14-Day Complete Morocco Tour

Highlights

• Hassan II Mosque and Rabat’s Kasbah of the Udayas
• Two nights in Chefchaouen
• Volubilis and two nights in Fes
• Two nights around Merzouga with a camel trek and desert camp
• Todra Gorge and Dades Valley
• Kasbahs of N’Kob and palm groves of the Draa Valley near Zagora
• Ait Ben Haddou and the High Atlas
• Marrakech and the Atlantic port of Essaouira

Casablanca → Rabat → Chefchaouen → Volubilis → Fes → Midelt → Merzouga → Todra → Dades → N’Kob → Zagora → Agdz → Ouarzazate → Ait Ben Haddou → Marrakech → Essaouira → Marrakech or Casablanca

Best for: Travellers with two weeks who want a complete picture of Morocco, including the coast and the less-visited Draa Valley.

Activities

• Hassan II Mosque visit
• Chefchaouen medina
• Optional Akchour waterfalls walk
• Volubilis Roman site
• Guided Fes medina tour
• Sunset camel trek and sunrise in Erg Chebbi
• Khamlia and Rissani visits
• Todra Gorge walk
• Draa Valley kasbahs
• Ait Ben Haddou visit
• Guided Marrakech medina tour
• Essaouira harbour and ramparts

Itinerary

Driving times are approximate and exclude long stops; they vary with weather, roads and traffic.

1. 1

   Casablanca – Hassan II Mosque – Rabat

   approx. 1–1.5 h driving (≈ 90 km) plus visits

   We meet you at Casablanca airport or your hotel and start with the Hassan II Mosque, whose prayer hall and Atlantic setting are breathtaking; guided interior tours run at set times outside prayer hours. After a drive along the Corniche, we continue up the coast to Rabat. In the afternoon you visit the Kasbah of the Udayas, the Andalusian garden, the Hassan Tower and the Mohammed V Mausoleum. Rabat’s clean boulevards and calm medina make for an easy first day after a flight.

   OvernightRabat – riad or hotel (category chosen at booking)

   MealsDinner on request; breakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
2. 2

   Rabat – Chefchaouen

   approx. 4 h driving plus stops (≈ 250 km)

   Heading north-east, the road crosses the fertile Gharb plain and climbs gradually into the Rif Mountains. We arrive in Chefchaouen in the early afternoon. After checking in, you can wander through the blue-washed lanes to the Outa el-Hammam square and the kasbah, with its small museum and garden. For sunset, the walk up to the Spanish Mosque takes around 30 minutes and rewards you with a fine view over the town and the Ras el-Ma spring below. Chefchaouen is small and walkable, so you can explore entirely on foot.

   OvernightChefchaouen – riad or guesthouse (category chosen at booking)

   MealsDinner and breakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
3. 3

   Chefchaouen at leisure

   No set drive; optional excursion approx. 1 h each way

   Enjoy a slow day in Chefchaouen. Mornings are the quietest time for photographs in the upper medina. Local specialities include goat’s cheese and woven wool blankets. For a more active day, an excursion to the Akchour waterfalls and God’s Bridge in the Talassemtane National Park can be arranged on request; the riverside trail is uneven, and the full walk to the arch takes several hours there and back. Alternatively, a local guide can lead a gentle walk into the hills above the town.

   OvernightChefchaouen – riad or guesthouse (category chosen at booking)

   MealsBreakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
4. 4

   Chefchaouen – Volubilis – Meknes – Fes

   approx. 4.5–5 h driving plus visits (≈ 280 km)

   We drive south out of the Rif to Volubilis, where you can walk the Roman streets among olive trees and admire the mosaics still in place in the villas. A short drive brings us to Meknes and its imposing Bab Mansour gate, with time for a stroll in the El Hedim square. We arrive in Fes in the late afternoon and check into your riad for two nights. Distances today are moderate, with the longest stretch around two hours, and a local guide at Volubilis can explain the houses, baths and forum. Lunch is usually taken in Meknes or near the Roman site.

   OvernightFes – riad or hotel (category chosen at booking)

   MealsDinner and breakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
5. 5

   Guided Fes

   City day; short transfers only

   With a local guide, you discover Fes el-Bali: the Bou Inania and Al Attarine madrasas, the Nejjarine fountain, the exterior of Al Quaraouiyine, the dyers’ souk and the famous Chouara tanneries, seen from a terrace above. Outside the medina walls we can visit the royal palace gates, the Mellah and the Merinid Tombs for a panorama of the city. The afternoon is free for further exploring, a cooking class or hammam (on request), or simply relaxing in your riad courtyard.

