Itinerary
- Day 1
Casablanca to Chefchaouen
You'll land at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca where your local guide meets you for the transfer to Chefchaouen. The drive takes you through the Rif Mountains before checking into your hotel or riad. Spend the afternoon wandering the blue-painted streets that the town is known for, poking around the markets, and grabbing food at local cafes to get a feel for Moroccan cuisine.
Included Activities
- Airport welcome and escort
- Transfer to Chefchaouen
- Free exploration of Chefchaouen's blue-painted streets
- Visit local markets
Optional Activities
- Dining at local cafes and restaurants
Landmarks/POIs Mohammed V International Airport Chefchaouen - Day 2
Chefchaouen to Fes
After breakfast at your riad, head out to Fes with your local guide showing you around the medieval city's historic streets and architecture. You'll explore the Medina at your own pace, which gives you time to grab lunch whenever you're ready. By evening, you're settled into your riad in the heart of the old city for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel/riad
- Guided tour of Fes with local guide
- Exploration of historic streets and medina architecture
Optional Activities
- Lunch in the Medina
Landmarks/POIs Fes Medina - Day 3
Fes to Merzouga Desert
Starting after breakfast, you drive south toward Merzouga with stops in Ifrane, the Middle Atlas Mountains, and a cedar forest where Barbary apes live in their natural habitat. Lunch happens along the way before you pass through the Ziz Valley oasis and reach the desert. Once there, you'll take a camel trek across Erg Chebbi's sand dunes, then climb to a high dune to watch the sunset. The evening brings you to a luxury desert camp for dinner with traditional drumming and Berber music around a bonfire.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at restaurant en route), Dinner (Dinner with local cuisine at luxury desert camp)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at riad
- Stop in Ifrane
- Cedar forest visit with Barbary ape viewing
- Lunch at restaurant en route
- Ziz Valley exploration
- Camel caravan trek on Erg Chebbi dunes
- Sunset viewing from high dune
- Accommodation at luxury desert camp
- Dinner at desert camp
- Berber music and drumming entertainment
- Drum playing instruction
- Bonfire gathering
Landmarks/POIs Ifrane Middle Atlas Mountains Cedar Forest Ziz Valley Erg Chebbi - Day 4
Merzouga Desert to Dades Gorge
If you're up for it, wake early to catch the sunrise over the dunes before having breakfast. After that, you'll choose whether to continue by camel or switch to a 4x4 vehicle heading toward Dades Gorge. On market days, stop at the traditional market in Rissani, then walk through Todra Gorge to see the river and rock formations. Dades Valley has more impressive rock formations to see before you check into your hotel for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Breakfast at desert camp
- Camel ride or 4x4 vehicle option to Dades Gorge
- Todra Gorge visit and stroll
- Scenic drive through Dades Valley
Optional Activities
- Sunrise viewing over Erg Chebbi dunes
- Visit traditional market in Rissani (market days: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday)
Landmarks/POIs Rissani Market Todra Gorge Todra River Dades Valley Dades Gorge - Day 5
Dades Gorge to Marrakech
You're driving to Ouarzazate, called the 'Hollywood of Africa' because of Atlas Studios, where you can explore movie sets and learn how films get made there. Next comes Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Kasbah worth seeing. After lunch at a local restaurant, you cross the High Atlas Mountains while taking in the scenery, arriving in Marrakech by late afternoon.
- Meals
- Lunch (Satisfying lunch at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Drive to Ouarzazate
- Visit Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Exploration of historic Kasbah architecture
- High Atlas Mountains scenic drive
Optional Activities
- Atlas Studios visit and exploration of movie sets
Landmarks/POIs Ouarzazate Atlas Studios Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou High Atlas Mountains
