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Morocco from Australia or South Africa: choosing the season
The flight is long either way, so it's worth timing the trip to Morocco's calendar, not your own.
Written by Morocco Tailored Tours.
Morocco sits about as far from Australia and South Africa as a trip gets, so the flight itself, usually one or two stops through a Gulf or European hub, is worth planning around rather than rushing through. Building in a slow first day in Marrakech or Fez before the itinerary starts properly makes a real difference after twenty-plus hours in transit.
The bigger planning factor is the reversed calendar. Australia's and South Africa's summer falls during Morocco's cooler months, which works in your favour: a December or January trip lands in the mildest stretch for Marrakech, the coast, and the desert, rather than the harsher summer heat those regions see from June to August.
Because it's a long way to come casually, most travellers from this far tend to combine more of the country into one visit rather than treat it as a short add-on to somewhere else: an imperial cities loop paired with a Sahara crossing, say, rather than a single city stay. Tell us upfront if this is a once-in-a-while trip rather than one of several, since it changes how much ground we'll suggest covering.
None of this changes entry requirements, which depend on your passport rather than where you're flying from: check the current rules for your nationality before booking, the same as we'd tell any traveller.
Want to see how this works on a real route? Our 9-Day Tangier to Marrakech Desert Tour via Fez and 7-Day Casablanca to Marrakech Tour via Fez and the Sahara are private itineraries we can adjust to fit.
Planning around Marrakech? Read the Marrakech destination guide, browse all tours from Marrakech, or see 9-Day Tangier to Marrakech Desert Tour via Fez, a sample itinerary that includes it.
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9-Day Tangier to Marrakech Desert Tour via Fez
A private 9-day Tangier to Marrakech desert tour covering Tangier, Chefchaouen, Fez, Sahara and Marrakech. The full north-to-south crossing: Tangier is the furthest of our departure cities from the Sahara, so this route takes longer than the others, with real stops rather than a rushed dash south.
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9-Day Tangier to Marrakech Desert Tour via Fez
A private 9-day Tangier to Marrakech desert tour covering Tangier, Chefchaouen, Fez, Sahara and Marrakech. The full north-to-south crossing: Tangier is the furthest of our departure cities from the Sahara, so this route takes longer than the others, with real stops rather than a rushed dash south.
Visits Tangier · Chefchaouen · Fez · Sahara Desert · Marrakech
From€2,293(≈ $2,560 USD)€2,698 (≈ $3,015 USD)15% off, reserve by 17 Feb 2027per person, double or twin room
7-Day Casablanca to Marrakech Tour via Fez and the Sahara
A private 7-day Casablanca to Marrakech tour that runs through the imperial cities and out into the Sahara. You see Rabat, Volubilis and Meknes on the way to Fez, spend a night in a desert camp at Erg Chebbi, and come back over the High Atlas past Ait Benhaddou, finishing with a full guided day in Marrakech.
Visits Rabat · Fez · Sahara Desert · Todra and Dades Gorges · Ait Benhaddou · Marrakech · +5 more
From€1,741(≈ $1,945 USD)€2,048 (≈ $2,290 USD)15% off, reserve by 17 Feb 2027per person, double or twin room
8-Day Casablanca Loop Tour via Marrakech, the Sahara and Chefchaouen
A private 8-day loop from Casablanca that runs south to Marrakech, across the Atlas to the Sahara, up to Fez and the Rif, and back to Casablanca. It includes two nights in the Erg Chebbi dunes, a full guided day in Fez and a night in Chefchaouen, and you fly out from the same airport you arrived at.
Visits Marrakech · Ait Benhaddou · Todra and Dades Gorges · Sahara Desert · Fez · Chefchaouen · +5 more
From€2,017(≈ $2,255 USD)€2,373 (≈ $2,650 USD)15% off, reserve by 17 Feb 2027per person, double or twin room