On this private 8 day Morocco tour from Rabat, travel with Sahara Safaris through Casablanca and Marrakech before crossing the High Atlas to Ait Benhaddou. Continue through the Dades Valley and Todra Gorge to Merzouga, where you’ll ride a camel into the Erg Chebbi dunes at sunset and spend the night at a desert camp.
Stay two nights in Fes so you have a full day to explore the medina with a local guide. Your driver will then take you back to Rabat for a final night before your flight home.If you’d like to visit Chefchaouen and Tangier before returning to Rabat,
Highlights
- Discover Rabat’s historic landmarks.
- Walk through Bahia Palace and the Marrakech souks
- Exploration of Ait Benhaddou
- Crossing the High Atlas via Tizi n’Tichka
- Walk beside the stream in Todra Gorge
- Explore Hassan Tower and the Kasbah of the Udayas
Itinerary of 8 day Morocco tour from Rabat
Day 1: Arrival in Rabat and drive to Casablanca
Your Sahara Safaris driver will meet you at Rabat–Salé Airport. If you arrive in the morning, we’ll visit Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, then walk through the Kasbah of the Udayas for a view over the Bouregreg River.
Afterward, we’ll follow the coast to Casablanca. For a late arrival, we’ll drive directly to your hotel and save the Rabat visits for Day 7.
Overnight in Casablanca
Day 2: Chefchaouen – Fes
After breakfast at your riad, a free morning to explore the small town on your own, or with a locale guide (optional), and after lunch, we leave Chefchaouen toward Fes, a city known for its rich cultural heritage and traditional way of life.
Upon arrival, we transfer you to your riad, where you can relax after the day’s journey.
Overnight: Traditional riad in Fes.
Day 3: Casablanca to Marrakech and a guided medina visit
Start the morning beside the Atlantic at the Hassan II Mosque. After a stop to see its oceanfront setting,
we’ll drive to Marrakech. In the afternoon, meet your local guide to visit the courtyards of Bahia Palace and follow the souk lanes toward Jemaa el-Fna. The guided walk ends in the square, where you can stay for the evening food stalls or find a terrace for mint tea.
Overnight in Marrakech.
Day 4: Marrakech to Ait Benhaddou and the Dades Valley
Leave Marrakech early and cross the High Atlas via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass. At Ait Benhaddou, stretch your legs on a walk through the earthen village. Its upper paths look out across the riverbed to the surrounding hills.
The afternoon drive takes us through Ouarzazate and the Valley of Roses before we reach our hotel in the Dades Valley.
Overnight in the Dades Valley.
Day 5: Dades Valley to Todra Gorge and a sunset camel ride in Merzouga
Travel through Tinghir to Todra Gorge, where there’s time to walk beside the stream between the canyon walls.
From here, we’ll continue through Erfoud toward Merzouga. Meet your camel guide at the edge of Erg Chebbi and ride into the dunes in the late afternoon. Pause for sunset before continuing to camp for dinner.
Overnight at a Sahara desert camp.
Day 6: Merzouga to Fes via the Ziz Valley and the Middle Atlas
Wake early if you’d like to see sunrise over the dunes. After breakfast, we’ll leave Merzouga and head north, stopping above the Ziz Valley to see the long ribbon of date palms below.
This is one of the longer driving days. We’ll break the journey around Midelt and, as time allows, stop in the cedar forest near Azrou and in Ifrane before reaching Fes.
Overnight in Fes.
Day 7: Full-day guided tour of Fes
Meet your local guide at the Royal Palace gates, then head to the South Tower for a view that helps you understand the medina
before you enter it. After a stop at a ceramics workshop, begin your walk at Rcif. Follow the lanes past Al Quaraouiyine, visit the Chouara Tanneries, and pause at the carved fountain in Nejjarine Square. Finish near Bab Boujloud, the Blue Gate.
Overnight in Fes.
Day 7 – Fes to Rabat and an afternoon in the capital
After breakfast, we’ll drive west to Rabat. If you went straight to Casablanca on arrival,
this is your afternoon to see Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, and the Kasbah of the Udayas. If you visited them on Day 1, enjoy a slower afternoon browsing the old medina and walking along the Bouregreg waterfront.
Overnight in Rabat.
Day 8 – Rabat airport departure
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before your private transfer to Rabat–Salé Airport. We’ll arrange pickup around your flight time. If you have a later departure, there’s time for a final coffee or a short walk near your hotel. markes the end of 8 day Morocco tour from Rabat
Have more time? Discover our 10-day Morocco tour from Rabat, including Chefchaouen, Tangier and Asilah.
Included
- Pickup at the airport or from the hotel in Rabat and drop-off
- Comfortable air-conditioned transportation for the entire tour
- Professional English or multilingual driver/guide
- 5 nights in hotel and riads with Breakfast in Casablanca,Marrakech, Fes and Rabat
- 1 night in the Sahara Desert Camp with dinner and Breakfast
- 1 night in Dades valley with dinner and Breakfast
- Guided city tour of Marrakech and Fez
- Camel trekking experience in Erg Chebbi
- Visit to Ait Benhaddou
- All scheduled sightseeing stops and photo breaks
Excluded
- Lunches and dinners (except dinner in desert camp and Dades valley Hote)
- Entrance fees to monuments and attractions
- Personal expenses and tips
- Optional activities such as quad biking or extra excursions
- Any services not clearly mentioned in the included section
