Our flagship journey
Thirteen days across the whole of Morocco: the Atlantic at Casablanca, the blue lanes of Chefchaouen, the medina of Fes, a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes, two in the M'Goun valley, and Marrakech to finish.
Our flagship journey, and the one that shows Morocco changing under your wheels. It begins on the Atlantic with the Hassan II Mosque and the royal city of Rabat, climbs into the Rif for two nights in Chefchaouen, and spends two more in Fes, the old heart of the country. From there it crosses the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas to the Sahara, where camels take you out to a camp among the dunes of Erg Chebbi. The way back runs through the Todra Gorge to two nights in a guesthouse in the M'Goun valley, with a day on foot among its Amazigh villages, then along the road of the kasbahs to Aït Ben Haddou and over the High Atlas to Marrakech. Private throughout, with our own drivers and local guides.
We meet you on arrival and take you to where you are staying. If you land early, there is time for a first look at the city and the Atlantic before the journey begins.
The morning at the Hassan II Mosque, one of the few mosques in Morocco that non-Muslims may visit. North to Rabat for the Kasbah of the Udayas above the river mouth, the Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V beside it, then inland to Meknes, one of the four imperial cities.
A walk through the old medina of Meknes, then Volubilis, the Roman city whose arches and columns still stand on the plain. In the afternoon the road climbs into the Rif mountains to the blue town of Chefchaouen.
A slow day with nowhere to drive: the blue-washed lanes and stairways, the small squares, the weavers' and craft shops, and the mountain air of the Rif.
Down out of the Rif and south to Fes, arriving in the afternoon. In the evening, a dinner of the dishes the city is known for.
A day in the old medina with a local guide: lanes too narrow for any car, the souks, a historic madrasa, the workshops of its craftsmen, and the tanneries where leather is still dyed by hand.
South through the cedar forests and high pastures of the Middle Atlas and its villages. Around Midelt, an easy walk through the orchards and hamlets outside town, with the mountains on every side.
The land dries and opens as you go south, until the dunes of Erg Chebbi rise out of the plain at Merzouga. Camels carry you out at sunset to the camp, for dinner, music and a night under the desert sky.
Up for the sunrise over the dunes, then west to the Todra Gorge for a walk between its limestone walls. On through the south to the M'Goun valley and your guesthouse in the mountains.
A guided walk through the valley's Amazigh villages and fields. You meet the families who live here and hear, in their own homes, how life in the mountains is lived.
West along the road of the kasbahs. The palm grove of Skoura and one of its old kasbahs, then Aït Ben Haddou, the fortified earthen village above the river, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The night is spent close by.
The road winds up through the High Atlas and its villages and over the Tizi n'Tichka pass (2,260 m) before dropping to Marrakech. Your first evening is in Jemaa el-Fna, the great square of the medina.
A morning in the medina with a local guide: the Bahia Palace, the souks and the lanes around Jemaa el-Fna. Then a last taste of Morocco before you leave.
Starts from: Casablanca — on arrival
PrivateAcross Morocco from north to south in five days: Rabat, Volubilis, Meknes, two nights in Fes, the Erg Chebbi dunes and the gorges home to Marrakech.
PrivateFrom Casablanca by Rabat, Meknes and Volubilis to Fes, across the Middle Atlas to the dunes, and over the High Atlas to Marrakech, with a guided day in each great medina.
PrivateChefchaouen, Fes, two nights at Merzouga, the gorges, Marrakech and Essaouira: the whole of Morocco in ten days, from Casablanca airport and back.
PrivateFrom the coast to the dunes of Erg Chegaga by the southern road through Tata and Foum Zguid, with a camel ride at sunset and another at dawn.
