10 Days Morocco Tour Itinerary from Casablanca

10 days Morocco tour itinerary – Private 10 days Morocco tour: imperial cities, Chefchaouen, Merzouga camel trek and desert camp, Atlas Mountains, kasbahs and the coast.

A 10-day loop from Casablanca offers the ultimate Moroccan road trip, balancing imperial history, dramatic landscapes, and vibrant culture. Your journey takes you from the Atlantic coast, through the labyrinthine alleys of Fes, across the High Atlas Mountains into the dunes of Merzouga, and finally through the bustling squares of Marrakech before returning to Casablanca.

Architectural Marvels: Marvel at the oceanfront Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, one of the world's largest mosques open to non-Muslims.

Step Back in Time: Get lost in Fes El Bali, a massive car-free medieval medina filled with spices, copper workshops, and the famous Chouara Tannery.

Sahara Night: Ride camels over the golden Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga to watch the sunset, followed by a night of traditional music around a campfire in a luxury desert camp.

Hollywood Landscapes: Explore the ancient, UNESCO-listed earthen village of Ait Benhaddou, a famous filming site for Gladiator and Game of Thrones.

Sensory Overload: Watch snake charmers, acrobats, and food stalls come alive at sunset in Marrakech’s legendary Jemaa el-Fnaa square.

In the first day of our 10 Tour, we will greet you from the Casablanca Mohammed V Airport.

Then take you to your hotel accommodation in Casablanca, for any service just contact us as it’s a private tour.

Your driver-guide meets you in the arrivals hall with a name sign and helps with a SIM card and money exchange. Casablanca is Morocco's economic capital: its Art Deco centre, the Habous quarter and the seaside promenade of Ain Diab are a gentle first taste of the country. In the evening we brief you on the whole route and answer your questions.

Overnight: hotel in Casablanca
Meals: breakfast.

Around 8 AM we will start your day trip toward Chefchaouen (bleu city) which is a Morocco popular tourist attraction and welcoming town situated in the Rif Mountains northwest Morocco.

This nice bleu city is known for its traditional buildings. Enjoy a walk to explore the white and blue washed walls of the medina and the markets that offer some unique native handicrafts.

Chefchaouen is a fantastic destination for photography with its wonderful views of the Rif Mountains.

The overnight in Chefchouen.

In Rabat, the royal capital, you walk among the unfinished columns of the 12th-century Hassan Mosque and through the white and blue lanes of the Udayas kasbah above the river. After lunch the road climbs through green hills, cork oaks and olive groves of the Rif to Chefchaouen, reached in the late afternoon. Take an evening stroll to the main square for mint tea as the lights come on.

Overnight: hotel or riad in Chefchaouen
Meals: breakfast.

Your 10 days Morocco tour itinerary will continue after your breakfast in your hotel in Chefchouen , we will drive from Chefchaouen to Fes via Volubilis covers roughly 200–250 km, taking about 4–5 hours of driving time plus sightseeing. Driving south from the Rif Mountains to the Roman ruins near Meknes (33 km north of Meknes) before reaching Fes. You will have around 2 hours at the ruins. You will arrive in Fez in the afternoon.

Overnight in Fez with breakfast included.

Volubilis was a prosperous Roman town and its mosaics of Bacchus, Orpheus and the labours of Hercules are still in place. Nearby is the holy town of Moulay Idriss on its two hills. In Meknes, the imperial city of Sultan Moulay Ismail, you see the monumental Bab Mansour gate, Lahdim square and, if open, the royal granaries and stables. Fes is about an hour further.

Overnight: traditional riad in Fes
Meals: breakfast.

Tour with local guide after your breakfast.

Overnight in a traditional riad, with breakfast included.

A licensed local guide leads you through the 9,000 alleys of Fes el-Bali, founded in the 9th century. You see craftsmen at work: coppersmiths, weavers, tile makers and the leather dyers of the Chouara tannery seen from a terrace. Stop at the Nejjarine fountain and the Attarine madrasa, and in the afternoon visit the Merinid tombs for a panoramic view over the whole medina.

Overnight: traditional riad in Fes
Meals: breakfast (dinner free in the medina).

Depart Fes for Merzouga over the Middle Atlas Mountains through the cedar forests of Ifrane (the Switzerland of Morocco), azrou, Midelt and crossing the Ziz Valley and its gorges towards Sahara.

We reach Merzouga before the sunset, Depending on your arrived at the hotel on the foot of the Dunes of Erg-Chebbi.

This is the longest drive of the tour, broken by regular stops. Ifrane looks like an Alpine village, and in the cedar forest you can see wild macaques. After lunch in Midelt, at the foot of the Ayachi mountain, the road crosses the Ziz gorges with their palm groves and kasbahs before the first view of the great dunes of Erg Chebbi, glowing orange at sunset.

