Morocco · Desert Adventure

9-Day Morocco Tour from Casablanca with Sahara Camp and Camel Ride

9 Days Round trip from Casablanca Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
  • 02 See the Mausoleum of Mohammed V and the Royal Palace in Rabat
  • 03 Explore the picturesque blue city of Chefchaouen
  • 04 Visit the first Mellah ever built in Morocco in Fes
  • 05 Go on a camel safari in the Sahara Desert of Merzouga
  • 06 See the unique rock formations of the Dades Valley
  • 07 Travel through the highest, narrowest Todgha Gorges
  • 08 Visit Majorelle Gardens and the Koutoubia Tower in Marrakech

Visit Morocco's major attractions across Casablanca, Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fes, Merzouga, Ouarzazate, and Marrakech on this 9-day journey. Discover famous mosques, stunning architectural buildings, beautiful gardens, and historic landmarks, then head into the Sahara Desert of Merzouga for a camel safari and an overnight camp experience. The tour also includes scenic drives through the Ziz Valley, Todgha Gorges, and Dades Valley, combining imperial cities, mountain landscapes, and desert scenery.

Wake up early in the morning to watch what will may be the best sunrise of your life.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech, Errachidia, Midelt, Rabat, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Chefchaouen, Merzouga, Todgha Gorge, Erfoud, Rissani, Aït Benhaddou, Tizi n'Tichka, Ziz Valley, Erg Chebbi, Azrou, Ifrane, Dadès Gorges
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival at Casablanca

  • Be welcomed by your driver /guide at the airport and take you to your hotel in Casablanca.

Overnight stay in the hotel.

2
Day 02

Casablanca – Rabat – Chefchaouen

  • Start your trip to visit the biggest mosque in Casablanca, Hassan II Mosque.
  • Go to the capital of Morocco, "Rabat".
  • Start with the Bab Challah, Mausoleum of Mohammed V, the royal palace's main gates, and the Oudaya Kasbah.
  • Have lunch in a local restaurant.
  • Drive straight to the blue city of Chefchaouen. Pass through many small towns and stop for breaks.
  • In Chefchaouen, walk inside the blue alleys of the medina, take pictures and experience the local food of the little city.

Overnight in the hotel.

3
Day 03

Chefchaouen – Fes

  • Have free time all morning to visit the blue city. It is a city located in the Rif Mountains, northwest of Morocco. It is famous for the remarkable buildings of different tones of faded blue of its old town. Leather and weaving workshops line its steep cobbled alleys. In the shaded central square of Outa el Hammam is the casbah with red walls, fortress and keep of the fifteenth century with ethnographic and artistic exhibitions. The octagonal minaret of the Great Mosque rises not far from there.
  • After lunch, continue travelling to Fes.
4
Day 04

Fes city tour

  • After breakfast in your Riad, you will start exploring the oldest city in Morocco, walking in its alleys and small streets. 
  • Visit the Royal Palace gate, the Jewish quarter, the first Mellah ever built in Morocco, built during the 14th century. We will ensure that you visit all sites with cultural and historical interest, including the famous Al Qaraouine University, the oldest in the world, the Tanneries and Moulay Idriss mausoleum.
  • After lunch, visit the tiles cooperative and then experience a fantastic panoramic view over the whole Medina of Fes.

Overnight at the same Riad.

5
Day 05

Fes - Sahara Desert of Merzouga

  • After breakfast, you will leave Fes travelling towards Merzouga via Midelt and the Ziz valley.
  • Travel via the Ifrane city, a beautiful mountain village named the Switzerland of Morocco.
  • Stop at the cedar forest on the middle Atlas Mountains. During this journey, you will experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas mountains and stopping at Azrou, a Berber village in the middle of the famous cedar forest – the largest one in Morocco – where you will have the opportunity to see the Barbary apes.
  • Continue to Midelt along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas.
  • After lunch in Midelt, travel through the fascinating Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the spectacular Ziz Gorge, take in views of the High Atlas plateau, and see how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert you approach the province of the south-east Errachidia city.
  • Afterwards, travel along the fantastic Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud and Rissani.
  • Arriving in Merzouga in the afternoon, be welcomed with a glass of mint tea.
  • Take a camel ride in the dunes of the Sahara Desert of Merzouga to reach the camp where you will spend the night.
6
Day 06

Merzouga – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley

  • Wake up early in the morning to watch what will may be the best sunrise of your life.
  • You will peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. Enroute, appreciate the spectacular Erg Chebbi dunes' unique beauty – changing with the light as the day progresses.
  • After breakfast and a hot shower in the riad, leave for Rissani, Tinghir, and Todgha gorges – the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco.
  • After lunch in the heart of the gorge, drive through the Dades Valley, where you will see the majestic sand castles and the unique rock formations known as "monkey toes".

Overnight accommodation will be in a fancy guest house overlooking the Dades Valley with dinner and breakfast.

7
Day 07

Dades Valley - Ouarzazate – Marrakech

  • After breakfast in your accommodation, start travelling through the Dades Valley towards Ouarzazate and then to Marrakech. The road through Dades Valley is called the way of the thousand Kasbahs – providing numerous opportunities to take some of your best photographic shots of the trip.

  • Stop at Kalaat M’Gouna -the centre of rose’s valley-, have the option to visit the cooperative for the roses, to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time after your trip is over.

  • Continue to Marrakech via the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah. Built by Et Hami El Glaoui, one of the last Berber chieftains during the 19th century, the Kasbah is a house of many Glaoui people.

  • Continue through the majestic Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260 m) over the High Atlas Mountains, where you will have the opportunity to explore the process of producing the Argan oil- existing only in morocco – by Berber women in their cooperative.

Arrive at your overnight accommodation in Marrakech.

8
Day 08

Marrakech

  • After breakfast in the Riad, start exploring Marrakech. See the most important historical and cultural interest sites, including the Majorelle Gardens, the Koutoubia Tower, the Saadian tombs, and the Bahia Palace.

  • After lunch at a restaurant near the square, walk through the souks and view hundreds of handicrafts.

  • Have some free time to wander by yourself in the other parts of the city

9
Day 09

Departure

  • Transfer to the Airport.

Hassan II Mosque, blue alleys of Chefchaouen, Erg Chebbi dunes, Ksar of Aït Benhaddou

Where this trip takes you

Hassan II Mosque, blue alleys of Chefchaouen, Erg Chebbi dunes, Ksar of Aït Benhaddou

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Casablanca 20 cities · 9 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Accommodation in a 3-star hotel

  • 1 night stay in a Berber camp in the Sahara Desert of Merzouga

  • Breakfast on all days

  • Dinner only in Sahara and Dades

  • Camel safari in the Sahara Desert

  • Multilingual Moroccan driver-guide

  • All transfers

What's Not Included

  • Liquor, soft drinks, and beverages

  • Lunch and dinner

  • Travel insurance

  • Entrance fees

  • Personal expenses

Know before you go

  • Infant 1 to 3 years of age - free.

  • Vegetarian and Halal food options are available on request.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Casablanca, Morocco
Tour start
Casablanca, Morocco
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 9 days finish where they began, in Casablanca.

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