14 Days Grand Tour of Morocco from Casablanca

Our most complete journey: imperial cities, the Rif, the Sahara, the Atlas and the Atlantic coast. Want to change something? Every tour can be adapted: more days, other stops, other hotels.

Highlights

• The Hassan II Mosque over the Atlantic
• Rabat, the capital, and the Kasbah of the Udayas
• 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

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1Arrival in Casablanca

   Welcome at Casablanca airport or your hotel. Visit of the Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest in the world, built over the Atlantic, and a walk along the Corniche and the Habous quarter. Welcome dinner.

   Hotel in Casablanca · Dinner
2. 2

   Day 2Casablanca – Rabat – Chefchaouen

   Drive to Rabat, the capital: the Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V and the white-and-blue Kasbah of the Udayas over the ocean. In the afternoon we head north into the Rif mountains to Chefchaouen.

   Riad in Chefchaouen · Breakfast
3. 3

   Day 3Chefchaouen – 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
4. 4

   Day 4Chefchaouen – 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
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 – 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
7. 7

   Day 7Merzouga – 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
8. 8

   Day 8Merzouga – 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
9. 9

   Day 9Dades – 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
10. 10

    Day 10Marrakech – 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
11. 11

    Day 11Marrakech – Ourika Valley – Setti Fatma – Marrakech

    Morning drive to the foothills of the High Atlas. Stop at a Berber house for mint tea and at an argan cooperative, then walk in Setti Fatma to the first waterfalls of the Ourika Valley. Lunch by the river and return to Marrakech in the afternoon.

    Return to your hotel in Marrakech around 17:00
12. 12

    Day 12Marrakech – 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
13. 13

    Day 13Essaouira – A free day by the ocean

    A relaxed day in Essaouira: the morning fish auction at the port, the Skala ramparts, the art galleries of the medina and the long beach, famous for kite and windsurf. Optional camel or horse ride along the coast.

    Riad in Essaouira · Breakfast
14. 14

    Day 14Essaouira – El Jadida – Casablanca

    Morning at leisure in Essaouira. We follow the Atlantic coast north with a stop at the Portuguese cistern of El Jadida, arriving in Casablanca at the end of the day, where the tour ends.

    End of our services in Casablanca