Our private 10 Day Morocco Tour From Rabat offers an immersive Moroccan experience. Ten days is what we give travelers who want the whole sweep of Morocco, from the capital to the desert to the Atlantic. Our 10 day Morocco tour from Rabat is a private, one-way grand tour that takes in all four imperial cities, the Blue City of Chefchaouen, a Sahara night at Erg Chebbi, Marrakech, and windswept Essaouira on the coast — starting from Rabat.
With ten days there is room to slow down: a guided Rabat morning, the mosaics of Volubilis, a full Fes day, camels and a camp at Merzouga, the Todra Gorge and Ait Ben Haddou, then Marrakech and a final run to the Atlantic for grilled sardines on the Essaouira harbour wall. Private 4×4, English-speaking Berber driver, hand-picked riads.
Shorter on time? The 7-day Rabat to Marrakech tour keeps the desert and ends in Marrakech.
Our private 10 Day Morocco Tour From Rabat offers an immersive Moroccan experience. This grand morocco tour rabat covers 10 days, 9 nights of greatest hits.
| Day | Highlights | Overnight |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Rabat — city tour | Rabat |
| Day 2 | Rabat → Chefchaouen | Chefchaouen |
| Day 3 | Chefchaouen → Volubilis → Meknes → Fes | Fes |
| Day 4 | Fes — a full guided day | Fes |
| Day 5 | Fes → Ifrane → Midelt → Ziz Valley → Merzouga (sunset camel trek) | Berber desert camp at Erg Chebbi |
| Day 6 | Sahara sunrise → 4×4 desert day → Merzouga | Merzouga |
| Day 7 | Merzouga → Rissani → Todra Gorge → Dades | the Dades Valley |
| Day 8 | Dades → Ouarzazate → Ait Ben Haddou → Tizi n'Tichka → Marrakech | Marrakech |
| Day 9 | Marrakech → Essaouira | Essaouira |
| Day 10 | Essaouira → Marrakech — guided city tour and transfer |
We pick you up in Rabat for a full guided day in the capital: the Kasbah of the Udayas above the Atlantic, the Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, and the Roman-and-Islamic ruins of Chellah with its stork-topped minaret.
Accommodation: hotel in Rabat (B&B).
North into the Rif to the Blue City of Chefchaouen. You wander the powder-blue lanes and climb to the Spanish Mosque for the golden hour.
Accommodation: riad in Chefchaouen (B&B).
South to the UNESCO Roman ruins of Volubilis, then the imperial gates and granaries of Meknes, into Fes by evening.
Accommodation: traditional riad in Fes (B&B).
A whole day in Fes el-Bali with a licensed guide: the Chouara tanneries, the Bou Inania madrasa, the Al-Qarawiyyin, and the craft souks of the largest car-free medina on earth.
Accommodation: traditional riad in Fes (B&B).
The great crossing south: cedar forests and Barbary macaques at Ifrane and Azrou, the apple town of Midelt, and the palm-lined Ziz Valley overlook. At day’s end the Erg Chebbi dunes appear, and a sunset camel trek leads to a Berber camp run by people we know — tagine, drums, and stars.
Accommodation: Berber desert camp at Erg Chebbi (half board).
The sunrise over the dunes, then a full 4×4 day: the Gnawa music village of Khamlia, nomad households, fossil beds, and the wide hamada. A second desert night in a Merzouga riad with a pool.
Accommodation: hotel or riad in Merzouga (half board).
The Rissani souk, then the Todra Gorge for a riverbed walk under its 300-metre walls, and into the Dades Valley with its famous hairpins.
Accommodation: hotel or riad in the Dades Valley (half board).
West on the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to the UNESCO kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou — the granary climb and the film locations — then over the Tizi n’Tichka (2,260 m) into Marrakech.
Accommodation: riad in Marrakech (B&B).
West to the Atlantic, with an argan-oil cooperative stop, to the breezy port of Essaouira: the UNESCO medina, the Portuguese Skala ramparts, the fishing harbour, and the windswept beach, with fresh seafood by the port.
Accommodation: riad in Essaouira (B&B).
Back to Marrakech for a guided day with one of our guides: the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, the Majorelle Garden, and the unmissable Jemaa el-Fna, then an afternoon transfer to the airport or train station.
When you are ready for the four imperial cities, the Sahara, and the coast, send us a message — we will plan it around you.
Our private 10 Day Morocco Tour From Rabat offers an immersive Moroccan experience.
Our private 10 Day Morocco Tour From Rabat offers an immersive Moroccan experience.
Route: Rabat → Chefchaouen → Volubilis → Meknes → Fes → Ifrane → Azrou → Midelt → Ziz Valley → Merzouga (camp + Merzouga) → Rissani → Todra Gorge → Dades → Ouarzazate → Ait Ben Haddou → Tizi n’Tichka → Marrakech → Essaouira → Marrakech
Total distance: ~2,800 km.
