Morocco eSIM guide for Gulf travellers: Marrakesh, Casablanca and Chefchaouen

How to stay online in Marrakesh, Casablanca and Chefchaouen: which networks a travel eSIM uses, where coverage is weak, how much data you need and how to set it up before you fly.

For a trip to Morocco, a travel eSIM gives you data from the moment you land, without a local SIM shop or roaming charges from your Gulf carrier. It runs on local networks in Morocco (Maroc Telecom, Orange, inwi), and your home number stays on for WhatsApp, calls and bank texts.

Coverage in Marrakesh, Casablanca and Chefchaouen

Marrakesh: strong in the city; can drop inside the narrow alleys of the medina.

Casablanca and Rabat: strong across both cities.

Chefchaouen and the Atlas: good in towns; gaps on mountain roads.

How much data do you need?

Light use (about 0.5 GB a day): maps, WhatsApp and ride apps.

Normal use (about 1 GB a day): the above plus photos, social media and some video calls.

Heavy use (2 GB or more a day): streaming, many video calls, or sharing data with the family.

Travelling as a family? Give each phone its own plan, or buy a bigger plan for one phone and share it with a hotspot.

A tip for Morocco

In the old medinas, save your hotel on an offline map before you go in. Signal and GPS can be weak between high walls.

How to set it up

Check that your phone is unlocked and supports eSIM on our supported devices page.

Buy your plan and install it at home on Wi-Fi. It takes about two minutes.

When you land, turn on the travel eSIM, choose it for mobile data and turn on data roaming for it.

Keep your home line on for calls and texts, with its data roaming off.

Bottom line

Install the plan before you fly and turn it on when you land. See all Morocco eSIM plans, with prices updated live.