Mum and son fly to Africa for day trip and it costs just £178

A mum and son spent just £178 on a day trip to Africa. Melanie Evans, 42, thought a quick day out to Morocco would be the perfect way to get a taster of the country, to see if she liked it.

She hopped on a 5.45am flight from Manchester with 12-year-old son Max, landing in Agadir at 10am local time - where they were immediately hit with 27C heat. The pair had just seven hours for sightseeing before they caught a flight from Agadir–Al Massira Airport at 9.35pm on November 30 - landing back at Manchester just after midnight.

But it was enough time for the pair to check out an impressive number of local sights. Melanie, who has also completed day trips to Barcelona, Milan, Dublin and Belfast, said the weather was the big draw to Morocco.

Melanie, a car salesperson from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, said: "It was just lovely being with my little boy. We enjoyed the day, but it felt as though, in one minute, we were in Morocco; the next, we were in Aldi, doing the food shop.

"As soon as we landed, we got in the taxi and headed straight to the beach, where we chilled for a few hours. We then got a cable car up to the Kasbah and got some lunch at McDonald's.

"He was playing away on the beach, which was nice to see, and he loved it. I’d go for longer. It was good to have a little taste of what it is like."

Costs

Flights, £57.57 for two returns - £115.14

Airport parking - £12

Taxi in Morocco - £20

Cable car to the Kasbah - £20

McDonald’s - £11

= £178.14