these places pop out at you? Let me know in the comments!
Lots of love,
Jas xx
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I massively want to try paddle boarding (and surfing too actually but I’m a bit scared of that!) xx
You totally should! Honestly, I was such a fan
Jas xx
I would love to paddle board, i don’t think surfing would be my thing either! restaurants next to the beach are a dream!! I mean “Beaches and Good Food” is what I live for, glad you had an amazing time!! xx
Thank you, I had a really amazing time! And paddle boarding is such a great compromise for people (like me) that don’t really like the idea of surfing!
Jas xx
Oh I looove paddle boarding! It’s like a safer option for the less coordinated (aka me) who aren’t able to surf haha! Sounds like you had a wonderful time! 🙂 xx
Exactly, I used it as a safer option! Haha
Jas xx
I was in Morocco a few years ago and wish I’d tried paddle boarding! Eden Island Surf Club sounds wonderful, it must have been so much fun especially in the heat. Thank you for sharing xx
It was so good, especially in the heat! If you end up going to Morocco again, I strongly recommend!
Jas xx
It sounds like you had a great trip! I’d love to try paddle boarding, it sounds like such great fun!xx
It’s so much fun! I strongly recommend!
Jas xx
Sounds like a lovely trip! I’d never thought about paddle boarding (I’m not sure I’d even heard of it) but you’ve made it sound really fun and I really want to try it now 🙂 x
Honestly I didn’t really know what it was until I tried it! Strongly recommend!
Jas xx
I’ve never even thought to try out paddle boarding but your experience sound so fun, I want to give it a go now! I’m like you, I’m not a massive beach fan either but that does sound gorgeous. And chocolate lava cake sounds delicious! x
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The chocolate lava cake was amazing! Honestly you should definitely try paddle boarding
Jas xx
I’m not a big fan of the ocean/ beaches either. Paddle boarding sounds like fun though. Maybe a lake instead. Lol
Yeah, you can go paddle boarding in a lake!
Jas xx
Your trip looks gorgeous Jasmine – I’m sufficiently jealous, my school went on a trip to Morocco recently & it looked so nice! I’d definitely like to try paddle boarding – not sure how I’d feel about surfing!?xx
Yeah I was the same in regards to surfing! Honestly recommend paddle boarding!
Jas xx
Wow, that’s amazing that you were able to take a trip there.
It truly was!
Jas xx
Your tip sounds amazing! So happy you had a great time.
Much love, Kirsty. X
Thank you! I did
Jas xx