   OvernightFes – riad or hotel (category chosen at booking)

   MealsBreakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
6. 6

   Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Merzouga desert camp

   approx. 7–8 h driving plus stops (≈ 470 km)

   Today is the longest drive of the trip. We cross the Middle Atlas via Ifrane and the cedar forest of Azrou, lunch in Midelt and follow the Ziz Valley south through gorges and palm groves to Erfoud. In the late afternoon you reach Merzouga, where camels wait to carry you about 1–1.5 hours into the Erg Chebbi dunes for sunset. Dinner and the night are at the desert camp; main luggage stays in Merzouga. We stop regularly for coffee, lunch and photographs, and the scenery changes constantly, from snowy cedar slopes in winter to red desert plains.

   OvernightErg Chebbi desert camp (budget, standard or luxury tent)

   MealsDinner at camp and breakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
7. 7

   Merzouga – Khamlia – Rissani

   Short drives only (approx. 1.5–2 h in total)

   After sunrise and breakfast, we explore the oasis world around Erg Chebbi. In Khamlia, a village with Gnawa roots, musicians often play for visitors in exchange for a contribution. In Rissani you can explore the market — busiest on market days — and the ksar where caravans once arrived from across the Sahara. The afternoon is free for sandboarding, a nap or an optional quad, buggy or 4x4 excursion in designated areas. Overnight in an auberge or hotel by the dunes, or a second camp night on request.

   OvernightMerzouga – auberge or hotel at the edge of the dunes (or second camp night on request)

   MealsDinner and breakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
8. 8

   Merzouga – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley

   approx. 4–5 h driving plus stops (≈ 290 km)

   We cross the open hamada west to Tinghir, passing old khettara irrigation wells. In the Todra Gorge you walk between towering limestone walls beside a clear stream. After lunch we continue to the Dades Valley, where, if time allows, we drive up the gorge to the famous hairpin bends and the eroded rock formations. Dinner and overnight are at a guesthouse or hotel with views of the valley. The total drive is moderate, so there is time to stop at viewpoints and for lunch in a riverside restaurant. In spring the fields along the valley are bright green with barley.

   OvernightDades Valley – guesthouse or hotel (category chosen at booking)

   MealsDinner and breakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
9. 9

   Dades – N’Kob – Draa Valley – Zagora

   approx. 5–6 h driving plus stops (≈ 250 km)

   Today we leave the main tourist route and head south around the Jbel Saghro massif, a remote volcanic range of dark peaks and nomad pastures. We reach N’Kob, a village of dozens of kasbahs, several now restored as guesthouses, and stop for lunch. The road then descends to Tansikht and joins the Draa Valley, a ribbon of palms stretching along the river towards Zagora. We arrive in the late afternoon. Zagora is known for the old sign ‘Tombouctou 52 jours’, a reminder of the camel caravans that once set off from here.

   OvernightZagora – kasbah hotel or guesthouse (category chosen at booking)

   MealsDinner and breakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
10. 10

    Zagora – Agdz – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou

    approx. 3.5–4 h driving plus stops (≈ 200 km)

    We follow the Draa Valley north, with its palm groves, ksour and kasbahs, stopping at viewpoints and perhaps in Tamegroute, known for its green-glazed pottery and old library (on request). In Agdz we can visit the Caid’s kasbah before crossing the Tizi n’Tinififft pass to Ouarzazate. In the afternoon we continue a short way to Ait Ben Haddou and spend the night there, with time to explore the ksar in the soft evening light. The day’s driving is moderate, with frequent stops, and Ait Ben Haddou’s guesthouses often have terraces facing the ksar.

    OvernightAit Ben Haddou – guesthouse or kasbah hotel (category chosen at booking)

    MealsDinner and breakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
11. 11

    Ait Ben Haddou – Tizi n’Tichka – Marrakech

    approx. 4 h driving plus stops (≈ 190 km)

    After an early walk at the ksar, we head north into the High Atlas, climbing to the Tizi n’Tichka pass at 2,260 m. The descent passes Amazigh villages, walnut groves and argan cooperatives. We reach Marrakech in the early afternoon, leaving time to settle into your riad and take a first walk to Jemaa el-Fna, the main square, as it comes alive with musicians, storytellers and food stalls in the evening. Lunch is usually taken in a mountain village restaurant during the crossing. This is a shorter day than the earlier stretch through the south.

    OvernightMarrakech – riad or hotel (category chosen at booking)

    MealsDinner and breakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
12. 12

    Guided Marrakech

    City day; short transfers only

    A local guide introduces you to the Koutoubia Mosque (from outside), the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs and the maze of souks, where artisans work leather, copper, wood and wool. In the afternoon you might visit the Majorelle Garden, relax in a hammam or browse at your own pace. Evening is free to enjoy one of the city’s rooftop restaurants. Exact sites depend on opening hours and your interests, and you are never obliged to buy anything in shops visited with the guide. If you prefer, this day can be swapped for an excursion to the Ourika Valley in the Atlas foothills (on request).

