INFORMATION BUREAU: Moroccan Tourist Office

205 Regent Street, London W1R 7DE, tel. 0171 437 0073. TRAVEL AGENCIES IN MOROCCO: The Moroccan State Tourist Office has branches all over the country:
22 avenue d'Alger, Rabat, tel. 002 127-730562, fax 002 127-727917;
Immeuble A, place du Prince Heritier Sidi Mohamed, Agadir, tel. 002 127-846377,
Fax 002 127-846378;
55 rue Omar Slaoui, Casablanca, tel. 002 127-271177;
Place Abdelmoumen Ben Ali, Marrakesh, tel. 002127-436131, fax 002 127-436057;
29 boulevard Pasteur, Tangiers, tel. 002127-948661, fax 002127-948050.

ENTRY FORMALITIES: A valid passport is all you need; Europeans are not asked to produce a visa or an inoculation certificate. On entering the country you will have to fill in a carte d'embarcation, which among other information asks for an address. If you are driving you must have your car papers and a green insurance card for Morocco with you. Cars are entered in your passport when you come into the country.

MOROCCAN EMBASSY: Moroccan Embassy, 49 Queens Gate Gardens, London 5W7 5NE, tel. 0171 581 5001. BRITISH EMBASSY IN MOROCCO: 17 boulevard Saomaat Hassan, BP 45, Rabat, tel. 002 127-720906.

HEALTH AND INOCULATIONS: Prophylactic treatment against malaria is not necessary. Inoculations against tetanus and polio are recommended. Check on the current situation with your doctor before you go.

MONEY: The Moroccan unit of currency is the dirham (DH). The exchange rate with the pound sterling in November 1997 was 15 dirhams to £1. There are 100 centimes to one dirham. Coins come in denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimes, and there are notes north 10, 50, 100 and 200 dirhams. There are no limits on the importation of foreign currency, though amounts of over 5,000 dirhams must be declared. Credit-card cash advances and traveler's check encashments are available from most banks, and credit cards and traveler's checks are widely accepted in larger hotels, shops, and restaurants.

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS: Moroccan currency must not be taken out of the country. There are simplified customs regulations for tourists, and items for everyday use may be brought in with you, including small hi-fl systems, a typewriter, 200 cigarettes and 2 liters of wine. The same items can be taken out of the country tax free, along with souvenirs. However, it is strictly forbidden to bring weapons into or out of the country.

GETTING TO MOROCCO-AIRLINE: Royal Air Maroc: 205 Regent Street, London W1R 2PE, tel. 0171 439 4361. Royal Air Maroc flies daily from Heathrow to Casablanca, Marrakesh, Agadir and Tangiers. There are other major airports in Fes and Rabat.