Coastal Moroccan Road Trip Turns Into CHAOS (Borders Closed and Locked In Morocco)
In this Morocco Travel Vlog, I take you with me on what started out as a beautiful Moroccan Road Trip down Morocco’s Western coast, but turned into a disaster, with news of the new Omicron Coronavirus variant, Morocco closing its borders, and me trying to leave Morocco as soon as possible. My original plan was to start in the town of Essaouira Morocco and head down the coast to Imsouane Morocco and Taghazout Morocco, with the potential for a few small stops in between.
To start off my Morocco Travel Vlog 2021 and Moroccan Road Trip, I took a bus a few hours west of Marrakech to the beautiful town of Essaouira, Morocco. Essaouira is a tranquil town on Morocco’s Western coast, most known for its huge fishing port and tranquil, colorful Medina. To start off my time in Essaouira, I walked along one of the beaches to the main fishing port, which is filled with tons of people packing, loading, and selling all types of fish. The main fishing port in Essaouira, Morocco is a great place to experience the local culture and buy some fresh fish at the local fish market. Next on my Morocco Travel Vlog, I walked over to Essaouira’s famous Medina, which is the old town of Essaouira. The Medina in Essaouira is filled with tons of shops, cafes, restaurants, and markets. It’s another great place to experience the local culture of Essaouira. One thing I loved about the Medina in Essaouira is that compared to other medinas in Morocco, like in Marrakech and Fes, the medina in Essaouira is much more calm and tranquil.
The next stop on my Morocco Travel Vlog and Coastal Moroccan Road Trip was a few hours south of Essaouira to the small town of Imsouane, Morocco. Imsouane, Morocco is a beautiful, charming little town that is a great place to escape some of the bigger crowds in other areas of Morocco. Imsouane Morocco is most known for its incredible surf scene, with two main surf spots in town, The Bay and The Cathedral. Imsouane is also a great place to learn how to surf as The Bay is often home to beginner friendly waves. The town of Imsouane, Morocco is quite small, with no ATM and no major grocery store. However, Imsouane has everything you need to enjoy a few quiet days on the beach! Imsouane, Morocco is a must visit on any Moroccan roadtrip!
During my time in Imsouane, Morocco, news emerged of a new coronavirus variant, called Omicron. Quickly after news of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, Morocco closed its borders, cancelling all flights and ferries in and out of the country for a minimum of 2 weeks. At first I thought that news of Morocco closing its borders due to COVID-19 wasn’t a big deal, and I would continue on my Morocco road trip, but as I thought about it more, I realized I couldn’t take the risk of getting stuck in Morocco for many months. So, I decided to end my Moroccan Road Trip early and try to leave Imsouane, Morocco as soon as possible.
Next on my Morocco Travel Vlog 2021, I hitchhiked out of the town of Imsouane, Morocco, took a bus back to Essaouira, Morocco, and then another bus to Marrakech, Morocco. The next morning I was fortunate enough to get on a flight from Marrakech to Paris, France. The last 24 hours of my Morocco Road Trip was the most chaotic and hectic 24 hours of my life! I hope to go back to Morocco sometime soon after leaving the country on such short notice and continue on with my Moroccan Road Trip. I hope you enjoyed my Morocco Travel Vlog!
0:00 Intro
0:27 Essaouira Fishing Port
2:44 Essaouira Medina
5:34 Imsouane Coast
7:14 Imsouane Tour
10:09 Realizing I Can’t Leave Morocco
11:52 Hitchhiking out of Imsouane
15:23 New Plan to Leave Morocco
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If you are new to my channel, Welcome! My name is Matt and at the beginning of 2021 I decided to QUIT my job to pursue my dream and travel the world. After exploring Morocco for a few weeks, Morocco quickly closed its borders with news of the new Omicron Coronavirus variant, forcing me to end my Moroccan road trip early and try to leave the country as soon as possible.