Overnight: hotel at the foot of the Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga
Meals: dinner and breakfast.

The trip start at 10:00AM the transport will be with a private 4WD vehicle, to visit the nomads behind sand dunes of Erg Chebbi, drink tea there under nomad tents, and explore how they live.

We will do some rally over sand dunes for little time, later driver to the Mifis mountains where they still work mineral extraction, Then to Khamlia village where black people live, playing Gnawa music it’s an African rhythm.

After listen to the African music, we will move to the restaurant for lunch with Berber pizza.

After the lunch we will be back to the starting point of the trip, relax a bit then ride the camels into the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi, 1 hour of riding you will reach the camp, Sand boarding, Sunset, Dinner, Berber Music.

Overnight at the Luxury Camp.

Your 4x4 driver shows you the many faces of the desert: a nomad family who offers tea in their tent, old fossil and mining sites, the black stony desert and Khamlia, where descendants of West African musicians play Gnawa music. After lunch with Berber pizza (madfouna), the camels take you into the dunes for about 1 h 30. At the camp enjoy dinner, drums by the fire and a sky full of stars.

Overnight: desert camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes (private tent with bathroom)
Meals: dinner and breakfast.

After Woke up for sunrise in dunes near the camp, you come back to the camp for breakfast then you ride back the camels to Merzouga village, Our 10 days Morocco tour itinerary will continue to the city of Rissani where we’ll visit the market place (market days: tuesday, thursday and saturday), we continue then to Erfoud where we can visit the manufactures of fossilized marble before starting our way to Touroug and Tinjdad palm groves.

One hour later we’ll reach one of the best places of the High Atlas, the Todra Gorges.

The course of the river has carved out cliff-sided canyon and it’s because of its beauty and the high rock sides that’s very popular among climbers. Free time to have lunch in this wonderful place.

A short walk through the gorges is very advisable to better appreciate the beauty of the landscape. In the afternoon we continue to Boumalne Dades. Overnight in Berber hotel with dinner and breakfast.

Wake up early to climb a dune and watch the sunrise, then ride back by camel to shower and have breakfast. On the way west you pass Rissani, home of the Alaouite dynasty, and the long palm groves of Tinjdad. In the Todra Gorge, walk between the rock walls beside the clear stream. The evening road climbs into the Dades valley, famous for its strange rock formations called the Monkey Fingers.

Overnight: Berber hotel in Boumalne Dades
Meals: dinner and breakfast.

After breakfast we can enjoy one of the better views of the Dades valley from one strategic look out in the mountains, from there we can appreciate the great number of kasbahs and the scenic characteristics of each one. After some stops to enjoy the “One thousand kasbahs road”.

The Roses Valley and the big Skoura palm grove we’ll get to Ouarzazate to visit the Kasbah of Taourirt, old residence of the Glaoui or Marrakech pasha, then cinema studio in Ouarzazate.

We will stop at ksar (fortified village) of Ait Ben Haddou where we will visit the famous Kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). Famous films have been shot in this spectacular stage, including Gladiator, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Free time for lunch in town.

In the afternoon we start our way to Marrakech going through the mountain port of Tizi Ntichka. We’ll get to Marrakech about 6pm, arrive to your traditional riad in Marrakech. with breakfast included.

A day of kasbahs and mountain views. Drive through the Skoura oasis to Ouarzazate, then visit the UNESCO ksar of Ait Ben Haddou with a local guide, climbing to the granary at the top for the view. After lunch the road crosses the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass (2,260 m), with Berber villages and wide viewpoints, before descending to Marrakech in the evening.

Overnight: traditional riad in Marrakech
Meals: breakfast.

Overnight in a traditional riad, free time for dinner. With breakfast included.

Your guide explains the history of the Almoravid, Saadian and Alaouite dynasties as you visit the main monuments. Walk through the souks of spices, leather and lanterns, and finish in the Majorelle Garden with its famous blue villa and the Berber museum. At night Jemaa el-Fna fills with musicians, storytellers and food stalls: a must for dinner.

Overnight: traditional riad in Marrakech
Meals: breakfast (dinner free in the medina).

We will pick up you from your accommodation to your airport in Casablanca or Marrakech.

After breakfast, enjoy a last stroll in the medina or a coffee on a rooftop terrace. The motorway to Casablanca takes about three hours across the plains. Depending on your flight time you can stop at the Hassan II Mosque by the ocean before your driver takes you to the airport or to your hotel.

End of the tour: pick-up from your riad and transfer to the airport in Casablanca or Marrakech.

Note: We have a discount for groups and families.