10-Day Luxury Tour from Casablanca: Fes, Sahara & Marrakech

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Hassan II Mosque

  Day 1: Pickup at Casablanca airport or your hotel. Visit the Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the world, and walk along the Corniche by the ocean. Overnight in Casablanca.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Kasbah des Oudaias

  Day 2: After breakfast, drive to Rabat, Morocco’s capital. Walk through the blue and white lanes of the Kasbah of the Udayas and see the Hassan Tower, then continue north to Chefchaouen. Overnight in Chefchaouen. Breakfast included.

  2 hours • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Chefchaouen Medina

  Kasbah of the Udayas: This historic fortress and residential area is characterized by its blue and white buildings. It offers picturesque views of the river and the Atlantic Ocean. Oudaias Museum: Located in the Oudaias Kasbah, this museum showcases Moroccan arts and crafts, providing insights into the country's culture and heritage. After lunch, we will travel to Chefchaouen via the city of Ouazzan. Most of the drive will be over the foothills of the Rif Mountains before we arrive to the beautiful pearl of Morocco, Chefchaouen. Overnight in a hotel or Riad

  6 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Fes el-Bali

  Day 3: Morning walk in Chefchaouen’s quiet blue lanes and the Outa el Hammam square. Then drive through the Rif villages to Volubilis, the best-preserved Roman ruins in Morocco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue to Fes, the oldest imperial city of Morocco. Overnight in a riad in Fes. Breakfast included.

  6 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Volubilis

  Day 3: Guided walk among the mosaics, columns and triumphal arch of Volubilis, the best-preserved Roman city in Morocco.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 6
  Chouara Tannery

  Day 4: After breakfast, meet your licensed local guide for a full-day tour of Fes. Start outside the old city with the Royal Palace gates, the 14th-century Jewish Quarter (Mellah) and a ceramics cooperative. Then explore the medina: the Bou Inania Madrasa, the Blue Gate (Bab Boujloud), the Al Quaraouiyine Mosque, the Chouara Tannery, Seffarine Square where artisans hammer copper lamps and teapots, the Attarine Madrasa and the Nejjarine Fountain. End the day at the Merinid Tombs for a panoramic view over the medina. Overnight in a riad in Fes. Breakfast included.

  4 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 7
  Merzouga

  Day 5: After breakfast, drive southeast through the Middle Atlas, stopping in Ifrane, “the Switzerland of Morocco”. After lunch in Midelt, follow the Ziz Valley with its palm groves to Merzouga. Ride a camel with a guide into the Erg Chebbi dunes, watch the sunset from a high dune and continue to your Berber desert camp. Overnight in the desert camp. Breakfast and dinner included.

  7 hours • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Erg Chebbi Dunes

  After breakfast in the riad you will start an explorative journey of the area. You’ll visit the Gnawa people, originally slaves brought from Sudan, to experience their music and lifestyle. Not far away there’s the lake of Merzouga, with its bird populations. You may also visit the souk in Rissani, a traditional town which was the origin of the ruling family in Morocco and the meeting place of the Caravans trading as far as Timbuctou in Mali. Here you will see a lot of men hooded and women veiled.

  4 hours • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Todra Gorge

  Day 7: After breakfast in Merzouga, drive west through Rissani and Tinghir to the Todra Gorge, where limestone cliffs rise up to 300 meters above a narrow canyon. Walk along the river with your driver, then continue to the Dades Valley and its famous rock formations. Overnight in a hotel in the Dades Valley. Breakfast and dinner included.

  5 hours • Admission ticket free
• 10
  Ait Ben Haddou

  Day 8: Leave the Dades Valley along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Kelaa M’Gouna, the Valley of Roses, famous for its rosewater and its rose festival every May. Continue to Ouarzazate, the “Hollywood of Africa”, then visit Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco’s most famous kasbah and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with time for lunch in the village. In the afternoon, cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2,260 m) and arrive in Marrakech in the evening. Overnight in Marrakech. Breakfast included.

  7 hours • Admission ticket free
• 11
  Casablanca

  Day 10: After breakfast, your driver takes you from Marrakech back to Casablanca (about 3 hours), with drop-off at Mohammed V Airport or your hotel, in good time for your flight. End of your private Morocco tour.

  3 hours • Admission ticket free
• 12
  Bahia Palace

  Day 9: After breakfast, meet your licensed local guide for a tour of Marrakech. Visit the 19th-century Bahia Palace with its carved ceilings and gardens, the Saadian Tombs with their fine tilework, the ruins of the El Badi Palace, and the Koutoubia Mosque, whose minaret you admire from outside. Afternoon free to explore the souks, and evening in the lively Jemaa el-Fna square. Overnight in Marrakech. Breakfast included.

  4 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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