8-Day Morocco Photography Tour from Casablanca
Casablanca → Marrakech → Ait Benhaddou → Sahara Desert → Marrakech → Casablanca
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.
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Highlights
- The Hassan II Mosque at both midday and sunset light
- Golden hour at the Ait Benhaddou ksar
- Two nights in the dunes for both sunset and sunrise shoots
- A driver briefed on photography stops, not just transit
- Flexible timing throughout: the schedule serves the light
Day by day
A working draft: the order and pace are ours to adjust once we know what matters most to you.
Casablanca
The Hassan II Mosque at midday, when the tilework on its 210-metre minaret is sharpest in direct light, then again from the Corniche at sunset.
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Hotel, Casablanca
Casablanca to Ait Benhaddou
Via Marrakech and over the Tizi n'Tichka pass, timed for golden hour at Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO ksar since 1987, when its earthen towers turn deep amber.
About 6 hours on the road, roughly 370 km
Guesthouse below the ksar
Ait Benhaddou to Merzouga
A sunrise shoot at the ksar in the low, warm light before continuing east through the gorges to the dunes at Erg Chebbi.
About 6 hours on the road, roughly 350 km
Desert camp, Erg Chebbi
In the dunes
A sunrise shoot from the high ridges before the heat rises, rest through midday, a sunset session from a different vantage point on the far side of the erg.
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Desert camp, Erg Chebbi
Merzouga
A second sunrise session, then a slower day exploring the erg's smaller dune fields.
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Desert camp, Erg Chebbi
Merzouga to Marrakech
A long return drive over the Atlas, retracing the Todra and Dades gorges.
About 9-10 hours on the road, roughly 560 km
Riad, Marrakech
Marrakech
A free morning for medina photography: the tanneries and dyers' souks are at their best in early light, before heading north.
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Return to Casablanca
A transfer for your flight home.
About 3 hours on the road, roughly 240 km
Included
- ✓Private car and driver, briefed for photography stops
- ✓6 nights' accommodation, breakfast included
- ✓1 camel trek and 2 desert camp dinners
Not included
- —International flights
- —Most lunches and dinners
- —Entry fees to monuments
- —Tips for driver
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Tour at a glance
- Duration
- 8 days · 7 nights
- Transport
- Private car/4x4
- Languages
- English, French
- Availability
- Year-round
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