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8 Days Morocco Tour from Marrakech

A one-way grand arc through Morocco's greatest hits: two days in Marrakech, the kasbah route and a Sahara night, the medieval depths of Fes, the blue lanes of Chefchaouen, and a coastal finale through Rabat to Casablanca.

Duration
8 days / 7 nights
Route
MRK → CMN
Crosses
Imperial cities · Sahara & the gorges · Atlas · Rif & the north · Atlantic coast
Price
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8 Days Morocco Tour from Marrakech

8 days from Marrakech

Day 01

Arrival in Marrakech

Welcomed at the airport and transferred to a traditional riad. As night falls, an introductory stroll into the theatre of Jemaa el-Fnaa Square.

Drive
airport welcome & transfer
Highlights
Riad check-in · Jemaa el-Fnaa at night
Lanterns glowing in the Marrakech souk at nightfall

Day 1 — Arrival in Marrakech

Day 02

Marrakech Sightseeing

Bahia Palace's painted ceilings, the Saadian Tombs, the Koutoubia gardens, and a guided drift through the souks' dyers and metalworkers.

Drive
on foot — city touring
Highlights
Bahia Palace · Saadian Tombs
The arcaded courtyard of the Bahia Palace in warm evening light

Day 2 — Marrakech Sightseeing

Day 03

Marrakech to Dades via Ait Ben Haddou

Over the High Atlas to the great ksar, then east along the kasbah route through Skoura and the Valley of Roses to the Dades Gorge.

Drive
approx. 320 km / ~6.5h with stops
Highlights
Tizi n'Tichka (2,260 m) · Aït Ben Haddou
The switchbacks of the Tizi n'Tichka pass climbing the High Atlas

Day 3 — Marrakech to Dades via Ait Ben Haddou

Day 04

Todra Gorge to Merzouga — Desert Camp

Canyon walls at Todra, then the dunes of Erg Chebbi by camel. Sunset from the crest, Berber drums after dinner, a night under the Milky Way.

Drive
approx. 260 km / ~4.5h with stops
Highlights
Todra Gorge · Tinghir palmery
Sheer canyon walls of the Todra Gorge above its shallow clear river

Day 4 — Todra Gorge to Merzouga — Desert Camp

Day 05

Merzouga to Fes via the Ziz Valley

Sahara sunrise, then north past the Ziz palm gorges, Midelt, and the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas, arriving in Fes by evening.

Drive
approx. 460 km / ~7.5h with stops
Highlights
Ziz Valley · Midelt
Date palms of the Ziz Valley oasis beneath red canyon walls

Day 5 — Merzouga to Fes via the Ziz Valley

Day 06

Fes Exploration

A full guided day inside the UNESCO medina — Al Quaraouiyine University, the tanneries, fondouks and medersas — among ten thousand alleys.

Drive
on foot within the medina
Highlights
Al Quaraouiyine · Chouara tanneries
Carved cedar and zellige courtyard of the Bou Inania Madrasa in Fes

Day 6 — Fes Exploration

Day 07

Fes to Chefchaouen

North through the Rif foothills to the blue city. An afternoon wandering indigo lanes, the Kasbah Museum, and sunset from the Spanish Mosque.

Drive
approx. 200 km / ~4h
Highlights
Rif foothills · The blue medina
Indigo lanes of Chefchaouen climbing toward the Rif

Day 7 — Fes to Chefchaouen

Day 08

Chefchaouen to Casablanca via Rabat

Descend to the Atlantic at Rabat — Hassan Tower and the Kasbah of the Udayas — then follow the coast to Casablanca for your onward journey.

Drive
approx. 330 km / ~5h with stops
Highlights
Hassan Tower · Kasbah of the Udayas
Blue-and-white lane of the Kasbah of the Udayas in Rabat

Day 8 — Chefchaouen to Casablanca via Rabat

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

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