10 Days Morocco Grand Tour from Marrakech

Embark on a 10-day Morocco Grand Tour starting from Marrakech and exploring the country’s best-known landmarks, landscapes and cultural treasures. The journey goes from busy medinas to the quiet of the Sahara Desert.

• Day 1: Arrival in MarrakechYour guide welcomes you in Marrakech, the Red City, and takes you to your hotel or riad. In the evening, enjoy Jemaa el-Fnaa Square with its street performances, local food and colorful energy.
• Day 2: Explore MarrakechA guided tour of the city: the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, the Koutoubia Mosque and the Majorelle Garden, designed by the French painter Jacques Majorelle. Then the souks, for handicrafts, textiles, spices and more.
• Day 3: Marrakech to Ait Benhaddou via the Atlas MountainsLeave Marrakech and cross the High Atlas through the Tizi n’Tichka Pass, with views of rugged terrain and Berber villages. Visit Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its ancient kasbahs and as a filming location, and explore its alleys. Continue to Ouarzazate, the Gateway to the Desert, for the night in a riad.
• Day 4: Ouarzazate to Dades ValleyStart with the Taourirt Kasbah, a well-preserved fortress. Drive through the Skoura Oasis and the Valley of Roses, where you can see how rosewater is made. Arrive at the Dades Gorges, with their dramatic rock formations, for a quiet evening in the valley.
• Day 5: Dades Valley to Merzouga DesertVisit Todra Gorge, a canyon with high cliffs and a river, and take a short hike. Reach Merzouga, the gateway to the Sahara, and ride camels across the Erg Chebbi dunes to the sunset. Spend the night at a luxury desert camp with a traditional Moroccan dinner under the stars, live music and storytelling around the campfire.
• Day 6: Merzouga to MideltWake up early for the sunrise over the Sahara. Travel through the Ziz Valley, with palm groves and villages, and stop for photos. Continue to Midelt, a town in the foothills of the Middle Atlas, for the night in a guesthouse.
• Day 7: Midelt to FesCross the Middle Atlas, passing cedar forests and towns like Ifrane, called the Switzerland of Morocco for its alpine architecture. Arrive in Fes, the cultural and spiritual capital of Morocco.
• Day 8: Explore FesSpend the day in the medina of Fes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest medieval cities in the world. See landmarks like Al-Qarawiyyin University, the Bou Inania Madrasa and the Chouara Tannery, and discover traditional crafts in the souks, from ceramics to leather goods.
• Day 9: Fes to Rabat via MeknesStop in Meknes, an imperial city known for the Bab Mansour Gate and the Moulay Ismail Mausoleum. Continue to Rabat, the capital, to see the Hassan Tower, the Royal Palace and the Kasbah of the Udayas. Overnight in a boutique riad in the Rabat medina.
• Day 10: Rabat to MarrakechTravel back to Marrakech. On arrival you have free time to relax or shop in the souks, then a farewell dinner with traditional Moroccan food.

This 10-day Morocco Grand Tour from Marrakech blends history, culture and adventure, and shows the best of Morocco in one journey.