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After 3 weeks exploring Morocco's interior, I started a road trip down Morocco's coastline to discover a new side of this beautiful country. Unfortunately, my coastal road trip took an unexpected turn, leading to one of my wildest travel adventures EVER. I have many more Morocco adventures coming soon, so don't forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! 🇲🇦
@marvelousoui4393
2 жыл бұрын
Oh! That doesn’t sound good. What happened?
@BillBosthrom
2 жыл бұрын
Nice vlogs 🙏👍
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
@@BillBosthrom Thank you!
We were locked down in Morocco in 2020 and it was great. We were happy to be there:). But we also had nowhere else to be so it was all good. We actually ended up spending nine months there! Loved it!
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Morocco is not a bad place to be stuck in! I really enjoyed my time in Morocco too!
@imax2000
2 жыл бұрын
9 Months wow, you deserve the Moroccan citizenship :D
@ArtisticVoyages
2 жыл бұрын
@@imax2000 haha we loved Morocco but were also happy to move on:).
WOW!! Thanks for sharing your journey!
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stone!
what a wild adventure!
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
It really was, thanks Michelle!
I loved my time in Morocco esp Essuria,Great video glad u made it out..5:08 mark in video is the part where G.O.T was filmed
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sulayman! I’m glad you enjoyed Morocco as much as I did, and thanks for the info!
Hi Matt What adventure you have been on beautiful coast line in Morocco 🇲🇦 I’m so pleased you got a flight ✈️ out of the country unfortunately I think many more restrictions are going to be rolled out around the globe 🌎 Stay safe where ever you get to. 🇺🇸🏴.
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks George! I agree, staying safe is the top priority! Hope you are well!
@georgemcclafferty
2 жыл бұрын
@@MattKramerTravels thanks Matt I’m fit and well 👍.
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
@@georgemcclafferty Always glad to hear!
A long time ago I experienced much chaos and adventure traveling around Morocco. I enjoyed the video.
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
It’s all part of the adventure!
Following you from : Richmond - Virginia as a native of Morocco 🇲🇦🙏
@MattKramerTravels
Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy to hear this!
17:06 Damn! Talk about Mark of the Beast!
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Had me on the edge of my seat at the end there. Great video!
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
It was a crazy day full of lots of unexpected events!
Glad to see that luck was on your side and you were able to get a ticket. All well ends well.
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Maison, me too!
Wild ,stay safe
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you !
Beautiful town,,,but the music at the background which u ve used is so mesmerizing
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
Great job Matt❤exceptional editing, good music and nice balance of you and scenery. I am looking forward to watching them all. Thanks
So glad you made it! I've traveled that west coast and think it is magnificent.
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more Stephen, It’s so incredible
HOLY CRAP, I had stomach cramps just waiting to see if you would get aboard that plane. I need a cocktail . . . . . .
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
It was one heck of a crazy day!
What an adventure my friend so finally you could leave the country... what a relieve!
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
It was quite the adventure, I’m glad it all worked out in the end too! Thank you!
Such a great vlog!!
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Mourad, I’ll have more content from Morocco coming soon!
@mouradpacha9176
2 жыл бұрын
@@MattKramerTravelswe will wait impatiently , welcome to Marrakesh...
Nice vlog awesome experience here in morocco👍✌
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Lovely vdo. Thank you to share.
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Danilo!
Just discovered your channel and subscribed! Keep it up, these kind of adventures are just awesome! I am Moroccan from Nador and I can say you are so lucky to have experienced this! Looking forward to more videos.
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Mohamed, my time in Morocco was incredible!
Nice vlog dude, I am glad you enjoyed it here, If it was not ended up that way, you could have continued your trip south to Agadir city and in between to experience the wonderful surf spots like Taghazout etc. good to know you made it to France though. welcome back again anytime.
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much and that was the plan! I’m happy i still got to spend 3.5 weeks in Morocco but it means I have to come back sometime soon to finish my road trip!
Hey Man. I was a little worried for you when you left us from Imessouane. but very happy for you to know your news after watching your adventure vlog. You are always in time. Keep going and hope to see you soon. Big Salam from Morocco 🤙🏽❤
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I really appreciate it! I hope to come back to Imsouane someday!
