14 Days Grand Tour of Morocco from Marrakech

Two weeks to discover Morocco without rushing: cities, desert, mountains, waterfalls and ocean. Want to change something? Every tour can be adapted: more days, other stops, other hotels.

Highlights

• Guided visit of Marrakech and Jemaa el Fna square
• 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
• Akchour waterfalls in the Talassemtane National Park

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1Marrakech – 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
2. 2

   Day 2Marrakech – 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
3. 3

   Day 3Dades – 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
4. 4

   Day 4Merzouga – 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
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   Day 5Merzouga – 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
6. 6

   Day 6Fes – 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
7. 7

   Day 7Fes – 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
8. 8

   Day 8Chefchaouen – 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
9. 9

   Day 9Chefchaouen – 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
10. 10

    Day 10Rabat – 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
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
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    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 – 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