Agadir Travel Forum

Hi,

Could you give some idea of the cost of things..

cup of coffee
glass beer
taxis... ect

Regards Patsy

Depends on your style
Backpacking: all under GBP5 in total
Agadir complex: i.e hotel flags taxi for you rather than you going out on road, drinking beer in hotel bar, coffee GBP 15-20,-

The subject of taxis is a complex matter; Taxis are widely available and should cost no more than about 10Dh for local trips; the orange Peugots are metered whereas the cream coloured Mercedes (grand taxi's) are privately run, unmetered and may cost 70D at the very least for a short distance. In the latter you must agree a price before you even get in the taxi.
Petit taxi drivers are becoming very unscrupulous and readilly cheat tourists by several means; “forgetting” to turn on the meter or saying it does not work, others do not reset the meter from the previous fare thereby overcharging. For short journeys, I pay what I know to be the correct rate and do not tip although I have found the older drivers to be more honest at turning on the meter.
An example of a fare payable is from the centre of Agadir to the Marjane supermarket which is about a ten minute drive and has cost about 13Dh with the meter on.
Costs of things like beer vary slightly in restaurants around town, about 20Dh for the local Flag beer or double this at the hotel bar and triple in a nightclub. Typical cost of alcohol in hotel bars is 40Dh.
Eating at any restaurants should present no problem as all will have a menu with prices in both Dirham and Euro. The local currency should always be used as then you know you are paying the correct price; the costs in euros are based on an old conversion rate of ten Dirhams to one euro but as the current rate is 11.4Dh to €1 you end up paying too much. If you ask for something not on the menu be sure to ask the price first, this may seem a strange practice but is not uncommon, particularly at the port where guides in particular will “arrange” that you pay three or four times the rate so they can get a huge commission. Best to eat at Laayoune if there and just ask what the cost will be, 60Dh is about right for fish, salad, sauces, bread and even a Coke.
Costs elsewhere are largely based on your prowess to haggle, if given a price, offer one third or even less and take it from there. This practice is widely expected but if you are unhappy at haggling, go to Uniprix on Avenue Hassan II, this is a fixed price shop selling leather, gifts, postcards, shoes, clothing, alcohol and wine, food stuffs and snacks etc etc. You will then get an idea of what to pay elsewhere but you must realise that as this is a fixed price shop, prices are naturally higher than if you were to haggle elsewhere.
Any more queries, drop me a line at jklejna@aol.com

Hi John,

Thank you so much for your detailed reply, it was very helpful. *smile*