You need good amount of clouds in the sky to capture remaining light to bounce of clouds to get stellar sunset
Amazing 😍🙏👍
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Morocco is a special place!
الشواطىء الجنوبية هي الاجمل على الاطلاق
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the beaches in the south of Morocco are so amazing!
I am a new subscriber-what an adventure you had!! I admire your courage and free spirit!! I am now 64 but when in my 30's traveled alone to many countries!!!!
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Caren! I'm glad you had the chance to explore the world too!
@carendancer8265
2 жыл бұрын
@@MattKramerTravels Not over yet!!! My dream is to spend at least one month in Spain studying Flamenco with my teachers in Triana in person!! Ideally, I would like to spend one month in Spain and one month in Portugal. Traveling is hard for a few reasons now so I have to be patient. I am in love with Flamenco dancing (have studied for 10 years) but my spouse would prefer Portugal. Dreaming of the Mediterranean and sunshine!!!!!
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
@@carendancer8265 That sounds incredible, i hope you get to Spain/Portugal sometime soon!
You're brave for going to this area. Did you feel safe?
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I felt very safe the entire time!
@eliasjak
2 жыл бұрын
dude morocco is more safer the the state where you can get shoot In a traffic stop chill
@hichamjanebi3841
2 жыл бұрын
Morocco is more safe then your backyard 🤦🏻♂️. 🇲🇦❤️🇲🇦
@samibakkal4016
2 жыл бұрын
In Morocco you are never alone! Population always reached out to you to help & protect you if needed that's a part of the legendry Moroccan hospitality! Cheers
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
@@samibakkal4016 Moroccan people were super friendly when i was there! It was great
It's my original city It's great
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Your original city is really nice!
@AyoubBoukaftane
2 жыл бұрын
@@MattKramerTravels Yah is beautiful 😍 Thanks for your opinion
Soyez le bien venu chez nous
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ahmed!
🌹🥰🌹🥰🌹❤🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 From Casablanca ❤❤❤
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dina!
Welcome to Morocco ❤️🇲🇦❤️🇲🇦❤️🇲🇦
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
Nice vlog! What camera are you using? The colors are so vibrant!
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Fatima! The colors are super vibrant in person too! I was using a GoPro hero 8 as my main vlogging camera
I wish i was stuck in morocco 4 a couple of months
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely not the worst place to be stuck, haha!
Welcome to morocco evrytime❤️
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
Imousane rocks !!! but i prefer Beddouzza Cape
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
I’ll have to check that out next time, thanks for the tip!
Wow. 😍😍😍 So beautiful place. Stay safe! I have a travel to morocco this December, but is was canceled no international flight.
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, you too! I hope you get to visit sometime soon!
@yhemalanao5885
2 жыл бұрын
@@MattKramerTravels my pleasure ❤️😊.. Yeah, inshaallah sooner.. I'm still not booked again, because I don't know witch months or days will open.
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
@@yhemalanao5885 I hope you get to go soon!
🇲🇦❤🇲🇦❤🇲🇦❤🇲🇦❤🇲🇦❤🇲🇦
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Morocco is a beautiful country, thanks Sami!
@samimellouki1305
2 жыл бұрын
@@MattKramerTravels yes I Come from Germany Im Born in Wiesbaden,But Morocco is the beautiful Country of the World,Ich war Ungarn Türkei Tunis ägypt,Tschechien,italy spain France,MOROCCO is the number 1 of the World🇲🇦❤
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
@@samimellouki1305 I agree Morocco is extremely special!
ive been 2 times this year and im going again soon what better place to get stuck its cheap and great weather all year round if you run out of money just get mum on the phone.
Welcom to morocoo❤❤❤🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦👍👍👍
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Hassan!
🇲🇦🇺🇸
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
From Morocco you can go to Spain ilegally please reply me correct information?
When will you get your booster and omicron jab? How long will you put up with this bs?
سلام عليكم ✌🌲🌵🌴🌳🇲🇦🇲🇦👍
@MattKramerTravels
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Abderrahim!
hoomans overfishing our oceans.? nah. not at all. .... .....