The whole of Morocco in a loop from Casablanca: Asilah, Tangier, Chefchaouen, Fes, the desert, Marrakech and Essaouira.
This is a private tour of 13 days · 12 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.
Your driver meets you at Mohammed V airport or the train station and takes you to your hotel. If time allows, visit the Hassan II Mosque, built over the ocean with a 210-metre minaret, and stroll along the Corniche at sunset.
Drive to Rabat to see the Hassan Tower, the royal mausoleum and the Udayas kasbah, then follow the Atlantic to Asilah, a small fortified town of white houses covered in murals, perfect for a sunset walk on the ramparts.
Morning in Tangier: Cape Spartel, where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, the Caves of Hercules and the kasbah overlooking the strait. In the afternoon the road climbs into the green Rif to Chefchaouen.
A whole day to enjoy Chefchaouen at its own pace: the painted stairways of the medina, the kasbah museum, local goat cheese and woollen blankets in the small shops, and a short hike to the Spanish Mosque or the Ras el Maa spring for sunset.
Leave the Rif for Meknes, the imperial city of Moulay Ismail: the monumental Bab Mansour, the royal stables and the lively El Hedim square. In the late afternoon reach Fes and your riad.
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.
A whole day around the great dunes by 4x4: visit a nomad family for tea, listen to Gnawa music in the village of Khamlia, see the seasonal lake of Dayet Srji and the palm grove of Merzouga. Optional sandboarding or quad. Climb a dune for sunset and spend another night at the camp.
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.
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.
Drive west across the plains and the argan forest, with a stop at a women's cooperative, to Essaouira. Check in near the medina and walk along the Skala ramparts while the sun sets over the Atlantic.
Drive north along the Atlantic coast: lunch with oysters in the lagoon of Oualidia, then the Portuguese city of El Jadida and its famous underground cistern, before reaching Casablanca for the night.
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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