8 Days tour departing from Casablanca

Day 01

Arrival in Casablanca

Drive — airport welcome & transfer

Welcome and transfer, with an evening visit to the illuminated esplanade of the Hassan II Mosque.

• Hassan II Mosque
• The Corniche
• Art Deco centre

Day 02

Casablanca to Chefchaouen via Rabat

Drive — approx. 330 km / ~5.5h with stops

The capital's monuments at a measured pace, then the climb into the Rif to the bluest town in the world.

• Rabat's monuments
• Rif climb
• Blue-city evening

Day 03

Chefchaouen to Fes

Drive — approx. 200 km / ~4h

A free blue-city morning, then south through the Rif foothills — with an optional stop at Volubilis' Roman ruins — to Fes.

• Blue-city morning
• Rif foothills
• Arrival in Fes

Day 04

Fes Exploration

Drive — on foot within the medina

The UNESCO medina end to end: Al Quaraouiyine University, the Chouara tanneries, and the artisan souks.

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

Day 05

Fes to Merzouga — Desert Camp

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

Ifrane, the cedar forests, Midelt, and the Ziz Valley's palms — then by camel into Erg Chebbi for a night under the stars.

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

Day 06

Merzouga to Dades via Todra Gorge

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

Dawn on the dunes, the canyon at Todra, and an evening walk in the Dades Gorge.

• Sahara sunrise
• Todra Gorge
• Dades rock formations

Day 07

Dades to Marrakech via Ait Ben Haddou

Drive — approx. 330 km / ~6.5h with stops

Roses, kasbahs, the great ksar, and the Atlas pass — arriving in the red city by evening.

• Valley of Roses
• Aït Ben Haddou
• Tizi n'Tichka

Day 08

Marrakech — Farewell

Drive — morning touring, then departure transfer

A guided morning among the palaces and souks, with the afternoon at leisure before your departure transfer.

• Guided morning
• The souks
• Departure transfer