A MUM who wanted some last minute sunshine revealed how she booked a day trip to Africa with her son for less than £200 overall.
Melanie Evans, 42, decided to try Morocco for a taster of the country, without committing to a full trip there.
Having already been on a number of day trips abroad to Barcelona, Milan and Dublin, she decided to explore Africa for the first time.
Travelling with her son Max, 12, they boarded a flight at Manchester Airport at 5:45am, arriving in Agadir at 10am.
The pair were then met with 27C weather, as well as seven hours to explore.
Melanie said: “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.”
The pair then had to board their flight at 9:35pm that same day to return home, landing back at Manchester Airport at 12:30am.
Despite the short time, it was enough for the pair to check out an impressive number of local sights.
Not only that, but Melanie said it was a great way to see if she liked the place – and said she would happily go back.
She added: “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.
“I’d go for longer. It was good to have a little taste of what it is like.”
Explaining her full costs, she included everything from transfers to excursions, coming in to under £180 for the pair of them.
Extreme day tripping has seen people book cheap flights before returning the same day.
One mum booked £37 return flights to Ibiza for the day last year, after wanting to visit London – only to find trains were £152.
Travelling with her friend, they managed to spend less than £70 on food and transport when there, before arriving home by midnight that same day.
And earlier this year, a couple booked £47 day return flights Majorca ‘just to sunbathe’ after the washout UK summer.
Paul Calcutt, 53, and his wife, Julieanne, 54, said: “It was pure relaxation.
“We literally got to the beach and had a little cuddle. Then we hit the backstreets and found a nice little bar.”
