Each city in Morocco
gives its thousands of “petit taxis” or
small cabs, their own particular shade of bright paint.
Casablanca is red, Rabat is blue, and Marrakech is
a sort of beige or really off- white. Fez repeats
the red of Casablanca. Sale, sister city to Rabat,
repeats the beige/off-white of Marrakech. The color
change is meant to keep otherwise enterprising cabbies,
and are they ever enterprising, from straying out
of their assigned locales. If a person is weighted
down with one too many Moroccan carpets or is accompanied
by more than two friends, then the Grand Taxis is
the way to go. These Mercedes sedans ranging in age
from almost new to “I didn’t know Mercedes
made cars that old” can be found lined up outside
train stations, hotels, and other high traffic areas.
Always negotiate a price before setting out,
as drivers will hike their rates for unsuspecting
foreign visitors.
