10 Days Grand Morocco Tour from Marrakech

A complete loop of Morocco: Sahara, Fes, the blue city, the capital and the Atlantic coast of Essaouira. Want to change something? Every tour can be adapted: more days, other stops, other hotels.

Highlights

• Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou and the Valley of the Roses
• Todra Gorges and a camel trek at sunset in Erg Chebbi
• 4x4 day around Erg Chebbi, Khamlia and the nomad families
• Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas and Ifrane
• Guided visit of the medina of Fes and its tanneries
• Sunset over the blue city of Chefchaouen
• The white town of Asilah and Rabat at sunset
• The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1Marrakech – Tizi n'Tichka – Ait Ben Haddou – Dades Valley

   Pick-up at your riad or hotel at 7:30. We cross the High Atlas through the Tizi n'Tichka pass, with stops at Berber villages and viewpoints. Guided visit of the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, lunch in the area and continuation through Ouarzazate and the Valley of the Roses to the Dades Valley.

   Hotel in the Dades Valley · Dinner and breakfast
2. 2

   Day 2Dades – Todra Gorges – Merzouga – Desert camp

   Morning walk in the Todra Gorges, with walls over 300 metres high. We continue through Tinejdad and Erfoud to Merzouga. At sunset, camel ride into the dunes of Erg Chebbi to reach our camp: dinner, drums around the fire and a sky full of stars.

   Berber camp in the dunes · Dinner and breakfast
3. 3

   Day 3Merzouga – A full day in the Sahara

   A whole day in the desert by 4x4: around the dunes of Erg Chebbi, the Gnawa village of Khamlia and its music, nomad families, the black desert and the old kasbahs of Rissani. Optional sandboarding or quad. Evening at the camp around the fire.

   Desert camp in Erg Chebbi · Dinner and breakfast
4. 4

   Day 4Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Ifrane – Fes

   Sunrise over the dunes and camel ride back to Merzouga. We drive north through the palm groves of the Ziz Valley and the plateaus of Midelt, then cross the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas, home of the Barbary macaques, and Ifrane, the 'Switzerland of Morocco', before reaching Fes.

   Riad or hotel in Fes · Breakfast
5. 5

   Day 5Fes – Guided visit of the medina

   Full day in Fes el Bali, the largest medieval medina in the world, with a licensed local guide: the Bou Inania madrasa, the Al Quaraouiyine university, the Chouara tanneries and the artisans' souks. Afternoon at leisure.

   Riad or hotel in Fes · Breakfast
6. 6

   Day 6Fes – Chefchaouen

   Morning drive through the green hills of the Rif to Chefchaouen. Afternoon to get lost in the blue alleys of the medina, visit the Kasbah and climb to the Spanish Mosque for the sunset over the blue city.

   Riad in Chefchaouen · Breakfast
7. 7

   Day 7Chefchaouen – Asilah – Rabat

   Morning walk in the blue medina. We drive down to the Atlantic coast and Asilah, a whitewashed town full of murals, and continue to Rabat to see the Hassan Tower and the Kasbah of the Udayas at sunset.

   Hotel in Rabat · Breakfast
8. 8

   Day 8Rabat – Casablanca – Marrakech

   We drive along the coast to Casablanca to visit the Hassan II Mosque and the Corniche, then continue south through the plains of the Chaouia to Marrakech, arriving in the late afternoon.

   Riad or hotel in Marrakech · Breakfast
9. 9

   Day 9Marrakech – Essaouira

   Drive west across the argan plains, with a stop at a women's argan cooperative. Afternoon in Essaouira: the ramparts, the fishing port and the relaxed white-and-blue medina by the Atlantic.

   Riad in Essaouira · Breakfast
10. 10

    Day 10Essaouira – Marrakech – End of the tour

    Morning at leisure in Essaouira. Return to Marrakech through the argan forest and drop-off at your hotel or the airport, where our services end. See you soon in Morocco!

    End of our services in Marrakech