    OvernightMarrakech – riad or hotel (category chosen at booking)

    MealsBreakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
13. 13

    Marrakech – Essaouira

    approx. 3 h driving (≈ 190 km)

    We leave Marrakech for the coast, crossing plains of argan trees, where you may see goats climbing the branches (sometimes staged for tips) and visit a women’s argan oil cooperative. Essaouira greets you with sea air after the dry south. The rest of the day is free to walk along the ramparts of the Skala, see the blue fishing boats in the harbour, eat grilled fish by the port and browse the woodworkers’ shops of the relaxed, UNESCO-listed medina. Overnight in a riad inside the walls or a hotel by the beach.

    OvernightEssaouira – riad or hotel (category chosen at booking)

    MealsDinner and breakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)
14. 14

    Essaouira – Marrakech or Casablanca departure

    approx. 3 h to Marrakech airport; approx. 4–4.5 h to Casablanca airport

    Enjoy a final morning in Essaouira: a walk on the long beach, a coffee in the main square or a last look at the harbour as the fishing boats come in. Around midday we drive you to Marrakech Menara airport (about three hours) or, if your flight leaves from Casablanca, to Mohammed V airport (about four to four and a half hours). Please choose an afternoon or evening flight. If you would like a fuller day by the sea, we recommend adding a second night in Essaouira.

    OvernightNot included — tour ends

    MealsBreakfast (typical plan — to be confirmed)

Inclusions & exclusions

Accommodation, meals & transport

Every night is booked in the comfort level you choose at booking. Budget means clean, simple guesthouses, auberges and family-run riads, some with shared or basic facilities. Standard means well-located mid-range hotels, riads and kasbah guesthouses with private bathrooms. Luxury means boutique riads, characterful kasbah hotels and premium properties. In the Sahara the same logic applies to the camp: a budget camp has simple tents and often shared washing facilities; a standard camp usually offers private tents, many with en-suite toilet and shower; a luxury camp has larger, furnished tents with en-suite bathrooms, more space and a more refined dinner. Exact properties are confirmed in writing before you travel and depend on availability. Zagora and Ait Ben Haddou offer atmospheric kasbah-style properties; Essaouira has riads inside the medina and hotels along the beach.

On private departures you travel in an air-conditioned vehicle (typically a minivan or 4x4, depending on group size) with an English- or French-speaking driver who knows the route well. Breakfast and dinner are normally included on touring nights as part of the typical plan; lunches are usually taken at local restaurants of your choice along the way and paid locally. Vegetarian and other dietary needs can usually be catered for if mentioned at booking. On city and leisure days only breakfast is included in the typical plan.

Good to know

Departure

Casablanca

Finish

Marrakech or Casablanca

Possible departure cities

Casablanca

Tour type

Private

Group size

Confirmed on request

Pickup & drop-off

Meet-and-greet at Casablanca Mohammed V airport or pickup from your Casablanca hotel. Medina riads in Chefchaouen, Fes, Marrakech and Essaouira may need a short walk (Essaouira’s medina is car-free) to the nearest vehicle access point.

Safety, age & accessibility

Day 6 is 7–8 hours including stops; Day 9 is 5–6 hours on quieter roads with fewer services. The Tizi n’Tichka pass climbs to 2,260 m on a well-surfaced but winding road with many hairpin bends; if you are prone to travel sickness, sit near the front and bring medication. Camel rides are gentle but not suitable for everyone: they are not recommended during pregnancy or for people with back, hip or serious joint problems, and riders above roughly 100–110 kg should tell us in advance (limits are set by the camel handlers — to be confirmed). Walking alongside the camels is always an option. Optional motorised excursions take place only in designated areas with a briefing and protective gear; minimum ages are set by the operator — to be confirmed. Essaouira can be windy and cool even in summer. Desert temperatures swing widely: summer afternoons can exceed 40 °C and winter nights can drop close to freezing, so pack layers. Medina streets, kasbah stairs and soft sand are difficult for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility; tell us your needs and we will advise honestly what can be adapted.

Price

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Payment & cancellation

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Destinations you visit

• Marrakech travel guide
• Fes travel guide
• Meknes & Volubilis travel guide
• Rabat travel guide
• Casablanca travel guide
• Chefchaouen travel guide
• Essaouira travel guide
• Ouarzazate travel guide
• Ait Ben Haddou travel guide
• Dades Valley travel guide
• Todra Gorge travel guide
• Merzouga & Erg Chebbi travel guide
• Rissani travel guide
• Zagora travel guide
• Draa Valley travel guide

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