Travel Tips for the 2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech Main Event (Sept. 30 - Oct. 2)

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Sep 24, 2016 3 min read Last updated Sep 29, 2016

The PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Marrakech kicks off today and runs through Oct. 2. The Main Event is a three-day 13,200 MAD (approximately €1,200/$1,350) single-reentry event held Sept. 30 until Oct. 2.

PokerNews.com will be on-site to deliver all the Main Event updates one can ask for and will be covering the final table of the High Roller on September 29th as well. If you plan on going, here are some quick tips:

Taxi Cabs

• When you arrive at Menara Airport Marrakech, go to the back of the parking lot to avoid cab hustlers asking for 200. 70-100 Moroccan dirham ($10/€9) is the normal price for a cab to go to the city. The price is per car, not per person.
• A lot of cab drivers will claim their meters are broken; settle on a price before you enter.

Places to Eat Close to the Casino

• Cafe Extrablatt - Lunch and breakfast within walking distance of the casino.
• Le Comptoir Darma - Exclusive restaurant with live shows.
• The Pearl Skylounge - Expensive rooftop bar.
• Epicurien - Restaurant inside Es Saadi resort.

Supermarket

Carrefour Market la fontaine
Boulevard Al Yarmouk, Marrakech, Marokko

Restaurants You Need to Take a Cab To

The following restaurants are five to eight minutes by taxi, which should cost you about 25 Dirham ($2.50/€2.20). Be sure to ask for the meter to run or a set a price in advance. Smoking inside restaurants is allowed, generally speaking.

• Azar The Oriental Way - Good food, beautiful venue.
• Highway - Good food, good music.
• Chez Lamine - Meat Morrocan-style
• Winoo - Inexpensive Morrocan food. They focus on fruit juices.
• Al Fassia Gueliz - Traditional Moroccan cuisine.
• Kech Burger - Supposedly the best burgers in Marrakech.
• Jemaa el-Fnaa - If you're into street food, you go to Jemaa el-Fnaa (photo) and try your luck. Tea is five dirhams in the shops in the center of the place. 100 meters away from Jemaa el Fna, in the Rue Bani Marine, there's a lot of popular (chaabi) restaurants for grilled meat.

World Poker Tour National Marrakech Schedule

^{For a more detailed schedule, including a plethora of satellites, click here. (PDF)}

Location

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