6-Day Imperial Cities Tour from Marrakech
Marrakech → Casablanca → Rabat → Chefchaouen → Volubilis → Meknes → Fez → Marrakech
A private 6-day imperial cities tour from Marrakech through Casablanca, Rabat, Chefchaouen, Volubilis, Meknes and Fez, with no desert nights. The imperial cities and the blue Rif town without a single night in the desert: for travellers who came for the architecture, the history and the medinas, and would rather spend the extra days there than in a 4x4.
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Highlights
- The Hassan II Mosque, built out over the Atlantic in Casablanca
- The Kasbah of the Udayas and Hassan Tower in Rabat
- A night in the blue medina of Chefchaouen
- Volubilis and Bab Mansour in Meknes on the way to Fez
- A full guided day in the Fez medina before returning south
Day by day
This itinerary is a starting point. The order and pace can be adjusted once we know what matters most to you.
Marrakech to Casablanca
A shorter drive north to the coast, with the afternoon free for the Hassan II Mosque, whose 210-metre minaret is among the tallest in the world, completed in 1993 to a design by French architect Michel Pinseau, and a walk along the Corniche.
About 3 hours on the road, roughly 250 km
Hôtel Club Val d'Anfa or similar, Casablanca
Casablanca to Chefchaouen via Rabat
We drive up the coast to Rabat, the capital, founded in 1146 as an Almohad military base. The whitewashed Kasbah of the Udayas and the unfinished Hassan Tower were both begun under the Almohad caliph Yaqub al-Mansur, and the Hassan Tower is one of three sister towers with the Koutoubia in Marrakech and the Giralda in Seville. From Rabat the road climbs into the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen, where we arrive for the evening light on its blue lanes.
About 5 hours on the road, roughly 340 km, plus stops
Dar Echchaouen or similar, Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen to Fez via Volubilis and Meknes
After a morning in Chefchaouen's medina we drive south to Volubilis, a Roman city taken over by Rome around 40 AD, where mosaic floors are still visible in the House of Orpheus and which has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997. We stop in Meknes, capital of Sultan Moulay Ismail's 17th-century empire, for the monumental Bab Mansour gate and the old imperial granaries, then arrive in Fez in the evening.
About 4.5 hours on the road, roughly 260 km, plus stops
Riad Fez Mahal or similar, Fez medina
Fez Guided Visit
A full guided day through the Chouara tanneries' 11th-century dye pits, the carved cedar of the Bou Inania madrasa (built 1350–55, the only madrasa in Morocco raised to full Friday-mosque status), and the working leather and metalwork souks of Fez el-Bali.
No driving today
Riad Fez Mahal or similar, Fez medina
Fez to Marrakech
A long drive south over the Middle and High Atlas to Marrakech, or a domestic flight if your schedule prefers it. The evening is free in the medina.
About 7 hours on the road, roughly 460 km
Riad Aslal or similar, Marrakech medina
Marrakech Departure
Free time in Marrakech this morning, then a private transfer to the airport or your onward transport.
Airport transfer only
Included
- ✓Private car and driver for the full route
- ✓5 nights' accommodation, breakfast included
- ✓Local guides in Rabat, Meknes, and Fez
- ✓Entry to Volubilis
Not included
- —International flights
- —Lunches and most dinners
- —Entry fees not listed above
- —Tips for driver and guides
Prices start from, per room, in euros
Prices
Single
1 person per room
From€2,972(≈ $3,320 USD)€3,497 (≈ $3,905 USD)15% off, reserve by 17 Feb 2027
Double
2 people per room
From€3,304(≈ $3,690 USD)€3,887 (≈ $4,345 USD)15% off, reserve by 17 Feb 2027
from €1,652(≈ $1,845 USD)€1,944 (≈ $2,170 USD) per person
Triple
3 people per room
From€3,790(≈ $4,235 USD)€4,459 (≈ $4,980 USD)15% off, reserve by 17 Feb 2027
from €1,263(≈ $1,410 USD)€1,486 (≈ $1,660 USD) per person
Quadruple
4 people per room
On request
Prices include taxes. Groups, children and camp upgrades priced on request. Offer ends 17 February 2027
Prices are charged in euros. USD amounts are approximate and based on a recent exchange rate.
Questions about this route
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Tour at a glance
- Duration
- 6 days · 5 nights
- Price
- From €1,652(≈ $1,845 USD)€1,944 (≈ $2,170 USD)15% off, reserve by 17 Feb 2027 per person, double or twin room
- Transport
- Private car/4x4
- Languages
- English, French
- Availability
- Year-round
Read before you go
Marrakech, Fez, Casablanca or Tangier: where to start
The four usual entry points serve different kinds of routes.
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Morocco's imperial cities, explained
Four cities have each served as a ruling capital at some point, and each still carries that history differently.
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How many days do you need in Marrakech? A realistic answer
Enough to slow down, not so many that you run out of medina.
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