The Atlantic first, by El Jadida to Essaouira, then Marrakech, the High Atlas, two nights at Merzouga, Fes and Meknes, back to Rabat.
A loop from Rabat that gives the coast its due before the desert. Down the Atlantic by Casablanca and the Portuguese walls of El Jadida to Essaouira, inland to Marrakech, over the High Atlas to the Dades, then two nights at Merzouga with a day exploring around the dunes. North across the Middle Atlas to Fes, and home by Volubilis and Meknes.
Welcome at Rabat airport, the Kasbah of the Udayas and the Hassan Tower, then down the coast to Casablanca for the night.
The Hassan II Mosque in the morning, then the coast road south to El Jadida, the old Portuguese fortified city, and on to Essaouira in time to walk its harbour and beach.
A short drive inland by Chichaoua to Marrakech, with the afternoon free.
The old medina with a licensed guide: the Saadian Tombs, the Bahia Palace, the Majorelle Garden and Jemaa el-Fna.
Over the Tizi n'Tichka pass (2,260 m) to the Kasbah of Telouet, home of the Glaoui family, and Aït Ben Haddou. Through Ouarzazate, the Skoura palm grove and the rose fields of Kalaat M'Gouna to Boumalne and the Dades Gorges.
The Todra Gorge, then east as the land turns to desert, by Tinejdad and Erfoud to Merzouga.
A slow morning, then out behind the dunes by 4x4: a nomad family, the old mines at Mifis, and Khamlia for its Gnawa music. In the afternoon, camels across the dunes at sunset to a camp, where tea, dinner under the sky and drums end the day.
Sunrise, the camels back for breakfast and a shower, then Rissani's old souk. North along the Ziz Valley, through the cedar forest and Ifrane, to Fes.
A full day in Fes el-Bali with a licensed guide: the lanes and gates, the Al-Qarawiyyin and the old Jewish quarter.
Through olive country to Volubilis, then Meknes: Bab Mansour, Lahdim Square, the Qara prison, the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail and the Sahrij Swani basin. Lunch there, then on to Rabat.
Transfer to Rabat airport at the time your flight needs.
Starts from: Rabat — Rabat-Salé airport
PrivateThe slow version of Morocco: guided days in Meknes, Fes and Marrakech, two nights at Merzouga, a night beside Aït Ben Haddou, and Essaouira, from Rabat and back.
PrivateA loop from Rabat airport: Casablanca and Marrakech, the High Atlas and the gorges, a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes, Fes, Meknes and Volubilis.
PrivateFrom Rabat airport: two nights in Asilah by the sea, two in Chefchaouen, two in Fes, and Meknes on the way back to Rabat.
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.
