8 Days Tour from Casablanca: Marrakech, Sahara Camp, Fes and Chefchaouen

Welcome to Morocco. Our driver meets you at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca and takes you to your hotel in the city. The evening is free to rest, or to take a first walk if you arrive early. If time allows, we can stop at the Hassan II Mosque, which looks out over the Atlantic. Overnight in Casablanca, dinner included.

After breakfast we drive south across the plains toward the foothills of the Atlas. The drive takes about three to three and a half hours, and by midday the red walls of Marrakech come into view. After you check in, the afternoon is yours: we can visit the Bahia Palace or the Majorelle Garden, or you can simply take a walk toward Jemaa el-Fna Square, where storytellers and musicians gather as the light fades. Overnight in Marrakech, breakfast and dinner included.

There is no driving today. A local guide takes you through the old city to see the Koutoubia Mosque and its tall minaret, the Saadian Tombs with their tile work and the lanes of the souks, where spices, lanterns and leather goods are sold in the open. The guide explains the history behind each place, and the afternoon is free if you want to go back to a corner you liked. Overnight in Marrakech, breakfast and dinner included.

Today we cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass, which climbs to about 2,260 metres, and stop for views along the way. Next comes Ait Benhaddou, the UNESCO-listed village of earthen towers, where you have time to walk through its alleys. We continue through Ouarzazate, the palm grove of Skoura and El Kelaa M'Gouna, and arrive in the Dades Valley in the evening. It is a long day, so we make several stops to break it up. Overnight in the Dades Valley, breakfast and dinner included.

After breakfast we drive east to Tinghir and the Todra Gorge, where you can walk between the tall canyon walls. The road then runs through Tinejdad and Erfoud, a town known for its fossils, to Merzouga. Late in the afternoon you ride a camel across the dunes of Erg Chebbi at sunset, or go by 4x4, to your camp. You sleep in a luxury tent. Dinner and music by the fire finish the day. Overnight in a luxury tent at the Sahara camp, breakfast and dinner included.

This is the longest drive of the tour, so we leave early, after you have seen the first light over the dunes if you wish. The road crosses the Ziz Valley and its palm trees, then climbs to Midelt, the cedar forest near Azrou, where Barbary macaques live, and Ifrane with its alpine-style houses. We reach Fes in the evening, in time for dinner and a rest. Overnight in Fes, breakfast and dinner included.

In the morning a local guide leads you through Fes el-Bali: the Bou Inania Madrasa, the area around Al Quaraouiyine, the Nejjarine Fountain and the workshops of the craftsmen. After lunch we drive north to Volubilis, the Roman site with its mosaics and arches, and continue to Chefchaouen, where the blue houses climb the hillside. You arrive in time for a short evening walk through the old town. Overnight in Chefchaouen, breakfast and dinner included.

After breakfast you can walk the blue lanes once more before we leave. We drive to Rabat, where we visit the Kasbah of the Udayas and the Hassan Tower, then continue to Casablanca. There we see the Hassan II Mosque and Mohammed V Square. The drive takes about five to six hours in total, and the tour ends in Casablanca, at your hotel or at the airport. Breakfast included.