Rabat like a local

A Reuters travel guide urges visitors to experience Rabat, Morocco’s administrative capital, at a local pace—through walking, transit and the city’s Atlantic and riverfront atmosphere. The article recalls returning to Rabat in 2018 after leaving in 2012, noting changes over the past decade including new museums, waterfront promenades, green spaces, luxury hotels and international restaurants. It recommends using the tram to reach Agdal and crossing the Bouregreg River to Salé, with fares starting at 7 dirhams (about $0.75), and also mentions floukas, small wooden boats. Rabat sits on Morocco’s main rail corridor, with a high-speed train to Casablanca and Tangier in about an hour. It highlights the Bouregreg waterfront, Ibn Sina Urban Forest, Hassan II Park, and the parliament-area pedestrian space.