12-Day Tour from Tangier: The Grand Morocco Loop

Arrival in Tangier

Pick-up at the airport, the port or your hotel in Tangier. Stroll through the Kasbah and the Grand Socco and, at sunset, visit Cape Spartel, where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean.

Accommodation: Tangier

Tangier – Tetouan – Chefchaouen

Drive to Tetouan to explore its Andalusian-heritage medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue through the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen, the blue city, for a first walk through its lanes.

Accommodation: Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen

A day to wander the blue lanes of the medina, Outa el Hammam square and the Kasbah at your own pace. At sunset, an optional walk up to the Spanish Mosque for views over the city.

Accommodation: Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen – Volubilis – Meknes – Fes

Visit the Roman ruins of Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Meknes, the imperial city of Moulay Ismail, with its monumental Bab Mansour gate. Arrive in Fes in the afternoon.

Accommodation: Fes

Fes

Guided visit of Fes el Bali, the largest medieval medina in the world: the Al Quaraouiyine University, the Bou Inania Madrasa and the Chouara tanneries. Free afternoon to explore the souks.

Accommodation: Fes

Fes → Ifrane → Midelt → Merzouga

Cross the Middle Atlas via Ifrane and its cedar forests, with stops in Midelt and the palm groves of the Ziz Valley. At sunset, a camel ride across the dunes of Erg Chebbi and a night at a desert camp.

Accommodation: Desert camp in Merzouga

Merzouga Desert Experience

Sunrise over the dunes. A 4x4 excursion around Erg Chebbi: visit a nomad family, the village of Khamlia and its Gnawa music, and the surrounding oases.

Accommodation: Merzouga

Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley

Visit the market of Rissani, birthplace of the Alaouite dynasty. Continue to the Todra Gorge, with rock walls up to 300 metres high, and arrive in the Dades Valley.

Accommodation: Dades Valley

Dades Valley – Aït Ben Haddou – Marrakech

Along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO-listed ksar and the setting of many films. Cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n’Tichka pass and arrive in Marrakech.

Accommodation: Marrakech

Marrakech

Guided visit of Marrakech: the Majorelle Garden, the Bahia Palace, the Koutoubia Mosque and the medina. At sunset, Jemaa el-Fna square fills with musicians, storytellers and food stalls.

Accommodation: Marrakech

Marrakech → Casablanca → Rabat

Head north with a stop in Casablanca to visit the Hassan II Mosque, built over the ocean. Continue to Rabat, the capital, for the night.

Accommodation: Rabat

Rabat – Asilah – Tangier

Morning in Rabat: the Kasbah of the Udayas and the Hassan Tower. Drive up the coast to Asilah, with its ramparts and murals, and on to Tangier, where the trip ends at the airport, the port or your hotel.