9-Day Luxury Private Morocco Tour from Fez
Fez → Sahara Desert → Marrakech → Essaouira
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.
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Highlights
- A boutique riad stay in the Fez medina to start
- A private luxury camp in the dunes at Erg Chebbi
- A converted kasbah stay on the way to Marrakech
- A boutique riad in Marrakech with a private rooftop dinner
- A closing stay by the Atlantic in Essaouira
Day by day
A working draft: the order and pace are ours to adjust once we know what matters most to you.
Fez
Arrival at a boutique riad and a private evening walk through the medina, past the Chouara tannery (carved into the medina in the 11th century) as the tanners and metalworkers close their stalls for the night.
No driving today
Boutique riad, Fez
Fez to Merzouga
South through the Middle Atlas cedar forests around Ifrane, watching for Barbary macaques at the roadside, to a private camp at Erg Chebbi.
About 7-8 hours on the road, roughly 460 km
Private luxury camp, Erg Chebbi
In the dunes
A full rest day, no driving, no fixed schedule, dinner served under canvas with the dunes turning from rust to deep violet as the sun goes down.
No driving today
Private luxury camp, Erg Chebbi
To the Atlas
West through the Todra Gorge: walls up to 160 metres high in places just 10 metres apart, and the Dades Valley's rose-growing country to a converted kasbah on the edge of the High Atlas.
About 5.5 hours on the road, roughly 340 km
Kasbah hotel, High Atlas
To Marrakech
Over the Tizi n'Tichka, North Africa's highest major pass, into Marrakech, arriving at a boutique riad in time for the souks' late-afternoon light.
About 1.5 hours on the road, roughly 65 km
Boutique riad, Marrakech
Marrakech
A private guided day through the medina and the Bahia Palace, built in 1866–67 and expanded into its present carved-cedar form by Grand Vizier Ba Ahmed between 1894 and 1900, closing with a rooftop dinner over the Jemaa el-Fna.
No driving today
Boutique riad, Marrakech
Marrakech to Essaouira
A relaxed drive through argan groves to the coast at Essaouira, founded by Sultan Mohammed III in 1765.
About 2.5-3 hours on the road, roughly 180 km
Boutique riad, Essaouira
Essaouira
A slow day by the Atlantic: the 18th-century ramparts, the blue fishing boats at the port, and the Alizé trade wind that never quite stops.
No driving today
Boutique riad, Essaouira
Departure
A final morning on the ramparts before the transfer to Marrakech airport for your flight home.
Just the transfer to the airport today
Included
- ✓Private car and driver throughout
- ✓8 nights in boutique riads, a kasbah, and a private luxury camp
- ✓Specialist guides in Fez and Marrakech
- ✓One private dinner arranged on your behalf
Not included
- —International flights
- —Most lunches and some dinners
- —Spa treatments and optional experiences
- —Tips for driver and guides
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Tour at a glance
- Duration
- 9 days · 8 nights
- Transport
- Private car/4x4
- Languages
- English, French
- Availability
- Year-round
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