About This Route
This 9-day Morocco tour from Casablanca combines imperial cities, Sahara Desert landscapes, Atlas Mountains, Marrakech, and Essaouira. Start with Casablanca and Hassan II Mosque, visit Rabat, Meknes, Volubilis, and Fes, travel through Ifrane, Azrou, Midelt, and Erfoud to Merzouga, ride camels in the Sahara, explore Todra Gorges and Dades Gorge, cross to Marrakech, enjoy a guided city tour, then finish with the Atlantic coastal charm of Essaouira before transferring to Casablanca Airport.
What You Will Experience
- + Explore Casablanca, Rabat, Fes, and Marrakech
- + Visit Hassan II Mosque and Rabat's historical monuments
- + Discover Meknes and the Roman ruins of Volubilis
- + Travel through the Middle Atlas Mountains
- + Ride camels in Merzouga Sahara Desert
- + Spend a night in a desert camp under the stars
- + Visit Todra Gorges and Dades Gorge
- + Cross the High Atlas Mountains via Tizi n'Tichka
- + Discover Marrakech with a local guide
- + Visit Essaouira, the windy Atlantic city
Itinerary Day by Day
Exploring Casablanca
Your Morocco Happiness Tours guide will meet you at Casablanca Airport and transfer you to your hotel. Depending on arrival time, you may visit Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest mosques in North Africa. In the evening, dinner at Rick's Cafe can be arranged as an optional experience.
Casablanca - Rabat - Meknes - Fes
After breakfast, travel to Rabat to visit Hassan Tower, Mausoleum of Mohammed V, and Oudaya Kasbah. Continue to Meknes to see Bab Mansour and explore its imperial history, then visit the Roman ruins of Volubilis before ending the day in Fes.
Full Day Exploring Fes
Explore Fes with a local guide. Visit the historic medina, Al-Qarawiyyin University, Chouara Tanneries, and major monuments. Return to your riad or hotel after a full cultural day.
Fes - Midelt - Erfoud - Merzouga
Depart Fes through Ifrane and the cedar forest of Azrou, where you may see Barbary apes. Cross the Middle Atlas Mountains and stop for lunch in Midelt. Continue through Erfoud to the Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga. Ride camels to the desert camp, enjoy sunset, dinner, campfire, and a night under the stars.
Merzouga - Todra Gorges - Dades Gorge
Wake early to see sunrise over the dunes. After leaving the desert, travel toward Tinghir and Todra Gorges, stopping for photos and views. Walk through the canyon and continue to Dades Gorge for dinner and overnight stay.
Dades Gorge - Ouarzazate - Marrakech
Travel toward Marrakech along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs. Stop in Kalaat M'Gouna, visit Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, and continue across the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n'Tichka Pass. Arrive in Marrakech and overnight at your accommodation.
Explore Marrakech
After breakfast, discover Marrakech with a local guide. Visit Jemaa el-Fna square, Saadian Tombs, Koutoubia Tower, Bahia Palace, and Majorelle Garden. Return to your riad or hotel for overnight stay.
Marrakech - Essaouira
Drive to Essaouira through the land of argan trees, with the chance to see goats climbing trees and visit an argan oil women's cooperative. Explore Essaouira's medina, craft shops, Skala Fortress, blue doors, and coastal atmosphere. Overnight in Essaouira.
Essaouira - Casablanca Airport
Your driver-guide transfers you from Essaouira to Casablanca Airport according to your flight time.
Includes
- Airport pickup
- Private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional driver-guide
- Local guides in Fes and Marrakech
- Accommodation during the tour
- Desert camp overnight stay
- Camel trekking in Merzouga
- Dinners and breakfasts where applicable
- Airport transfer
- Fuel and transport costs
Excludes
- Flights
- Lunches
- Drinks
- Rick's Cafe dinner
- Personal expenses
- Entrance fees if applicable
- Tips
Frequently Asked Questions
The price includes airport pickup, private comfortable air-conditioned vehicle, professional driver-guide, local guides in Fes and Marrakech, accommodation during the tour, desert camp overnight stay, camel trekking in Merzouga, dinners and breakfasts where applicable, airport transfer, and fuel and transport costs.
This tour excludes flights, lunches, drinks, rick's Cafe dinner, personal expenses, entrance fees if applicable, and tips. Confirm current pricing and any optional extras with Morocco Happiness Tours before booking.
Yes. You travel in your own private vehicle with your own driver, not in a shared group with other travelers you do not know.
Yes. The route, pace, hotels, and stops can be adapted to your dates and interests. Contact us to confirm any changes before booking.
Send your travel dates and group size through the contact form, WhatsApp, or email. Your booking is confirmed directly with Morocco Happiness Tours, not through automatic online checkout.