12 Days Grand Tour of Morocco from Tangier

A big loop from Tangier: the Rif and its waterfalls, Fes, the Sahara, Marrakech and the Atlantic coast. Want to change something? Every tour can be adapted: more days, other stops, other hotels.

Highlights

• White Tetouan and blue Chefchaouen
• Akchour waterfalls in the Talassemtane National Park
• Roman ruins of Volubilis and imperial Meknes
• Guided visit of the medina of Fes and its tanneries
• Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas and a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes
• 4x4 day around Erg Chebbi, Khamlia and the nomad families
• Todra Gorges and the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs
• Ait Ben Haddou and the Tizi n'Tichka pass

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1Tangier – Tetouan – Chefchaouen

   Pick-up at the port, the airport or your hotel in Tangier. Short visit of the white medina of Tetouan, a UNESCO site with Andalusian roots, then drive into the Rif mountains to Chefchaouen. Afternoon to stroll through the blue streets.

   Riad in Chefchaouen · Breakfast
2. 2

   Day 2Chefchaouen – Akchour waterfalls

   Morning drive into the Talassemtane National Park to Akchour, where a path along the river leads to waterfalls and natural pools. Afternoon back in Chefchaouen to enjoy its blue medina at your own pace.

   Riad in Chefchaouen · Breakfast
3. 3

   Day 3Chefchaouen – Volubilis – Meknes – Fes

   Morning walk in the blue medina. We drive south to Volubilis, the best preserved Roman city in Morocco, and the imperial city of Meknes with its monumental Bab Mansour gate. Arrival in Fes in the late afternoon.

   Riad or hotel in Fes · Breakfast
4. 4

   Day 4Fes – 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
5. 5

   Day 5Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Merzouga

   We leave Fes through the Middle Atlas: Ifrane, the cedar forest of Azrou with its Barbary monkeys and the high plateaus of Midelt. Then the Ziz Valley and its palm groves lead us to Merzouga, where camels take us into the dunes for a night in a Berber camp.

   Desert camp in Erg Chebbi · Dinner and breakfast
6. 6

   Day 6Merzouga – 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
7. 7

   Day 7Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley

   Sunrise from the dunes and breakfast at the camp. We pass through Rissani and its market, the oasis of Tinejdad and walk in the Todra Gorges, before following the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to the Dades Valley.

   Hotel in the Dades Valley · Dinner and breakfast
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   Day 8Dades – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech

   Drive through the Valley of the Roses and Skoura to Ouarzazate. Guided visit of the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site and famous film set, then cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n'Tichka pass to Marrakech.

   Riad or hotel in Marrakech · Breakfast
9. 9

   Day 9Marrakech – Guided visit of the red city

   Guided tour of Marrakech: the Koutoubia, the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, the Ben Youssef madrasa and the souks of the medina. Free time in the afternoon for a hammam or the Majorelle Garden, and evening in the lively Jemaa el Fna square.

   Riad or hotel in Marrakech · Breakfast
10. 10

    Day 10Marrakech – Casablanca – Rabat

    Drive north to Casablanca to visit the Hassan II Mosque and the Corniche, then continue to Rabat, the capital, with the Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V and the Kasbah of the Udayas.

    Hotel in Rabat · Breakfast
11. 11

    Day 11Rabat – Asilah – Tangier

    We follow the Atlantic coast to Asilah, a whitewashed fishing town full of murals, then reach Tangier: Cape Spartel, the Caves of Hercules and the kasbah overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar.

    Hotel in Tangier · Breakfast
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    Day 12Tangier – End of the tour

    Morning walk in the medina of Tangier and the Grand Socco. Transfer to the port, the airport or your hotel, where our services end. See you soon in Morocco!

    End of our services in Tangier