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Can you drink the tap water in Morocco?
Tap water in Morocco's major cities is treated to national standards, and locals drink it, but visitors on a short trip are wise to drink bottled or filtered water to avoid a stomach upset from unfamiliar water. Good riads and desert camps provide it as a matter of course. Outside the cities, water supplies are less consistent, so stick to bottled.
Answered by the Morocco Honeymoons team. Checked October 2026.
The short answer
Tap water in Morocco's major cities is treated to national standards, and locals drink it, but visitors on a short trip are wise to drink bottled or filtered water to avoid a stomach upset from unfamiliar water. Good riads and desert camps provide it as a matter of course. Outside the cities, water supplies are less consistent, so stick to bottled.
In more detail
The issue is not usually contamination but change. Any unfamiliar water can upset a digestive system that is not used to it, and on a honeymoon nobody wants to lose a day to that.
In the desert, camp water is generally fine for washing; drink the bottled water the camp provides. In mountain villages, use bottled water, and never drink from springs without a filter, however clear they look.
Mint tea, made with boiling water, is safe. Ice in good tourist restaurants is generally fine; avoid it in very basic places. Many of the better riads and camps now offer filtered water to refill your own bottle.
Good to know
- Drink bottled or filtered water throughout the trip.
- Bring a reusable bottle to refill at your riad.
- Pack rehydration salts in case of an upset stomach.
- Use bottled water to brush your teeth if you have a sensitive stomach.
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