An order at 2 a.m., a medicine to find on a public holiday, a delivery time to make sense of: these guides answer the questions that come up when you need something right away in Marrakech or Rabat.
Your flight landed late or the fridge is empty at 1 a.m. Delivery still runs, but the city works differently at night. Here are the details that get a courier to your door.
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Pharmacies in Morocco take turns covering nights and Sundays, so the right door changes over time. How to find the on-duty pharmacy in Marrakech, and what a courier can handle for you.
Read the articleLiving in Rabat as an expat or staying on business? The pharmacy on call may sit several districts away. How to read the list, when to go out yourself and what to do about repeats and original prescriptions.
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The time you are quoted before confirming covers several stages, most of them far from your door. What makes a Moroccan delivery run faster or slower, and how much weight to give the figure.
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New to Marrakech? Addresses work differently from one district to the next. A practical tour of Guéliz, Hivernage, the Médina, the Palmeraie and beyond, with what to tell your courier in each.
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A neighbourhood name only gets a courier part of the way in Rabat. Here is what to add for Agdal, Hassan, Souissi, Hay Riad, Océan and the other districts on the service list.
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Couriers keep running on Moroccan public holidays, yet many shops change their hours or close. The dates to know, how the moving religious feasts work, and what to sort out the day before.
Read the articleShop hours and traffic move during Ramadan, and sunset sets the pace. For residents and visitors, here is how to time an order around ftour and how to tell a courier when you want it.
Read the articleTravelling with a baby or new to Morocco, and short of nappies or formula late at night? What a courier can collect, how to describe the exact product and who to call for a health question.
Read the articleOne complete WhatsApp message saves a long back-and-forth when something cannot wait. Two templates to copy, the details to give in order and the habits that cost you time, written with visitors in mind.
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