Sahara Desert

For travellers with four days, not eight. The same dunes as our longer routes, reached and left by the most direct road, with one full day to actually be there.

The most direct route to Erg Chebbi and back, for travellers based in Fez with four days rather than a week. The Middle Atlas cedar forests and Ziz Valley palmeries do a lot of the scenic work on the way down.

For travellers flying into Casablanca with five days and the Sahara as the priority: a fast transit to Marrakech, then straight over the Atlas to the dunes and back.

A private route over the Atlas passes and down into the Sahara, with two nights to actually sit still in the dunes instead of rushing through them. We end in Fez instead of backtracking to Marrakech, so every day moves forward.

The reverse of our classic Marrakech-to-Fez route, for travellers whose flights land or leave from Fez. Two nights in the dunes, the Todra and Dades gorges, and a finish in Marrakech rather than a backtrack.

Fez's hammam tradition runs deep, which makes it a natural base for this women-only trip: traditional bathhouses, a female-guided medina walk, and two nights under the desert stars.

A family-paced version of our desert route: a stop in the Middle Atlas to break up the drive, shorter days in the car, and a desert camp chosen for comfort over remoteness.

A one-way crossing for travellers landing in Casablanca and departing from Fez (or vice versa): Marrakech, the Atlas passes, two nights in the dunes, and the gorges, finishing in Fez rather than doubling back.

The longer, fuller version for a first trip to Morocco: all four imperial cities are not on this route, but the ones that matter most are, plus a proper two-night stop in the Sahara instead of a rushed overnight.

Fez's tanneries at sunrise, Chefchaouen's blue lanes before the crowds, and two nights in the dunes for sunrise and sunset: a route built entirely around light and timing.

The Hassan II Mosque's scale, Ait Benhaddou's golden-hour walls, and two nights in the dunes for sunrise and sunset: a route built around light and timing rather than a checklist.

The same route as our classic circuits, upgraded throughout: boutique riads and kasbahs instead of guesthouses, a private luxury desert camp, and a pace built with real rest days, not just travel days.

Built around light, not sights: golden hour at Ait Benhaddou, sunrise over the dunes, and Chefchaouen's blue lanes in the quiet of early morning, with a schedule that treats waking up at 5am as the plan, not the sacrifice.

A Fez-based version of our luxury circuit: boutique riads, a private desert camp, and a closing stretch on the coast, timed so nothing feels rushed.

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.

Ten days for travellers who want to see most of what Morocco offers without cutting corners: north to Chefchaouen, the coast at Casablanca, the High Atlas, and a proper two nights in the Sahara before returning to Fez.

The full country in ten days, upgraded throughout: boutique riads in each city, a private desert camp, and a pace with real rest days built in rather than back-to-back transfers.

The longest of our luxury circuits, because Tangier is the furthest departure point from the south: boutique riads, a private desert camp, and a closing stretch on the coast, with nothing rushed to make up time.

A full loop for travellers with two weeks and a wish to see most of what Morocco offers: mountains, desert, the imperial north, and a few days by the Atlantic to finish. This is the version we most often end up rebuilding from scratch around a specific traveller, so treat it as a starting draft, not a fixed plan.