Home › Countries › Morocco › Marrakesh, Fez & the Sahara Desert Marrakesh, Fez & the Sahara Desert — 14 days Two weeks across imperial medinas, Atlas valleys, the Sahara and the Atlantic coast. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Riad; The whole medina; Ouarzazate & desert (day trip); Atlas & Villages.
Day-by-day itinerary Day 1 — Arrival & Riad 15:00 — Arrival at Marrakech Menara (RAK) 16:00 — Settling into a riad in the medina — Médina Walk to Djemaa el-Fna — Médina → Djemaa el-Fna 17:30 — First stroll around Djemaa el-Fna — Djemaa el-Fna Walk back to the medina — Djemaa el-Fna → Médina 19:30 — Dinner at the riad or a recommended restaurant — Médina Day 2 — The whole medina 09:00 — Ben Youssef Madrasa — Medersa Ben Youssef Walk to the souks — Medersa Ben Youssef → Souks 11:00 — Souks in depth — spices, leather, copper — Souks Walk to Djemaa el-Fna — Souks → Djemaa el-Fna 13:30 — Local lunch on Djemaa el-Fna — Djemaa el-Fna Walk to the palace — Djemaa el-Fna → Palais de la Bahia 15:00 — Bahia Palace + Saadian Tombs — Palais de la Bahia Taxi to the Majorelle Garden — Palais de la Bahia → Jardin Majorelle 17:30 — Majorelle Garden & YSL Museum — Jardin Majorelle Day 3 — Ouarzazate & desert (day trip) 07:00 — Drive to Ouarzazate via Tizi n'Tichka — Marrakech → Ouarzazate 11:00 — Ait Ben Haddou — UNESCO ksar — Aït Ben Haddou Drive to Ouarzazate — Aït Ben Haddou → Ouarzazate 14:00 — Berber lunch in Ouarzazate — Ouarzazate 15:30 — Ouarzazate film studios — Ouarzazate 18:00 — Back to Marrakech — Ouarzazate → Marrakech Day 4 — Atlas & Villages 08:00 — Ourika Valley — Berber villages — Vallée de l'Ourika 10:00 — Easy hike in the Atlas — Atlas Hike continues — Atlas → Ourika 13:00 — Fresh trout lunch — Ourika Drive to Setti Fatma — Ourika → Setti Fatma 15:00 — Setti Fatma waterfall — Setti Fatma 18:00 — Back to Marrakech — Ourika → Marrakech Day 5 — Hammam & Shopping 09:30 — Traditional hammam — Médina Walk to the souks — Médina → Souks 11:30 — Last shopping in the souks — Souks Walk to the medina — Souks → Médina 14:00 — Pastilla lunch — Médina Horse carriage to the Palmeraie — Médina → Palmeraie 16:00 — Palmeraie — carriage or quad bike — Palmeraie Carriage back to the medina — Palmeraie → Médina 19:00 — Sunset from a rooftop — Médina Day 6 — Essaouira (day trip) 08:00 — CTM bus or shared taxi to Essaouira — Marrakech → Essaouira 11:00 — Ramparts and fishing port — Essaouira 13:00 — Grilled fish at the port — Essaouira 15:00 — Blue & white medina, art galleries — Essaouira 18:00 — Back to Marrakech — Essaouira → Marrakech Day 7 — Last moments in Marrakech 09:00 — Moroccan breakfast at the riad — Médina Walk to Le Jardin Secret — Médina → Jardin Secret 10:30 — Le Jardin Secret — Jardin Secret Walk back to the medina — Jardin Secret → Médina 19:00 — Last night in Marrakech before Fez — Médina Day 8 — On to Fez 08:00 — CTM bus or flight Marrakech → Fez — Marrakech → Fès 14:00 — Settling into a riad in Fez — Fès médina 17:00 — First walk in the Fez medina — Fès médina Day 9 — Fez in depth 09:00 — Chouara Tanneries — Tanneries Chouara Walk to the madrasa — Tanneries Chouara → Bou Inania Medersa 11:30 — Bou Inania Madrasa — superb zellige — Bou Inania Medersa Walk to lunch — Bou Inania Medersa → Fès médina 13:30 — Lunch in the Fez medina — Fès médina 15:30 — Fez souks — traditional crafts — Fès médina Day 10 — Road of the 1,000 Kasbahs 07:00 — Drive to the Dades Valley — Fès → Vallée du Dadès 14:00 — Todra Gorge — Gorges du Todra Drive to the Dades — Gorges du Todra → Vallée du Dadès 15:30 — Late lunch in the valley — Vallée du Dadès 19:00 — Night in a kasbah in the valley — Vallée du Dadès Day 11 — Erg Chebbi 09:00 — Drive to Merzouga — Vallée du Dadès → Merzouga 15:00 — Camel trek to the desert camp — Erg Chebbi 18:00 — Camp under the stars — Erg Chebbi 20:00 — Berber dinner at the camp — Erg Chebbi Day 12 — Sunrise over the dunes 06:00 — Sunrise by camel — Erg Chebbi 08:30 — Breakfast at the camp — Erg Chebbi 10:00 — Drive to Agadir via Taroudant — Merzouga → Agadir 20:00 — Hotel in Agadir — Agadir Day 13 — Agadir & Taghazout 09:00 — Surf lesson in Taghazout — Taghazout 13:00 — Lunch facing the ocean — Taghazout Drive to Agadir — Taghazout → Agadir 15:30 — Agadir beach — Agadir 20:00 — Last Moroccan dinner — Agadir Day 14 — Back to Marrakech & Departure 09:00 — Drive Agadir → Marrakech — Agadir → Marrakech 13:00 — Last traditional lunch — Marrakech 15:30 — Head to the airport 18:00 — Return flight