Day 1 · night in Marrakech
Casablanca – Marrakech
Morning visit of the Hassan II Mosque, then the motorway south to Marrakech, about two and a half hours. Afternoon walk in the medina and Jemaa el-Fna square.
9 Days Morocco Round Trip from Casablanca
9 days · 8 nightsCasablanca · Marrakech · Dades · Merzouga · Fes · ChefchaouenPrivate tour
A complete loop from Casablanca: Marrakech, the Sahara, Fes and Chefchaouen, ending with a free day by the ocean.
This is a private tour of 9 days · 8 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
- Jemaa el-Fna square
- Bahia Palace and Ben Youssef madrasa
- Tizi n'Tichka pass, 2,260 m
- Night in a Sahara desert camp
- Ziz Valley viewpoints
- Chouara tanneries of Fes
- Ras el Maa spring
- Art-deco Casablanca
Itinerary day by day
Day 2 · 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.
Day 3 · night in Dades
Marrakech – Tizi n'Tichka – Ait Ben Haddou – Dades Valley
Leave Marrakech in the morning and climb over the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass. Explore the ksar of Ait Ben Haddou with a local guide, pass Ouarzazate and the Skoura oasis and follow the Valley of Roses to the Dades Gorges, where you sleep in a kasbah hotel.
Day 4 · night in a desert camp
Dades Gorges – Todra Gorge – Rissani – Merzouga
Drive up the famous zigzag road of the Dades Gorges, then on to Tinghir and a walk in the narrow Todra Gorge. Through Erfoud and Rissani you reach Merzouga in the afternoon, where camels carry you over the dunes of Erg Chebbi to your camp for sunset, dinner and drums.
Day 5 · night in Fes
Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Ifrane – Fes
Sunrise on the dunes, breakfast at the camp and a drive north along the Ziz Valley, with viewpoints over its palm-filled canyon. Lunch in Midelt at the foot of the Ayachi mountains, then the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas and Ifrane before arriving in Fes in the evening.
Day 6 · 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.
Day 7 · night in Chefchaouen
Fes – Chefchaouen
Leave Fes in the morning for a three and a half hour drive north into the Rif. Spend the afternoon exploring the blue lanes, the kasbah and the Ras el Maa spring of Chefchaouen.
Day 8 · night in Casablanca
Chefchaouen – Rabat – Casablanca
A last walk in the blue medina, then the road back to the Atlantic with a stop in Rabat for lunch and the Udayas kasbah. Arrival in Casablanca in the evening.
Day 9
Casablanca city day
A relaxed day in Morocco's modern metropolis: the Hassan II Mosque, the Habous quarter with its souks, the art-deco buildings of the centre and the Corniche of Ain Diab, ideal for a seafood dinner by the ocean.
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 hotels, riads and a desert camp with private tent
- Breakfast and dinner every night
- Camel ride into the dunes with a camel guide
- 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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