14 Days Around Morocco Tour

Welcome to Morocco! You’ll be met at Marrakech Airport and transferred to your hotel.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Riad Palais Calipau or Similar (3-Star or 5-Star Hotel is also available on request.)

Today we travel up to Casablanca. Made famous by Humphrey Bogart in the film ‘Casablanca’. We then have the option of visiting the stunning Hassan II mosque, which has the tallest minaret and the third largest mosque in the world, it can hold 25,000 worshipers at any one time.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Hôtel Club Val d’Anfa Casablanca or Similar (3-Star or 5-Star Hotel is also available on request.)

Casablanca – Rabat – Meknes. This morning we drive to Rabat, Morocco’s capital city to visit Oudaia Kasbah, Hassan tower, the Royal Palace, and Chellah. After lunch, we will move on to the third of our Imperial cities Meknes to enjoy some free time.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Riad Yacout or Similar (3-Star or 5-Star Hotel is also available on request.)

Meknes – Chefchaouen. After breakfast, we’ll embark on a tour of the Roman ruins at Volubilis, the largest ancient site of Morocco. UNESCO-listed, the site dates back to AD40 and once ruled the entire Roman province of Mauritania. We’ll then head on to Chefchaouen for a guided tour this afternoon. High up in the Rif mountains, Chefchaouen boasts a beautiful blue door and white-walled medina that was originally a Berber post. The main square is the heart of Chefchaouen, with the Kasbah (built back in the 18th century), central mosque, and cafes with authentic menus. The busy market is a mix of traditional Moroccan and tourist fare.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Hôtel Parador or Similar (3-Star Hotel is also available on request.)

Chefchaouen – Fes. Enjoy some free time in Chefchaouen this morning – relax at the hotel or spend your time exploring this beautiful city. We travel on to Fes in the afternoon. Fes is the oldest and largest medieval city in the world, and its medina is a heady mix of aromas, sounds, and sights. To navigate, follow one of the five, themed tourist circuits. There are plenty of mosques and palaces to visit, but be aware that only Muslims can enter Mosques in Morocco.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Riad Ahlam or Similar (3-Star or 5-Star Hotel is also available on request.)

On day 6 we embark on a fully guided tour of the city of Fes. Explore the tanneries, souks, potteries, and the Medina, and learn the fascinating history of the city. We’ll later return to the hotel to get ready for an optional night of Moroccan entertainment and food at a restaurant in town.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Riad Ahlam or Similar (3-Star or 5-Star Hotel is also available on request.)

This morning we journey over the Moyen Atlas to stop at Midelt. This is a beautiful alpine area. Surrounded by huge pine trees and a tranquil mountain setting, this is a great spot to cool down and relax after the hustle and bustle of Fes. We will enjoy a small hike in the afternoon and a visit to a local Berber family home where we catch a glimpse of their way of life before returning to our hotel for the evening in this mountain location.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Hôtel Tadart or Similar (3-Star Hotel is also available on request.)

Today we embark on a scenic drive followed by a tasty optional Moroccan lunch and an afternoon relaxing and swimming. Then we head out towards the Erg Chebbi dunes located near the remote frontier town of Merzouga. The dunes are renowned for their incredible height and size. In parts, the vast sand pile reaches skyward to heights of 150 meters! Transferring to our camels we trek into the Sahara for a night at our Berber Camp. Tonight enjoy a local meal, music, and an amazing night out under the Saharan stars.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Tiziri Luxury Desert Camp (5-Star Royal Desert Camp is also available on request.)

​Rise early to watch the sunrise. After breakfast, continue through a stone desert to the stunning Todra Gorge. Wedged between massive cliff walls, the gorge is filled with a green oasis of palm trees. This serene spot is great for hiking, relaxing on the edge of the river, or sampling some local Amazigh (also known as Berber) delicacies.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Hotel Panoramic Todra or Similar (4-Star Hotel is also available on request.)

Leaving the impressive Todra Gorge we continue our journey to Ait Benhaddou, stopping en route in Ouarzazate for lunch and the opportunity to tour its famous film studio (book/pay locally). After lunch, we tour the famous Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, where Lawrence of Arabia was once filmed.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Hotel Kasbah El Hajja or Similar. 

Today’s drive offers panoramic views as we traverse the high Atlas Mountains on our way to Essaouira.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Hotel Mogador or Similar (3-Star or 5-Star Hotel is also available on request.)

Essaouira is a colorful old city and fishing village is located within 15th-century Portuguese fortifications. Just outside the town great beaches and an Atlantic surf beckon. Relax on the beach or alternatively explore the UNESCO-listed medina with its various souks and woodcarving workshops. Any city gate leads to the Medina, so you’re unlikely to get lost. The beach is in front of the Medina and there are plenty of cafés with terraces, both ideal for relaxing for a few hours. Blue doors and window frames abound as do the artist’s shops – buy a carpet or Thuya wood carving or sit on the beach sipping a mint tea as the sun sets, an antidote to the bustle of the Imperial Cities. During our time here there’s the option to take part in horse trekking or quad biking or a cooking class.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Hotel Mogador or Similar.

After breakfast, we drive from Essaouira back to Marrakech this morning, to explore the last of Morocco’s four Imperial cities we visit on this tour. Marrakech set against the snow-capped Atlas Mountains. Its great pride and landmark are the Koutoubia Tower, sister to the Tower of Hassan in Rabat, and the Giralda Tower in Seville. It is said that after the third of these was completed, the sultan had the eyes of his architect put out, lest he should build another more beautiful tower elsewhere. No visit to the city is complete without a visit to the city’s UNESCO-listed medina and Djemaa-el-Fna, an extraordinary gathering, and marketplace. An optional guided tour of Marrakech is offered with a local payment of 100 Dirhams, alternatively, you can explore the city yourself or relax by the pool.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Riad Palais Calipau or Similar (3-Star or 5-Star Hotel is also available on request.)

Drop off at Marrakech airport at any time.