9-Day Morocco Tour from Tangier: Chefchaouen, Fes, Merzouga, Marrakech, Rabat, Casablanca & Asilah (Private)
Discover northern and imperial Morocco in 9 days: Tangier coastal sights, Chefchaouen blue alleys, Volubilis & Meknes, guided Fes medina, Sahara camp in Merzouga (camel optional), kasbah valleys to Marrakech, then Rabat, Casablanca and Asilah — back to Tangier.
Top highlights
- Cap Spartel viewpoint + Caves of Hercules (Tangier)
- Chefchaouen: blue medina & Rif Mountain scenery
- Volubilis Roman ruins + Meknes imperial gates
- Fes guided medina tour (UNESCO)
- Merzouga Sahara camp night + optional camel trek (or 4x4)
- Kasbah valleys: Todra & Dades → Skoura → Ouarzazate → Aït Benhaddou
- Marrakech guided highlights • Rabat & Casablanca • Asilah art town
Overview
Start in Tangier and head into the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen, then continue to Volubilis, Meknes and Fes for a guided medina day. Travel south through the Middle Atlas to Merzouga for a Sahara camp night (camel trek optional — 4x4 available), then cross the kasbah routes to Marrakech. Finish with Rabat, Casablanca and the seaside town of Asilah before returning to Tangier.
Itinerary (Sample)
- Pick-up at your hotel/port/airport in Tangier
- Cap Spartel viewpoint • visit the Caves of Hercules
- Drive through the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen
- Check-in • free time • overnight in Chefchaouen
- Free morning in Chefchaouen (time permitting)
- Continue to Volubilis Roman ruins
- Short stop in Meknes (Bab Mansour / El Hedim area — time permitting)
- Arrive Fes • overnight
- Full-day guided tour of Fes el-Bali (medina)
- Madrasas, souks, tanneries & viewpoints (as available)
- Royal Palace gates • Jewish Quarter (Mellah)
- Overnight in Fes
- Depart around 08:00 (flexible)
- Ifrane photo stop • Azrou cedar forest (macaques)
- Midelt break • continue via Ziz Valley viewpoints
- Arrive Merzouga • camel trek (or 4x4) to Sahara camp at sunset
- Dinner, music & stargazing • overnight in a private tent
- Optional sunrise over the dunes
- Return from camp by camel or 4x4 • breakfast & freshen up
- Drive via Rissani toward Tinghir
- Walk in Todra Gorge • continue through Dades Valley
- Arrive Skoura palm oasis • dinner & overnight
- Skoura oasis stop (time permitting)
- Ouarzazate highlights (optional film studio)
- Visit Aït Benhaddou UNESCO ksar
- Cross the High Atlas via Tizi n’Tichka with scenic stops
- Arrive Marrakech • overnight
- Guided city tour: Bahia Palace, Saadian Tombs, Ben Youssef Madrasa (as available)
- Koutoubia Mosque exterior • Jemaa el-Fna • souks
- Optional: Majorelle Garden (ticket not included)
- Overnight in Marrakech
- Transfer north to Rabat: Hassan Tower & Mohammed V Mausoleum
- Continue to Casablanca (time permitting): Hassan II Mosque (exterior/interior ticketed)
- Corniche / city center stop as timing allows
- Overnight in Casablanca
- Coastal drive to Asilah (medina, ramparts & murals)
- Continue to Tangier for drop-off at hotel/port/airport
- End of services
Included & details
- Private A/C vehicle with professional driver
- Pick-up & drop-off in Tangier (hotel/port/airport)
- 8 nights accommodation (Chefchaouen, Fes, Merzouga camp, Skoura, Marrakech, Casablanca)
- Daily breakfasts
- Dinner at the desert camp (Merzouga)
- Camel trek to/from camp (or 4x4 transfer on request)
- Licensed local guides in Fes and Marrakech (day tours)
- Fuel, tolls & transport insurance
- Lunches and remaining dinners (except camp dinner)
- Entrance fees to monuments and sites
- Optional activities (Majorelle Garden tickets, Ouarzazate studios)
- Personal expenses and tips
- Flights and travel insurance
- Luxury desert camp (private bathroom) — subject to availability
- 4x4 transfer to/from camp (instead of camels)
- Extra night in Chefchaouen or Marrakech
- Hotel category upgrades
Sahara transfer days are long but we pace them with scenic stops. Desert nights can be cool (especially Oct–Mar) — pack warm layers. Some monuments require tickets (e.g., Hassan II Mosque interior, Majorelle Garden).
FAQs
Yes. It’s a private tour. We can adjust pacing, hotel category, add a rest day in Marrakech, or switch camel trek to a 4x4 transfer.
Plan for 3–5 hours most days. Sahara transfer days can reach 6–7 hours with scenic stops.
Comfortable shoes, warm layer for night, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and a small backpack. In winter, bring a heavier jacket.
No. We can arrange a 4x4 transfer to and from the camp if you prefer not to ride camels.
Guiding available in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Arabic (subject to availability).
