Trips

One evening in the Agafay desert with all three: a guided quad ride across the stony hills, about an hour on camelback at sunset, then a traditional Moroccan dinner at a desert camp with music, local dancing and often fire spitting.

Fifteen days from Casablanca to Marrakech with two nights in every city: Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fes, the Erg Chebbi dunes, Marrakech, the High Atlas at Imlil and the Atlantic at Essaouira.

Two weeks from Casablanca to Marrakech: Rabat, Chefchaouen, Volubilis, two nights in Fes, two in the Erg Chebbi dunes, the gorges, the High Atlas at Imlil and the Atlantic at Essaouira.

Twelve days from Marrakech taking in Casablanca, Rabat, Chefchaouen, Volubilis, Fes, two nights in the Erg Chebbi dunes, the gorges, and finishing with the Atlantic at Essaouira.

Ten days clockwise from Marrakech: Casablanca, Rabat, two nights in Chefchaouen, Volubilis, Meknes, guided Fes, two nights in the Erg Chebbi dunes, the Todra Gorge and Ait Ben Haddou.

A seven-day loop from Marrakech: Ait Ben Haddou, the Todra Gorge, a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes, a guided day in Fes, then Volubilis, Meknes, Rabat and Casablanca back to Marrakech.

Three days north from Marrakech: Casablanca, Rabat, two nights in the blue city of Chefchaouen, then the Roman ruins of Volubilis and Meknes on the way into Fes.

Five days one-way from Marrakech to Fes: Ait Ben Haddou, the Dades Valley, the Todra Gorge, a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes and the Middle Atlas, finishing with a guided day in the Fes medina.

A one-way crossing from Fes to Marrakech through the Middle Atlas, the Ziz Valley and the Erg Chebbi dunes, with a night in a desert camp. No road repeated, no backtracking.

Four days from Marrakech to the Erg Chebbi dunes and back, with two nights in the desert instead of one. Ait Ben Haddou, the Dades Valley, the Todra Gorge and a full day at Merzouga.