✦From Tangier/ 14 days
14 Days Tour From Tangier to Casablanca
Our longest northern departure: the Rif and the imperial cities, two Sahara nights, the great gorges, Marrakech, and the Atlantic at Essaouira — concluding along the coast at Casablanca.
- Duration
- 14 days / 13 nights
- Route
- TNG → CMN
- Crosses
- Rif & the north · Imperial cities · Sahara & the gorges · Atlas · Atlantic coast
- Price
- Quote on enquiry
14 days from Tangier
✦Day 01
Arrival in Tangier
Welcome and transfer; evening in the old medina above the strait.
- Drive
- port / airport welcome & transfer
- Highlights
- The kasbah · Strait of Gibraltar
Day 1 — Arrival in Tangier
✦Day 02
Tangier — Caps & Caves
Cap Spartel where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic, the Caves of Hercules, and the legation quarter's storied lanes.
- Drive
- approx. 30 km coastal circuit
- Highlights
- Cap Spartel · Caves of Hercules
Day 2 — Tangier — Caps & Caves
✦Day 03
Tangier to Chefchaouen
Into the Rif to the blue pearl, with the evening free under the lanterns.
- Drive
- approx. 115 km / ~2.5h
- Highlights
- Rif mountain road · Blue medina evening
Day 3 — Tangier to Chefchaouen
✦Day 04
Chefchaouen to Fes via Volubilis
Roman Volubilis and imperial Meknes on the road to the ancient 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 guided day in the world's oldest living medina.
- Drive
- on foot within the medina
- Highlights
- Al Quaraouiyine · Chouara tanneries
Day 5 — Fes Exploration
✦Day 06
Fes to Merzouga
The Middle Atlas and Ziz Valley south to the dunes — camels, camp, and constellations.
- 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 and its people, with a second Sahara night.
- 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
Canyon walls, palm rivers, and the castles of the Dades.
- 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 Ouarzazate
The Valley of Roses and Skoura's kasbah oasis, with an evening at the desert's film capital.
- Drive
- approx. 130 km / ~2.5h with stops
- Highlights
- Valley of Roses · Skoura palmery
Day 9 — Dades to Ouarzazate
✦Day 10
Ouarzazate to Marrakech via Ait Ben Haddou
The great ksar and the Tizi n'Tichka pass into the red city.
- Drive
- approx. 200 km / ~4.5h with stops
- Highlights
- Aït Ben Haddou · Tizi n'Tichka
Day 10 — Ouarzazate to Marrakech via Ait Ben Haddou
✦Day 11
Marrakech Sightseeing
Palaces, tombs, gardens, and the nightly theatre of Jemaa el-Fnaa.
- Drive
- on foot — city touring
- Highlights
- Bahia Palace · Saadian Tombs
Day 11 — Marrakech Sightseeing
✦Day 12
Marrakech to Essaouira
Through argan country to the fortified Atlantic port — ramparts, boats, and salt-bright light.
- Drive
- approx. 190 km / ~3h
- Highlights
- Argan groves · Skala ramparts
Day 12 — Marrakech to Essaouira
✦Day 13
Essaouira — The Windy City
A free day in the UNESCO medina and along the endless beach.
- Drive
- on foot within the medina
- Highlights
- Skala cannons · The blue boats
Day 13 — Essaouira — The Windy City
✦Day 14
Essaouira to Casablanca
North along the coast through Oualidia and El Jadida to Casablanca for departure.
- Drive
- approx. 350 km / ~5h with stops
- Highlights
- Oualidia lagoons · El Jadida's citadel
Day 14 — Essaouira to Casablanca
✦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
TangierChefchaouenVolubilis & MeknesFesErg ChebbiZiz ValleyAzrou Cedar ForestTodra GorgeDades ValleyOuarzazateSkoura & the Valley of RosesTizi n'TichkaAït Ben HaddouMarrakechEssaouiraCasablanca
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