6 Days from Casablanca to Marrakech — Rabat & the Gorges

A working draft: every day can be lengthened, shortened or swapped once we know what matters most to you.

1. Day1

   Casablanca → Rabat → Chefchaouen

   Head north to Rabat for the Hassan Tower and the seafront Kasbah of the Udayas, then continue up into the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen, arriving as the town's cobalt-blue lanes catch the evening light.

   

2. Day2

   Chefchaouen → Volubilis → Meknes → Fes

   Wind down from the Rif to the Roman ruins of Volubilis, still scattered with mosaics, then the imperial city of Meknes and its monumental Bab Mansour gate, before finishing the day in Fes.

   

3. Day3

   A full day in Fes

   A local guide leads you through the medieval medina — the Bou Inania madrasa, the Al-Qarawiyyin mosque and university, a working pottery village and the ornate gateways of Nejjarine Square — one of the best-preserved old cities in the world.

4. Day4

   Fes → Ifrane → Merzouga (Sahara camp)

   Cross the Middle Atlas, pausing in the alpine town of Ifrane, before the road drops toward the Sahara. As the light softens, a camel trek carries you into the Erg Chebbi dunes for dinner and a night at a desert camp.

   

5. Day5

   Merzouga → Todgha Gorge → Dadès Valley

   Watch the sunrise over the dunes, then drive west to Tinghir for a walk through Todgha Gorge, where towering cliffs close in over a narrow river. Continue along the valley road to overnight in the Dadès Valley.

6. Day6

   Dadès Valley → Ouarzazate → Aït Ben Haddou → Marrakech

   Follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Ouarzazate, with a stop at the film studios, then the UNESCO ksar of Aït Ben Haddou and the hilltop Telouet Kasbah. Cross the High Atlas via the Tizi n'Tichka pass into Marrakech.

   

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