15 Days Grand Tour From Casablanca

Day 01

Arrival in Casablanca

Drive — airport welcome & transfer

Met at Mohammed V airport and settled into your hotel. An evening introduction to the white city's Art Deco boulevards and ocean corniche.

• Hassan II Mosque
• The Corniche
• Art Deco centre

Day 02

Casablanca to Rabat

Drive — approx. 90 km / ~1.5h

Morning visit to the oceanside Hassan II Mosque, then north to the capital — Hassan Tower, the Chellah necropolis, and the blue-and-white Kasbah of the Udayas.

• Hassan II Mosque
• Hassan Tower
• Chellah necropolis

Day 03

Rabat to Chefchaouen

Drive — approx. 250 km / ~4.5h

Through the green hills of the Rif to the blue city, arriving in time for golden hour in the indigo lanes.

• Rif climb
• Golden hour in the blue medina

Day 04

Chefchaouen — A Day in Blue

Drive — on foot — a full day in the blue medina

A slow day: the 15th-century Kasbah, weaving workshops, the Ras El Maa spring, and sunset from the Spanish Mosque overlooking the town.

• The Kasbah
• Ras El Maa spring
• Plaza Uta el-Hammam
• Spanish Mosque viewpoint

Day 05

Chefchaouen to Fes via Volubilis & Meknes

Drive — approx. 250 km / ~4.5h with stops

South past the Roman mosaics of Volubilis and the monumental gates of imperial Meknes, reaching Fes by evening.

• Volubilis (UNESCO)
• Imperial Meknes
• Arrival in Fes

Day 06

Fes Exploration

Drive — on foot within the medina

A full guided day in the medina: Al Quaraouiyine, the Chouara tanneries, Nejjarine fondouk, and the potters' quarter.

• Al Quaraouiyine
• Chouara tanneries
• Bou Inania Madrasa
• Artisan souks

Day 07

Fes to Merzouga

Drive — approx. 460 km / ~7.5h with stops

Across the Middle Atlas — Ifrane, the Azrou cedars, Midelt — and down the Ziz Valley to the edge of the dunes. Camel trek to a luxury desert camp.

• Ifrane
• Azrou cedar forest
• Ziz Valley
• Camel trek into Erg Chebbi

Day 08

Merzouga — Deep Desert Day

Drive — 4×4 circuit around the erg

A 4x4 day around Erg Chebbi: nomad encampments, Gnawa music in Khamlia, fossil beds, and a second sunset from the high dunes.

• Khamlia Gnawa village
• Nomad families
• Fossil plateaus
• Sandboarding
• Second Sahara night

Day 09

Merzouga to Dades via Todra Gorge

Drive — approx. 260 km / ~4.5h with stops

Out of the sands and into the canyons — the sheer walls of Todra, the palmeries of Tinghir, and a night in the Dades Gorge.

• Sahara sunrise
• Todra Gorge
• Dades rock formations

Day 10

Dades to Ouarzazate — Roses & Kasbahs

Drive — approx. 130 km / ~2.5h with stops

The Valley of Roses, Skoura's Kasbah Amridil, and an afternoon at the Atlas Film Studios or Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate.

• Valley of Roses
• Skoura palmery
• Taourirt Kasbah

Day 11

Ouarzazate to Marrakech via Ait Ben Haddou

Drive — approx. 200 km / ~4.5h with stops

Morning inside the great ksar, then over the Tizi n'Tichka pass to the red city.

• Aït Ben Haddou
• Tizi n'Tichka
• Arrival in Marrakech

Day 12

Marrakech Sightseeing

Drive — on foot — city touring

Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, Majorelle's cobalt garden, and an evening in the carnival of Jemaa el-Fnaa.

• Bahia Palace
• Saadian Tombs
• Koutoubia
• The souks

Day 13

Marrakech to Essaouira

Drive — approx. 190 km / ~3h

West through argan country — goats in the trees — to the fortified port of Essaouira: ramparts, gulls, and Atlantic light.

• Argan groves
• Skala ramparts
• Fishing harbour

Day 14

Essaouira — The Windy City

Drive — on foot within the medina

A free day inside the UNESCO medina: the Skala cannons, the fishing harbour's blue boats, thuya-wood ateliers, and seafood grilled at the dock.

• Skala cannons
• The blue boats
• Thuya-wood ateliers
• The endless beach

Day 15

Essaouira to Casablanca

Drive — approx. 350 km / ~5h with stops

North along the Atlantic through Oualidia's lagoons and El Jadida's Portuguese citadel, arriving in Casablanca for your departure.

• Oualidia lagoons
• El Jadida's citadel
• Arrival in Casablanca