15-Day Morocco Tour
from Casablanca

Day 1: Casablanca — Arrival and First Impressions

Your 15-day Morocco tour from Casablanca begins at Mohammed V International Airport, where your driver-guide is waiting. After check-in, the afternoon offers a first look at the city—the Hassan II Mosque, one of the world’s largest, built on a rocky headland directly above the Atlantic, followed by a walk along the Corniche’s seafront promenade to settle comfortably into the journey before it truly begins. Overnight in Casablanca.

Day 2: Casablanca ⇢ Rabat ⇢ Chefchaouen

After breakfast, the route heads north to Rabat, Morocco’s capital, for visits to the Kasbah of the Udayas—a hillside fortress of blue-and-white streets with Andalusian gardens above the Bou Regreg River—the Hassan Tower, and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, resting place of Morocco’s royal family. From Rabat, the drive continues north through the Rif Mountain foothills into Chefchaouen by late afternoon. Overnight in Chefchaouen.

Day 3: Full Free Day in Chefchaouen

Today is entirely yours—no driver, no schedule, no next stop to reach. The blue-washed lanes of Chefchaouen reward slow exploration: the small Kasbah Museum in the main square, the artisan souks selling handmade textiles and leather, and the walk up to the Spanish Mosque for sweeping views over the town are all worth the time. For travelers who want to get outdoors, the Ras El Maa spring at the edge of the medina and the Akchour waterfalls a short drive away make excellent half-day options. Overnight in Chefchaouen.

Day 4: Chefchaouen ⇢ Volubilis ⇢ Meknes ⇢ Fes

After breakfast, the drive south leads first to Volubilis—a UNESCO-listed Roman city where floor mosaics, triumphal arches, and 3rd-century public buildings make a remarkable first encounter with Morocco’s ancient history. From there, you continue to Meknes—once an imperial capital sometimes called the Versailles of Morocco for its scale—visiting the monumental Bab al-Mansour Gate, the vast Lahdim Square, the Royal Granaries, and the Stables of Moulay Ismail before continuing to Fes for the night.

Day 5: Full-Day Guided Tour of Fes

A knowledgeable local guide leads your full day in the UNESCO-listed Fes medina—starting at Bab Boujloud, the iconic blue gate of Fes el-Bali, then through the medina’s covered lanes to Al-Qarawiyyin University, the Al-Attarine Madrasa, the Chouara Tanneries, and the Mellah. The tour finishes at the gates of the Royal Palace before free time to browse the souks. You return to your riad in the evening, having genuinely explored one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Day 6: Fes ⇢ Ifrane ⇢ Azrou Cedar Forest ⇢ Ziz Valley ⇢ Merzouga

After breakfast, the route heads south through the alpine town of Ifrane—its tidy streets and sloped-roof buildings earning it the nickname “Switzerland of Morocco”—then through the cedar forests near Azrou, where wild Barbary macaques live among some of the oldest cedar trees in North Africa. A lunch stop follows before the drive continues through the Ziz Valley palm oasis and into the Merzouga region by late afternoon. Overnight in your desert hotel at the edge of the dunes.

Day 7: Merzouga—Nomadic Family Visit, Khamlia, and Camel Trek

The full day begins in Khamlia village, where the Gnawa community performs traditional music with roots in Mali, Sudan, and Niger—a genuinely moving cultural encounter. An off-road drive follows to visit a nomadic family living near the Erg Chebbi dunes, with time for tea and conversation in their Berber tent. In the afternoon, camels carry you across the golden dunes as the light turns deep orange, pausing atop a high dune for sunset before continuing to your luxury desert camp for dinner and Berber drumming beneath the desert sky.

Day 8: Merzouga ⇢ Erfoud ⇢ Todra Gorge ⇢ Dades Valley

An early sunrise over the dunes is well worth the alarm. After breakfast, the route continues west through Erfoud—known for its fossil workshops, where artisans work with ancient marine fossils embedded in local stone—before arriving at Todra Gorge, where sheer limestone walls rise 300 meters above a cool, narrow canyon carved by the Todra River. The afternoon drive continues through Dades Valley and its monkey finger rock formations to your hotel for the night.

Day 9: Dades Valley ⇢ Ouarzazate ⇢ Ait Benhaddou ⇢ Marrakech

Today follows the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through Ouarzazate—the Hollywood of Africa, home to the Taourirt Kasbah and Atlas Studios. Our dedicated Ouarzazate tours page covers the city in more depth if you’d like to extend this stop. From there, a short drive leads to the UNESCO-listed Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, one of Morocco’s most celebrated pieces of earthen architecture, before the High Atlas crossing via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass into Marrakech by evening.

Day 10: Full-Day Guided Tour of Marrakech

A local guide leads the full day—the Koutoubia Mosque, Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, Ben Youssef Madrasa, Jemaa El-Fna Square, and the medina’s souks—before an afternoon at the Majorelle Garden. The evening is yours to spend on the square or at a rooftop café overlooking the old city. For travelers who want to extend their stay, our Marrakech desert tours page has a full range of onward routes.

Day 11: Day Trip to Ourika Valley

After breakfast, the hour-long drive into the Ourika Valley enters the High Atlas foothills through terraced fields, walnut groves, and Berber villages. In Setti Fatma, a short hike leads to cascading waterfalls, with the option to climb higher for more dramatic views. A stop at a Berber family’s home for tea along the way adds an extra dimension to what is already one of the most pleasant day trips near Marrakech. You return to the city in the evening.

Day 12: Marrakech ⇢ Essaouira

After breakfast, the drive west stops at a women’s argan oil cooperative to see how the oil is pressed by hand using traditional methods before arriving in Essaouira. The UNESCO-listed medina of this former Atlantic trading port is characterized by whitewashed walls, blue shutters, a working fishing harbor, and the sea bastion of the Skala de la Ville with its cannon-lined ramparts and ocean views. Overnight in Essaouira.

Day 13: Full Free Day in Essaouira

Today belongs entirely to you—no driver, no schedule, and no departure time to watch. Wander the medina’s woodcarving workshops, browse the artisan souks for thuya wood objects and handwoven textiles, or simply eat fresh seafood on the harbor. Optional activities include windsurfing and kitesurfing in the bay, horseback riding along the beach, or a longer exploration into the Mellah and the old ramparts. If Chefchaouen was the mountain-free day, this is the coastal one—two genuinely different Moroccan atmospheres, each with a full day to absorb them properly. Overnight in Essaouira.

Day 14: Essaouira ⇢ Casablanca

After a final breakfast in Essaouira, the drive north follows the Atlantic coastline back to Casablanca. The last evening offers one more chance to walk along the Corniche, watch the Hassan II Mosque lit up against the evening sky, or browse local markets before the departure transfer the following morning. Overnight in Casablanca.

Day 15: Transfer to Casablanca Airport

Your driver transfers you to Mohammed V International Airport in time for your departure flight, marking the end of your 15-day Morocco tour from Casablanca—a complete circuit of the country with enough time to actually settle into each place along the way.