Grand Morocco in 10 Days — 10 days
Desert, mountains, coasts and imperial cities. Day-by-day itinerary: Marrakesh; Atlas → Aït Benhaddou; Dadès Gorges; Todra → Desert.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Marrakesh
- 09:00 — Arrival in Marrakesh
- 14:00 — Souks + Jemaa el-Fna
- 20:00 — Riad in Marrakesh
Day 2 — Atlas → Aït Benhaddou
- 08:00 — 4x4 → Tizi n'Tichka pass (2,260 m) → Aït Benhaddou
- 14:00 — UNESCO Ksar of Aït Benhaddou — Aït Ben Haddou
- 20:00 — Guesthouse in Ouarzazate
Day 3 — Dadès Gorges
- 09:00 — Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Dadès
- 13:00 — Dadès Gorges — hike — Dadès
- 20:00 — Mountain inn in Dadès
Day 4 — Todra → Desert
- 08:00 — Todra Gorge — 300 m cliffs — Todra
- 11:00 — Drive to Merzouga (3h)
- 16:00 — Camel ride into the Erg Chebbi dunes — Merzouga
- 20:00 — Luxury camp under the stars
Day 5 — Sahara Sunrise
- 05:30 — Sunrise over the dunes — Erg Chebbi
- 4x4 to Khamlia — Erg Chebbi → Merzouga
- 10:00 — Khamlia village — Gnawa music — Merzouga
- 14:00 — Drive to Marrakesh or Fez (6h+)
- 22:00 — Riad in Fez
Day 6 — Fez
- 09:00 — Chouara Tanneries + Bou Inania Madrasa — Fez
- 14:00 — Fez el-Bali medina — getting lost in the alleys — Fez
- 20:00 — Fassi pigeon pastilla
Day 7 — Chefchaouen
- 09:00 — Bus Fez → Chefchaouen (3h)
- 13:00 — Blue medina — streets and stairways — Chefchaouen
- 20:00 — Blue riad with a terrace over the town
Day 8 — Atlantic Coast
- 09:00 — Bus → Asilah (3h)
- 13:00 — Asilah — ramparts and murals — Asilah
- 17:00 — Train → Casablanca (2h)
- 21:00 — Hotel in Casablanca
Day 9 — Essaouira
- 09:00 — CTM bus → Essaouira (3h30)
- 13:30 — UNESCO Essaouira medina + ramparts — Essaouira
- 16:00 — Kitesurf beach + sunset — Essaouira
- 20:00 — Grilled fish at the port
- 22:00 — Riad in Essaouira
Day 10 — Marrakesh & Departure
- 09:00 — CTM bus → Marrakesh (2h30)
- 12:30 — Majorelle Garden + Yves Saint Laurent Museum — Marrakesh
- 15:00 — Taxi → RAK Airport
- 18:30 — Return flight from Marrakesh