12 nights / 13 days · Kingdom of Morocco

Grand Tour of Morocco

Twelve nights right round the country — the Atlantic coast, Marrakech, a camel ride into a Sahara camp, Fes, Chefchaouen and Tangier.

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Duration: 12 nights / 13 days
Where you stay: Essaouira → Agadir → Marrakech → Ouarzazate → Merzouga → Fes → Chefchaouen → Tangier → Casablanca
Style: Multi-city
From: AED 7,713per person

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About this trip

The full loop, and the only package here that reaches the desert. It runs anticlockwise from Casablanca: down the coast to Essaouira and Agadir, inland to Marrakech, over the Atlas to Ouarzazate, then east through the Dades and the Todra gorge to Erfoud, where the tarmac ends. From there it is four-wheel drive across the dunes and a camel to a camp at Merzouga for sunset.

The second half comes back north through Midelt and Ifrane to Fes for two nights, then Volubilis and Meknes on the way to Chefchaouen, Tangier by way of Tetouan, and a guided stop in Rabat on the last run down to Casablanca. Thirteen days, nine places to sleep, and a great deal of road — which is what it takes to see a country this size properly.

What you go for

A night in a camp on the Erg Chebbi dunes, reached by 4x4 and camel
The Dades valley and the Todra gorge, with cliffs over 300 metres
Essaouira and Agadir on the Atlantic, and the coast road between them
Volubilis, Chefchaouen and Tangier on the way back north

The route

Day by day

Times are the operator's planned schedule. They shift with the season, the light and the traffic on the day.

Day 1
Casablanca to Essaouira
Overnight: Essaouira
On arrival
Mohammed V airport
Met at Casablanca. Breakfast at a local restaurant is offered on your own account before the day starts.
Morning
Casablanca, from the outside
A photographic tour of the city: the Hassan II Mosque from outside, the Corniche and the Royal Palace.
Afternoon
The coast road south
The route runs along the Atlantic past sea and lagoons, reaching Essaouira in the early afternoon. The rest of the day is yours, for the beach or for doing nothing.
Evening
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 2
Essaouira
Overnight: Essaouira
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning
Mogador
The old name for a town on the Atlantic that goes back to the seventh century. Walk the port, the fortifications, the souks, the medina and the craftsmen’s workshops.
Afternoon
The rest of the day at leisure for your own discovery.
Evening
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 3
Essaouira to Agadir
Overnight: Agadir
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning
The coastal road
Arid, straw-coloured country all the way down, with the ocean on the right. A lunch stop at Taghazout, a surf town, on your own account.
Afternoon
On to Agadir, the largest seaside resort in Morocco. The rest of the day is free for the town centre or the boardwalk.
Evening
Dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4
Agadir to Marrakech
Overnight: Marrakech
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel, then a day at leisure.
Afternoon
Departure for Marrakech.
Evening
Dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5
Marrakech, full day
Overnight: Marrakech
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day
Marrakech la Rouge
A day with a local guide across the red imperial city: the Koutoubia, the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs and the Menara Gardens.
Afternoon
Jemaa el-Fna and the souks
Free time for lunch on your own account, then the famous square and a walk through the markets around it.
Evening
Back to the hotel, then dinner. Overnight in Marrakech.
Day 6
Marrakech to Ouarzazate
Overnight: Ouarzazate
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day
South over the Atlas
A transfer day: south out of Marrakech to Ouarzazate, where the night is booked. Nothing else is scheduled between the two.
Evening
Dinner and overnight in Ouarzazate.
Day 7
Ouarzazate to Merzouga and the dunes
Overnight: Merzouga desert camp
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning
Kasbah Taourirt
A photo stop at the kasbah before the road east.
Full day
Skoura, Dades and the Todra gorge
On through Skoura, Kelaa M’Gouna — the city of roses — the Dades valley and the Todra gorge, where the cliffs run over three hundred metres, and the palm oasis at Jorf. Lunch en route on your own account.
Late afternoon
Into the erg
At Erfoud you change into a four-wheel drive to cross the dunes, then take a camel from Merzouga to the nomad camp, timed for sunset.
Evening
Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day 8
Merzouga to Fes
Overnight: Fes
Morning
Breakfast at the camp.
Full day
North across the Atlas
A full day of driving through very large landscapes, with a lunch stop at Midelt on your own account, then Ifrane and the High Atlas on the way into Fes.
Evening
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 9
Fes, full day
Overnight: Fes
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day
The holy city
The whole day in Fes: the historic centre and its Andalusian quarter, the El Bali palace, the Nejjarine fountain, the Karaouiyine mosque and the Medersa Bou Inania.
Afternoon
Souks and tanneries
Free time for lunch, then the souks and the leather tanners’ quarter — the part of Fes people remember, and the part they smell first.
Evening
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 10
Fes to Chefchaouen, by way of Volubilis
Overnight: Chefchaouen
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel, then north-west.
Morning
Meknes and Volubilis
Past Meknes, the imperial city sometimes called the Moroccan Versailles, then Volubilis, where entry is included and the Roman site is yours to walk unaccompanied.
Afternoon
The blue city
On into the Rif to Chefchaouen, its compact medina washed blue and topped with red tiled roofs. Free time to go further into it.
Evening
Dinner and overnight in Chefchaouen.
Day 11
Chefchaouen to Tangier
Overnight: Tangier
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel, then on via Tetouan.
Afternoon
Tangier, in photo stops
A photographic tour of the city and the Tangier kasbah on arrival, with the rest of the day free for the market.
Evening
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 12
Tangier to Casablanca, with Rabat
Overnight: Casablanca
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel, then the road south.
Afternoon
Two hours in Rabat
A guided visit of the capital: the fortifications, the Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, the Royal Palace and the Kasbah of the Oudayas.
Evening
On to Casablanca. Dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 13
Departure
Early
Early check-out.
Transfer to Mohammed V airport in Casablanca for your onward travel.

