Morocco Packing List
- Country Morocco
- Guide Packing
- Reviewed 19 August 2026
- Length 2 min read
Credit Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Last reviewed 19 August 2026
The mistake is packing for the postcard. Morocco is sold as heat and dunes, and a visitor who books Marrakesh, the Atlas and a night in the desert in one week will meet a thirty degree afternoon, a mountain pass where it snows, and a night in the open that gets genuinely cold. All three are normal.
The things that actually change the trip
Nothing on this list is exotic. The list exists because the three climates arrive in one suitcase.
- Layers rather than warm clothing. Mornings and evenings are cold at altitude even when the afternoon is not.
- Shoes that cope with uneven stone. Medina lanes are worn, wet in places and busier than they look.
- Clothing that covers shoulders and knees, which makes religious sites and small towns easier.
- A scarf. It works for sun, for dust and for entering places where covering up is expected.
- Sun protection stronger than you think, because the light at altitude and on the reg is fierce.
- A power adapter for European style round pin sockets.
- Any prescription medication in enough quantity for the whole trip, in its original packaging.
- Cash in a currency you can exchange on arrival, since you cannot buy dirhams in advance.
The altitude nobody plans for
Altitude sickness is a risk in parts of Morocco, and the FCDO says so on its health page rather than leaving it to trekking companies. The High Atlas rises well above the height at which people start to feel it, and the road passes are high enough that a day trip can take you there without any walking at all. If you are heading for Toubkal or crossing the Tizi n Tichka, treat the altitude as a real variable and read the guidance before you go rather than on the way up.
Buying rather than bringing
Some of what you might pack is better bought there. Argan oil is a Moroccan product with its own inscribed body of knowledge, and buying it from a cooperative in the southwest supports the women who produce it. A cheap rug, a tagine pot and a pair of babouches are all easier to acquire than to carry. Bargaining is expected in the souk and is not a contest; it is a conversation with a price at the end of it.