Morocco

10-Day Private Morocco Tour: Casablanca, Fes, Sahara Desert & Marrakech

Itinerary Highlights

✔ Fes el-Bali, the historic medina of Fes and one of the oldest in the Arab world
✔ The dunes of Erg Chebbi and a luxury camp in the Sahara
✔ Khamlia, a remote desert village where Gnawa music keeps its sub-Saharan roots alive
✔ Ait Benhaddou, the UNESCO-listed ksar seen in Gladiator and Game of Thrones
✔ Jemaa el-Fna, the souks, Bahia Palace, and the Mellah — the many faces of Marrakech

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Itinerary

Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, at sunset on the Atlantic coast

Day One

Casablanca on the Atlantic

A private transfer brings you from the airport into a city that feels distinct from Morocco's imperial capitals, broader in scale and shaped by the Atlantic. The afternoon is yours to settle in or head out for a first look at Casablanca, with its wide boulevards, Art Deco facades, and the light that comes in from the sea.

View of Fes through a horseshoe arch in the medina

Day Two

From Casablanca to Fes

The morning begins at the Hassan II Mosque, one of the few in Morocco open to non-Muslim visitors, set above the Atlantic at Casablanca's edge. Inside, carved cedar, zellige tilework, and broad marble surfaces reveal the scale and refinement of Moroccan craftsmanship. A short distance away, the Museum of Moroccan Judaism, the only museum devoted to Judaism in the Arab world, offers a moving look at centuries of Jewish life in Morocco, through Torah scrolls, ceremonial objects, and recreated synagogue interiors. By afternoon, the journey continues inland to Fez.

Traditional Moroccan dishes in Fes, served in ceramic dishes

Day Three

Inside Fes

From the ramparts of Borj Sud, Fez unfolds in rooftops, domes, and minarets, dense at first glance, then gradually legible. Founded in the 9th century, Fes el-Bali remains one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban quarters in the Arab world. Its narrow lanes pass through souks, workshops, and market streets where artisans still work in leather, wood, metal, and textiles, leading on to places such as the Bou Inania Medersa, the Chouara Tanneries, and the Mellah, where the Ibn Danan Synagogue still stands. The day ends in the home of a Fez family, who open their doors for a traditional Moroccan dinner of salads, tagine or couscous, mint tea, homemade pastries, and the kind of unhurried conversation that turns a meal into something more memorable

Day Four

Volubilis, Meknes, and the Vineyards

An hour from Fez, Volubilis lies among open fields, its Roman arches, basilicas, and mosaic floors still where they were found, including the Orpheus mosaic and a portrait of Amphitrite that remains striking after two millennia. From here, the day continues to Meknes, where the monumental Bab Mansour gate and the Royal Stables reflect the scale of Sultan Moulay Ismail's 17th-century imperial city. The afternoon ends at Château Roslane, with a walk through the vineyards, tastings paired with local produce, and a long lunch on the terrace overlooking the estate

Camel ride in the dunes of Erg Chebbi in the Sahara Desert

Day Five

Into the Sahara

Today’s journey heads southeast from Fez, crossing the Middle Atlas and descending toward Tafilalt, Morocco’s great historic oasis region, still known for its dates and palm-lined valleys. Along the way, the route passes through Rissani, near the ruins of Sijilmassa, one of the country’s earliest centers of trans-Saharan trade. Near Erfoud, a brief stop reveals the fossil quarries where marine life from an ancient sea is still worked into decorative objects by local craftsmen. By late afternoon, the dunes of Erg Chebbi rise into view on the western edge of the Sahara. The final approach is by four-wheel drive, followed at sunset by a camel ride across the sand. The day ends at a luxury desert camp set among the dunes, with dinner and Gnawa music beneath the desert sky

Gnawa musicians in Khamlia in the Moroccan desert

Day Six

Khamlia and the Desert Beyond

A full day in the Sahara unfolds by 4x4, across dunes, desert tracks, and remote villages where daily life still keeps its own cadence. In Merzouga and Khamlia, Gnawa music remains woven into the culture, its percussion and chant carrying deep sub-Saharan roots. Along the way, you will try medfouna, the region’s Berber pizza: a spiced stuffed flatbread baked in a clay oven and served warm with mint tea. Few flavors feel more rooted in this corner of the Moroccan desert.

Day Seven

The Route of a Thousand Kasbahs

The day traces the southern slopes of the Atlas west through Todra Gorge, where sheer rock walls rise dramatically above the riverbed, then continues through the Dadès Valley, with its irrigation canals, palm groves, and century-old kasbahs set against red earth hillsides. This is the Route of a Thousand Kasbahs, an old corridor that once carried trade between sub-Saharan Africa and the cities of the north. By late afternoon, the road reaches Skoura, a quiet palm oasis where the desert begins to soften into gardens and shade.

Day Eight

Across the Atlas via Ait Benhaddou

The route north crosses the Tizi n'Tichka Pass, one of Morocco's best-known high mountain roads, with wide views across the Atlas on both sides. Below, the descent leads to Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO-listed ksar of earthen towers and defensive walls that has served as a backdrop for productions including Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, and Game of Thrones. By evening, the mountains are behind you and you arrive in Marrakech.

Woman overlooking Jemaa el Fnaa in Marrakech

Day Nine

The Many Faces of Marrakech

Marrakech does not reveal itself gradually. It arrives all at once. A full day in the medina begins at Jemaa el-Fna, the square that has anchored the city’s life for centuries, then moves through Rahba Kedima and the souks, where leather, babouches, copper, and textiles still fill their own alleys. The Bahia Palace, the ruins of El Badi, the Saadian Tombs, and the Ben Youssef Medersa each add another layer to a city that has accumulated history without losing its pulse. Along the way, there is a stop at a traditional communal bakery in the medina, where bread comes warm from a wood-fired oven and is tasted on the spot with olive oil. The day closes in the Mellah, the city’s Jewish quarter, one more thread in the layered history of Marrakech.

Private driver opening the door of a Mercedes sedan

Day Ten

Departure

A private transfer to the airport.

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