Where you stay

Hotel options

Pick a line and the whole trip is costed against it, so you can see what the difference actually buys.

3★
- Raid Madina, Essaouira
- Argana, Agadir
- Red Hotel, Marrakech
- Ibis, Ouarzazate
- Luxury Merzouga Camp
- Atlas Sais, Fes
- Parador, Chefchaouen
- Ramada Encore, Tangier
- Campanile, Casablanca
AED 7,713per person
4★
- Les Iles, Essaouira
- Beach Club, Agadir
- Opera Plaza, Marrakech
- Karam, Ouarzazate
- Luxury Merzouga Camp
- Barcelo, Fes
- Parador, Chefchaouen
- Kenzi Solazur, Tangier
- Oum Palace, Casablanca
AED 8,778per person
5★
- Atlas Medina, Essaouira
- The View, Agadir
- Adam Parc, Marrakech
- Amanar Hotel Boutique, Ouarzazate
- Luxury Merzouga Camp
- Les Mérinides, Fes
- Dar Echchaouen, Chefchaouen
- Barcelo, Tangier
- Movenpick, Casablanca
AED 14,103per person

Per person, twin share. Land only — international flights are not included. Rates move with the season, the number of you travelling and the hotel line you choose, so we confirm the final figure against your dates before anything is booked.

The detail

What is included

Included

Twelve nights at your choice of the hotels above — Essaouira 2, Agadir 1, Marrakech 2, Ouarzazate 1, the Merzouga camp 1, Fes 2, Chefchaouen 1, Tangier 1, Casablanca 1.
Twelve buffet breakfasts.
Eight dinners at the hotel, buffet or a three-course set menu.
Four dinners at an Indian restaurant.
Deluxe vehicle at your disposal from arrival to departure.
Through English-speaking guide from arrival to departure, from fifteen travelling.
Entrance fees to the monuments and sites named in the day-by-day, Volubilis included.
One free place in a single room on bookings of fifteen to thirty-five travelling.
Taxes and service charges.
A coordinator from the ground operator’s team runs the trip end to end, from check-ins to the quality of the meals.

Not included

International and domestic flights.
Travel insurance.
Meals not listed above, including all lunches.
Drinks.
Extras and expenses of a personal nature.
Tips.
Anything not set out under the inclusions above.

Meal upgrades

Dinners in a local restaurant: The dinners booked at an Indian restaurant are served in a local Moroccan restaurant instead for travellers of other nationalities. No supplement is quoted for the change.
Dinner at Chez Ali, Marrakech: USD 70 per person, added to any evening in Marrakech.

Entry rules, tourism taxes and health requirements change without notice and depend on your passport. Everything above is confirmed by our operations desk before your booking is finalised.

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