✦From Casablanca/ 12 days
12 Days Tour from Casablanca
Everything the ten-day journey offers, deepened with the ocean: after the imperial cities, the Sahara, and the gorges, the road bends west to windswept Essaouira before the finale in Marrakech.
- Duration
- 12 days / 11 nights
- Route
- CMN → MRK
- Crosses
- Atlantic coast · Imperial cities · Rif & the north · Sahara & the gorges · Atlas
- Price
- Quote on enquiry
12 days from Casablanca
✦Day 01
Arrival in Casablanca
Welcome at Mohammed V airport and an evening on the corniche beneath the Hassan II minaret.
- Drive
- airport welcome & transfer
- Highlights
- Hassan II Mosque · The Corniche
Day 1 — Arrival in Casablanca
✦Day 02
Casablanca to Rabat
The great mosque at the ocean's lip, then the capital's Hassan Tower and the Kasbah of the Udayas.
- Drive
- approx. 90 km / ~1.5h
- Highlights
- Hassan II Mosque · Hassan Tower
Day 2 — Casablanca to Rabat
✦Day 03
Rabat to Chefchaouen
North into the Rif to the blue pearl; sunset from the Spanish Mosque viewpoint.
- Drive
- approx. 250 km / ~4.5h
- Highlights
- Rif climb · Golden hour in the blue medina
Day 3 — Rabat to Chefchaouen
✦Day 04
Chefchaouen to Fes via Volubilis
The Roman mosaics of Volubilis and imperial Meknes en route to the medieval capital.
- Drive
- approx. 200 km / ~4h with stops
- Highlights
- Volubilis (UNESCO) · Meknes
Day 4 — Chefchaouen to Fes via Volubilis
✦Day 05
Fes Exploration
A full day in the UNESCO medina with a licensed guide — crafts, courtyards, and the call to prayer over ten thousand alleys.
- Drive
- on foot within the medina
- Highlights
- Al Quaraouiyine · Chouara tanneries
Day 5 — Fes Exploration
✦Day 06
Fes to Merzouga
Cedars, macaques, and the Ziz palm gorge, then firelight and dunes at a luxury Sahara camp.
- Drive
- approx. 460 km / ~7.5h with stops
- Highlights
- Ifrane · Azrou cedar forest
Day 6 — Fes to Merzouga
✦Day 07
Merzouga — Deep Desert Day
A 4x4 circuit of Erg Chebbi's hidden corners and a second night beneath the Milky Way.
- Drive
- 4×4 circuit around the erg
- Highlights
- Khamlia Gnawa village · Nomad families
Day 7 — Merzouga — Deep Desert Day
✦Day 08
Merzouga to Dades via Todra Gorge
The high canyon walls, Tinghir's palmery, and the Dades Valley's rock cathedrals.
- Drive
- approx. 260 km / ~4.5h with stops
- Highlights
- Sahara sunrise · Todra Gorge
Day 8 — Merzouga to Dades via Todra Gorge
✦Day 09
Dades to Marrakech via Ait Ben Haddou
Roses and kasbahs westward, the great ksar at midday, and the Atlas crossing into Marrakech.
- Drive
- approx. 330 km / ~6.5h with stops
- Highlights
- Valley of Roses · Aït Ben Haddou
Day 9 — Dades to Marrakech via Ait Ben Haddou
✦Day 10
Marrakech Sightseeing
Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, and an evening in Jemaa el-Fnaa's swirl of smoke and music.
- Drive
- on foot — city touring
- Highlights
- Bahia Palace · Saadian Tombs
Day 10 — Marrakech Sightseeing
✦Day 11
Marrakech to Essaouira
Through the argan groves to the Atlantic — ramparts, fishing boats, and the gull-cried light that drew Orson Welles.
- Drive
- approx. 190 km / ~3h
- Highlights
- Argan groves · Skala ramparts
Day 11 — Marrakech to Essaouira
✦Day 12
Essaouira to Marrakech — Departure
A slow seaside morning before the return to Marrakech for your farewell dinner or onward flight.
- Drive
- approx. 190 km / ~3h
- Highlights
- Seaside morning · Argan country
Day 12 — Essaouira to Marrakech — Departure
✦Included
What the price covers
- Private car (SUV or Minivan) A/C
- Pick up and return to accommodation
- Luxury stay booked
- Local guides
- Camel trekking (camel per person)
- Sandboarding (if interested)
- Flexible stops
- Lunch
- Drinks
- Tickets
✦Places on this route
Where it reaches
CasablancaRabatChefchaouenVolubilis & MeknesFesErg ChebbiZiz ValleyAzrou Cedar ForestTodra GorgeDades ValleyTizi n'TichkaAït Ben HaddouSkoura & the Valley of RosesMarrakechEssaouira
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