8 Days Imperial Cities & Atlantic Coast from Fes

8 Days Imperial Cities & Atlantic Coast from Fes

8 days · 7 nightsFes · Rabat · Casablanca · Essaouira · MarrakechPrivate tour

Fes, Meknes, Rabat and Casablanca, then the Atlantic road to Oualidia and Essaouira before ending in Marrakech.

This is a private tour of 8 days · 7 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.

Highlights

  • Night in a traditional riad
  • Chouara tanneries of Fes
  • Oyster lagoon of Oualidia
  • Bahia Palace and Ben Youssef madrasa

Itinerary day by day

Arrival in Fes
Day 1 · night in Fes

Arrival in Fes

Welcome at Fes-Saiss airport or the train station and transfer to a traditional riad in the medina. Depending on your arrival time, enjoy a first stroll to Bab Boujloud, the blue gate, and dinner on a rooftop.

Guided visit of Fes el Bali
Day 2 · night in Fes

Guided visit of Fes el Bali

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.

Fes – Meknes – Rabat
Day 3 · night in Rabat

Fes – Meknes – Rabat

Visit the imperial city of Meknes, with the Bab Mansour gate and the royal granaries, then continue west to Rabat for an afternoon at the Hassan Tower and the Udayas kasbah.

Rabat – Casablanca
Day 4 · night in Casablanca

Rabat – Casablanca

A morning in Rabat's medina and the Chellah necropolis, then the coast road to Casablanca to visit the Hassan II Mosque and the Habous quarter.

Casablanca – El Jadida – Oualidia – Essaouira
Day 5 · night in Essaouira

Casablanca – El Jadida – Oualidia – Essaouira

South along the ocean to El Jadida and its Portuguese fortress, then lunch by the lagoon of Oualidia, famous for its oysters, and the coastal road past Safi to Essaouira.

Essaouira – Marrakech
Day 6 · night in Marrakech

Essaouira – Marrakech

A last morning by the ocean and the drive back east to Marrakech, watching out for the goats in the argan trees. Free evening in the red city.

Guided visit of Marrakech
Day 7 · night in Marrakech

Guided visit of 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.

Departure from Marrakech
Day 8

Departure from 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.

Included

  • Private air-conditioned 4x4 or minivan
  • English, Spanish or Italian speaking local driver
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel, riad or airport
  • Accommodation in selected hotels and riads
  • Breakfast and dinner every night
  • Bottled water in the vehicle

Not included

  • Lunches and drinks
  • Local guides and entrance fees (optional)
  • Tips
  • Flights and travel insurance

Good to know

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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