Orange Sahara dunes and a palm tree, Morocco

Morocco · 7 nights, 8 days

Fes, Sahara and Marrakech

from ₹1,19,999 per person, twin sharing, flights extra

Casablanca to Fes to Merzouga to Ouarzazate to Marrakech

About this trip

The old medina of Fes, a night in a Sahara camp after a camel ride over the dunes, and the Atlas road into Marrakech. Seven nights by private car from Casablanca, with two long driving days.

Planned by our team near Kochi airport. Flights quoted from your city.

Length
7 nights, 8 days
Route
Casablanca to Fes to Merzouga to Ouarzazate to Marrakech

Morocco at a glance

  • Best Mar–May and Sep–Nov Spring and autumn
  • Heritage
  • Adventure
  • Honeymoon

Highlights

  • Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca
  • Fes el-Bali medina and tanneries
  • Camel ride and desert camp at Merzouga
  • Todra Gorge
  • Ait Ben Haddou kasbah
  • Jemaa el-Fna square, Marrakech

Route

  1. Casablanca
  2. Fes
  3. Merzouga
  4. Ouarzazate
  5. Marrakech
  • Hotel
  • Breakfast

Day by day

  1. Day 1:Arrive Casablanca

    We meet you at Mohammed V airport and drive you into Casablanca, around 45 minutes. In the evening, stretch your legs along the Corniche by the Atlantic.

    • Transfer from the airport
    • Check-in at the hotel
    • Evening on the Corniche

    Meals:No meals

  2. Day 2:Hassan II Mosque, Rabat, Fes

    A guided visit inside the Hassan II Mosque, which is built out over the ocean. Then the Kasbah of the Udayas in Rabat, on the road to Fes. Around four hours of driving in all.

    • Guided visit of the Hassan II Mosque
    • Hassan Tower in Rabat
    • Kasbah of the Udayas
    • Drive on to Fes

    Meals:Breakfast

  3. Day 3:Fes Medina

    A whole day with a local guide in Fes el-Bali, a maze of thousands of lanes. You see the old madrasas and look down on the leather tanneries from a rooftop.

    • Medina of Fes el-Bali
    • Bou Inania Madrasa
    • Chouara tanneries
    • Gates of the Royal Palace

    Meals:Breakfast

  4. Day 4:Fes to Sahara

    A long day of about eight hours on the road, through the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas to the dunes at Merzouga. At sunset, a camel ride takes you to your desert camp.

    • Ifrane and the cedar forest
    • The Ziz valley
    • Camel ride to the camp
    • Dinner in camp

    Meals:Breakfast & Dinner

  5. Day 5:Merzouga to Ouarzazate

    Up before dawn to watch the light come over the Erg Chebbi dunes. Then a day heading west through kasbah country, past Todra Gorge and the Dades valley, to Ouarzazate.

    • Sunrise in the Sahara
    • Todra Gorge
    • The Dades valley
    • Check-in at Ouarzazate

    Meals:Breakfast & Dinner

  6. Day 6:Ait Ben Haddou to Marrakech

    Climb up through the clay kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, then cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n’Tichka pass to Marrakech, around four hours.

    • Ait Ben Haddou
    • The Tizi n’Tichka pass
    • Evening at Jemaa el-Fna

    Meals:Breakfast

  7. Day 7:Marrakech

    The Majorelle Garden and the Bahia Palace in the morning, the souks in the afternoon. Bargain, but keep smiling.

    • Majorelle Garden
    • Bahia Palace
    • Koutoubia Mosque (from outside)
    • The medina souks

    Meals:Breakfast

  8. Day 8:Departure

    We transfer you to Marrakech airport for your flight home.

    • Breakfast
    • Check-out
    • Transfer to the airport

    Meals:Breakfast

What the price covers

Included

  • 7 nights in hotels, riads and a desert camp, with breakfast
  • Dinner at the desert camp and in Ouarzazate
  • Private car with driver, Casablanca to Marrakech
  • Local guides in Fes and Marrakech
  • Camel ride at Merzouga
  • Entry to Hassan II Mosque and listed monuments

Not included

  • International flights (we quote these from your city separately)
  • Morocco e-visa
  • Lunches and other dinners
  • Tips for drivers and guides
  • Personal expenses

We can add

From our travellers

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    Anil R V

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