Morocco Grand Tour: Casablanca to Marrakech - 12 Days

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Casablanca

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   Start point

   Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco (hotel)

   Optional Activities

   • Stroll along Boulevard de la Corniche
   • Visit Hassan II Mosque exterior and watch sunset
   • Dine at Rick's Café

   Landmarks
   Hassan II Mosque
   Boulevard de la Corniche
   Rick's Café

2. Day 2

   Meknes

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   Included Activities

   • Morning tour of Hassan II Mosque interior

   Optional Activities

   • Visit Bab al-Mansour gate
   • Visit Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail
   • Explore medina and souks
   • Visit Madrasa Bou Inania
   • Visit Dar Jama'ï palace turned museum

   Landmarks
   Hassan II Mosque
   Bab al-Mansour
   Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail
   Madrasa Bou Inania
   Dar Jama'ï

   

3. Day 3

   Volubilis - Chefchaouen

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   Meals

   Breakfast

   Included Activities

   • Visit Volubilis Roman settlement

   Optional Activities

   • Explore Chefchaouen medina
   • Dine in Plaza Outa el Hammam
   • Tour kasbah
   • Visit abandoned Spanish Mosque for sunset views

   Landmarks
   Volubilis
   Chefchaouen Medina
   Plaza Outa el Hammam
   Chefchaouen Kasbah
   Spanish Mosque (Abandoned)

4. Day 4

   Fes

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   Meals

   Dinner (Warm meal at traditional riad)

   Optional Activities

   • Visit Merenid Tombs
   • Enter medina through Bab Boujeloud gate
   • Explore Fes el Bali medina
   • Find café for late lunch

   Landmarks
   Merenid Tombs
   Bab Boujeloud
   Fes el Bali

5. Day 5

   Fes

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   Included Activities

   • Half-day guided medina tour starting at Bab Boujeloud
   • Visit Chouara Tannery and rooftop leather shop views
   • Visit Al Attarine Madrasa
   • See Al-Qarawiyyin University and Mosque

   Optional Activities

   • Moroccan cooking class

   Landmarks
   Bab Boujeloud
   Talâa Kebira
   Chouara Tannery
   Al Attarine Madrasa
   Al-Qarawiyyin University
   Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque

6. Day 6

   Fes

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   Included Activities

   • Visit Batha Museum and gardens
   • Tour Ceramics and Tile Collective

   Optional Activities

   • Walk through Mellah (old Jewish quarter and cemetery)
   • Explore Ville Nouvelle architecture
   • Relax in Jnan Sbil (Bou Jeloud Gardens)

   Landmarks
   Batha Museum
   Mellah
   Jnan Sbil (Bou Jeloud Gardens)

7. Day 7

   Merzouga (Sahara)

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   Meals

   Lunch (Lunch in Midelt near the Moulouya River), Dinner (Delicious dinner at desert camp)

   Included Activities

   • Camel ride through Erg Chebbi dunes at sunset
   • Desert camp stay with dinner

   Optional Activities

   • Visit local collective in Erfoud to learn about fossil mining
   • Meet local artisans in Erfoud

   Landmarks
   Col du Zad Pass
   Middle Atlas Mountains
   Moulouya River
   Tizi n'Talremt Pass
   Ziz Valley
   Erfoud
   Erg Chebbi

   

8. Day 8

   Todra Gorge

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   Optional Activities

   • Desert sunrise viewing
   • Visit nearby desert villages
   • Sandboarding
   • ATV tour
   • Visit Khemliya village and experience traditional drumming and dancing
   • Explore Rissani market town
   • Visit Tinerhir
   • Walk and swim in Todra Gorge

   Landmarks
   Khemliya
   Rissani
   Tinerhir
   Todra Gorge

   

9. Day 9

   Aït Benhaddou

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   Meals

   Dinner (Quiet dinner overlooking the valley)

   Included Activities

   • Visit Aït Benhaddou UNESCO World Heritage Site

   Optional Activities

   • Stop in Kela'a M'gouna to view cultivated rose bushes
   • Visit rose collective to see rose water and oil production
   • Movie studio tour in Ouarzazate
   • Visit Musée du Cinema in Ouarzazate
   • Climb to old Granary at Aït Benhaddou
   • Trek to Game of Thrones filming location gates at Aït Benhaddou

   Landmarks
   Dades Valley
   Kela'a M'gouna
   Ouarzazate
   Musée du Cinema
   Aït Benhaddou

   

10. Day 10

    Marrakech

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    Included Activities

    • Visit Argan Oil Cooperative

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Jemaa el-Fna Square
    • Enjoy mint tea and meal at café overlooking square

    Landmarks
    Mount Toubkal
    High Atlas Mountains
    Jemaa el-Fna Square

    

11. Day 11

    Marrakech

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    Included Activities

    • Calèche (horse-drawn carriage) tour of medina
    • Visit Koutoubia Mosque and gardens

    Optional Activities

    • Explore fondouks (medieval inns)
    • Browse Souk el Attarin (spices)
    • Browse Souk Chouari (woodwork)
    • Browse Souk Smata (babouche/traditional slippers)
    • Visit Souk des Teinturiers (dyers' souk)
    • Visit Ben Youssef Madrasa

    Landmarks
    Jemaa el-Fna Square
    Koutoubia Mosque
    Souk el Attarin
    Souk Chouari
    Souk Smata
    Souk des Teinturiers
    Ben Youssef Madrasa

12. Day 12

    Marrakech

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    End point

    Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco (Hotel)

    Optional Activities

    • Visit El Badi Palace sunken gardens
    • Explore Mellah
    • Tour Bahia Palace
    • Visit Almoravid Koubba
    • Visit Marrakech Museum in Dar Mnebbi Palace

    Landmarks
    El Badi Palace
    Mellah
    Bahia Palace
    Almoravid Koubba
    Marrakech Museum