The great loop of Morocco: Marrakech, Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fes, the Sahara and the kasbahs, starting and ending in the red city.
This is a private tour of 10 days · 9 nights: the vehicle, the driver and the timing are only yours, so you can stop for photos, change hotels or add a night wherever you like. Below you will find the day-by-day itinerary.
Discover the red city with a licensed guide: the Koutoubia mosque, the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs and the Ben Youssef madrasa, then the souks of spices, lanterns and leather. The afternoon is free for the Majorelle Garden or a hammam.
A free day to enjoy Marrakech your way: the Majorelle Garden and the Yves Saint Laurent museum, a cooking class, shopping in the souks or a hammam and massage. Ask us and we will book it for you.
North by motorway to Casablanca to visit the Hassan II Mosque, then along the coast to Rabat for the Hassan Tower, the royal mausoleum and an evening walk in the Udayas kasbah.
Leave the coast for the green hills of the Rif. Arrive in Chefchaouen in the afternoon and climb to the Spanish Mosque to see the blue town glow at sunset.
Head south to the Roman ruins of Volubilis and their mosaics, then to Meknes, the city of sultan Moulay Ismail, with the Bab Mansour gate and the El Hedim square. Continue to Fes for the night.
With an official local guide, enter Fes el Bali, the largest car-free medina in the world: the Bou Inania and Attarine madrasas, the Al Quaraouiyine university, the Chouara tanneries seen from the terraces and the artisans' souks of copper, leather and pottery. Free evening.
Cross the Middle Atlas via Ifrane, the 'Switzerland of Morocco', and the cedar forest of Azrou with its Barbary macaques. After lunch in Midelt, descend through the Ziz Valley and its endless palm groves to Merzouga, where camels take you over the dunes to your camp for dinner and a night under the stars.
Wake up early for sunrise over the dunes and ride back to Merzouga for breakfast. Visit the market town of Rissani, cradle of the Alaouite dynasty, then walk in the Todra Gorge near Tinghir before reaching the Dades Valley and its rock formations for the night.
Follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through the Valley of Roses and the palm oasis of Skoura to Ouarzazate. Visit the UNESCO ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, have lunch with a view and cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass to Marrakech.
Breakfast at your riad and, depending on your flight time, a last walk in the souks. Private transfer to Marrakech Menara airport. End of our services.
All our tours can start on any day and from any hotel, riad or airport. We can add nights, change the order of the stops or choose a more comfortable category of hotels and camps.
Ask us for your price: it depends on the number of travellers, the season and the accommodation. A small deposit confirms the booking and the rest is paid in Morocco.
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