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9-Day Casablanca to Marrakech via the Sahara

Our most popular way across the country from Casablanca, through Rabat, Chefchaouen and Fes, then two nights in the dunes, the gorges and Aït Ben Haddou, ending in Marrakech.

Duration
9 days · 8 nights
Route
Casablanca → Marrakech
Travel
Private 4×4 with your own driver-guide
Price
€2,070 per person
Light through the carved windows of the Hassan II Mosque prayer hall

Overview

Nine days covers the essential Morocco: the Atlantic, the blue town, the oldest medina, the great dunes, the gorges and the kasbahs. It does so with two full nights in the desert and a guided day in Fes, so it never feels like a checklist.

Highlights

  1. 01

    The Hassan II Mosque and Rabat

  2. 02

    An evening in Chefchaouen

  3. 03

    Volubilis, Meknes and a guided day in Fes

  4. 04

    Two nights in a luxury camp in Erg Chebbi

  5. 05

    The Todra and Dades gorges and Aït Ben Haddou

Day by day, 1,755 km by road

Driving times come from real road data and don't include stops. Your driver adjusts the pace to you.

  1. Day 01

    Arrival in Casablanca

    Casablanca Airport → Casablanca

    Route
    30 km · ≈ 0 h 30 driving
    Overnight
    Hotel, Casablanca
    Meals
    Not included
    The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret illuminated at night above the ocean

    You're met at the airport and taken to your hotel. Time permitting, take a guided visit of the Hassan II Mosque, then have dinner by the ocean on the Corniche.

  2. Day 02

    Rabat to Chefchaouen

    Casablanca → Rabat → Chefchaouen

    Route
    334 km · ≈ 5 h 15 driving
    Overnight
    Guesthouse, Chefchaouen
    Meals
    Breakfast · Dinner
    An arched window framed in ochre on a sky-blue wall, Chefchaouen

    See the Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V and the Kasbah of the Udayas, then climb into the Rif for an evening among the blue lanes of Chefchaouen.

  3. Day 03

    Volubilis and Meknes to Fes

    Chefchaouen → Volubilis → Moulay Idriss → Meknes → Fes

    Route
    264 km · ≈ 5 h driving
    Overnight
    Riad, Fes
    Meals
    Breakfast · Dinner
    The Roman triumphal arch of Volubilis against a blue sky

    Walk among the Roman mosaics of Volubilis, look out over Moulay Idriss, see the Bab Mansour gate in Meknes and arrive at your riad in Fes.

  4. Day 04

    Fes with a licensed guide

    Overnight
    Riad, Fes
    Meals
    Breakfast
    The Chouara tannery in Fes, its stone vats seen from above

    Spend a full guided day in the medina, with its madrasas, the doorway of Al-Qarawiyyin, the coppersmiths and the Chouara tannery, then sunset from the Merenid Tombs.

  5. Day 05

    Over the Middle Atlas to the dunes

    Fes → Ifrane → Azrou cedar forest → Midelt → Ziz Gorges → Erfoud → Merzouga

    Route
    469 km · ≈ 8 h 30 driving
    Overnight
    Luxury desert camp, Merzouga
    Meals
    Breakfast · Dinner
    A guide in white leading travellers on camels across the dunes

    Head south through Ifrane, the cedar forest and the Ziz Gorges to Merzouga, then ride a camel into Erg Chebbi for sunset.

  6. Day 06

    A full day in the Sahara

    Overnight
    Luxury desert camp, Merzouga
    Meals
    Breakfast · Dinner
    Musicians in white robes and turbans playing iron castanets on the sand

    Sunrise over the dunes, Gnawa music in Khamlia and tea with a nomad family, then a slow afternoon and a second night under the stars.

  7. Day 07

    Todra Gorge to the Dades Gorges

    Merzouga → Tinejdad → Todra Gorge → Tinghir → Dades Gorges

    Route
    305 km · ≈ 5 h 45 driving
    Overnight
    Kasbah hotel, Dades Gorges
    Meals
    Breakfast · Dinner
    The road running between the red cliffs of the Todra Gorge

    Walk the Todra Gorge, then continue to a kasbah hotel facing the red cliffs of the Dades Gorges.

  8. Day 08

    Aït Ben Haddou and over the Atlas

    Dades Gorges → Kelaat M'Gouna → Skoura → Ouarzazate → Aït Ben Haddou → Tizi n'Tichka → Marrakech

    Route
    343 km · ≈ 7 h driving
    Overnight
    Riad, Marrakech
    Meals
    Breakfast · Dinner
    The ksar of Aït Ben Haddou seen through an opening in the rock above the river valley

    Follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Aït Ben Haddou, then cross Tizi n'Tichka at 2,260 m and arrive in Marrakech by evening.

  9. Day 09

    Marrakech and departure

    Marrakech → Marrakech Airport

    Route
    10 km · ≈ 0 h 15 driving
    Overnight
    Departure day
    Meals
    Breakfast
    The Koutoubia minaret against a clear blue evening sky, Marrakech

    Depending on your flight, spend a final morning at the Koutoubia, in the souks or at the Jardin Majorelle before a private transfer to the airport.

What's included, and what isn't

Included

  • Private air-conditioned 4×4 with your own driver-guide throughout
  • All accommodation: riads, hotels, guesthouses and a luxury desert camp
  • Camel trek into the dunes at sunset
  • Breakfast every day
  • Dinner on travel days and on every desert night (marked on each day above)
  • Licensed local guides in Marrakech and Fes
  • Airport and hotel pick-up and drop-off

Not included

  • Lunches
  • Dinners on the days not marked above
  • International flights
  • Drinks
  • Entrance fees to monuments
  • Tips
  • Travel insurance (strongly recommended)
  • Personal expenses

Riads, a kasbah and a camp under the stars

A hotel in Casablanca, a guesthouse in Chefchaouen, riads in Fes and Marrakech, two nights in a luxury desert camp with private en-suite tents, and a kasbah hotel in the Dades Gorges.

Inside a luxury desert tent: a red Berber rug, woven stools and a view of the camp and dunes
A hotel swimming pool facing the hillside ksar of Aït Ben Haddou

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