Britain's £2 levy may double caravan holidays · VanLife Weekly #25
Britain's £2 nightly levy could raise budget caravan holiday costs by 66–100%; Croatia and Italy also lead the week.
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Small town · Oriental, Morocco
VanSky index for Figuig, Morocco — 62 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed several times a day from real weather observations.
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Figuig, Morocco — VanSky 62 out of 100. Comfortable for a route. Ranked #227 of 234 cities in the country (as of 25 June 2026). Temperature 41°C, wind 27 km/h. Solar panels yield 3.1 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.
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Figuig ranks 232 of 234 cities. Country average VanSky — 87.
Updated: 20.06.2026
Diesel
$1.45 /l
MAD13.60 · €1.27/l
62 of 132
cheaper than 54% of countries
Petrol
$1.52 /l
MAD14.33 · €1.34/l
71 of 134
pricier than 52% of countries
Yasin Buras drove 30,000 km in a 2013 Hymer Starline motorhome across Africa over 160 days. The route included Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Senegal. He faced poor roads, sandstorms, and challenging border crossings but noted feeling safer in Africa than in Europe.
On May 19 at 7:30 PM, the Zénith Promutuel Assurance de Saint-Eustache (Canada) will host the 6th cinema conference of the Grand Explorateurs season, focusing on a camper van journey through Morocco. The film's author, Belgian journalist and director Marc Temmerman, traveled in his converted van from Tangier to Dakhla, including the Sahara Desert. The event combines a documentary screening with a live discussion.
A British couple who sold their belongings to travel the world in a camper van named Morocco as their top destination. Kath Cross (49) and Stu Hall (47) left their rented home in Cardiff, sold items on Facebook Marketplace, and bought a 7.5-meter Mercedes Sprinter. They traveled through Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Kosovo, and Montenegro, but Morocco—including the Sahara desert and snowy Atlas Mountains—stood out as their favorite.
South Korean actress Min Ji-young, traveling with her husband in a camper van, voluntarily locked herself in a pet cabin on a ferry to Morocco for her cat's safety. She paid 2.7 million won (about $1,800–2,000) for a space smaller than her camper.
Hankook reported the participation of its Dynapro AT2 tires in the 20th edition of the 'El Desierto de los Niños' charitable caravan in Morocco. The tires were fitted on 18 Hyundai vehicles, including Santa Fe, Kona, Tucson, and IONIQ 9 models. Organizers highlighted excellent off-road performance and durability in heavy rain and washed-out roads. The caravan also delivered educational and sports equipment to local communities.
The first-ever motorhome and campervan raid in Morocco, organized by Marruecos en Autocaravana y Camper, has been declared a success. A second edition is set for 2027, with a new coastal format, Camper Costa Raid, launching in August of the same year.
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