We had been before so had already seen all the important sights. We did ponder taking the hop on hop off bus but were shocked when we tried to book them outside the ship and they were selling tickets at the same rate as the ship tickets which are a lot more than what we have paid in other cities for the same company. We took a taxi to a nice hotel and used their facilities at a rate which included ...
We exploored the area ourselves on foot, we left the ship and walked to the souk, lots of beautiful smells and colours. We walked out of the back of the souk into the back streets, a real warren of streets and alleys. The whole of the town was so clean and everyone was very friendly. ...
Visited the Grand Mosque independently. Took a taxi from port gates and was charged 20 dirhams to take us to the mosque, wait and return to port. Approx 2 hrs which was perfect. Note that the mosque is only open until 11a.m.for non Muslims, and ladies need to wear long trousers and cover head with scarf. ...
We simply took the free shuttle to the gate and walked to the Souk. Turn left out of the port and keep walking straight. It was very interesting and only a 10/15 minutes walk from the boat. It was good to enjoy the boat as it was quiet with all the day trippers being on tours. ...